Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-05
c. ii. MacCarthy admits His Bargain
,cit7t SanboTn and Belches Billingsgdte In

G. ii. MacCarthy admits His Bargain
,cith Sanbo1m and BelcEes BiIingsgate In
Explanation.
To the Editor of The Globe.
You pay your respects to me this morning
in manner and style not at all unbecoming
the character and object of your journal Your
abuse of myself personally, for exercising the
right to choose my political course in yester-
days contest, should certainly expect, and as
1 an not n any manner obliged to render an
account of my acts to you l shall claim the
right to treat your abuse with the contempt
it deserves. 1t is as well for you and the pub
lie to understand, however, that what
ever cause for complaint there may
be, I, and l only, am responsible.
You, however, make very unjust and wholly
groI1dless charge against the Land league.
You speak of the league as most worthy
charitable organization, yet in order to iDjure
it you denounce the man who happens to be
it's president, as political traitor. Rather an
ambiguous term, when used by the editor of
the GLOBE. The friends of the league will ap-
preciate your praise at this time when a year
ago you denounced it unsparingly. At that
time I was at the head of the organization
when it was weak and unpopular. If 1
continued my connection with it ever since it
does not follow that 1 have lost my in
dividual rights as a citizen, and that
because choose to labor for worthy organ
ization my Individual action must be ham,
pered. 1 defy you or any m.- to offer
one single particle OF evidence that used the
league or my position in it in any way to for
ward my political opinions or acts. You
charge me with having entered into bar
gain with Gen. Sanborn to transfer to him
the votes of the Lands league in return for
position under him if elected city attorney.
denounce this statement as an unmitigated
ton of those guilty of like business. In my
political conversation with Gen. Saaborn the
Land league was never mentioned
nor directly or indirectly limited
at, and never gave any assurances" to him
or any o.her man that would, even # ! could,
transfer to the Republican party the votes Of
the Land league, and this lam prepared to SUD-
stantiate under OATH.
The Land league IS composed of men of all
parties and creeds, and many of its staunch,
prominent members a-e the warmest personal
friends of Mr.. W. P. Murray. Some of them
are city officials and worked faithfully for Mr..
Murrry's election, yet it would be grossly I'M
Just to say they used their influence or posi-
tions in the league to that end. can say it
without fear of contradiction that not one of
them, not one single Land Lacquer, can truth
July bNJ CNVl CitASA uhOSG-
" or indirectly used my official position
in the league to forward my political views o.
aims. If your charge has any foundation II
fact then deserve to be unceremoniously re-
moved from the position occupy in the
league and membership in the ranks. I gave
my services to the league when it needed them.
It is now strong enough to do without them,
and I am ready at any moment to be relieved
from the burthens of Office in the organize
ton, but will not step down at the beck Of
it's avowed enemy, the GLOBE. In justice to
the league, however, your charge must be
withdrawn or substantiated to it's satisfaction.
The league meets next Saturday evening, and if
you do not sooner withdraw the gross Charges
you have made, shall demand the fullest
inquiry, and if even the smallest minority of
the league believe your charges to be true then
the biggest pile of obloquy you can produce.
You have made my individual asts as citizen
cause of reproach against the land league,
and the league owes It to itself to repudiatc
you or me. You have made these charges to
injure either myself or the league, and while I
am perfectly willing to take all the response
bility attaching to my course in the recent city
elections ,t,lr will not allow st,n you t Or
league, (which you admit to be praise
worthy charitable organization. You ere not
member of the league, and have no right to
speak for it. 1t came into existence in spite
Of your opposition, and it will not be snuffed
at your bidding. You have slandered me and
it, and if you are possessed of spark of
honor you will make amends where due.
don't ask you to remove one iota of response
bility that Justly rests on me as an individual
in supporting Gen. Sanborn. And if my per-
scnal friends believed they would be doing me
and the city service by aiding his election, it
don't belong to You to question their right of
action any more than mine. Now sir, there are
but two courses for you to pursue: Withdraw
your charges and publicly acknowledge that
the land league had nothing whatever to do
with my course IN the recent city election, or
be prepared next Saturday evening to prove
your charges to the satisfaction of the league.
The public wants no further discussion, 80: