The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-07
Executive Contingent Fund.

lAe loloWlng speech IS specimen OF the
airmess of Republican orators towards the
present State administration in regard to
the expenditures of money placed by law
under their control. 1t was delivered at
Shakopee by MORTON S. WILKINSON, whose
utter disregard for truth in his statements in
this matter as in other political statements
is proverbial. We understand he made the
same speech at the Republican Club in this
city recently. We quote from the Scott
County Democrat of the Oath September:
We happened to call in on Wednesday even
ing, and heard the winding up part of Will
kinson's speech. 1t was the same old thing,
with few variations, and the whole tissue of
gross falsehoods from beginning to end. We
were astOnished that man could so far pre-
sumo that the people of our county are so
ignorant as to believe his lies. In addition to
his falsehooda he played the demagOgue all
through, and while venting his spleen against
the present Executive of the State, became so
unmanly as to drag in the female sex. He told
miserable falsehOod when he said that our
Governor received twelve thousand five hun
dred dollars year.. He well knew that he re-
ceives but twenty-five hundred and when he
had made this false statement, he endeavored
to arouse the prejudices of the poor man by
representing Democratic officials rolling through
the streets of St. Paul in magnificent equipages,
with their wives arrayed in gorgeous apparel
and glittering with jewels, all of which, the
orator said, were paid for by taxation of the
enough to purchase calico dresses for their
wives. Such tricks are worthy of the verie-t
demagogue that ever breathed. But we will
give no more of his remarks, for the man was
always noted for his thorough and complete
political corruption and dishonesty. We have
nothing to say here about his private character.
The following is the clause of the Appro-
priation Act approved Aug. II, 1858, placing
at the disposal of the Governor $4,000, as
an Executive Contingent Fund for State
purposes, and not for the use of his Office, as
is falsely represented by WILKINSON and
other Republican orators.
T,celtth. For an Executive Contingent
Fund, for State purposes including clerk hire,
of and fuel for capitol buildings. hire OF en-
gineers and surveyors, and all other necessary
expenditures and expenses of the Executive
Department. not otherwise provided for by
law, ten thousand dollars.
This WILKINSON, not satisfied with utter
ing wholesale falsehoods. in regard to public
expenditures, has the boorishness to drag
before the public the families of the Demo-
cratic officials, and by meaner falsehoods
still, to try to excite the envy and jealousy
of his auditors What else can be expected
from man ignorant of the proprities of
life, or of the first element of what consti.
tutes a gentleman
To set at rest the charges mades by this
lying whelp, and also by the Ohio plunderer,
(BAKER,) in bis recent speech in Concert
Hall that Gov. S1BLEY received S12,5OO for
hi. services, there has been procured true
statement of the uses to which the Execu-
tive Contingent Fund has been applied, and
the public are assured that proper vouchers
are on file for every cent expended, to Oc-
tober 1st.
Expenses of the expedition to sus-
tain the law in Wright county,. 3,94772
Expenses of commissioners ap-
pointed to select the II salt
springs and six sections of land
adjoining each and the ten Sec
lions for capitol purposes, dona-
TED by Congress-, ............... 2,l93.3l
Expenses of Engineers to examine
grading on the railroads, and of
recording cOnveyances and trust
deeds to the State by the Rail.
road Companies. .............. 1,014.73
Private Secretary on account of
salary. 645.UO
Wages of Porter at the capitol,.... 344.00
Fuel for the CAPITOL. ............. 297.3S
Expenses of furnishing Adjutant
Generals office land blank books,
blanks and stationery. 229.50
Repairs of capitol. ............. 276.O6
Stationery, postage, blanks and
other expenses of the Governors
office. 1922
Advertising in sundry papers,.... 5000
Expenses of State Library, ...... 1915
Care of public arms, ............ $3.50
Miscellaneous. ....... 14l,55
s9,293.l2
Balance underdra En,. ........ 706.SS
Total appropriation. .... $lO,OOO.OO
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