The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-16

a single .embeZZler or defaulter among
them; they are a clean, reputable and
respectable body of men and their hon
esty cannot be assailed. DR.. Boyle
had charged the city with being a YER
liable Sodom of vice and the police de-
partment with being responsible for
this condition of affairs.
Twenty years ago | was mayor of
this city," declared the speaker, land
closed this town up tight. l cleaned
and did 1t with John j. O'ConnOr and
John Clark at the head of the police
department, the best police heads this
city ever had. When they say the
Democrats are welded to crime, 1 say
when they make this scandalous
charge, whether they make it from the
pulpit or the platform, they lie.
Tribute to Mayor Smith.
Mayor Smith has performed more
public duties without pay than ever he
received pay for, and if he were paid
for all he did the city would still owe
him heavy debt. When he had money
what did he do? He went to work and
spent year after year in the common
council without pay and without re-
ward"
Mr.. O'Brien closed by showing the
utility of changing public officers when
the men in the offices were doing their
fuli duty honestly, ably and satisfac-
tOrily.
Louis Betz, candidate for reelection
as comptroller, spoke briefly and made
a tine impression. He addressed him
self to exploding the claims of the Re-
publicans of extravaganza in the city
affairs, and showed how, during the
past four years, thefS had been ex-
pended in schools, bridges, the armory,
market house, the paving of the street
intersections and the repairs to the
library approximately $1,250,000. The
city was going forward and the -ex-
traordinary appropriations for perma-
nent improvements had to be made.
Republicans in the assembly in 1901
were in majority and they partici-
p@ted in making the expenditures. The
issue OF high taxes had been found to
be fru1tIess, and now DR.. Boyle has
been worked to charge the police de-
partn- ent with being deficient He
quoted from the Pioneer Press and Dis
patch before the opening of the cam
palgn TO prove the charges grOundIeSS.
A number of very good speeches
were made at the meeting. George
O'Reilly, P. D. Scannell, Adolph Para
dis, Michael Doran Jr., Richard D..
O'Brien, j. J. Ragan and several others
spoke during the evening. They urged
the Democrats of the Eighth to stand
~ tAlC1I gums ana 10 vote tI6 ClCk6I
straight, with special reference to Louis
Betz and Aid. Bantz, two men whom
the Republicans are making a desper-
ate effort to defeat in the ward.
One of the old time fighting Repub-
llcans of the Sixth ward had the fol-
lowing to say yesterday Of Wrights
candidacy:
why should the men who have ac-
fought no hot
for years, hustle their shirts off to elect
Frederick P. Wright? After being hon
ored by the party and serving one term
where he distinguished himself by APP
pointing his relatives, his business as
sOciates and Democrats to office, he
started to sulk the hour he was turned
down for a denomination. His voice
was Silent when DOran made the race
and ne was never heard from two
years later, when Doran made the sec
Ond run. He was still dumb when
Kefer ran and when Chef Smith was
the nominee, he ridiculed the choice of
the convention and his employees OPEN
ly supported the opposition.
Nov that he is again a candidate
he bobs up serenely, discards the plug
hat and kid gloves, mixes with the
boys and throws the jolly right and
left: defy him to show where he ever
made contribution, delivered a
speech or contributed an effort to Re-
publican success since he was the nom
1nee. No man can point to Doran,
Kiefer Of Chef Smith and say that they
sulked after being honored by the
party.
These men are now and always have
been workers and contributors to the
cause in defeat and in victory. You
won't find many Of the old guard who
took the knocks and wear the scars of
the battles of 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898 and
1900, hustling night and day to elect a
selfish migrate who was never known
to do anything politically for anybody
but himself"
John Day Smith, of Minneapolis, is
regarded as a practically certain cam
didate for the Republican nomination
for congress in the Fifth district.
Smith was visitor at the state capitol
yesterday and told some of his friends
that in all probability he would get
into the game. The withdrawal of
Frank M Nye has left the field open
to the entrance of some man who will
Wrest the coveted plum from Loren
Fletcher, who is just now in undis-
puted possession Of the field.
M. H. BOutelle, it is also said, has
a congressional boom concealed about
his person, and is likely to uncover it
Nye following is insisting that Fletcher
follow the example of their friend and
leave the field to a new man, but "Un-
Gle Loren" still stands by his original
position that he ought to be given an
other try at John Lind.
The Phalen Creek Democratic club
has been organized with a large and
enthusiastic membership. Charles j.
Jackson is president; Oskar Johnson,
| secretary; John Benson, treasurer, and
A. w. MattsOn, sergeant-at-a arms. The
new club will have it's next meeting
Monday evening, April 18.
Fifth ward Democrats will meet this
evening at 423 East Seventh street I'M
der the auspices of the Banner Demo-
cratic club. The Democratic candi-
| dates will attend and make addresses
on the issues of the campaign.
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