St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-28
BRIBERY BEGINS.
f frightened Thus Early in the Campaign,
the Pillsburys Tap Their
Barrel.
A Prominent Scandinavian Tells of an At
tempt to Corrupt Him With
Money.
Pay offered for HIS Services and
Mo ney rendered TO Buy
Up Votes.
Strong Reasons why no scandinavian
Voter should Support
Pillsbury.
To the Editor OF the Globe:

To the Editor OF the Globe:
As a patriotic citizen. il becomes my sad
duty 10 unfold some of the corruption of
Mayor PillSbury's agents. and a manner in
which the Pillsbury family again have com
menced 10 buy up this city. And what Is
still sadder is that we, the Scandinavian
voters of the city of Minneapolis, shall be
chosen as his first prey and easiest victims
10 buy. Ny heart bleeds and l blush in
shame when / say that one Mr. Patterson
came to my Office yesterday. introduced
| himself Ia me. asked how the business was,
| and after few moments conversation,
broke of on politics. | refused first To talk
| politics. because | consider IL more or less
! detrimental TO NV business. but he insisted
OH talking until he asked me If was for
Ames or Mayor Pillsbury. | told him l was
an Ames man. and should probably assist
Ames little in my quiet way. He said:
"Would you speak in public in favor of
AmeS?" | answered. Probably He
said: "YOu are very foolish. il would be-
detrimental 10 your business. aud beside
you would get no pay for it, while a man
OF influence like you can get nice thing
from our side If you will help us this spring"
| said: What do you mean?" He an
swered: Il mean simply this: If you will
work from now on until Pillsbury
is elected we will pay you whatever sum
you name for your work and what you have
to pay out in getting your Scandinavians
to vote for Pllsbury." | said: "Who do
you represent and from what authority do
you speak?" He said: The Pillsbury
managers. and don't you think they have
got money enough to back my words?'
| said: Il don't care how much money
Pillsbury has got, am not one of those
who accept any of it; and further, you walk
right out of my office. Walk right out and
don't show your head in here again" He
| said: "What is the matter W 18th you?" l
said in firm tone of voice: walk out at
once. You have insulted me and my cOun-
trymen. and don't you step inside of this
Office again." And he walked out.
Now what does this mean. Mr.. Editor?
Shall | ana my countrymen be compelled
to submit to such assault without having
any remedy? Answer me- | am almost
mad, TO think that they should dare to in
suit us in this manne.. That the Pillsbury
family shall be so ignorant of our history,
for certainly no people has prOuder history
of patriotism than the Scandinavian people.
| | call on you. sons of Nora Svea and Dana.
10 vindicate yourselves on April g. 1886, and
vote for the labOring mans candidate. DR..
! A. A. Ames. who promoted Tom Nelson
to sergeant and gave us
FAIR DIFFERENTIATION
on the police force. OH the fire department
and in all the city works. and insisted that
labor should receive fair pay; who has
always been a true friend of the Scandina-
| vians-doctOred us when we have been sick.
charged us nothing for his service. bought
medicine and paid for it of his own money,
vetoed Tom Lowry's franchise. worth mil
lions of dollars. which we owned just as
much of as he tom Lowry did; who pre-
vented o. V. Touseley from robbing us poor
| Scandinavian taxpayers out of 81. 800 for
work which he ID not do. when
he was skylarking around in Eu-
rope. The city of Minneapolis was
the laboring mans paradise punder DR..
Ames' administration. therefore you should
vote for DIR. A. A. Ames for mayor and
against George 4. Pillsbury:
First-Because he (PilsburY) does not
run the city himself. but il has been run by
wants man who is not in his
second childhood. George A. Pills
bury must be. for he is ~ years old.
Second-Because George A. Pillsbury
has not got the backbone to say No. but al
lows the greedy corporations to reign sd
| preme in this city at our expense. and is
the best nurse of monopoly know Of
Third-He has shown by his own deeds
that all he cares for us Scandinavians is TO
get our votes. because he didn't do as he or
his agents at the last election agreed and
promised Us to do. but on the other hand,
we have received a most shameful
treatment from him (Pillsbury) as
mayor. Tom Nelson. as good a
was bounced without cause. He pills
buryl has failed to give Us anywhere near
the representation we are entitled to in
either the police or fire department.
Fourth-It was under PillsbuTys admin
istratiOn that Hans. c. HalvnrSen failed to
be buried by the city as should have been
done. but after having been dragged around
from place to place until the body was de-
caying. a certain Scandinavian i'm this city
had to pay out of his own pocket SIS to
Connely 4 Co. 10 have him buried
Now my Scandinavian voters. let me say
right here. if we get two years of Pillsbury's
administration more we will
NOT ONLY FAIL
TO be buried by the city in case it is needed.
! but il is fair to presume that our friends
will not be able to purchase a place for us
! To sleep in. / ask you 10 set your foot
down on such know-nothingism and vote
against Pillsbury.
Fifth-Pillsbury allowed Aid. Cutter to
earn" t?l SS2. 000 on repairs on the city
hall. and Mayor PillSbury well knew that
II was contrary 10 law for any alderman to
do work for the city. But you see don't
you, Aid. Cutter is not Scandinavian. and
| hence he can do as he
wants under Pillsbury's administration.
Sixth-Pillsbury by his negligence made
il necessary for the taxpayers to pay out
money for the investigation of the police
department. which was an expenditure both
disgraceful and unnecessary. had the city
been run by him and not by his proxy, Ed
| Stevens.
For these and many more reasons Is It
that ask the Scandinavian voters of this
city to vote against Pillsbury and for your
true friend. DR.. a. A. Ames. on the 9th
day OF April. 1856, regardless of party
links for think we can say. as Edmund
Burke said. there is a time when for
bearance ceases to be a virtue" and
IL | can read the signs of the time rightly
that time has come so far as the Scandina-
Wan voter of this city is concerned. We
are now ready to join in the chorus of that
| illustrous song
For forms of government let fools contend;
Whatever is best administered. is best.
| GEORGE NJ. HARBITZ