Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-08
This is the story in detail of our levying

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'5,ackmail upon Mr.. Dunnell" and it can |
not be disputed truthfully. Every line
printed, and every word spoken, giving to
The transaction any other coloring, Or
tending to convince the public that it was
in any sense or in any degree otherwise
than ~ We have stated it, was
printed and spoken for
the pu. pose Of deceiving the people
and If injuring oursclf. No man knows
the facts in this case more fully than Meigs
docs, and he knew them from tho begin.
ing, but he was told that lie must character
izc our compulsory method Of Obtaining
what was our just due, :s a"blackmailing
operation" and he started the story, and
paid Hotchkiss one hundred anil fifty dol.
lars to come over here and publish 1t, and
$. Page confident,ally endorsed the state
mcnt-just to give it character, and the
moral scavengers that load their carts from
his sewer engaged in the work Of scatter.
ing tue filth broadcast over the land
This lying and utilization is part of u
scheme by which the Pageitcs have sought
to regain their waning political fortunes.
Page has been dcspot and he has had a
horde 1T minions in his power, Of whom
Meiss is one. Because We could not he
controlled against our convictions, and
against the interests Of the people, an at
tempt was made to get rid Of US, the first
public demonstration Of which, occurred
in temperance meeting, nearly three
years ago. The plan did not succeed
i we'll, nor have subsequent efforts in the
same direction been successful. Page la:
been sl,orn Of his power, and Nlciss is ou
of the post.ofIice, and HotchkIss is dc
pendent upon Wheeler for the living which
he gets, and it is this state If facts which
gave rise 10 the meanncss Of which thos'
men have all along shown themselves
guilty.
We are tired Of this WNrfurc-thc com
munity is tired Of it, and it should cease
For its existence VIC disclaim all resp0nsi
bility. 1t was not coveted by US, nor dit
We begin it. For a long time we actct
solely on the defensive. Latte:ly it is tru
ours has been an aggressive campaign, al.
some battles have been won, and SOM
forts taken with munitions Of war, but "
have been and arc now ready to treat to
Il cessation vi hus,ilitics, although it nil,
as well be understood that the terms m us
involve nothing dishonorablc or opposc'
in any sense to those great public intc,
est, which it is the mission ofevcry jour-
alist TO promote. We have sought. tim
after time to rciegatc from the contcs
everything Of II personal nature, and
wage the warfare upon the battle field &
principle. This We have not been pei
mittcd to do. Our character and oll
pocket arc the chief points toward whic
our antagonists have directed their a
saults.
i They have never been willing to sui
nit their case against us to the arbir
ment of reason and temperate discussio,
but--foi'cd rs they have been at ever
point-tlri:cn from all their stronghold
thcy take refuge in falschood: Stand,
!, and utilization. 1t is MT our faul
therefore, that the necessity exists for o,
!. showing them to the public rs they al
known to be by those who arc tic SUI
jects of their Vaccinations.