Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-28
The Climax of Impudence.

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II seems to be the expressed opinion on
all hands that tor mendacious, unblush.
ing effrontery Mr. w. II. BARNUM, Chair.
man of the National Democratic Com
mitee, ia his late wall over the Demo.
cratic overthrow in Ohio and Indiana,
can take the first prize. "Wi'h the com.
bined capital Of the Republican party"
this brazen,faGed demsgogue says, " aided
by repeated assessments upon an army OF
OF coholdera, with the power of the
Federal Government represented by
United States Marshals at the polls, with
intimidation, frsnd, aGd resort TO every
corrupt appliance known to Republi.
can methods conc entrated in two States,
our aIversaries have succeeded in pro.
curing the probsple return Of their local
candidates."
Dir. BARNUM was appointed Chairman
Of the National Democratic Committee
because It was known that he would not
stand upon lrifes in using money to secure
the success OF his party. He does not en-
joy the reputation of being close organ.
izsr or Of possessing personal accom-
pishments and qualifications which
would command the following of his fel.
low men. He is rightly credited with
tact and cunning; with the ability to
raise money for any desired end, and TO
apply it for the accomplishment of OBJ.
jects, however base and corrupt, without
any computations Of conscience. His
idea is that it 10 cheaper to buy men and
their votes with money than to convince
them with argument, and his con
duct of political campaigns has
always been based upon that idea
His celebrated dispatch advising the
purchase Of more mules" has passed
into B proy5rb for any corrupt transaction
and fixed upon him cognomen that will
last HIM life time. His late dispatch to
Philadelphia alderman Is IN the same
vein, and we'll illustrates to what base
purposes this infamous partisan is ready
to descend IN order to carry an election
He says in that dispatch:
have been purchasing steel rails Tha tracks
are all ready FOR laying Come at once with well
seasoned ties. Select none but best material
WILLIAM ii, BARNUM.
Oh n National Democratic Com.
Everybody understands the significance
OF this dispatch. 4 was an invitation 10
send from Philadelphia the very worst
crowd of shoulder hitters and cleo.
ton DULLES which could be
scraped up from the slums OF
that city, to UNANIMOUSLY trample upon
the idea of pure ballot, There is not an
honest word or syllable in the dispatch,
aud 1t was conceived by brain in which
there was not an honest or patriotic
idea The dispatch was dated al Cincln-
natl, place where Mr.. BARNUM was not
called by any honest business transaction,
but where he had taken a central position
to influence the elections, by dishonest
and corrupt Vaccinations. Aud this is
the kind of man which has been selected
by the Democratic party to lead them to
victory In the coming Presidential con-
test. He Is proper representative Of the
methods by which his party has carried
The elections for the past four years ia
most of the Southern States, and of the
methods by which it attempted last win
ter by force ana by false and forged re,
turns, TO steal the State government OF
Maine,
But Mr.. BARNuM's track laying, his
purchase of steel rails, his desire for well
seasoned ties, did not prevail against
the honest votes of the people OF ONO
and Indiana. His corrupt designs were
by the uasleeplng yigi.
lance OF the election authorities in those
two States, and his party has sustained q
Waterloo defeat. In his desperation, he
has the au1scity to charge back upon the
Republican psrty the use OF the corrupt
he himself had contemp ated--
measures FOR the wicked end vicious per.
pelraton of which his party has been
sgsiu aud again convicted, which make
its record black with repeated crime.
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A JUDICIoUs, careful aud well-pOsted
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