Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16
SEN. WINDOWS DEFEAT.
WHY THE GENTLEMAN FROM MTN-
NESOTA EZAS NOT RE-
TURNED.
a Glance at His Political Record, at Home
and His DOings in WashingtOn-He Neg
Iects His Friends and is in Turn Neg
lected.
New York Truth. Feb. 12.1

equipoise since the unanticipated defeat
of Senator Window for reelection so bad
ly staggered the half-breeds of that body
These gentlemen had been making their
calculations for the future so that half
breedism might dictate its terms, if not
from the base of Bunker Hill monument,
certainly from the point where the Repub-
lican nominating convention of 1884 shall
be held. To those in the least familiar
with the hopes, aspirations and methods of
half breedism the failure to return Mr..
Window for another senatorial term must
appear in the light of special dispensa-
ton of Providence.
So many different versions are given
respecting the causes and influences which
turned down" Mr.. Window, his friends
claiming that he was treacherously dealt
with, and preferred being beaten to pur-
chasing sufficient votes to elect him, and
his adversaries insisting that the treachery
was all on the Window side, and that the
failure to purchase votes was no fault of
Mr.. Window, his henchmen or his plethor-
ic pocketbook, Truth embraced the oppor-
tunity to corner a wealthy Minnesota man,
just arrived from that wintry region, and
put him on the rack of interview. Upon
being pressed to give his views, he stated
as follows:
SORRY FOR HIM.
II am sorry for Mr.. Window, for, in
some regards, he is, OR rather has been, an
excellent and serviceable representative.
have been his friend and supporter, al
though never politician nor seeker for
Office myself. He is undoubtedly at this
time very unhappy man, for he can now
see where he was at fault, and how easily
he could have been again returned had he
pursued wise and conciliatory course. I
attribute large proportion of his recent
misfortune to the inroads of the presiden-
tial disease with which he was inoculated
at the Chicago convention of 1880. Little
by little he came to believe that he was
the most available and soundest presi-
Dental timber in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party, and hence a good senator was
spoiled by the presidential madness,
which has killed off heretofore many a
better man.
''When Mr.. Window became secretary
of the treasury he was confronted with the
duty of funding the maturing and per
cent. bonds, for which no provision had
been made by congress. Happily, the fl
nancial condition of the country was such
that the holders of these bonds were only
too glad to continue their investments at
per cent interest; hence the loau simply
funded itself, and about $16,OO0,0OO per
annum we're saved in the way of interest.
The loan became popular and so did Sec
rotary Window, because he was its official
adjunct. Here he made the fatal mistake
of banking his presidential aspirations on
the achievements of funding the loan, and
to that extent he was menace to Presi-
dent Garfield, who placed him in his cab
met.
NEGLECTING HIS FRIENDS.
"The assassination and death of Presi-
dent Garfield displaced Secretary Window
from the treasury department, and he man
aged to re-enter the senate by majority
of one vote for the balance of the term OK
piring March 3, 1883, hoping Of course to
succeed himself for another six years and
in the meantime regulate his approach up
on the presidency. It's charged against
him, however, and perhaps with consider
able force, that during his comparatively
brief incumbency of the treasury portfolio
he politely but no less positively turned his
back upon old friends, did little or
nothing for his constituents and
seemed bent upon making new
alliances which could only be secured by
prosecuting OR ignoring these friends. In
short, he presented every evidence of hav-
ing been spoiled and was unable to bear
up under prosperity.
''The accession of Vice President Arthur
to the presidency affected Mr.. Win lom's
plans, and he was only too glad to fall back
upon the senate and project for election
for another term. In so doing he assumed
the aggressive, and made his fight entirely
upon that plan. He became involved in
hostilities with aspirants for various posi-
tions, congressional and otherwise, and nat
urally enough when these battles were
fought the unfortunates held him to large
share of responsibility.
CHARGES OF BossIsM.
''Cherishing the common purpose of Sc
curing his defeat, the opposition spared no
pains to overhaul Mr.. WINDOWS personal
and official record. 1t was found he had
accumulated wealth which he sought to
conceal; that he had invested largely out
of the state of Minnesota, and had but
little in common with its people; that he
was hardly better than an absentee, so far
as his residence was concerned, and that
the senatorship, although in experienced
hands, might as we'll represent any other
state as Minnesota. This intensified the
charge of ''bossism" brought against him,
and when it was developed that railroad
and other corporations were his main
hackers the country press opened their
batteries upon his candidacy with consid-
cradle effect
''The Minneapolis influence supported
him, and this gave offense to st. Paul, its
rival city, which. regarded Mr.. WINDOWS
election as triumph for Minneapolis and
consequent defeat for st. Paul. The
Pioneer Prees, in advocating Mr.. Window,
really brought him to harm by misjudged
effort and inconsiderate zeal. Its cam
paign was likewise aggressive and often
sive. All these things eliminated to sap
Mr.. WINDOWS original strength, which
proved in the end to be his great weakness.
He might have whipped his enemies in de-
tail, but, massed, they were too strong for
him. Then, at the very moment when he
needed all his forces. desertions super-