Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-10-04
Moses II. Strong and La Crosse Bends.

We have not heretofore alluded to the active
part taken BY Mr. SrRoxG in corrupting the
Legislature OF 1856. We have had no desire,
and have 40 desire at present, TO make ! person.
Al warfare upon our political opponents. But
since Mr.. Strong has deemed it necessary to
defend himself before he was attacked. we think
it due illa, the voters OF this district under
stand the .:sci> in the case, which are tor
riotis 70 be concealed, and which have brought
too much disgrace Upon the fair fame of our
State to be ap.logizcd for or defended.
We shall quote from the report of the Com
rnittec of Investigation appointed by the Legs
laturc OF 1858. which consisted OF five Republic
can, and three Democrats, the latter being p.
Is SIMPSON, Se,Iat from Lafayette County; Il.
+. Mason. OF Sheboygan. and ALEX. CorzHAU-
sEx. of Milwaukee.
1t app ears, and Sir. STRONG does not deny il.
that he received S25 900 of these Corruption
Bonds which he SAYS were for services render
ed and the only service. according to his own
testimony. being ia part, the drafting the char
ter" OF the Company Bnt that this was not the
service i plain from the fact that the Board OF
Directors Of The Company had previously pas
sed order giving him t,ea Thousand dollars IN
full paid sleek for this very service.
Then what did lie get the $40 900 for Why
/ for the same reason that Byron kilbourn had
S25,Ou0. Moses kneelaud $4,000. c. (. Jeu-
kIIs~ S15,Gel Did they draft the charter too
And Il not $4,000 pretty good pay for draftin g
:. charter?
The ties iinony shows that $685. 600 OF
[ Bonds were distributed among members of the
/ Legislature. and others in accordance with The
understanding, accUraing to the testimony o
ByRos kiLBuURS, that the =" Company woult
AZ kunwlcdge the favor by liberal aouccur o.
gr,tuity to such members as should favor ii.
passage
Now. that Mr. SrRoNc took an active part il
tnls bribery does not admit of doubt CHAs
r. JENKINS te-tifies that d" these packages. icon
tanning the bonds) were deposited in the offic
OF Mr.. STRONG at divers times. &c" Sir. SrRoS,
himself iestifies (page So that all of tn
packages with a very few exceptions. were b,
me delivered 10 the persons whose names wer
written on them respectively
Further II appears that certain persons wer,
selrctcd t" speak 10 members of the Legislator
and induce them 70 90 for the bill. And al
from Mr. SrRoSGs Own testimony {page ~ i
appears that Mcears. STRONG and CaAw2oaI
We're appointed 10 labor with Senator CoBB
Dewey aud STRONG 10 labor with H. II GRAY
STRONG to labor with Ephram KnoF, lion
STRONG 10 labor with r. NJ. Smith an
STRONG to labor with Wool Aud further
more 1t appears that he successful il al
cases e-rcrft that II Conn and GRAY
And VIZ Mr.. STRONG innocent in this mat
ter? Why. even his own console, &c tronble,
him At the time, or lac was ashamed Of what h
Wa doing for lie SAYS ia his testimony. (pag
isl 4 had no Iesirc 10 remember anything a5o,
Tia deii'ery cf these paelages"
We do not wonder he desires to forget IT.
He would like 10 have the people forget it
One OF two things Is plain either that no cor
rup'ion was used, nobody bought or bribed, O
that Mr. SrRoSG an active agent in th
Wholesale bribery that disgraced the year ,
lo56.