St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08
HoaU Much, Milo?
To the Editor of the Globe

To the Editor of the Globe:
The simple people of the rural districts are
inclined to think that the editors of our met
ropolitan newspapers know everything, and
more especially about each others business.
Now will you please inform us about how
much money the Pioneer Press has received
from the Hon. Milo White of the first con-
gressional district to ''boom'' him as q can
didate for denomination for member of
congress! White has the reputation of being
a close listed man, and does not like to part
with his shekels unless it is to make a loan
with good security and at high rate of in
terest. 1t is well known that the Pioneer
Press is very greedy, and has a terrible
laundering after filthy lucre, and White is in
clined to squeeze every dime that goes out of
his hands. Now, when the eXtorter and the
parsimonious come in contact with each
other and make ''dicker,'' it is natural for
the people of this district to want to know
something about the trade, and which party
got the best end of the bargain. 1t has been
frequently said that when the Pioneer Press
espouses the cause of candi late seeking
office, the party whose cause is espoused is
sure to be defeated, and it may be that some
aspiring Republican candidate for congress
in the first congressional district has hired
the Pioneer Press ''to bow'' for Mr.. White,
in order to defeat him for a nomination. and
thereby get him out of the way. 1t is now
understood that Tom Armstrong, of Albert
Lea, has hankering after congressional
honors, and he is well known all over the
state to be a talented. sagacious and
generous fellow, and it may be that
he has ''fnger in the pie, I" and has seen the
No. w, I'll, fall
US, the unsophisticated Republicans of the
First congressional district, whether it is
Armstrong, the sharper, or White, the dupe,
that has hired the Pioneer Press to work for
the nomination of White, and thereby GER
tainy secure his defeat for nomination at
Austin on July "a. 1t is very seldom, if
ever, the Pioneer Press rides the winning
horse in race, and it was but short time
since that it was the jockey of Edmunds, the
Vermont steed, and he was distanced in the
first heat. And it is now astride of the
Plumed Knight, booted and spurred, as the
rules of the political race-course directs, and
should the Maine nag get the start and show
symptoms OF winning the race, it is serious
question Off money enough should be offered)
if the rider will not pull the horse on the
home stretch, and let the Democratic nag
have the pole and thereby win the race.
Mr.. Blaine is great favorite with the Re-
publicans of the First congressional district
and we very much desire to see him the next
president of the United States, and were
well pleased when the Pioneer Press threw
mud at him before the nomination, but now
it has turned complete somersault and is
damning him with faint praise, and the
supersttious Republicans say it is the fore.
runner of sure and certain defeat. Mr.. Til
den has the reputation of having bar'l Of
money, and if the Democrats would only
nominate him for president, and he would
divide his bar'l with the Pioneer Press for its
support, Mr.. Blaine would certainly be
elected. We still have hopes.
ENQUIRER.
st. Charles. July ), 1884.