The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-29

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THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL-
ROAD! Mr.. Donnelly is known in
Washington, he is known in Chicago,
he is known everywhere as the foremost
friend, tho supporter, the great advocate
of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The
President of that road has so declared
over his own signature, in = letter
which We have repeatedly published.
The Union road has resolved upon
crushing him. The central motive
power Of the desperate, combined at
tack which has been made upon him in
this District for the past six months,
was the agents Of the Union Pacific
Railroad. The letter of E. B. Wash.
burn, who is = creature of this road,
was the beginning Of that crusade.
But for tho cause of this sudden and
remarkable change Of front by the Chi.
cago papers, We do not ask the people
to rely upon our statements alone. They
are convicted out Of the mouths of their
own allies. The St.. Paul Pres. and
Minneapolis Tribune, while carrying
on their crafty war against the North.
ern Pacific Railroad by giving it such
pretended support as they thought
would divide the Republicans Of North.
ern Minnesota and thus defeat the fore.
most friend Of this grand Pacific prof.
ect, lgnatius Donnelly, have over-reach
ed themselves. Here is their own tes
timony as to what owns, directs and
governs the Chicago papers.
The St. Paul Press of the 18th inst
said:
| 1he-Chicago papers haze UNIFORMLY BEEN
INTENSELY AND BITTERLY HOSTILE
10 THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL,
ROAD, which does not, like tho Union Pa.
cifo, happen to have its lake terminus al
Chicago. and is likely to divert the trade
across the continent to . more norther)y
route.
Read the above carefully. It tell,
thu whole tale. 1t gives the reason
why the Chicago papers are now fierce.
" demanding that Mr.. Donnelly shall
be defeated, "even a CoPpERHEAD
should be chosen" 1t is because they
are and have been "INTENSELY
AND BITTERLY HOSTILE TO
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD" What clearer proof could
be asked
In order to show where it stands,
that 1t likewise is a tool in the hands Of
the Union road, the St. Paul Pres. Of
last Monday, the 22d inst, copied this
article from the Tribune, with the fol-
lowing unqualified endorsement:
The article which We copy from the Chi
cago Tribune this morning on the ''Donnel-
~ rebellion" takes THE ONLY VIEW OF TIKI
| DUTY OF REPUBLICANS IN THIS DISTRICT IN
REGARD TO THAT NATTER, WHICH IT Is POS
s1BLE for any Republican journal to take
which has character enough to give weight
to its opinions.
Read the Press Of October 22d BY
the light Of the Press Of October 18th
and you have its true position. 1t is
''intensely and bitterly hostile to th<
Northern Pacific Railroad"
The Minneapolis Tr;bune-thc per
sonal organ Of that particular member
Of the ramifying Washburn family quar-
tered upon this State as a perpetua
candidate for Congress-also gave az
explanation as to what Influence mouldl
the Chicago journals. In its issue o.
the 18th inst.,-two days after the
Press-it eaid:
We will now venture to suggest solu.
ton Of the phenomenon We have witnessed
in respect to tho course Of certain Of the
| outside press In relation to our congression
al contest. The journals OF thi,
region [Chicago] are nearly al in the in
terest Of that great monopoly, the Union
Pacific corporation. The journals Of this
region, at the outset, loudly proclaimed
Donnelly q boiler. But since the limo ha,
| been drawn between him and Gen. Andrews
| the special representative Of the wishes
| Of the people Of Northern Minnesota in re.
spect to the Northern Pacific Road, mos,
Of the journals along this central line have
suddenly discovered that Dohnelly is the
! regular candidate. We leave our readers
to imagine the nature Of the ''sye openers
in these cases.
Our readers can see how these pa
pers como around finally to the "sup.
port Of Mr.. Donnelly, and they can
also imagine the "eye openers" which
brought them to a realizing sa.,sc Of
their business as aids Of the Uuoa Pa.
cific Railroad.
The Minneapolis Tribune Of th. 22d
also copies this article from its Chicago
namesake, and approves as follows:
Thus oil the leading Republican journals
In Chicago-the Tribune, Poet and Jourx al
the old, undertaking and undoubted or
gans Of the party-have declared against
Donnelly As boltsr and renegade, and in
favor Of Gen. Andrews - the regular can
didate. They represent the impartial judy
ment Of Republicans throughout the coun-
try.
\ The Chicago Tribune, with its
accustomed sagaeity, forssees that Donnel-
ly's election, under the circumstances,
would result In the ultimate destruction Of
tho Republican party in this District. and
declares that temporary DEFEAT would
be better than such calamity. .'..
The St. Paul Pioneer, the Democrat
10 organ Of Minnesota, copies tho Chi.