Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-08

next year there was due lis for printing for
the current campaign $500, but as that
was the year in which the Republicans
were defeated by the Mollisonitcs, the
candidates thought they had paid dearly
enough for the whistle without paying the
printer and our bill was wholly ignored
There was due US 1T this time $1,000 for
which the committees had been furn-
ish.d itemized bills, in making which
we had in each case assessed ourself vol.
UNFAIRLY ten per cent. Of the gross amount,
because We had held the office Of County !
Superintendent Of Schools 1t a salary of
$500. It should be understood that We
had earned this money not rs an editor,
advocating the election of certain men,
but as job printer filing tho orders Of
the campaign committee. We had paid
it out to our workmcn and to the men Of
whom We bought material, and although !
We asked for the money so frequently and
had frequent promises Of payment, We
never got it until it was paid 10 lis by
Alcigs, and now We will tell how he hap
pencd 20 pay it.
Early in the summer, nearly three years
ago, Meigs came to rs and said he wanted
to be rc.appointcl postmaster, and that he
did not know whether TO work for Dun
nell Or some one elsc.-that he feared the
"salary grab was more than Dunnell
could carry. He said he would not TN
dertakc to do anything in this county if
we were going TO oppose Mr. Dunncl!-|
that Page and his crowd would fight and
he did not know what to do. We replied
saying, that III our judgment, some other
man cugl,>to he nominated, but no one
else would be, rs the only active men in
the district were allied u Mr.. Dunnell.
After listening to pitiful story from
Mcigs, we told him that il he would keep
his hands off from Us, in any contest that
might arise we would consent to his being
postmaster, and would lay no obstacles
in the way Of his success. From that
time on to the close Of the campaign he
| counselcu with us almost daily about the
management Of the work, and during the
whole time he was conspiring with our
enemies and taking part in 'leir plans for
the destruction of our business. To gain
an idea Of Meigs treachery it is necessary
for us to make but u single illustration.
Ono night liz followed US homo and OBJ
trudcd himself upon the privacy Of the
family circle anu the privileges of CON-
pany Of guests, for the sole purpose of
exciting us TO additional efforts in his be-
halt. From our house on that night he
went directly to room in the court house
in which private caucus of our enel1ies
was assembled at the bidding Of s. Page,
and within less than half hour lie voted
in favor of a resolution, Ivy the terms OF
which a committee was to be appointed to
canvass the city and the county against the
business Of the TRANSCRIPT, with the pur-
pose Of compelling its suspension for lack
Of support. If that act under the circum.
stances don't write the man a traitor, then
we are ignorant of the character of treason:
lie played his double part all through
the campaign. and on the day after the
election, III which We had won great
victory, he had the audacity to ask US for
Il letter requesting that he be rc-appoin,ed
postmaster We told him that We wanted
TO talk with him, after which VIC could
better determine whether We desired him
to continue in the post Office or not. He
said he would call soon and talk matters
over. We waited for him three weeks
hut he did not come.
After the nomination we laborcd very
earnestly for Mr.. Dunnell's success at The
polls. not because We cared to promote his
individual interests but because we desired
the success Of the party. 1t has long been
well known 10 the public that the affili.
alton Of oursclf with Mr. Dunnell has been
solely Of partisan character, ana nobody
should he deceived ut the present time by
the supposi'ion that our recent appoint
mc"t has any other than a political sig
niticancc. It shows Mr.. Dunnelrs opin.
ion Of the situation in Mower County
nothing less, and nothing more.
Having been MS We thought somewhat
influential in restoring the party TO con-
troll N this county and thereby of con-
tr'bu':ny to Mr. Dunncll's success, we felt
that We had some rights which should I've
recognized, accordingly wc stated to Mr..
Dunnell the facts about the party's indebt.
edness to us as we have detailed them
here, md also If Meig,' treacl,cry, rs we
have given them. We claimed TINT the
victory here was due to the efforts of our
triends-that Mcigs unaite'l by US would
have been wholly powcrless-.''at those
who wanted to have him re appointed
we're our and Mr.. Dunnell's enemies. that
while Mcigs had pretended n friendship
Cor US lie had been guilty Of the rankes,
treason, and that rs penalty therefor, VIC
demanded that he should be held RESPONSE.
bic for payment to Us Of $70.50-.he
amount Of our claim against tho committee.
Not that as an individual he owed it to us,
hut that as a member Of the gang Of
officeholders for whose benefit the bill vas
accumulated, aud in whose interest il was
sought to have him re-appointed, and be.
cause Of his treason to Us while we were
laboring for him we demanded Of Mr..
Dunnell that Meigs should pay US the
sum due from the committees a. a condi
ton precedent to his re-appointment Mr..
Dunnell replying, said, if the facts were as
stated by Us that the money should be
paid; and after satisfying himself Of the
ressonableness ot our demand he accedcd
!" 1t. and under his direction Meigs came
to our Office. paid the $70.50 and took Z
receipt Tor the amount