St. Paul daily globe., 1886-10-30
only the straight Democratic vote, but at
least quarter of the Republican vote of
Lyle and vicinity.
KING-RIODEN STATE.
What the Corrupt Bosses Have
Done and What a Perpeauation OF
'Fh~ir Rule Mea@s.

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Done and What a Perpeauation OF
'Th-ir Rule Meams.
The campaign now in progress in Mime
sofa develops the same situation which has
been apparent to even the casual observer
of state politics for twenty years. Before
the close of the war. when public attention
was attracted in other directions. a combi-
nation or ring" was formed for the purpose
of enriching its members at the public eX-
pense. The state was strongly Republican
at the time partly owing to the war senti-
ment, but largely owing to the fact that
Minnesota Democrats. with their charac-
teristic patriotism and loyalty, had gone to
do battle for the Un ion while the Republi-
can ring, which could see naught but spec
ulation and pelf. remained at home.
Taking advantage of this distracted con-
ditiOn OF affairs, this ring OF ''h0lier than
| thou" Republicans went to an Oyerwheim-
ing Republican legislature, which contained
number of members Of the ring, and Sc
cured the absolute free gift from the state
OF forfeited
LAND GRANTS,
which the state had taken upon the failure
of certain railroad companies to build the
roads provided for by the grants.
First the lands were granted to the state
for railroad purposes and given to certain
companies in consideration of lines of road
being constructed. the stale authorizing
loan of state credit of So 900. 900 to further
the enterprise. OF this loan the state ac-
tually issued So. 250. 900 of state bonds,
taking as security what was practically
mortgage on the lands. road beds and all
-. fha nd ami
Upon the failure of the companies the
state foreclosed its mortgage, for
feited the land grants and
took possession of the partially
completed roads. So far this might seem
fair, in view of the fact that the state had
apparently forecIosed to secure itself for the
issue of its bonds to the amount of S3,250.-
600. but it proved, under Republican man
agement, simply
GIGANTIC sWINDLE.
The Republican party came into power
on the distinct issue of repudiating the
bonds the sgate had issued and for which it
had foreclOsed the railroad property, and did
formally repudiate them.
a few years later the same Republican
ring of home guards" who are asking in
dorSement at the polls next Tuesday, Sc
cured from Republican legislature as
free gift all of these land grants, with the
partially constructed road beds, bridges,
etc. Born in corruption and based upon
reputation, the gigantic ring was formed
which has ever since made common cause III
plunderng the public to enrich themselves.
The honest course would have been to have
sold the lands and road beds and paid the
state bonds but such thing as honesty
has always been an entire stranger to the
Republican ring OF Minnesota. Having
repudiated the state debt and stolen the
property which the state had taken for her
security, these
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS
we're willing. twenty years later, to have
the state wipe out the stain by issuing new
bonds, amounting to three times the original
debt. to take up the dishonOred obligations
and pay the accrued interest thereon, and
the people of Minnesota are to-day carry
ing So 600, 900 or 81. 900. 900 OF new bonds
Issued to take up So. $50, 900 OF obligations,
deliberately repudiated to enrich the ring.
The holders of the repudiated bonds, hay-
ing made judicious distribution of the
bonds among the Republican ring. were
enabled 10 saddle this debt upon the present
generation, while the gang who
are now talking about honesty
grants and road beds and became million
aires. To follow the trail of this nefafious
ring would be to write the political history
of the state. No state convention and no
legislature has eludcd the grasp in twenty
years. The Republican convention this
year was no exception to the rule. McGill
was placed at the head of the ticket because
he is of the caliber, mental and otherwise
to be the suppiant
TOOL OF HIS MASTERS.
They allow no one to secure a place upon
their ticket who viii not be their tool.
Holding as the ring does, millions of acres of
untaXed lands it IS important to the ring
that they should have governor who will
obey their behests. Calling upon the
farmers and business public to pay eXOr-
bitant passenger and freight tariffs on rail-
roads which have been built en-
tirely from property given the gang
by the state, they need to
have an executive who Will not permit the
people to secure the tardy justice which is
their due. Not content with having Or
ganized a scheme of perpetual robbery by
exOrb!ant transportation. which cost them
nothing, they have watered the original
stock of the roads, and ask a revenue on
that.
They have so outraged common decency
that there is no wonder they fear the
election of an honest and upright man like
DR.. Ames to the gubernat0rial chair. His
election means the disruption of the most
nefariOus combination which ever oppressed
any people. His election means absolute
cash for the pockets of. the people of this
ring-ridden state. while McGills election
means millions of cash for the pockets of
the ring, wrung from the producers and la
boring men.
McGill, the puppet.
maS man