The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-02

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tears over the down trodden taxpay-
er. a Republican taxpayer-and one
VINO pays taxes on a large property
Valuation-saia yesterday that the tax
agltauon was the veriest rot and would
1ooi nobody. I'VE are progressive,
Wlde-awake city, our people demand
modern improvements and modern
conveniences of living. We are not
living In the country and any attempt
Dy the Republicans to turn back the
Wheels OF progress will be resented by
more than 80 per cent of the taxpayers
OF 81. Paul. The increase in the tax
levy has been forced by the necessities
OF municipal government in a city that
stands we'll ats tine head of the list for
It's schools, it's healthfulness, fire serv-
Ice and police protection. This talk of
the orators of my party is simply for
polltlcaI effect and will fool no thinking
person. What do they offer? Certain
~ IL they would give us poorer schools
ana less efficient fire and police pro-
tectlon' and the general health of the
CITY should degenerate to plane with
that of some other cities not so far dis
tant, think the proposition would be
rejected overwhelmingly. If we are to
nave all the comforts of home, we must
expect to pay for them. ST. Paul is
one or the best governed cities in the
country and its tax rate is no higher
tnan many other cities similarly sit
uated. For heavens sake, let the cam
palgners give us some other issue to
talk about"
1t Is rumored about the court house
that the Republican city campaign
committee has received q rude jolt
from half dozen county officers of the
same political faith. These men were
approached by the finance subcommit-
Tee or Col. Wright's campaign commit
tee and importuned for big donations.
They failed to make good. The county
onlcers pointed out to them that no
city committee or it's members had
produced to any degree when they
were lighting for their official lives in
the last election. They had to make
the light, financial and otherwise, alone
and unatded, and they did not feel that
the city fight was theirs. Col. Wright's
attack on the Republican board Of
county commissioners for the alleged
jail steals did not tend to warm up
the county officers, who are, many of
them, warm friends of the commission
ers, and this was assigned as one of
the reasons for their Discrimination to
contribute.
NO44 hIlOW IOT- q surety WHSIuSE
or not Congressman James T. Nc
Cleary is to have an opponent in his
party for denomination" said Sen
ator George w. Somerville at the
windsor yesterday.
Former Senator H. J.. Miller has
been Endorsed by his own county con-
vention as a candidate for the nomina-
ton, but he has given no sign of late
as to his intentions. He is a strong
his iSs nj
every public question and he would
make a fine showing against the pres
ent incumbent were he to get into the
fight.
'McCleary is a pretty hard PROPOSE
ton, 1t must be conceded, however.
He hasn't anything else to do but to
build up and maintain an organization
in the district and he has worked hard
to that end. The Second district con-
gresham has simply changed his pro-
fession from that of a schoolmaster to
a politician. He has no business in
terests in the district, no home and
nothing to occupy himself but the
writing Of letters to his constituents
and mailing them garden seeds with
each recurring planting season.
'Our congressman has been PERM
c1ously active in certain postoff1ce
matters at Sleepy Eye and New Ulms
and the Bristow report will keep him
busy explaining for while. There
ought to be a change, but I don't know
whether it will be made this year or
not"
Opinion aamong, srhest-informed Re-
publicans seem to be quite general that
the speakership fight in the next ses-
sion of the legislature is to be a con-
test in which two men will be called
upon to finally fight it out. There are
seven or eight QuaSi-candidates for
speaker already in the field, the latest
to enter the lists being r. ]. Wells, of
the Sixtieth senatorial district, but it
is probably fact that, viewed from
present indications, the ultimate con-
test will be between Frank Clague, of
Redwood county, and N. Frederick
Hugo, of st. Louis.
In many former years the fights have
been between the north and the south,
but next year 1t will be between the
southwest and northeast with Clague
representing the former, and Hugo the
latter district of the state. Clague is
almost sure to have no opposition for
reelection and Hugo is said to be
morally certain of q return to the
house.
Both were first-termers at the Thir-
ty-third session., and both achieved
something of a reputation as a leader
OL the party on the ,uOOr or the mousse.
While Clague had no important chair
manShip, he was a member of the ju-
dietary and other committees. Hugo
was chairman of the grain and ware
house committee and was more or less
in the public; eye. Both men went
home with good records and ambitions
for a return to the next house. Later
their aspirations for speakership hon.
ors were born and two very lively can
didates for the position are leading the
field.
w. B. Anderson, who will probably
come up from Winona, after an alb
sence from the house for two years, is
also said to be q candidate, but mas
much as Winona had the speaker but
g. few years ago in the person of S. r.
Van SAINT and has had the governor
for the past four years, 1t Is doubtful
If the politicians can be interested very
extensively in Anderson's behalf
though he is personally popular with
many Of the Republican politicians
throughout the state.
Plans Of the Republicans to take pos