Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23
senator A0lley In Reply % GOverHof
GSARmnaM.

The editor of the Chatfeld Republican CO.
pies Gov GoRMAN's letter concerning the
election frauds Of 1867, and says: @-
Now firstly as to this priuate conversation
which the Governor intimates we have re-
vealed. We went into Mr.. Simeon Smith
law Office on the day the conversation men
toned took place, and found there Mr.. Smth'
Ex-Gov. German, Harley B. Morse, Esq,
James n. Cayanaugh and Eugene Dorlvai-
The first mentioned three were engaged III
conversation when we entered, and II 1t was
a private one, we certainly had no ntimatlon
to that effect. As it was political, and IN re-
ference to Breech Clout Democracy, as a mat
ter of course we gave it our undivided atten-
ton. We certainly had no intention to q"
the Governor personal wrong, IN repeating
it, as we certainly did not have the intention
of doing the party with which we are political
ly connected the wrong Of concealing it. we
set down without malice so far as our article
went Just exactly the words uttered by the
Governor. No more, if anything less, so TAI
as unstinted denunciation OF Rice Democracy
was concerned in connection with the canvass
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We did not state in our article that the
Governor stated ''of his own personal knowl-
edge Rice perpetrated frauds in Beckers Ia"
office" but stated that the Governor said that
he knew of his own personal knowledge thai
the Rice men, headed by Henry M. Rice him
self, did in Becker law office, fix up the plan
by which the canvass of the election In 1891
was made" and not only ourselves but others
present clearly understood the Governor to
say this, that by the first arrangement OF
these tricksters Ramsey was elected; by the
second arrangement Sibley was elected by
AZ majority, and by the third and last arrange
ment, this majority was increased to 24O.-
We call this fraud the Governor, it seems
bv his letter, calls it something better.
The expression used by the Governor, 1--WE
all know this, and yet these same tricky
breech-clout moccasinites would set them
selves up for honest Democrats to vote for,
was in answer to an appeal to the Governor
by one of the Democrats present, to " dry
up, and not play that ID Lynd down here.
So much for the facts. If the Governor Is
positive he did not state all the substance o.
our article as we have stated, we are just a.
positive that he dit so state, and we find tina
our statement is confirmed by others wht
heard the same conversation. But as it !:
not upon material facts in the case, but upor
the question of betrayal OF confidence tina
| the Governor has rested his case, we refer t.
that again.
Whether we are honorably justified il
publishing the Governors statement depend
somewhat, we imagine, upon the right OF ON
party to make another keeper of secret
| without his consent We believe it take
both sides to make binding bargain, ant
because Gov. German indiscreetly talks IL
our presence, are we to be forever tongue-tie'
as to his relations? If we should hear
prominent politician blowing away in stage
coach or bar-room about certain politics
knaves," does social intercourse" requir
that we keep the conversation private 2
When, in the course of human events, di
random listeners to the utterances OF grca
men, become socially Obligated to neve
speak of or repeat words they, the great mer
better not have said? This idea of maxim
US responsible for revealing secret which "
heard by accident, as it were, and with n
understanding that it should be k.pt secre
is extremely absurd. Like the lover to ri
bashiul mistress, so say we to Gov. Gormar
in conclusion for his guidance hereafter
"Sall, if you love me and have secrets to n
veal, say so, or if you love me, and have 81
crets to reveal, and are ashamed to say 81
squeeze my hand" We will try to be faitl
full, Governor, to either signal properly mad
and acknowledged by US hereafter. But, I'll
til we become, by our own consent, pledge
to the secrets of breech. clout Democracy, "
protest against being gagged in advance COZ
corning them.