Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-09
PAGE JUDGES OTHERS BY HIMSELF!
He COnvfcts Himself of Having Attemp ut
cd to Bride the Press!

Whom the Gods would destroy they
first make mad. Sure, they have a grudgc
against Page. How else can you account
for the rare madness in so old and per-
sistent liar that makes him presume to
deal in lies whose refutation is so easy
that a child would be ashamed Of using
them, and whose disapproval would over
whclm any but a man whose mendacity
is excelled only by his audacity.
Our Judge upon the stump, had no
more sense or reason than TO speak as
follows, in his published speech, which
is q collection Of falsehoods, that has
no equal outside of the covers of pro-
fessed fiction.
He says:
money is being poured out like water by my
opponent and his confederates. The entire
population is attempted to be corrupted by
Editors whose letters l hold in my pocket,
stating to me that was the choice Of the
people, within the last three or four weeks
nane dehoe.ately sold to my oR
R little while ago that their Boosting dec s11
0 their and
ing but the language of money talking
through the mouths of these editors. That
is all it is, and because they cannot blackmai mail
to YOU letter from man who has published
more virulent falsehoods than all the rest put
is not worth notice. Letter from F. G. Stove
ready It was not long after that, that the
Dollar Weekly was transformed into an ardent
supporter and admirer of Farmer. Draw your
own conclusions.
We knew that lie was so big that we
must wait but few days and its refuta.
ton and your confounding would be
Cuu'p1ctr ourc euuuyn, the very next
issue Of the Dollar Weekly contained the
following expose of The attempted crina-
a7ol use Of money on the part-of man
who Should be living embodiment of the
majesty Of the lac. Alas here we see
him, this pure man Page, using his posi-
ton to defeat that Justice whose amhas-
sador he is. Read the letter:
We are informed that as part of his haran-
que at Austin last Saturday night, Judge Page
read and commented upon letter that he re-
celVed from us some time after the announce
ment OF his independent candidacy, making it
the basis of 4 bitter attack upon lis for oppos-
ing him.
The facts are these: Mr. Page sent to us for
publication the letter of Mr.. johnson, of Al
bert Lea asking him to run. and his own let
aa W. hset as an
letters. regarding them as an advertisement,
and supposed that he soregarded them from
the fact that he statedin a note accompanying
the letters that he would see that we were
compensatory at any rate we charged him
upon our books, July 25th, the sum of so.
July s9th J.. we wrote Page in a purely business
Just right and which he was bound to pay, and
DID PAY, for he sent us DRAFT for TWENTY
DOLLARS on the Sd of August, and in the &C
comPanying note held out bid for us to sup
port him, in these words: You will not take
the enclosed as an index of what I expect to
40 Tor you, provided everything goes satisfac-
be very liberal indeed with all papers which
support me unequivocally, and shall not hes
ltate to respond to all calls as soon as become
satisfied OF unqualified aid. The most satisfac-
tory evidence on that point will be what the
editor says through the columns of his paper"
that drag
the public, but as he is attempting to make |
capital for himself out of our letter asking for |
the Paltry sum Justly due US, we deem it but Il
simple act of justice to return the compliment. |
Other portions of his letters are withheld for |
future use should occasion require them.
Now, Page. take the witness stand if you
please, and answer two questions: When you !
sent US that draft did you intendit to pay for |
advertising? If not, then state to the jury |
WueILersOr not you lnte0OeO II as Dr1De, to IN
huence the Dollar Weekly to advocate your !
interest? Now, sir, if you sent the money to !
pay for legitimate advertising, what was there |
wrong in our asking you to send it? And if |
you sent it with the view and for the purpose |
OF cOrrupting the editor of the Dollar Weekly, |
how can you open your lying and slanderous |
lips to charge us with an effort to extort !
money from you for improper purposes? If
that money was not sent by you with the intent |
and purpose of paying a debt, it was sent as
q bribe and 80 intended to be, and under the |
law Of Minnesota you, judge on the bench.
are liable to Indictment and punishable by |
fine and imprisonment for using corrupt |
means to secure your own election.
Now, Sir, to SUMMARIZE: If you sent the |
money to pay just debt, you are dastardly |
william to charge us with trying to get mon
ey from you improperly; and if you sent it
with view to and for the purpose of BUYING
newspaper support, you are a CRIMINAL before
the law and deserve to be sent to the penitenti-
airy. Which horn of the dilemma do you
choose? Oh! most upright and honorable
Judge!
More or better can not be said. Page
stands convicted not only ofattempting to
bride the press, out of attempting by his
lies, to disgrace man whom he could |
not buV He cries strand ," corrnntion -