St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-09-22

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long As we live, and as We said above, II
you should take our life every object you
meet will take our form and voice and ring
it in your ears aver, ever, ever until you
are brought to meet us at the bar of God.
The ISLANDERS against the Hon. j.
II. Baker His complete Vindi.
{ -tzsH cation. .:s~.s. 3. F.. ss..: -:
As the number Of clubs under an ap-
pie tree are good Indication Of the char.
acter of its fruit. So the abuse and SLAM
der Of some men are tho best evidences Of
their sterling qualities. We have discov.
cred that this rule holds good in the case
of the Republican candidate for Secretary
of State. A man who speaks so boldly
for Freedom and so fear lessly exposes the
corruptness and wreckless extravaganza Of
our wrctched state administration, must
be stricken down at all hazards. The gun
which pours such hot shot into the rotten
ranks Of the demoralized democracy, must
be spiked. To this end there is no lie
which they have not invented-no false
hood which they will not perpetrats. The
Pioneer first assailed Mr.. Baker as having
been connected with tho .defalcation Of
the Democratic State Treasurer of Ohio,
John G. Breslin.s But that polite sheet
soon discovered that Mr.. B. was not in Of
fee with Breslin, nor was ever, at any time
in any way connected with that Demo-
cratic defaulter, SO that it was only stir
ring up theft which was entirely in the
bosom of the Democratic church. They
then abandoned that track, and have since
attempted to assail Mr.. Baker on the most
flimsy hearsay testimony. Now the very
charge they attempt to bring against him
is brought by two Democrats in Ohio, both
Of whom are Mr.. Bakers personal enemies
and both Of whom have since been proven
to have been complicit with the Breslin
Democratic defaulcation. What reliance
ought to be placed in: the testimony of
men proven to be rascals, we leave for the
public to judge. But when We further
consider that the only testimony these
scoundrels bring against Mr.. Baker is that
of:hear-say evidence, and then discover
that this Aimsy trash is not only fully re-:
butted, hut completely annihilated by the
positive testimony Of every man who was
a party to the transaction, We see conclu-
sively, not only the vileness Of their Sian
ders, but the utter desperation Of cause
which is compelled to resort tosuoh heart
less vili6cation to protect it from inevita-
bic defeat, s. r.. .% s:17s. w. ! =
The posttive testimony OF all the parties
to the transaction in which fraud was a.
legged, proves beyond all cavil, the base
ness Of the Pioneers lying Vaccinations
Mr.. Wright, the Auditor of the State of
Ohio, who was associated with Mr.. Baker
in the sale Of the Ohio bonds, man Of
spotloss reputation and 3 member Of the
church, gives his solemn affidavit which
is conclusive--co1ering the whole ground,
IS follows: ..s, j. .tz@t'5 <.ss'tf !
"There was no business transaction Of
any kind, between Ludlow, johnson for
ourselves, at the J, meeting at Ludlow''s
house; no money loaned, 40 note drawn,
nor sDns there then, nor at any Other. time
aag agreement, tacit or 0therscise, that I
Or Mr.. Baker, or both Of us, were to be
partners with 81. a. johnson & Co, or
with Ludlow, or both !; in the loan, OF any
part q, Il nor any profits thereon, contin-
gent Or otherwise. e. .3 ssa* s
The testimony of h.. A.. johnson to
whom the loan was awarded il ssbatanti-
ally the same as the above and fully cor
roborates Sc. Now IL reference 70 the
$4,000 which IS 50 much harped upon BY
the polite ePioneer; the testimony 10 COM
plets in Mr. Bakers Wind cation. Mr..
Wright solemnly swears as follows: 3 I
ftThe .nots lthe s. ,Ooo) had no connec-
ton with the State loan, nor Was It given.
for any profits to- be 4 derived from that nat
transaction; nor had il any, however re.
mote, connection, with any not Of acts q Of
the Fund Comm in the matter Of
thu State loan, nor was the $4,000 in any any.
manner / consideration for awarding the
loan : 5Is'ls* 9 .1
Could testimony be more complete { II.
demonstrates beyond controversy that the
$4,000 which Mr. Wright and Nj. Baker
borrowed, Jointly; had no connection
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