River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-10-20

the country are uniting to secure con-
troll of the Republican party rs the
most available instrument with which
TO advance their own selfish schemes,
is one that cannot be successfully con-
troyerted, and that control is gradual
ly being obtained through the assist
ance of such men us Mr.. Haugen. if
| that gentleman S work as lobbyist is
proper criterion upon which to base
an opinion. | beg leave to assure Mr..
Haugen that was quite cool at the
time my former letter was written,
and also that the financial interest
which he ascribes to me is but erea-
ture of his elastic Imagination. Since
he has seen fit to raise the question of
financial interest it may not be ont OF
place for me to suggest that he him.
self has undoubtedly felt a "strong
personal and financial interest IN the
campaign, as he is q candidate for an
Office the salary of which is three
thousand dollars year, besides neces-
I
sary expenses in conducting the same.
Having for some years drawn liher-
al salary for services rendered the
public he takes as naturally to the
question of Financial interest as a
duck does to water, but is not in just.
the position to make invidious distinc-
lions in the matter of public pap
Mr.. Haugen alleges the burden of
my song to have been that the result
of the late Republican State conyen-
ton was brought about by the so-called
Senatorial ring, and then practically
admits its truth by conceding that the
nominee for Governor, upon which
the contest was principally made, IA
yored the election of both Sawyer and
Cameron to the United States Senate;
| he comedies that the candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, who as a men,
Der of the legislature was in posi-
ton to give effective utterance to his
preferences, favored the election of
Cameron: Mr.. Haugen comedies that
Frisby favored Sawyer, and also adj
mits the strong probability that Mr..
Graham did so. The record shows
that Mr. McFetridge favored Gamer
on's election. Whatever may have
been the Senatorial preferences of Mr..
! Spooner his nomination was due chief
| ly to the efforts, prompted by person
al considerations, of one who stands
high up i'll the councils of the regency.
1t appears, then, from Mr.. Haugen's
letter and the records, that of the
eight candidates upon the Republican
! State ticket, sir of them-Rusk, FL
field, McFetridge, Frisby, Graham and
Haugen-favored the election to the
| United States Senate of either Sawyer
or Cameron, or both, and | submit
that this amply sustains my qualified
assertions touching the Senatorial ring
question.
Mr.. Haugen's air of indignation at
being termed lobbyist indicates that
he has been touched in a tender spot.
1t seems to be no secret here that he
was i'll Madison at the opening of the
| legislature lobbying for Sawyer, and
that he was here later in the session
in the interest of the railway company
of which Mr.. Sawyer is an official.
/ question neither his moral nor his
legal right to support the Senatorial
| regency and railroad corporations,
| either as lawyer or private citizen,
| but it is not in the best of taste for
him to poise himself before the people
as a candidate for the office of Rail.
road Commissioner upon his entire
record as an anti-ring or anti-corpora-
ton man. The office of Railroad Com
missioner was created in obedience to
the demands of the people that their
interests should be protected, and it
will be burlesque on the whole bust
ness to elect to that Office any man
| whose record indicates that his SYM
pathies are for any reason in opposi-
ton to the people.
The fact that the ring did not sue
coed in running Milwaukee, which it
tried hard to do, has no material sig
nificanee or bearing upon the result,
as the work of the convention shows
that what it failed to get III Milwaukee
was made up elsewhere. Neither
does it necessarily follow that because
Senators Sawyer and Cameron did not
attend the convention they took no
part in the contest. If Mr.. Sawyer
was Indifferent as to the result, why
was a telegram started to him the
night before the convention request
ing his presence?
/ Notwithstanding the protests of the
ringsters that there is no ring the
| facts as to its existence seem to be
against them, and there are many Re-
| publicans in Wisconsin to-day who en-
terrain the same general idea | have
advanced, whose party fealty has here
tofore been steadfast, that are utterly
disguised with the present situation,
some of whom win refrain from yot-
ing, while others will cast their bal
lots, under protest, in support of the
political dynasty which has a tolera-
bly, firm grip upon the Republican par
| ty in this State.
Respectfully yours,
N. b. KINBAIL.
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/ PRESCOTT PARAGRAPIIs.