St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-04
THEY DID A WOOING GO.
When They Were Young and Tender,
SO Very Long Ago.
How 10 and Fred Embraced Upon the
Altar of ssCommercial Interests

Mr.. Joseph A. Wheelock and Mr.. Fred
erick Driscoll are loving partners and jointly
with youthful candidate for mayor are
responsible for volcanic eruption Of false
hood in Sundays Pioneer Press. These
partners know each other, and this is why
they hunt so affectionately in couples. A
good many years ago these cronies pub
lished rival daily papers in st. Paul, and
they appear to have told some truths about
each other during the courtship which pre-
coded their final marriage Mr.. Driscolps
paper was the St. Paul Union and Mr..
Wheelock's was the st. Paul Press. Here
are Mr.. DriscOlPs views of his present part
ner at that time:
DRIsCOLL's OPINION OF wHEELOCK.
From the st. Paul Union, Dec. 80, 1862.
1.-THE articles in question were written by
one joseph a. wheelock, commonly called 10
WHEELOCK,'' a low fellow about town,
whose forte is malicious falSehOOd and whose
talent for libel is scarcely excelled by that of
James Gordon Bennett, himself. Indeed he
makes the Herald editor his pattern, and like
him, by personal abuse of prominent men,
seeks the notoriety which personal chastise-
ment would procure him. From this result,
however, his physical insignificance has
shielded him.
Originally imported from Nova Scotia, and
unless very recently naturalized, still owing
allegiance to Queen Victoria, he is the man
who assumes to dictate to the legislature of
Minnesota whom they shall elect to represent
the state in the senate of the United States.
But we do not reach the fountain head of
this stream of malice when we drag this fell
low to the light. His powers are only valu-
able when directed by his master, whoever it
may be for the time, and he has this redeem
ing trait: that while sometimes false to his
friendships, but never to his resentment, yet
he is faithful as dog to his every successive
master, while he remains such.
1t was not until ten years later and after
he had been postmaster a year that Mr..
Wheelock was finally naturaliZed.
Mr.. Wheelock did not propose to have
the counting entirely One-Sided and he con-
tributed the following love letter.
wHEELOCK's LOVE LETTER TO DRISCOLL.
From the St. Paul Press, Jan. 81, 1868.
We understand that some Of our Republi-
can friends are extremely anxious to effect
what they are pleased to term a consolidation
of the Press and Union. That is to say, hay
ing made somewhat expensive investment
in saddle, they are extremely anxious to
purchase horse to fit it.
They have got party organ without circu-
lation; an editor without brains; a newspaper
office with nothing but a sign-board to indi-
cate the nature of its pretensions; and the
state printing without the means of doing it.
The proprietors of the Press feel themselves
amply competent to manage their own affairs,
and when they need the services of Mr.. Dris-
coll they will probably let him know.
At present the only opening we have at all
suited to the capacities of that aspiring young
gentleman is in our job or news room, where,
if he is tolerably skillful compositor,h he may
perhaps be able to earn from $1.50 to So per
day, or if he prefers more active employment
out of doors, his exuberant energies will be
allowed full scope in the capacity of carrier
boy. BY industry and diligence he may pos
sibly in a few years work his way up to
more responsible position, and gradually ac-
quire enough experience in the various de-
partments of our Office to enable him to con-
duct a country newspaper with tolerable
credit to himself, and with somewhat more
chance of success than has marked his pre-
vious efforts in that line.
Almost every one has been guilty of at
tempting 1.-The greatest effort of his life,"
but we never knew but one man who absO-
lutely succeeded in the attempt and that
was MI. Driscoll when he sent the Glow
fellow about town. the following missive in
his paper the next day after the above:
DRIsCoLL' BRILLIANT AND LOVING RESPONSE.
From the ST. Paul Union, Feb. l, 1865.
We must be excused from taking up the
gauntlet thus thrown down. Nor
Is II Q0SlrdDl6 lOT uS,lOWGNcr Ultltfly dSSdlltO
personally by the Press editor, to retOrt on
him. Our utmost ingenuity could not devise
anything to say of him which could place him
in so disadvantageous a light before the pub
lie as his own insane rawlings.
The ''brains" question we will not discuss.
As to our 'ofice'' and ''sign board we are
satisfied with both. If the Press editor is not
he can retire to his own office and read his
own sign board.
So far as we know these statements are
strictly true.
That was Driscoll's entire article in reply.
The stars simply show where he inserted
the article of the Press, written by the
Glow fellow about town." with a talent
for libel" OF course, such an affectionate
wooing could have but one issue, and when
Mr.. Driscoll affirmed that these statements
are strictly true" it made such corner on
brains that the importation from Nova
Scotia" surrendered at discretion, and the
wedding of the lovers took place. 1t is
trite saying that a stream cannot rest above
it's source and when the present population
of ST. Paul, or any portion of them, read
the Pioneer Press they should remember
that it is the legitimate (perhaps illegiti-
mate is the more appropriate world Off
spring resulting from this loving union.