Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

stand. "Briz" said, when he commenced,
he had a bad cold generally; was not very
we'll himself; and perhaps might become ex-
hausted before he had exhausted his time =
he would therefore 60 into his speech wrong
end first. Gle came out SO, certainly He
would take up the question of State Policy
FIRST, and if he didn'tgive out himself, exhaust
the subject, or his time, he would then make
few remarks upon National questions and
National issues. "S f'"' lgg'
He then proceeded for one hour and half
to mystify the people upon the $1,000, 900
Loan Bill. He believed that Gov. Sibley was
honest, and was great peoples bulwark, or
the peoples great bulwark; that he had pro-
tected their interests in refusing to issue bonds
without priority of lien; and that j. w.
North was more responsible for the issue Of
currency than Sibley. 500 .. 7'-...i
He then came to the question ofTaxation,
proceeding to declare that it was not the in
tention of the Democracy to euer collect tao
if 1T soas levied the only object in levying
tax or passing tax law, was to make the
bonds good, so that the Railroad companies
could dispose of them; stating that if he
thought the tax levied would have to be paid,
he-the immaculate Briz-Attorney General
of the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad, and
would-be Attorney General Of Minnesota
would not support the Democratic Platform {!
The people were poor and could not pay it
without suffering; but the passage of the tax
law would enable the Companies to sell their
Bonds in New York, [Briz has $4,000 Of
them himself and fulfill their obligations to
the State.
Mr.. Brisbin declared the Republican Plat
form meant either reputation at once, or the
policy it enunciated must end in taxation, be-
cause it would, if carried out, break down
those virtuous and highly honorable Demo
Gratis who now control the Minnesota Rail-
roads, but the Democrats soould pass tao lao
,ohich they neoer intended to put IN practice
that would gull the Wall street men, save the
Railroad Companies and the States honor !! !! !!
q suppose, Mr.. Editor, Mr.. Brisbin thinks it
no disgrace to cheat Wall street broker.)
The Gent having exhausted not only himself,
but his time, and the patience of his audience,
took his seat
Mr.. Cole then followed, and took up the
same subject of State Policy, and devoted his
remaining half hour to a thorough and scath-
ing review of the Democratic position as enun-.
ciated by Mr.. Brisbin.
He showed that Mr.. BIS charge that the
MINNEsorIAN, and other Republican papers
defeated the sale of the bonds in New York,
was absolutely false that the Democratic
party were the first to repudiate their own
bantling; that the proclamation or Anti-Tax
Pledge of the immortal "Sixty," of whom 43
were Democrats, with the statements Of the
Pioneer and Democrat, that ''the people would
consider it, and had the right to consider it
the Companies debt" and that the Estate
Government would never levy any tax for
principal or interest,"" together with similar
statements in the celebrated 81. w. Taylor
pamphlet" were sufficient to kill the sale and
credit of the bonds, without any assistance
from the MINNEsorIAN, or any other Repub
ican paper. That if these were not sufficient,
Mr.. Sibley's celebrated and most weak proc
lamation to the Rnlls and Bears of Wall
street last winter, in which he stated no tao
,oas necessary, was certainly sufficient to put
the last touch to the grand scheme Of folly
the Democracy were engaged in.
Mr.. Cole then triumphantly indicated the
Republican party from the charge of repudi-
alton. He also said" Gentlemen, when the
Republican party passes tax law, they will
mean it-when they levy tax for the pay
ment of interest or principal, they will mean
it shall be collected-they will engage in no
low, contemplate scheme of deception-they
will never seek to cajole the brokers of Wall
street, or of any other street Or city to pur-
chase bonds, for the payment of the principal
and interest of which they have passed law
which it is not intended shall be enforced
which, like the Loan Bill, is repudiated in ad-
vance by its framers!
"But his opponent admitted the Democratic
party intended to trick somebody. He now
said it was the brokers of Wall street. After
the election, might it not be the people, Such
conduct, Gentlemen, is not conduct for the Re-
publican party-it may be good Democracy,
but it is not good Republicanism. The Re-
publican party will never resort to such dis
honest tricks and deception. Whenever they
propose taxation they mean taxation-and
they will scorn to resort to the expedients of
their opponents. No bogus sales of Railroad
Bonds no pretended taxation no tricks in
dating bonds to cheat, mislead or humbug
Wall street or the people; is part or parcel of
the Republican State Policy though the his
tory of the past, with the remarks of the Hon.
Gentleman, showed it to be the staple in trade
of the Democratic managers of our Minnesota
Railroads, of one of which my opponent is
the distinguished Attorney"
The Chairman having here announced the
expiration of his time, Mr.. Cole resumed his
seat amidst deafening rounds of applause
He was repeatedly cheered during his scath-
ing exposition of the Democratic Railroad
Policy; and more than one Democrat has ad-
mitted to-day that the boastful Briz had
caught Tartar in the Faribault lawyer, and
that Cole decidedly flung him badly on every
point.
Please make = note of it, Mr.. Editor, that
the Republicans of Rice county are bound to
whip the world, the flesh, the D. and De-
mocracy indians included) on the coming
18th of October. Yours truly, o.
Letter from Mrs. Jane Syv1sShelm ON
the Destruction Of Her Press by s. B.
Lowry.
For the Minnesotian.
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