Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-04

pensss incident to just such Legitimate roads
to succcss!"
Will the Pioneer aad Democrat inform us,
for what honest purpose that Committee, in
December last, during meeting at the Capt.
tol at Secretary BAAsEN's room, assessed a par
ty tax of foe per centum upon the salary and
emoluments of every person in Minnesota
"holding Office under the State and General
Governments; and by a circular to each
"ofice-holder," directed him to pay to Mr..
KrrrsoN, as Treasurer, such assessment in in
stafments: fourth on the 1st of January,
1859; fourth on the 1st of May; and the
balance on the first day Of July next, ensu-
| ing? "..
At that meeting of the Committee, at which
SIBLEY, BAAsEN, and all the State officers ex-
cept the State Treasurer were present, was
not this cery means Of success, of which Mr..
LYND has just spoken as having been after
wards broached to him by those Democrats
High in State Offices "-were not, we say,
Forgeries of Election Returns in the emote
wilderness Counties-discussed openly in
that Committee as the main hopes for Demo-
cratic success at the ensuing fall election?
Was not the necessity of heavy sum Of
money being expended to carry out this cor
rupt and rascally programme, insisted on up
on all hands; and was not the aforesaid Flo.
per cent. Corruption Fund assessed principal
ly with view to such party operations? ? Ant
did not the Secret Circular issued by the Cen
trail Committee to the Office holders, callinI
for this five per cent. assessment, impress it
necessity upon each individual as the onl.
means of saving the party at the next elec
ton? Did not that Circular, in fact. US
these very words-that without this Crane
y Corruption Fund, the Democratic Party "~il
: come out Of the nert political campaign d's
comftted and dsgraced."
The Pioneer and Democrat dare not, wit
: any pretence of honesty, deny these querie:
. 1t knows that we speak by the Card-by tn
book-and that every one of our allegations
true.
Thus, it will be seen, that so far from theI
:. being loop-hole of doubt respecting the trut
of Mr.. LYND's developments, they are abur
dainty sustained by the facts which trans
:. pired, nearly two years ago at the previou
. State election by the circumstances attendin
- the meeting of the Democratic State Commi
tee in December last; by its levy Of the fiv
= per cent. assessment and Corruption Fund
- by their Secret Circular issued to the otic
holders of the State and General Government
1t may be interesting especially to the pc
=. !. pie of St. Paul to know, that portion of tn
N Corruption Fund, SO accumulated in this ma
ner. the Treasurer of the Committee, Mr.. KIT
he SON, used with effect in our late Charter ele
o. ton; and his official position as the csistodis
n of this Party Fund accounts for Mr. KITS
'ir being the acknowledged paymaster OF all ele
US ton expenses incurred to defeat DANIEL 10
OF RER and the Peoples City Ticket!
he Tn conclusion we observe, that the Pione
ey is as full of virtuous though mock indignant
IN as Every drab." 1t puts the case that
(the Pioneer itself seems to have doubts) IN
"a LYND has wantonly malgned and slander
gn honest @ men, a cell in the State Prls
'ut would be inadequate punishment"
De- We thank the Pioneer for those words.
Die We have shown the reasonable probaoilit
his to be. that Mr.. LYND has not slandered
re- maligned these "honest men," And II ne
u.s. not, will the organ tell what should be
ice fate of State Officials who deliberately conc
rd to overthrow the fabric of our free gove
ate ment, by wholesale forgery of bogus elect
re- returns to destroy the voice OF the people
the the choice of their rulers, and make rascal
ion triumphant over honesty and fair dealing
the Are there not State Prisons also for them
er-