Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-05-02
ACCOUNTED FOR.

Immediately after the adjournment Of
tho Legislature, IN March to the sur
prise of every one-and to the displeas-
ure Of even the Democrats who knew
their falstv-the Milwaukee News pub
lshed series Of articles charging fear
full corruption to our State government
and en- jrmous dcfalcations to the state
officers. OF course these charges being
Immediately proved to be without 'cnn>
daton they fell harmless to the ground,
and created no stir among the people
but in the mind Of MA ny there was won
der that the leading dem cratic paper
should do so foolish n thing. Within
the last week, however, "fhe milk in the
cocoanut' is accounted for, thus:
Mr. +. A. Caikins, one Of the editors
Of the News, bad before the Legislature
n claim for printing done while he was
State Printer, many years ago. This
claim as was clearly proven bad been
once paid by TIA, State, and receipt in
full held therefor by the State Treasurer
Such being the case, the said editor en-.
.dea7orcd to get his claim allowed by
Offering to barter the influence Of his pa.
per us is proved by the following
"On the 9th Of March the Madison
correspondent cG the Milwaukee Sentinel
embodied in a letter from the Legisla
tule the following, when abiding to II
speech Of Senator +. $. Minor, chairman
OF the committee on claims:
Tie stated from his place IA the Senate that It was
put W u. an Mgurment before The committee, and
,cjtsrptcd 10 hin, personality, that tie payment
of he CtikhS 4 r,oH'iG ciaim 'cOuhi bin HE
opposition of tie NewS IN He coming poiiticdk
ctir@s, This statement busted" The claim in the
Senate.
The next day CaIkins, the NewS edi-
tor, and one of the parties interested in
the claim, called at the Sentinel Office,
and said SENATOR Minor made no such
statement, and that the Sentinel CORES
pondcnt was "a----liar. The editor of
the Sentinel wishing to know the Truth,
clipped the paragraph as given above
from his paper, and sent it to Senator
Minor asking him if it was lrue The
Senator Immediately returned the follows.
ing answer:
NrcEpNu March 81 fszm.
Mn. \, NJ. fhonng- Fs0r Nir.--ln answer IS
your. Of the 2Sth. would state that Ms T. A. Caib.
ms before the judiciary Committee su the 2lsj said
substantially as FOL ows:
You know that the appropriations Of this winter
are large so 900 tor park lence, etc etu an.
that ran spicy Democratic pNpe- and can render
b rough IN tae coming campaign Hut if my little
hill Is paid 81 coarse 10 pcrrludcs from saying
any hing and The hing viii be- al! low h."
1hat is the sub,tnn &c - what M sad ! on the
floor Of the Senate 30 stated, and added that it wa,
the only good reason had heard Why the bill should
PASS Senator hrk immediately rose and said thtt
I've admitted VIZ. Calklus hat 50 STAGED, bu' 1t was
only q joke lui personally knew II WAS not and
ho stated and It proved tSce News Of the 2ith.'
VIII be In Milwaukee this week and shall call on
you, Yours truly. 4, 5, Mlssn
The News of the 18th, alluded to by
the Senator, contained the first Of "A Sc.
ries of bittep and slanderous assault,
upon the Legislature, charging that the
treasury was empty, the s,ats bankrupt
and that the people would be CRASHED
with taxes, &c, IL is admitted that Mr.
talkins runs spicy Democratic pa
per, and he 81 evidently determined t,
make it ho4 in the coming campaign,
because he has not beeo 'preeludc,
from saying anything" by the passage o
his "little bill Rrt still we are il
hopes that "the 3hins will be all lovely.