The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-10
PLEDGE ISSUED
BY DEMOCRACY
Continued From First Pace.

shlbeloth indentical with that which they
nave raised in every campaign for eight
cen years. They promise reform and
seod government They shout, beware
OF the gang" and they say they con-
demn Democratic extravaganza. 1t will
take something more than the beating Of
tom-toms to force the thinking citizens
OF st. Paul off the firing line in tha
battle of truth and results against Wilt
hcation and fabrication. We are not in
support of unknown or untried men
MAYOR smith can point to record of
HICy years honorable service, as private
cltlzeE and public servant He has never
served in an office outside the corporate
limits OF the city Of St Paul end his
every act mas been open to the scrutiny
or the public. He grew with the city,s
CROWN His efforts are woven into the
institutions that have made St Paul the
prlde OF the Northwest. He is a part Of
t ttio scHooI system the fire department,
Ihe ponce department. and his hand has
been Ielt in every public Improvement
which has gone to make the city grear
ana IN all that fifty years service not
uisIoneSt act or an instance where his
signature has been used to prostitute his
once TO personal gain or individual on.
preston. 'P'
Doran Also Has Record.
o,a HIS opponent has also a public rec
oIu' ana by II he must be measured A.
a citizen and business man Mr. no~a
IS honest, but as a public officiaI he b az
been weighed and found wanfino ne i I1s
must stand by his public statement to,1cb
ms nf ms future that, if elected, my record
OF the past shall be my bond for tho e., -
Cqre- A public servants record is ~
abstract OF title for promotion RI - -
marked by ilh6erality; if stagnation +oaI5
Pie0e u activity. and If petty partf-
Sanshlp predominated over business mir.
G11pIes, then he should be relegated NJ,
~ an III was mayor from 1895 to 1898 D1r'
1lt5 trldI a1ne what public Improvement
did did tbo n a;. or started? What name
uIu tne city nave as a Iaw-abidine, CON-
t4uLIty what security of person I,rae
given it's citizens? What nrotnotid., " %
pi W. pr property rights were afforded?
- can prove by their own utters nca,
that the Republican claims ~ a e--@ceS
rom the fanciful phantasy of office-eenfy"
nIS pohtlclanS Prior to Mr. Doran,c "a
i9oLdllon the schools of st. Paul wera
the models for the Union. He saws he
should be returned to office bac.,tso 20
ne economies praticed. Economy NAV 10
ne ne instance of a well balanced mind 0r
&c s1v h stance OF parsimony. Mr.. Doran
says ne was economical His administra
.ioh deprived the children of ST. PAM of
Tue plTthrlght of every American child
g9oa common school education. The
condltlon of the schools endanyar ~
health OF the children The teachers u,er.
Unpaid. lie added nothing to any civ
department, except the banefuI intiuenca
or ultra partisanship.
progression Is Democratic POLICY
The Democratic party has bequeatbed
N us forty years administration a fairy
iarse amount of municipal Indebtedness.
out II mas bequeathed every dollars
worth OF public improvement which the
CITY enjoys. The policy of the Democratic
party IS not absorption without progress
a4oHt ACTIVITY ~, and progress are the spirit
OF the age. The administration which in
tefIeres with every department Of the
CITY ana deprives the children of their
piFtnr1ght for the sake of putting a few
ncT,I-
our Iflehq McCardy TO figure that twice
Two are nVe is not American. 1t is their
iauit II they fool US once but the fault
is ours If they repeat it.
me republicans shout beware of the
gang. That cry has been raised in every
campaign for eighteen years. 1t has been
elemental In securing the reform(?) ad-
Investigations mi under which st. Paul has
Iaoored and repudiated The first had
nelther color or character and is not in
history except as a VacGity. Doran's ad-
mlnlstration If not stopped when it was
would nave forced the citizens of st. Paul
TO organize vigilance committees for self
protection. 1t there man in this so
called gang who is not high in the busi.
ness world; whose word is not as good as
his bond; who has not held high Office
and faithfully discharged his duties? If
the Republicans mean by gang con-
federation for plumber, the Democratic
administration give. the lie to the charges.
II they mean an organization of men for
the perpetuation of good government, as
has been the object and the attainments
of the leaders of the Democratic party
than the
Term ''Gang' Is a Badge of Honor.
''The Republicans condemn Democratic
extravagances. The Democrats have in
creased no salaries The only salaries
increased in recent years were the salar-
les OF members of the Republican board
of county commissioners, increased by a
Republican legislature. The Democrats
have built schools. Under Mayor Smiths
administration FIVE new school houses