The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-26
DEMOCRATS HOLD BIG
RALLY IN 9TH WARD
City Comptroller Betz Shows
Up the Inconsistency of the
Republicans.

Enthusiasm shown for the Demo-
cratic ticket and the principles for
winch its members stand at meeting
held at Twin City hall, University and
Rice, last night, BODIES i'll for Repub-
lican nominees.
Frank Kennedy presided at the meet
ing, and the hall was crowded to it's
doors. John S. erode, chairman of
the board of public works. smoke sne-
clally in refutatiOn of a charge of ia =
Vorltlsm published by Republican
morning paper. The newspaper had
declared that most of the contracts
awarded under the Democratic regime
were awarded to friends of the admin
istration
Mr.. erode branded the statement as
deliberate SANDER on the board of
pubic works. In rebuttaI he cited
numberless instances in which the
Doard had rejected all bids for paw
ing and sewer construction, deeming
the prices asked exorbitant, and read
vertised for new bids, thereby saving
the city thousands of dollars If the
board had been interested in the
awarding of the contracts, and was to
make any pecuniary gain thereby,
would 1T have insisted on a lower bid ?
he asked.
He scored Wright on his alleged
championship of the labOring people by
quoting hgureS comparing the wages
received by street cleaners. sewer Ia
borers and others during Republican
administrations and during that of
Mayor Smith, showing that the wages
had been increased under the Demo-
cratic sway from Is cents to 80 cents
per day.
Betz Shows Up Republicans.
Comptroller Louis Betz attacked the
Republicans for their inconsistency in
working for public improvements and
then charging the Democratic admins
tratlon with extravaganza when the
time to settle arrives.
The Republican party" he said,
"charges the present city administra-
ton with unnecessary extravaganza
resulting in higher taxes. This shows
either deliberate attempt at falsify-
ing or a woeful lack of knowledge of
present municipal affairs. It is true
that taxes are higher now than they
were many years ago, but they are de-
creas1ng. The many permanent i'm
proVementS which were inaugurated
under the present administration are
responsible for the increased tax levy,
which less than two years ago, the
publican party, said was absolutely
necessary. Then, after the improve
ments had been put in force the Re-
publicanS turn about and say that the
money expended for the building of
new schools, additions. and repairs on
the old ones, the building of bridges
and other permanent improvements, is
gross extravaganza.
''The Republicans realize that the
tax dodge will not be sufficient to de-
Jude the voters, and so they get to-
gether at Fifth and Robert streets and
hatch scheme whereby they get the
Rev. DR.. Boyle to act as fall guy and
jump on the police. And yet for the
last four years, except of course when
election time comes around. the Repub-
Hcan papers of the city have been
praising the police force, commenting
upon it as the most efficient force in
the United States, and have pointed
with pride to our chief of police. John
]. O'Connor."
mended Comptroller Betz and his eff
cient administration of the office of
comptroller when he said:
For two years / have worked with
Mr.. BetZ, and not once have / had to
force him to make a report to me,
while, when McCardy was comptroller,
1 had to keep continually at him (Mc-
Cardy) to do so. A more efficient ad
ministration of an Office of public trust
than that of Mr.. Betz never saw or
heard of, and the people of this city
should not forget to further their own
interests by voting for him at the COM
ing election"
other speakers were: Aid. Bantz.
J. J. Regain, E. l.. Murphy, F. L. Nc
Chez, Michael Doran Jr., Richard d.
O'Brien and Stan Donnelly. All the
speakers emphasized the wisdom of
voting the straight Democratic ticket
on May 8.