Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-21
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Last weeks Aitkin Aee loes for
Special Agent Wallace, who made
himself g obnoxious Il This part Of
the country, ID tho folio ag spirited
manner. ~ !;
There is relic Of the late Republic
can national regime which i would Cd.
vance the respectab ility 81 the present
administration 10 Ibe ia 81; and that
speedily. We refer 10 ono allace."
who, with that peculiar supercillious
and egstistical flourish men;of limited
calibre and small brains ore 60 gener-
ally blessed with, informs those he.
meets that he lis cAnnected with the
department Of justice. : Where he
belongs Or would belong, if relocated
to private life, we are unaware; but
like the barnacles which cling to 4
ships keel and refuse 10 be dislodged,
this Wallace seems to have fastened
himself upon the government. Per-
haps, as we have heard, the Influence
which certain; Mrs. Wallace exer-
cises at the seat of government makes
the tenure of her husbands office
more secure than it would otherwise
be. It is averred by. those who claim
to know, that Maeanl Wallace: IL Il
"female lobyist' sith all that the
name applies] at iRaison; and that
her influence is mott potent in polite
al circles. Whate vel thsman Wallace
engages III when al ahsre No are not
informed of, but in Minnesota he
serves: his governmehtsas aaert Of spy
or informer. VIZ do not mean TO say
that this individuai visits numerous
sections Of our state IN person, and in
vestigates alleged violations Of law in
aproper and legitimate manner, but
that he acts the Spart Of the informer
after a process of tiltering has been
gone through with, the mediums being
a score of degraded, besotted Indians,
whose ideas ofsthe sanctity of an oath
are just as orthodox us their nature is
refined or cleanly. Through this most
elevating alliance this man Wallace is
enabled to work up large amounts OF
business for his department. In any
section Of the state frequented by In
dams he can procure cases at will. All
thatis necessary is to send some ef his
gang Of delectable, creatures into a
community, instructed to procure
cases against asaloon-keepers for vio-
lations of theSlaw- in selling liquor to
Indians, and it is done. OF course, i,
is more or less. expensive to the gov
ernment; but it has to- be done. I,
costs not a little to feed, clothe and
support thislittle company Of depend,
en,s. They are. more or less eccentric
and must have q certain amount Of
plug hats, gaudy attire, saddle fol
their ponies, or other whimsical no.
tions gratified, which costs money; YET
SO potent is the influence this man
Wallace exercises Sat home"' that his
bills are always allowed, and his cases
are sure to be forthcoming. OF course,
there are times when his army of re-
tainers will fail to come to the scratch,
and when confronted by; their victims
some of them will weaken, bit there il
a way to prevent this, and a little judi
cious discipline prevents q very grea
percentage from becoming recalcitran>
and they as > rulA 9sjsl l.! swear TO any;
thing to secure q lazy living. 1t il
quite needless to enlarge upon the
moral charactertof tfiis party of rene
j gade Indians, or to say that they are
without exception th:siowest and mos
degraded of a race--low and degraded
by nature. =. u, s1 s5t...1 3. =.