The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-04-16
WISE'S PETITION


In the circulation of Mr.. Wise's petit
ron To- Ice rchominatcd "a Post master al
Nankato among the people of this viii
trtc and community, Is the most glaring
frauds and insult that has been perpe-
I.atcd upon them for manga day.
one of the noble Democratic lights of
the village, AT the command of his mas
g"r. has consented Ia do the dirty job
aud work the deception upon those
.. hose signatures are found here. Not
-sur ia a dozen read the paper and all
-,-med il simply because so requested,
and in this consists the dirty, lowlived
and contemplate part of the proceed
iagS. Some of our best citizens names
are 10 Ice found there. Men who would
-,'Drn to lie or do mean act have with
ult thought been induced to give their
names Ia this mass of falsehood. IL IL
-tli Mans extremity is Satin's Oppor-
unity" This case surely verities the
-sying, even those who thought the
i..slst of Wise are astOnished To find him
~" Instigator Of double deception up
nu the people, the president, and SEN
.,i".
The right of petition is "A most sacred
a lat AMI lac who is guilty of its abuse
81 misuse ~ guilty of little less than
treason Ia his country. Those alone
- .in are Interested in this prayer have
the right of petition, and departure
igpm the truth or facts IN the ease il I'M
i,rcuming the meanest alien refugee
from foreign Justice.
What il the condition of this petition.
its first line says done at "Mankato,
Ninn.," when the truth is il is done
ir.rc at Amboy, twenty-five miles from
NankatO, and not the name of single
ri,izen Of MankatD 10 he found upon it..
try name is that of Il resident of this
ys,t tgc or the country round about.
" y il it not dated at Amboy? Because
~" Cleveland would at once ask, what
"a ,.e these people at Amboy Ia do with
Ii,, affairs at Mankato." If the petit
Las should not he limited Ia Mankato,
Hhy not 20 any where in the natiOn.-
Tnis is lie no. /.
Further il is stated by these petition
,.fs that under Mr.. Wisc's management
The Mankato post-Oflice has been con-
,iucted intelligently, etc. What do
these people know about it. Many of
them have meyer been in the Office and
none of them ever received mail there.
Sill they are protesting to tell Mr..
Cleveland and the senate the truth and
nlIat they know. This is lie no. =.
The petitioners also represent that
i!icy are patrons of the Mankato post
niliIe. - miles distant with post-Oiiice
"a their own village and four other Of
fees on the line of railway Ia Mankato
i,rfore reaching that cIty, and still in
their prayer represent that they are
patrons of the Nhlnkato post-ofiice, this
IS lie no 3. Oh shame shame what Il
prostitution of so sacred right.
The postmaster at EdgcwOod is circu-
ia:ing a duplicate of this remarkable
document. II is reported that he de-
uurrcd 10 being party To such Il fraud
but was reminded that he, too, was Il
postmaster and the ''bosses" shaped
the dcstinics Of men. a change came
over the spirit of his dreams and he too
is soliciting dupcs for his lord and mas
ter. What Il page IN the history OF Tins
new reform % party entrusted with
the affairs of gOvernment-thus intrust-
ed after years of faithful promises made
upon knees Blended IN debasement.
Think Of il for Il moment; the acknowl-
edged spokesman and agent of the adj
ministration rushing through the land
shouting, "down with corruption;" m
one hand CARRYING high the banner of
reform, while in the other he carries II
series Of formulated falsehoods, begging
and entrcating of men To accept IL as
their petition Ia the president. Join
him in the deception that he himself
may bc the recipient OF presidential fav-
or and official emoluments." The end
iustilies the means. IL matters not what
principle is trodden upon, or what IA
cred privilege is debased or polluted. 1t
matters not if the entire county must
carry To the president a lie upon its lips,
il must be done Ia secure TO Mr.. Wise
an Office. They may talk of corruption
IN high places, Of degradation in low
places, but for downright official greed,
unbiushing audacity, uncovered decep-
ton, and gigantic cheek, history furnish
es no parallel. Questionable means
and questionable methods i'm the south
have often been heard Of, but little was
il supposed that Mr.. Wise's sympathy
and admiration Of them would ever lead
him TO adopt them as his own. In the
light of what we now see is II TO be WON
dered that Mr.. Cleveland in his agony
and august exclaimed, 81 am beselged
by the worst elements Of both parties"
Ambov, April IA. FELIX.