Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-29
HONEST JOHN UNFROCKED
EHE MASK TOHNsOFF FRON q O0R-
RUPT POLITICIAN.
Buying the Third Term While Protesting
not to Want IL Pillsbury Must FALL with
Gilman-The Trade with Edgerton and
Baker-Both Sold Outby the Rsscality Of
Pillsbury.
lRed Wing Republicsn-Ge Gen. Jennison.

convention az political trickster, the con-
vention were also aware that John s. Pills
bury had bought his third term nomination
by barter with Baker on top of q previous
trade with Edgerton for the same thing. Mr..
Pillsbury's friends mightias well understand
that the third term greediness has dispelled
all illusions about ssHonest John" There
may be such rare and exceptional men whom
the public must needs employ in its ser
vice, year after year, term after term, against
their constant wish and pleasure. Mr.. Pills
bury is not . rare nor exceptional man in
any respect, and he has not been employed
in public Office against his will, however
much it has always pleased him to seem 90.
There was no call for his services q third
term. He sought the Office, while profess
ing not to want it. He sought the third
term with an I-am-holi er- than thou Phari-
saism which he now carries into the later
campaign, and q hypocritical affectation Of
purity that ended by buying the place he
said he didn't want. tcu
The makers and instigators Of that pur-
chase, the abettors of the absurd candidacy
which could only be effected by that pur-
chase, may roll up their eyes in pretended
horror at Gilman's political trickery, but
it will not serve. It is only more Pharisaism,
more hypocrisy. .Honest John" ia un-
frocked. He must stand for what he is, an
ambitious politician, who plays the tricks of
the trade under the garb of honesty. He
may be thankful if people do not, from the
proof of his political insinoerity, derive q
suspicion that shall broaden against him be-.
yond the time andrange of the scramble for
Office. And it will help Mr.. Fi.lsbury to re-
tain such good opinion as is now held Of
him, if he and his-afriends Damphool will
henceforth permit other candidates to pass
for no less worthy than they are.
We have no personal feeling for or against
Pillsbury, for or against Gilman. But "put
up or shut up'' is the rule of fair play. Offer
your speoifioations OF cease your general
charges. Demolish any candidate who ID
vulnerable, but if there be second oandi-
date on the ticket in the same condition he
must go too. Convict Gilman of whatever
he may be guilty Of, but let it be something
of which the prosecutor is not also. guilty, OF
he must stand in with the other for his pur-
ishment. So far, the charges against Gil
man are confined to the Pioneer Press and
| one or two faint echoes and the Lake CITY
Leader.
Since the above was in type the P;oreo,
Press deliberately denies that Baker or Edper.
ton "sold out, as is said in politics, to Pills.
bury, as we and others have charged. We
are personally oognizant Of the facts show.
ing such an understanding and arrange.
ment to have existed, which is called 4
s'trade' or "sale, " between Hyperion and
Pillsbury by themselves or their friends, and
afterwards between Baker and Pillsbury
Edgerton's trade was agreed on before the
convention met, to be carried out or not ac.
oording to developments there. Bakers was
made the night before tho convention assem-.
bled.