Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-01

Una Gotta fuyante sempre .fuJante.
"Once knave always knave."
1t is a notorious fact that Bill Washburn
secured his Congressional nomination by
bribery and corruption. This is almost
unanimously conceded by Republicans and
those who are now SO Mortified at the charge
of bribery during the canvass, have been
free to accuse him of scoundrelism
in stealing the nomination away from DR..
Stewart. 1t seems strange that when man
is acknowledged to be SO corrupt in gaining
the nomination, he should suddenly become
pure in seeking the election.
Dr. Stewart had held the position but one
term and was candidate for re- election.
Nothing but Washburn scoundrelism could
defeat him, as his claim for a second term
endorsement was almost invincble. When
Washb1rn cOrruptly secured the calling of
an early convention and gave his own county
twenty-four delegates and DR.. Stewards
county but twelve, ex Gov. Marshall, former
Republican Governor of Minnesota and now
State Railroad Commiss Toner, thus de-
nounced it:
''Tbe game of politics, at least, is not the
most pure and ele0ated but it will hardly do to
let it SINK TO THE LEVEL OF BUNKO
AID THREE CARD MONTE DEALING.
l feel Justly indignant and outraged by tn,
effort 10 make me party to HIS FRAUD by
the reiterated and CUMULATIVE FALSE
HOOD, which seeks to make the committee as
q whole responsible for the chicanery of one"
Mr.. Washburn being member Of the
scoundreIly pine land ring, large number
of whom were being prosecuted for stealing
pine from government land, they were anx-
ious to have oue of their own rascally num-
Der in official position. The Pioneer Press,
the leading Republican organ of the State, in
its issue of July 3, 1873, thus described the
corrupt practices attending the nomination:
Pioneer Press, July 3, 1881
ssWe know that SOME VERY DISHONEST
MEN HAVE BEEN MANAGING MIR. WASH
BURNS CANVASS, and We know they have
immense PECUNIARY INTERESTS at stake in
his election-interests SO great that they could
well afford to SPEND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOL
LARS to have CONGRESSMAN IN WASHING
TON WHOM THEY COULD RELY ON TO
PROTECT THEM FROM EXPOSURE and
from the apprehended necessity of being called
upon to ANSWER FOR THE FRAUDS they have
committed and by which they have profted
We know that some of these men have been
the MOST ACTIVE AGENTS and FRIENDS of Mr..
Washburn in the canvass which has been going
on for the past six seven months In his in
terest. They have been his ARDENT FRIENDS
FOR YEARS"
We could fill the GLOBE with similar e1
tracts from this Republican organ, but only
add one more relative to the corruption of
Washburn and his gang at Duluth. Here ia
an editorial from the Pioneer Press of July
2, 1873:
We should be very glad to believe the reprs-
sensations which we copy elsewhere from the
Duluth Tribune that the primary meetings at
that place for the election of delegates to the
county convention were carried for Washburn
by the spontaneous preference of the Republi
cans of Duluth for Washburn. But at
present advised, We are obliged to diStiUSt the
accuracy Of these representations, which are con-
tradicted by the PRIVATE ASSURANCES OF REPUT-
ABLE CITIZENS OF DULUTH, who inform that
in the first place, the call was suddenly sprung
on the voters; that all THE SALOONS IN THAT
CITY WERE INTERESTED IN THE WORK OF CARRYING
THE CAUCUsEs, and that the honest Republican
voters of that city were overcome by crowds OF
Democrats who were poured out OF these saloons
IN WASHBURN'S INTEREST. Our in
formant AYERS that the layjsh supplies
cf grdtuitous 1ChiShy and the ''whoop-er-up"
activity of the saloon keepers and OTHER
PARTISANS OF WASHBURN were. with some
other circumstances, satisfactory evidence to
his mind that LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY
were used to bring about the result, and he
also AYERS that the result not Il true and fair
oppression Of the choice Of the Republicans Of
Duluth. He entirely confirms the statement
of correspondent in Sundays Pioneer Press,
also a very respectable citizen of Duluth. Il
is also said that the proprietor of the Duluth
Tribune was recently enabled to pnrchae the
Duluth 1ljlsneSotida with MONEY FURNISH
ED HIM By CERTAIN FRIENDS OF MIR.
WASHBURN. If this fact is true, it neces-
sariy exposes any statements of either of the
Duluth papers TO grave suspicion"
The above is a pretty fair exposition of
the manner in which Duluth was carried, but
the letter referred to in the editorial as from
''resEectable citizen of Duluth" is still
stronger. We quote it as follows, the
heading " Twas money did it, being part
of the article in the Pioneer Press:
Twas Money Did 1t?
To the Editor of the Pioneer Press:
Up to last Monday DR.. Itenart's friends felt
sure of carrying the city and village of Duluth
for the doctor by large majority. The WASH
burne manipulatcrs became alarmed. They
wanted help and change. kilograms were sent
off and help came from St. Paul Id the shape
of one of the jurymen in tho Page impeach-
ment trial. Hon. E. G. l.. THE CHANGE
CAME FROM MINNEAPOLIS in Martin box.
By fabrication, the soreheads (whom Stewart
had been unable to provide for account of
civil service reform), by the potent assistance
of the help and LIBERAL USE OF THE
CHANGE from the Martin box, effected a rev.
olution in Washburn's favor. PERSONS
WHO WE'RE STEWART MEN IN THE MORN
ING WERE WORKING STRONG FOR
WASHBURN IN THE AFTERNOON. l do
not know that there any money used, of
my own knowledge, but to person perched
among the leafy branches of a mon
arch of the forest, IT ASSIMILATES
THAT WAY; and we generally
Judge tree by its fruits. DR.. Stewart has
been slaughtered in the house Of his friends, in
the place which he has always befriended and
done more to aid than any previous member.
Why was he thrown over, against all former
usage of the party? Echo answers why and
how. Mr.. Washburn may be good man, and
l have doubt some of our good citizens sup
ported him corscientlously, but have firm
conviction that the GREAT FORCE that produced
the revolusion COME OUT OF THE MARTIN BOX,
and if it was with the knowledge and consent
of Mr.. ". it certainly is not very strong in