Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
THE ROYALTY RAID.
Il Companion Piece acitb Washbur,r.
saciDdlin1 Brass Kettle Ring.

Il Companion Piece qcith Washbus,,,s
| swi,sdli,a0 Brass Kettle Ring.
Bill King and the Minneapolis Tribune
! say that those persons who tried to protect
the people from the drive we'll patent swim
oilers, who are robbing the people, are not
| friends of the working man; but that their
true friends are those who, like the Tribune
and himself, have justified the robbery and
given aid and comfort to the robbers.
1t is we'll known fact that the Minneap-
oils Tribune has championed the cause of
the swindlers ever since they came to
this city, and it is believed that if the
Tribune had done and said one-half
as much for the people and for their protec-
ton and for their rights as it has done to aid
the robbers who are extorting from ten to
fifty dollars from the poor working men of
this county, the case which has been decided
in the circuit court of the United States
would have been taken to the supreme court
and the decision reversed. Every promil ent
lawyer who has examined the evidence land
SEINE of the best have done SOY give it as
their opinion that the decision Of
Judge Nelson is not in accordance
with the law and the testimony,
and still the Tribune aud p. p. are
full of apologies for the swindlers, but not
one word for the people OF those who have
tried to defend them.
Now we ask the people of this district if
public newspapers who will justify and de-
fend persons who will cheat, rob and defraud
them are safe leaders? II you SOW to the
wind you must expect to reap of the whirl-
wind; If you are SO bound hand and foot to
party as to be blind to your interest you
must suffer the consequence.
Whenever the people have held meetings
to consult as to the best method to resist
this imposition the Tribune has sent its re-
porter to watch the proceedings and write up
a burlesque report of what was said and
done. Instead of saying enc word in de-
Tense of the peoples rights, it has published
column after column from New York cor
respondent in justification of the effort to
collect royalty; and even now, when the last
dollar is taken from many poor man, the
Tribune looks complacently on and advises
the people to walk up and pay the unjust
demand; and vote for W. D. Washburn and
the swindling brass kettle wheat ring.
Fifty thousand dollars will be collected
from the people of Hennepin county, and
just as soon as they are through wth this
county their agents will be sent all through
the rural districts and $40 will be demanded
from every one who has drive well, and if
the money is not paid at once, the claim is
put into the hands of st, Paul attorneys,
when 1865 more is added.
just how much of this is paid to the PIP.
of st. Paul, and the Tribune of Minneapolis,
we cannot say, but fair presumption is,
that portion goes to them as hush money
and as a fund to help elect w. D. w. to
Congress.
The drive well ring and the wheat ring may
have fellow feeling.
They know right well that if Mr.. Donnelly
is elected to Congress ringsters will get a
setback that will take them years to regain.
Place Wheelock, KIM, Driscol and Blakely
at the head of the leading newspapers again,
as they were few years ago, with Washburn
in Congress, and you will see credit mobilers,
Pacific mail, whisky swindles, and such like
flourish in Minnesota to an extent that will
set Dick Turpin in the shade
The county book swindle, the Miss Sweet
expose. and a winter in Canada will be no
where.
The whole cavalcade will pay 60
cents on dollar of the debts
and al take trip to Europe,
but you will have the consolation of having
one of the royal family with the M. @. on
his broadcast part as your member of Con-
gress.
The voters of the Third district ought to
feel proud for having the opportunity to
vote for member of such a family, even
though he is the titman. AS further rea-
son why you should vote for Washburn you
must recollect that he has been waiting,
working and begging for the place for near
ly twenty years, and he cannot afford to
wait much longer. If his case had not been
desperate one he would not have crowded
Doc Stewart off the track. All these things
must be taken into consideration Just
think of this great and good man if he
should swell up and burst just for the want
of your votes. His blood would be upon
your heads. The consequences are terrible.