The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-04

and that somebody's pet measure must
fail. Frank was then, and is now, the
strongest man in the House in opposition
to bill and tower of strength in sup.
port. He is rarely wrong, but always in
earnest, and goes for measure he de-
termines to oppose, as terrier would go
for the heel Of an urchin, sticking to it
until his purpose is accomplished.
From the New York Tribune, 20th.]
The Voice Of Conscious Rectitude.
We felt sure of it from the start. Bill
King has not disappeared. He is looking
for something. OF course he feels for the
committee of ways and means and re-
grets being obliged to do anything to en-
barrass them; he would like. above all
things, to appear before them and tes-
tify, and tell all about Pacific Mail and
the checks, and all that sort of thing.
But he is IN Canada just at present. and
the weather is unusually severe, and, as
before stated, he is looking for some
thing, and so he is obliged to disappoint
the committee. Bnt he has opened a
correspondence with the Minnesota Leg
islature, which promises to be of most
lively and entertaining character. That
distinguished body Of law-givers and
sages found time few weeks ago. in one
of the pauses between the ballotings for
United States Senator, to pass resolutions
calling upon Bill King either to explain
his connection with the Pacific Mail bust.
ness or resign his seat in Congress. How
these resolutions reached the Minnesota
statesman in his Canadian retirement we
know not, but inanifestly he has learned
the fact of their passage, even though no
copy has been served upon him. And
so, from those frozen wilds where the pa.
tient statesman waits the coming of
spring to thaw out his evidence, he sends
back greeting to the Legislature.
1t is the voice of mems c0nscid recti.
He resents the uncalled for interference
Of the Legislature with his private affairs,
and goes to the pitch Of saying that the
resolutions Of that body are ''lying dec
larations.' As to this Large sum Of
money" which he had ''about the time of
The passage Of the Pacific Mail subsidy
he says with great distinctness he does
not propose to disclose to the world what
he did with it except in his own good
time, and not until evidence which he is
unable to reach can be secured, which
will bring him the fullest and most COM
pletc vindication. And that is what he
is looking f0r-evidence which he is un-
able to reach. Doubtless frozen up. This
has been. as is we'll known, and as the
Minnesota Legislature must admit, one Of
the severest winters on record. We have,
it must be remembered, even in this eli
mate from four to five feet of frost in the
ground, and the progress Of civilization
has been arrested for several
weeks by the frequent and
pervading Plumber. In such a case why
should the Minnesota Legislature get up.
in the language of the carnal-minded,
ION its car" and importune Bill King
with impertinent questions and offensive
requests No wonder that Bill King,
sitting up there in Canada on a snow.
bank, calmly waiting for his evidence to
thaw out, like chrome cherub on a
cloud, should be indignant at such UNI
called-for interference with his private
affairs. He tells them distinctly that he
will not crafty their curiosity about the
money till he gets ready. and he does not
propose t. accept the other alternative
Of resigning his scat IN the next Congress.
He is waiting, he says. until "the exact
facts in the case can be presented to the
public
And who shall blame him for waiting
right there in Canada until the exact
facts get thawed out. Every body knows
that this has been one Of the worst sea.
sons ever known for exact facts. This
Congress has had the hardest possible
luck trying to find exact facts. At one
time it looked as though they had struck
q perfect bonanza Of them in this Pacific
Mail investigation, but it ran into the
doorkcepers and q member Of Congress
who couldn't remember, and "pesere6
out" There weren't any exact facts
to be had. The committee came 20
New York after some. and were dis.
appointed. They searched Washington
with lighted candle, and the Sergeant.
alarms secured the country with sub
penas. They locked up people for con.
tempt who were supposed to have exact
facts in them. They fairly dragged the
canals for them, but all in vain. In their
last desperate and frenzied endeavor they
undertook to get them out of Rufus
Hatch. Exact facts out Of Rufus Hatch
OF course there was no end. Desperation
could go no further. But now it seems
that when Bill King left the Committee
so abruptly in the midst of the
inquiry. like \ man to whom it
suddenly occurs that he has
forgotten something, he went immediate
~ to Canada and began to watch the Their.
mometer and wait for the exact facts to
thaw out. And there he waits. He hurls
back with indignant scorn the resolution
of the Minnesota Legislature requesting
him to say something or resign; he resists
the Establishments OF deputy Sergeant
alarms he declines With thanks the i'm