St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16

the work of some one well posted on
the history OF Minneapolis, the early
pine deals and local rairoadlng.
This combination Of attributes did
not point to any one man
and those who were the most indignant
contented themselves with a denunci-
alton of the method, without much TO
say of the matter The circular was al
most entirely related TO Minneapolis
affairs, and was, beyond a doubt, the
work of Minneapolis people. 1t began
with the statement that if, by any mis-
understanding or misrepresentation
Washburn should be elected senator. it
would constitute three-fold injustice;
first, because he is not eRtitled 10 the
seat through any merit of work or char
acteT; second, his election would crowd
out some worthy person; and third. he
would be placed in position to do more
damage to the city and state than he has
already done. 1t is then charged that
Washburn has always crowded himself
forwarded "by every means that money,
egotism, selfishnesS and energy can de-
wise" but claims that every charge
therein made is subject to complete
veriication, and that Washburn knows
his own unftness and shows it through
his intense anxiety and INSCRIPTIONS
efforts to obtain the office. These efforts
consist of ''having had scores Of
HIRED POLITICAL WIRE PULLERs
travelling over the state for months hlr-
ing politicians to work for You, and
newspapers to publish eXaggerations of
your character and work and like
nesses of your vain head all furnished
by you. You have for years been pub
fishing great windy putfs and likenesses
of Yourself, and have had gall enough
4. 80. 4, pal o1N
tiSementS sent to the railroad Office for
payment. In all these windy eXaggera-
lions of your great accomplishments
YOU have entirely ignored the far more
essential parts taken by your colleagues
whose wealth. energy and credit pushed
YOUR ill-deVised schemes through IN
spite of YOUR laundering fo0liShness
and unmanageable egotism. You have
traded for. hired. bought and begged
every support possible, and you now,
long before the time of election, boast
of the exact number of votes that you
have traded for, or bought up, and the
number of papers you have engaged TO
support you, Seats in the senate may
have been purchased in the past, but
not by such open-handed methods, or
, by less deserving candidate"
The circular attacks Washburn's bus
mess record. Itcharges that having Sc
cured quantities of pine lands by virtue
of the office procured for him by his
senior brothers, he embarked in bust
ness. He loved Minneapolis, but in
stead of bringing labor, he went to Ano-
ka with his lumber and flour industries,
simply TO get votes, but when his crash
came, it was 4 Minneapolis failure. 1t
is charged that Washburu used the late
DR.. Butler as a tool and finally defeated
L. =. md laf
Loren Fletcher was
SERVED THE SAME WAY.
When Fletcher was candidate for
Washburn's seat in congress, you" .
the folder proceeds, ANNOUNCED
through the public press of the nation
that Loren Fletcher, man Of Infinitely
better mind and heart than you, was an
unfit person to represent the district in
congress. Your opposition was sutli-
Gent to defeat Kim, and he is now old
and broken before his time, and will
soon follow on TO Lakewood"
Then comes raking over Of Wash
burns congressional career. He is
charged with having purchased his
nomination and election; subsidized re-
pOrterS to magnify him; forced himself
upon committees to serve the interests
of corporations most subsequently: at
tempted to fitch honorS from wOrthler
colleagues; and finally made pitlabie
blunder in securing third-clasS gov
eminent building for Minneapolis. 1t
is charged he crowded himself upon the
court house commission for the one pur-
pose of giving the work TO Architect
Bell as a reward for having located the
postoffice next adjoining ground owned
by WaShOurn. His
POLICY TOWARD MINNEAPOLIS
i Ii ~ 4 fS
forth that j. j. Hill was turning his
millions and energy to great improve
ments ut the falls, but was blocked by
WaShburn. Hill proposed to make the
falls the greatest power in the country,
and had asked the assistance OF the
West Side company TO this end, and
even proposed arbitration, but
Washburn defeated this great
end by turning over ma
iority of the West side stock
TO the trustees of the Orphans
home for $3.50, 000 when Hill had offered
$500 600 for it, TO accomplish his great
work. The animus OF this deal was
that the completion of this great work
would have made Hill too popular in
Minneapolis 10 have suited NaShburn's
ends and ambitions.
The most serious charge comes under
the head of what is commonly known as
TIE ST. J,ouIS DEAL,
The circular says the ROAD was poor
one and is now a practical failure.
1.-THE road was given valuable rights oS
the city. and had every reason to use
fhe Municipality, and every individual
who furnished money with every fair
and honorable return possible Tor the
good will. good work and large sums OF
money and franchise given it. But in
your hands the multitude Jared as indi-
yiduals have done. Your brothers sue
cessful efforts TO sell the stock OF the
road for 20 per cent and pay each stock
holder that amount was defeated Dy
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