The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
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Outside of their unspeakable disgust
with their aggregation of mayoralty candI-
dates, the aldermanic situation in the
Fourth ward is the sorest spot in the
anatomy of local Repu blicans. Questions
touching the Fourth ward candidates have
the effect on a Republican that is pro-
duced on the gentleman cow by the gen
Tie undulations of a large fragment of
cardlnal dress goods. Mention Harry
Shepherd to one of the old guard and
ne VIII ny into rage at the presump-
tlon OF the man who dares stay in the
race after he has been told by the real
thing to get out On the other hand
the name of Hart Cook has the same
electrifying and equally disturbing eff
feet on the anti-machine Republicans
The manner in which the gang has
played its cards is not a credit to its
reputation for unparalleled skill in pull
ing off discreditabIe political hands with
semblance of ingenious decency. There
is not member of the organization ma
nipb1ating the Fourth ward game that
could not frame up a better hOld-out in a
friendly game of draw. Their coarse
work has reused the ire of many of the
self-respecting Republicans who live and
vote in the stronghold of unwashed Re
publicanism. One of the clean Republic
THE game being played by the men
who have for years dictated the politics
of the Fourth ward is shameful. Shop
herd was encouraged to enter the field,
and when they found out that they could
not handle him for their own ends, those
fellows told him to get out, ostenslbly
because he is a negro. If the race queS-
ton were the true reason for the OppO-
sition to Shepherd. 1 would feel some
what differently about the matter. But
that is a question that is raised against
Shepherd with an especially bad grace
He came to st. Paul without a dollar
and has built up a large business. His
patrons are white, and they are his
patrons not out of sympathy, but be-
cause of his merit. The color line IS
again particularly ungracious, because
Shepherd has never presumed on his sue
cess in business to demand social equal
ity. He does not want it, and has been
very puncthious in declining invitations
from commercial and professional bodies
that might put him in an unpleasant po-
sitiOn or subject him to criticism. He
has right to demand business equality
in the degree that he is able to sustain
such equality. Still, after he was asked
to run by good Republicans he declined
to enter the field until after he had been
assured by the organization REPRESENTA-
tives that his candidacy would be well
come. The pluck he has shown in resist
ing the high-handed attempts to make
him puppet have won him friends that
VIII help him to revenge at the primary
polls"
The latest move by the Fourth ward or
gantzation men to save their forlorn hope
candidate Hart N Cook, seems to be az
nat failure as the attempt to sidetrack
Shepherd. Their attempt to show that c.
T GnOH
Is a stoolpigeon in the interest of Aid
Huber appears to be leal1y Their moves.
SO palpably undisguised, are making
strength for Sund. who is not the dead
one he is slated by the machine He
Is not we'll known, and the strength he
Is showing Is undoubtedly in a large de-
gree due to opposition to Cook, primarily
because he is the machine candidate, and
secondarly on general principles
The sample primary election ballot is
hnlshed and ready to be posted by
Auditor Johnson. 1t will be informally
posted Monday, and Tuesday it will be
officially hung up in Auditor Johnson's
office to remain the two weeks prior to
election, required by law. The names of
all the candidates for justice of the peace
and constable are on the ticket, the opin-
ion Of Assistant Corporation Attorney
Gr1ggS to the contrary Notwithstanding
Grlggs would have thrown off all Of the
Democratic candidates and all but four
of the Republicans and the burden Of
the fight for places on the ticket onto
the candidates whom he claimed were
improperly filed. Auditor Johnson de-
clined to accede to Griggs' opinion and
If any Of the quartette selected by
Griggs to fill the four offices want the
ticket all to themselves they have the
privilege granted to the others ~ briggs.
They may institute a mandamus pro-
ceedings against the auditor
The fact that the Pennington bill for
the taxation Of foreign corporations
comes from a Democrat may have moth
ing to do with the treatment it is re-
ceiving at the hands Of the house iudic-
iary committee. composed Of sixteen Re
publicans and one Democrat. The com
mittee has met daily and at each meet.
ing decided that further consideration
was necessary. Yesterday the committee
decided to hold the bill until MONDAY to
allow Senator Baldwin to argue for It.
The Warlike spirit Of LaybOurn and
jacobson seems to have spread. Repre-
sentative Berg has forbidden J. Sweet,
representative, to addess him under
penalty of "a punch in the jaw" and d