Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-30
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
The Thin Denial of Bill Washburn that He
Is Supplying Funds for Knute Nelson.
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
MooRHEAb, June 2S.-Ths Washington
special to the Pioneer Press of to-day, 9th,
supplemented by an editorial from his old time
fugleman Of the same tenor causes a general
laugh. The idea of Washburn who does
not covet the magic letters U. S. S., which
are always SO near and yet SO far from the en-
tire family, is decidedly rich. Especially hol-
low and empty does the denial sound when
We remember that, at least, at two separate
senatorial contests within the last ten years
| has little William" by ways that are dark ,and
tricks that are ivain been busy ntiiguing for
senatorial honors. That this oily politi.
clan has not voluntarily assessed himself in
Nelson's interest there may be some little
morsel of truth in, for our little William
never willingly assessed himself for anything
except for the small moiety which he threw
to his creditors few years ago, about as you
would throw bone to snarllng yellow dog
as the only means on earth to keep him quiet
Then, too, William (the smal) is out Of the
SO handy now to draw from as it was few
years ago for campaign purposes. But
this fact remains that the "pine
land ring" which the virtuous William
does know something about, are just as anXi-
Gus to provide for future steals as they have
been in the past to prosecute them, and have
as much, If not more, funds to accomplish it
with. One thing is absolutely certain. An
obscure country lawyer has not the financial
surplus to prosecute such canvass as is be-
ing carried on in the Fifth district in aid of
the scandinavian candidate, and people have
right to surmise as to the source from which
it springs. Nearly all, of the pine lands in Min
nesota are in the Fifth district, aud should
congressman be elected not en- rapport
with the Minneapolis gang OF
pine land sharks who have DO long been plum
dering the government and enriching them
selves, it might 60 hard with them. 1t is
thus very hard to prevent surmise as to
where the campaign fund being used for the
Scandinavian hero so literally comes from.
Pending the time when the people of this dis
trict shall have had time to believe that little
William has not written any letters or express
ed any preferences for Knute Nelson would
Bill to certain parties not over one hundred
miles distant from here TO be Of
fered for publication. No doubt
he would relieve the recipients from any obli-
cation to regard them as private. All things,
however. have their day, and the time has now
fully come when the people of northern Min
nesota want relief from the rule of the Min
are all wrong they are going to have it. The |
people of the Fifth district are as much capa-
BILE of selecting their own representative as any
other kSdistrict in the country, and |
the time has now about come |
when they will not brook outside interior |
ference. Although Republican district, a
bolt might not be quite so safe as imagined !
by those who are openly threatening it. AS
Mr.. Washburn has, after denying that he had
preference and then coming out for the |
Scandinavian lawyer, declared through his
mOuthpiece that he not only has no senatorial |
ambition, but that in this Fifth district fight |
he is also to be counted out, it is to be sup |
posed that his hand will no longer be traced |
in the figuring now going on. Still no one is |
compelled to believe the absurdity.