Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-09

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| election precincts, are relied upon to save the
| candidate of Minneapolis and the ring.
Loren Fletcher, went up the line of the St.
Paul & Pacific road in the pay car and ar
ranged for the establishment of fraudulent
election precincts in Kittson County. Pc
titions to the Governor were gotten up
where there is no population
whatever, asking the establish
ment of election precincts. But, as already
stated, the contest on this point will be gov
erned by the final decision of the rascals who
are playing the desperate game.
Upon the second point there is no need of
further delay. The campaign from it's in
ing corruption and wholesale bribery which
ever disgraced the State. There is law on
the United States statute book which forbids
bribery in an election for Congress. Upon
page 1,074 of the revised United States stat
utes will be found the following:
Section 55l1. II at any election for Repre-
sentative or Delegate IN Congress, any pers on
knowingly personates and votes, or attem pts to
vote. IN the name of any other person, whe her
living, dead, or fictitious; or votes more than
once at the sane election for any candidate for
the same Office; Or votes at any place where he
may not be lawfully entitled to vote; or votes
without q lawful right to vote: or does an un-
lawful act to secure an opportunity to vote for
himself, or any other person; or by force,
threat, intimidation, bribery, or reward, or
voter Of any state, or of ary territory, from
freely exercising the right of suffrage, or by
any such means induces any voter to- refuse to
exercise such right, or compels or induces,
by any such means, any officer of an
election in any such state or territory
70 receive &c vote from person not legally
qualified or entitled to vote; or interferes in
any manner with any officer of such election in
the discharge of his duties: or by any such
means, or other unlawful means induces any
officer of election or officer whose duty it is to
ascertain, announce Or declare the result of anv
such election, or gives or makes any certificate,
document or evidence in relation thereto, to
violate or refuse to comply with his duty or
any law regulating the same; or knowingly re-
celves the vote of any person not entitled to
Vote or aids, counsels, procures or advises any
such voter, person or officer to do any act here
omission of which is hereby made a crime, or
attempts to do so, he shall be punished by a
line OF not more than $780, or by imprisonment
not more than three years, or by both, and
shall pay the costs of the prosecution
1t has passed into history in the Third
Minnesota district that no poor man can 90
to Congress from that portion of the COM
monwealth. In 1878 Bill King entered the
market in the most shameless manner and
bought the nomination away from General
Averill. Money was lavished throughout
the district and the grossest of frauds per-
petrated. During the entire canvass money
flowed with the utmost recklessness, and
good judges estimate that his nomination
and election cost Bill King from fifty to
seventy-fve thousand dollars. Following this
example Mr.. Washburn, in the most shame
less manner purchased the nomination away
from DR.. Stewart and sought to mr.
chase the election at the ballot tox.
Both he in person, and his agents
swarmed through the district, leaving a cor
rupt and Shiny trail wherever they went
Democrats were changedin the twinkling of
an eye from Donnelly to Washburn. Repub-
Ecans who were lukewarm were stimulated
into activity by greenback arguments, and a
campaign of corruption most Infamous was
fully established.
The facts are beyond question and Mr.
Donnelly owes it to the people who have en-
dorsed him to prevent the thwarting of the
popular will by the use of money. The stat
ute quoted gives ample ground for an
Investigation, which, if the facts
are properly developed, will drive
Washburn into disgrace and
exile. This is not a party controversy. It
is struggle for popular sovereignty and
the purity of the ballot-box. All good citi-
zens, whether Republicans or Democrats. are
interested in the exposure and punishment
of such corruption. No Republican can Sc
ouAo q oS"D III OouSIeSS 1IOm GQlS district
until he has first obtained great wealth
(either honestly or dishonesty and proceeds
to buy his way through. All competition
for honorable distinction is at an end, and it
becomes disgraceful struggle to determine
yho can win through corrupt and despicable
means?
1t is notorious that Washburn has ex-
pended q handsome fortune in this canvass.
Those in position to know place the amount
he has expended at between thirty and forty
Thousand dollars. If he was the choice of
the people, if he was not corruptly thrust
upon an unwilling constituency, does not
every one understand that no such corrup-
ton fund would be necessary.
Mr.. Washburn has repeated this game
once too often, and the time has arrived to
call halt. That can be accomplished by
contesting his right to seat obtained in this
infamous manner, and that contest must
and az will be inaugurated, It is not in Mr..