St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-29


Here is what Senator Hill testifeS:
SENATOR HILLS TESTIMONY.
s'who defeated you, senatorY
"My defeat was chief, due to the Interior
ence of the Western Union Telegraph com
pauy, which sent, it is currently Oeheved,
$500, 600 TO the legislature for that purpose
The votes of my friends were worth IN
Gould's estimation $4,000 each. Any one or
them could obtain that sum from the corpora
tiou desiring my defeat in exchange Tor tnelr
ballot. DR.. Green knew perfectly wen my
position in reference to the great telegraph
monopoly, and knew, too, that however Inc
members of the committee might feel they
would NOT dare vote against my proposluon,
and had l remained two years longer In the
senate that proposition would have become
IN accepted fact
THE JUNIOR GOULD's VISIT
to Minnesota Vas the tonic OF conversation
in political as well as business circles YES
terday. Various theories were advanced
as to the object of the visit, In some
quarters it was said that pleasure and recre-
alton was the only object in view. but
the Gouids always mix business with
pleasure said a knowing Republican poll
tician as he winked his eye and slapped
the GLOBE reporter on the shoulder. 'Eh,
" y
what George is doing in Minnesota at this
time. Wait until you hear from Hennepln
county," and off he walked leaving the
GLOBE representative to ponder over the
enigmatical utteranccs OF the Republican
sage. Can you give me pointer on
George Gould's visit?" was the question
propounded to prominent Jackson street
business man. That's singular" he re-
piled. ''Just as you entered l happened to
be readidg a newspaper article which
quoted from Jay Goulds testimony before
the New York assembly railway committee
when he said that he was a Republican in
Republican districts, Democrat in Demo-
cratic districts, and tor Erie always. Gould
takes hand in politics whenever his vast
interests are at stake. and if he has any in
terest involved in the Minnesota election
this year you may rest assured his son is up
here looking after
1.-THE OLD MANS BUSINESS.
If that will serve you as tip you are well
come to it." A prominent local Demo-
cratic politician was next interviewed.
Thunder and blazes, amt you On the
racket" was the stunning answer. Look
here. didn't you krow that the rings are all
pooling issues this year to defeat Ames?
The Western Union stands in with the rest
of them. and you know Jay GOuld'S rela-
tons to that concern. Well, the size of it is
this; the railroad magnates and the wheat
ring have convassed the situation and they
have come to the conclusion that the only
show to beat Doc. Ames is to carry Henne-
pin county against him. They are not
sure it can be done with Hennepin county,
but they are going to try it. They cacu-
late that it will take a cool 500, 900 to buy
Hennepin, and Gould is to be assessed
along with the rest of the bosses. Did you
observe that the Pioneer Press expressed
alarm about the legislature this morning?
That was part of the scheme to scare
Gould into terms. for he is always interested
in legislature that has to elect United
States senator. The old man Gould couldn't
come. but George is here. The bosses
have interviewed him and you can guess
the result"
81 don't like il" was the reply of we'll
known merchant when asked his opinion.
81 am Republican. but not partisan.
under any circumstance, but the shape
things are now taking will probably shake
my resolution. If the Republican party
can't maintain It's supremacy in this state
without corrupting elections and
DEBAUCHING PUBLIC SERVANTS,
then l. for one. am willing to see it go I'M
der. ] have noticed that as the time ap-
proaches for electing representatives IN con-
greSs and state legislatures, the moneyed
plutocrats are busy in securing men who can
be relied on to protect their interests. 1t is
an open secret that the railroad managers
have determined to contribute 500, 900 to
corruption fund for defeating Ames in
Hennepin county. The presence of George
Gould here just at this time looks suspicious.
to say the least of it. l say to you again.
don't like it. AS much as l islke to do it
/ will vote for Ames if the corporations
force him forward as the representative
of honest methods and honest cleo
tons in opposition to the de-
bauching methods being employed
against him. As American citizens we owe
it to ourselves and to our benificent institu-
tons to protect the sources of power from
the contamination of money selfshly EN-
ployed. When the machinery of elections
is used to put in Office
THE TOOLS OF CORPORATIONS
and monopoists the government is brought
into disrepute. So when itcomes to a fight
between the people and monopoly, count
me in on the side of the people. And it
eots "s if it had come to that complexion