St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-30


AAs WISE YOU WILL MAKE IT.
word 70 the wise, SC.
"Tho friends Of T. G. Mcclure, -
--,"--rather an imposing list Of
names If any one doubts it represent
ing al the talent and influence Of the
place, let such doubter read the Directory.
OF course We must yield to tho Tor Pop.
VII and furnish the article in demand.
Webster says an apology is "an excuse
something said or written in defence or
extenuation Of what appears to others
wrong or upjusti6able." Mr.. McClure's
friends think our attack upon him wrong.
Our excuse is that the interests of truth
and Rcpublicanism demanded we should
attack him; for, if such as he are to repre-.
sent our Republican Administration in the
Federal Offices that Administration must
fall into contempt. We feel somewhat re.
sponsib!c for the Administration as we did
all We could to bring it into power, We feel
responsible for Mr.. McClure's appoint
ment because we did not do all We could
to preven: it. Even after we had been
informed, from "the friends of Mr.. Me-
CIurc' that We "dare not interfere" VIC
permitted our friends to persuade US, it
would be unnecessary for US to incur the
enmity Of a clique Of INSCRIPTIONS and
dangerous men-that our Congressman
would not think Of recommending such
man for the important post Of Register.
Silenced but not convinced, We awaited
the issue. It was as We expected; and
there was nothing left for us to do but At
tack Mr.. Mcclure, or wash our hands of
the Republican party. We must right
that wrong or We cannot ask the people to
support the candidates Of the party who
committed it. If, as at first appeared in
disputable, he owed, either in whole or
in part, his appointment to the influence
Of s. Il. Lowry with our Congressman,
the fact would go far to prove the truth Of
the rulior that there is to be stupendous
fraud in the Indian Department. In such
case the cid Winnebago Interpreter
might be very influential parsonage; but
on no honorable ground could he be sup
posed to influence the distribution Of pat
ronage under Republican Administration:
But and if, as Mr. Mcclure has stated, he
got his appointment in consideration Of
his pledge to Support the Delegation" i.
9. to aid in defeating Gov. Ramsey, elcctins
Gil6llan G Governor, Aldrich Senator, and re-
elccting Messrs. Wilkinson and Window,
the people should know, so as to mark
the men who thus sold the Federal pat
ronagc to promote their own personal anu
bition. Then again, if he made these
statements to injuro the Delegation they
ought to know it. So That, in any case,
we we're obliged to attack Mr.. Mcclure.
No way 70 avoid it; and We trust he and
his friends will accept this, our apology.
We would be very sorry to incur their
vengeance; but they must feel that after
oil We have done and suffered to put down
democratic Dictatorship here, We cannot
quietly submit to tho establishment, in
its stead, Of any system Of Republican
terrorism. The fact that there may be
danger to our person or property from pro-
testing against Nr. MeClure's appoint
ment is the strongest possible reason why
~e should protest. 1t is netorious here
chat, as a politician, he is mongrel, that
to democrats he was y democrat, to repub-
Leans republican up to within ono year
Of last election, that he is incapable Of
rendering service to any party with either
tongue or pen, that he is wholely given to
money getting and too penurious to con-
tribute hi. full share to tho common ex-
penses of N election, that he does his
house-painting, tencemaking aud family
washing on Sabbath day, to SAVE cost Of
wages 10 mechanic, |abores and 'aund'ess,
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