St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-10-16
Know df+s this timrathe only 'n.F, s>'p
+ !h,rS"f y F.pl 4 a' i;, i, = n"'f aIefr
i, arn,l,t xsslanu Coz Aldrich's atscrnels

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cornell, &sslunq CO.. A'd'ioh'' "ts,c ,'' I
d.n,.naine rsrno''d" from 'ass1>e4
aI edss5e of thez~zitcr Of the ist ti.l :,
a., min Of libel suit To this the 1''e:'
,.o';es TIT col :Ai}arich- Knows. such: suit
3c,n,d not be tried in time to give them ap
opportunity to produce the proofs prior to
' ,he election IF Senator; aud chat the threat
!. only made tojinauence that e'e'''' u!
The l,,r.s therefore suggests that 'o'
Allrich write to the proper Department a.
y .sh;n,to,, and dc Get statement the
.,,t, Of his: account while Receiver ut
Dixon. stating that: the same gc"',e ,.
man is in charge of the accounts now VINO
was then, aud that the facts ca" 1e OBTAIN
- from him in time for p"bl'cat'o" pre''-
Gus to the election. 49,,
Gil. AIdrich aught to do this, or ' 2
ne4p,s should pledge the Representatives
elected, to vste for some other ca'dlaa'e
1twouid be u lasting disgrace and shame
for the people If Minnesota to eject % 70
u ; Senate man guilty ct SO great o
crime.
lie should ak no suspensio" Of op'''
i'm longer than rctur letter can me-
from Washington aud the people OF TINS
District should instruct their Representa-
,;vcs to vote against him. unless tue
charge is ,naniully met and disproved De-
fore the meeting Of Legislature.
But. wha.ever doubt there may I"
Of the defaulcation; Their il none J" o"'
mind, if the fact that Mr.. A'dr'ch SOL
the government patronage to buy h'mse'
:, seat in the U. S. Senate. Prior to his re-
election to Congress pledged himself t.
,uo gentlemen t. use his influence to ee'
item tho same Office. They were both o.
! and earnest labourers for the party aud IT.
pr;uc;plee, both exercised large inf1u
ence in carrying the State for Republican"
i NJ. After election they ere both sSk
ed, separately: BY the same man, II the'
were in fa> or Of electing Mr.. Aldr'ch t.
U. S. Senate Both replied in the mega
tive and the appointment was given 10 a
man If such influence in the party, tha'
at that election, lie had tried to get a
nomination to State Legislature and fail
ID to carry single caucus meeting: :"
far as our knowledge goes, the patronage
Of the general government has rec" he
slowed, by Mr.. Aldrich, with reference t"
this '.ne question, and this alone, no mat
ter what auy mans services had been to
Mr.. A.drich formerly, 70 matter Row
much he had contributed to carry the
$t'te for Republican men and measures
no matter what his claims they were over
Looked unless he vas in favor Of electi"g
Mr.. Aldrichsto o. S. Senate, while impor
tant places were given to men who. had
refused to be krown as Republicans until
after the Charleston Convention made MIR
lincolu's election certain. This much we
kn~so and know that Mr.. Aldrich knew it,
and W. have no hesitation in saying that
Republicans owe it to ther party
aud principles to rebuke this kind Of buy
ing and selling Of public patronage for
personal ends. While our peo:le have
been occupied by the Indian troubles nr
Aldrich's friends have been bu@y arra"g
ing caucusses and conventions 80 rs to Sc
cure their own pay for clecting him to
the Senate and it now become the duty
Of every honest Republican to vote for ~"
man for Legislature until he is pledged
not t, te for Mr.. Aldrich, unless, the
:otcr wishes that gentlemen to 10 Sena-
tor. -:
s" far as We know Mr. A, apart from
this buyirg and selling Of the party pat
ronase ard his habit III drinking to intox-
icatioc, we should not object t., seeing
him Senator it he cleares himself If this
charge If defalcatiun.
He tried to disbapd the Republican
party and to substitute Union party in
stead, but he may have been perfectly
honest in thinking this the best course.-
However, this sttcmpt. according to party,
u.uages, does greatly l.,ese" his claim to
party support, and only for his personal
merits has h. claim to support for any
..fsr.. l,v <h,,so vuh, hav.. fmifl,f,e1v IT, mi