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Show AS THE WORLD I I R.EV0LVES w . JD MAYOR AMES IS CONVICTED. Minneapolis Has Set the Country a Good Example. As evldcnco of Its restored virtue, Minneapolis may offer Ames, convicted convict-ed of bribery by n Jury of his poors, u splto of tho direct primary, In spttu ilrilt of the genornl knowledgo ot his guilt, this llngraut patron and exploiter ot vice wns four times elected mayor of his city. Nothing checked his unconcealed uncon-cealed collection of blackmail from abandoned women and gamblers; nothing disturbed bis bruzen sense of security. Minneapolis supinely submitted sub-mitted to government by criminals for criminals. Finally, Ames was attacked by ono of his own creatures, and tho citizens, with virtue thrust upon them, awoke to action. It must bo snld that In Minneapolis tho corruption involved in-volved only tho dregs of Bociety, not all classes as in St. Louis; else tho work of leform might havo boon longer long-er delayed. It Is something of n novelty to see n major convicted of a penitentiary offense. of-fense. Usually a subordinate suffers for tho offense In which thoy both shared, and the world cynlcaHy despairs de-spairs of reform at tho top, Minneapolis Minneap-olis lias set tho country an oxntuplo and given other mayors warning. |
