St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-06
Mayor PiIIsbury Replies.
70 the Editor of the Globe.


MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April 81 thank
your correspondent for propounding to me
certain questions In your issue of this morn
ing, as il will give me an opportunity TO deny
the charges to which have frequently been
made In your paper. L answer them frankly
and, as requested. categorically. First-Your
correspondent asks whether, while a resident
of Concord, n. H., 1 did not claim TO be a
Democrat, and as a Democrat If / was not
elected mayor of that c!tyy answer no. /
was elected by the Republican party several
times, and was the regular nominee. Heasks
second-"Did you not remain so-called
Democrat until you left Concord and change
into Republican while en- route to Minneap-
olis?" 1 answer no. Third-"In making
the change, did you take into consideration
the fact that others had changed. and tn at
your brother, John s., and your son, Charles
A, were Republican Office holdersy" L an
swer no; as 1 have made no change in nv
views since 1862. Fourth-"Did the fact
that the Republicans were in the majority in
the state of Minnesota and in the city of Min
neapoliS have any influence and. If so, whatg'
l answer no; as was myself Republican.
Fifth-"Have you ever distributed any por-
ton of the profits of your milling business
among those confiding, ignorant foreigners
and others of the lower strataT' l deny
your imputation that laboring men are OF
that kind, and consider the insinuation an
insult to that class of people. Sixth-"Are
not the Sn8reS OF LneSe 10 q
few. and are not many old employees, such as
roustabouts and packers, left out?' / an-
swer no. Now, Mr.. Editor, / have, as re-
quested, answered the above questions cat
egorically. Allow me to say few words in
explanation. As for the first question,
wish TO say that was Democrat up to the
year 1862, and from that time up to the pres
ent have always acted with the Republican
party, as many old New Hampshire people
well know, including Mr.. j. NJ. Rolfe, a
member of the Democratic city committee.
Allow me 10 say in answer TO the in quiries
made concerning the distribution of a por-
ton of the profits of our milling business
that the division has been made among all
classes. FROM head miller TO roustAbouts and
day laborers alike, TO Americans, Irish,
Swedes. Norwegians, French, Danes,
Polanders and all others, without
l notice that in speaking of the ignorant
classes and those of the lower strata you
use quotation marks. Let me ask from what
source the words are quoted. 1 have never
used any such expressions. Inotice also you
speak of large amounts of money being ex-
pended by me in the present political cam
paign. Let me say that in this, or in no
other political campaign, have ever triel 70
influence a voter against his own free will.
i see that am also charged with being op-
posed to the exposition. Let me say that ]
differed with some of the friends of the ex-
position IN regard TO that matter. have
never been asked to subscribe for any stock.
The firm with which 1 am connected. how.
ever, has, with my consent and approval,
contributed s., ZOO as an outright gift towards
the purchase of the property on which the
building will stand, and will say that / in
tend to do all can to make the exposition q
grand success. Now, Mr.. Editor, will you,
in justice TO myself, publish in the Tuesday
morning issue Of your paper the above state
ment. shall also have it published in the
I'm nr.1f linz II q
the statement in your paper win not be read
by the voters of this city before the morning
of the day of election. Yours very respect
fully, GEORGE A. PILLsBURY.