Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-23

his administration from 1871 TO 1874. Mr..
Trowbridge showed that it was only $l6,
10000, and Page had TO eat that lie. And
Trowbridge moreover shows, that sluce
there was ST. 600 more, which was law
fully expended by the commissioners
from 1874 to 1873, than by the board OF
1871 to 1874, (namcly, $500 in salaries
increased by the State, and $500 by
building bridgesO this excess of $1,000
was not only over balanced, but there was
a credit of$1 900 due the anti.P age boards,
which amount they had spent less than
the Page board.
He stopped lying about these matters
and then stated that he was opposed to
building a courthouse; that the commits
sioners ought not to have levied tax
for that purpose. Some one has now ex-
ploded that lie by showing that two years
ago he instructed the the grand jury to
examine the courthouse and report
whether it was safe or not; that he re.
peatedly told the commissioners the
court house was unsafe, and that they
must provide one. He has stopped about
that because his friends here worked and
voted TO bond the county to build court
house, and they don't like it.
He starts in fresh, and tells The people
that there are just sic conspirators III
Austin,' who oppose him, 1t is shown
that two years ago, senator was elected
BY 800 majority on the issue of impeach
ment. That after he barely escaped con-
vic,ion, 1900 voters petitioned HIM 10
resign. He should stop telling that lie.
He next commenced to tell, that the
men who oppose him are trying to steal,
that he is preventing them, and therefore
they made all this fuss. On investiga.
ton it is f0nnd that the twelve or fifteen
unlawful and arbitrary arrests have been
made, not because of public "stealing's''
or "robberies," but because Page imag-
ined that his victims had libeled him or
said or written something opposing him.
OF course, any one can see, that that lie
is too thin, so to make the lie more plaus.
ible, he says, that lie is preventing these
corrupt men from squandering the public
funds. On examining the records, we
find that Page has cost the taxpayers Of
the equity $4,000 or $4,000 to carry on
his little petty libel suits, &C., just to
crafty his malice toward some enemy of
bis. OF course the most verdapt tax:
payer can see that Page is the one who
has caused high taxes-that he is the one
who has squandcred the public money
Page will probably stop lying about that,
but will let Hotchkiss keep right on
Perhaps Page will call in Rigelow,
But the most ridiculous lie that Page
has told, OF started, is that he is a chris
tian-a member Of the Congregational
church of Austin. 1t so, we would ad
wise the church to do by Page as they did
by Hotchkiss-expell him for lying
That lie is simpler than the one he told
about the public examiner. Sherman
Page christian! A man who commit.
ted purjury to obtain judgment against
and officer who fined him. A man who
has been repeatedly denounced to hi.
face as liar; who time and again ha.
been proven such; who has been pub
lished AZ such throughout the State, b,
the press. A man who desecratcs The
Sabbath; who never attends divine ser
vice; who rldicules christianity; who
don't subscribe cent for religious wor
| ship; who calls the ministers Of Austin
"brainless men," who spends his Sunday
in caucus, planning how he can best
persecute his enemies Surely Page is 6
christian, but of the same style old Shy
lock had in mind when he said, "If =.
Jew wrong christian what should hi!
suferance be by christian example
Why, revenge."
There are but few-a very few, Of thu
lies with which our stumping Judge
would win his way to Office.