Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-07


Oils, duly signed by one of her citizens,
which read as follows:
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5th., 10 A. NJ.
Bands are parading with banners inscribed,
minneapolis against st. Paul. 'Washburn
the friend of Minneapolis Also this, 'Beat
St. Paul by voting for Washburn.'
Having no reason to suppose that there
was anything untrue in the telegram, and it
being in keeping with the published utter
ances of the Minneapolis Tribune and the
p. p, the GLOBE issued the telegram in
circular form and distributed it about the
city
Later in the day we received two kilograms
from Minneapolis from different parties, one
reading as follows:
Wagons containing bands of music and
with banners posted on the sides, printed as
follows Minneapolis forever; vote for Wash
burn and Minneapolis are parading the
Streets
The second telegram was similar to the
above, and read as follows:
Band wagon just passing with banner, 'sMin-
neapols forever, vote for Washburn." Charley
Johnson, Doc Keith, Manner Hale, and all
leading Republicans insist that it is Mime
apols fight. Judge Atwater, Col. Bradley, J.
K Sidle, II. G.. Side, and other leading Demo-
Gratis sing the same tune.
These kilograms were in response to an
inquiry as to what was going on in that line
in Minneapolis, and practically confirmed
the first dispatch received.
The publication of the first telegram given
above seems to have worried the Washburn
gang, and from the bidding "little lying
Dispatch down to Bill King they set up
howl of rage and pain. Mayor Rand, who
does not attend to his official duties suffi-
GENTLY to know that he was required by law
to issue an election proclamation, finds time
to proclaim on this question as follows:
I have seen the placard circulated in St. Paul
yesterday. No such banners or inscriptions
were paraded on our streets No handbils nor
po5ters of any description, enbodying such
sentiments, were circulated during the day.
The report was deliberate lie.
A. G. RAND, Mayor.
There seems to be something little pc
culiar about all of these denials. Bill King,
for instance, acknowledges that one objec-
tionable banner was destroyed by Mr.. Wash
burn swith his own hands, while the Min
neapolis Tribune says:
The simple truth is that not a placard--not
poster--not circular-was issued in Mime
apolis yesterday to catch votes by an appeal
to local prejudices, local interests, or local
pride.
If there were no banners or placards it is
not easy to see how Washburn could destroy
one with his own hands, Notwithstand-
ing the jealous denials, there is abundant
evidence to show that the appeals to local
pride aCere used. It IS charitable to suppose
that Mayor Rand has rushed into print with
out knowing any more on The subject than
he does about the election law which requires
him to issue proclamation. Because he
happens to be Mayor of the city, it
does not follow that he knows,
personally, every act of his constituents, and
it is quite possible that great many OBJ
jectionable banners might be devised, and
destroyed by Mr.. Washburn s'with his own
hands, OF by somebody else's hands, and
the mayor know nothing about it, The
Pioneer Press, i'll the st. Paul department.,
noticed the first telegram quoted above, and
said editorially.
1t was in vain that leading Republicans de-
nounced it as roorback and fraud. Unfortu-
nately there were several reputable witnesses
to the authenticity of the statement.
This was written before Bill King was
heard FROM but when orders came from Bill,
later in the evening, requiring the whole
thing to be denied, the st. Paul subordinate
added
Since the above was in type we learn that the
whole thing was rascally fabrication.
How there could be ''reputable Witness to
the ';authenticity of statement which was
ga rascally fabrication would puzzle any one
other than straddle-bug newspaper which
daily faces in opposite directions in the
same issue.
There are, however, reputable witnesses to
prove the falsity of the after election de-
malls. A citizen of Minneapolis called at
the GLoEE Office, in st. Paul, about P. NJ.
on Tuesday, for the express purpose of re-
porting this appeal to local prejudice, and
on being shown the telegram which is now
denied, said, "That is it. dil. not know
you had it, At least two citizens of st.
Paul saw The banners IN question, and they
returned home to cast their bal
OTIS in such manner as to re-
sent the insult. The P. p. simply
stated the truth in declaring that reputable
citizens substantiated the report, and the
disclaimer which Bill King crammed down
its throat does not alter the fact
No desire for political success or other
motive would induce the GLOBE to give cur
rency to such a telegram as that issued on
Tuesday, if we did not fully believe it to be
usual way, duly signed by a citizen
Of Minneapolis. The original copy,
as well as the copy of those subsequently
received, has been preserved, and we hold
them as evidence of the good faith in which
We we're acting. No mere temporary polit1-
cal advantage would warrant any newspaper
in giving currency to such a report, knowing
it to be false, and while the GLOBE is liable,
The same as any journal, to be imposed
upon, we are forced to believe that this
vas not such an instance. If it was
IN imposition no one would more cordially
lenounce it than the GLOBE. The explana-
ion of the matter doubtless is that some in |
discreet person or persons, imbued by such |
mad local zeal as animates Dave Blakely, Bill
King and their class, procured the banners,
md upon shrewder heads ascertaining it
hey were destroyed, and the others, given in
he later kilograms quoted above, substituted.
It will be seen that neither Mayor Rand
" the papers deny the second teleprams.