St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-24
He MIKES IN POLITICS NOW
Since His Co1versi n to the Anti-Sa!oon
Republican Party.
A PETITION GOTTEN UP
For His Removal Deals in a Good
many Strong Statements If
True.
Special to the Globe.

DICKINSON, OAK, Nov. 22.-The sa-
loonkeepers of Dickinson and Mandau
are considerably incensed at some re-
marks lately made by Superintendent
Greene in a public speech. The facts of
the case are these: In the local fight
for county offices in Stark county, the
side with which Mr.. Greene was
friendly was beaten at the polls, and
the defeated side claimed that the
victors were the especial friends of the
saloonkeepers and the enemies of the
workingmen. The yictors deny all this,
and claim that while some of the saloon
men are friendly to them, and voted and
worked for them, there are saloon men
on the other side, and the question OF
saloons was not i'll the fight. 1t was a
FIGHT OF THE OLD RING
against the reformers. and the reform
not yet, and there is an election AFTER
matI which is worth looking at.
A petition is being very industriously
circulated in Stark county at this time,
addressed to the president and direct
orS of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. praying for the removal OF
Mr.. Greene, after setting forth the
reasons for the step. Reference is
made in the petition to recent speech
made by Mi. Greene, in which he eX
cOriated the saloon men, but at the same
time the petition does not lay especial
stress on that. 1t is claimed that when
the railroad company distributed seed
grain among the farmers, through its
superintendent, iG was given out by
Mr.. Greene OH his division ''aS bonus
FOR POLITICAL SERVICES
rendered or to be rendered by the re-
cipientS thereof" 1t is claimed that
some parties We're urged to take it who
could only use it for horse food, while
others who were in need OF 1t could not
the right way. The sixth count of the
Indictment says: .,..
The records of this division show
that during the past six months there
have been more losses by wrecks, col
lisiOns and damaged engines than dur
ing the entire former history of the
division. We firmly believe that they
have been caused by the neglect and in
efficiency of the superintendent, conse-
quent upon devotion of the major
part Of his time to the management of
political affairs in this region"
The seventh count AYERS that Mr..
Greene is possessed of properties in
real estate which have been given him
in exchange for political services rem
dered, and that different parts of the
division suffer on account of the dis
elimination that he makes to further
the interests of his own pocket. 1t is
claimed-and this is notorious fact,
apart from the ayermeDts of this petit
tion-that on election day Greene took
Ii, l,1, 10
vote the straight Republican ticket and
swell Mathews plurality, who he
knew were
NOT LEG AL VOTERS.
They had been less than ninety days
in the territory, and the judges of cleo
ton declined to take their votes, al
though Mr.. Greene tried nearly all day
to get them in. Mr.. Greene has changed
from Il conscientious Democrat to a hard
working. blatant Republican, In every
county along his division he has tried to
influence voters, and at Mandan. so de-
sirous was he of getting a certain man
nominated for the legislature by the
Republicans that. he attended the eau
cuseS in person, and held club of dis
charge over the men who were disposed
to vote the other way. Several men
were marked. and they are painfully
aware of the fact that they now hold
their office by an uncertain tenure.
Mr.. Greene, on the other hand, claims
that what he wants to do III the interest
of the men that are working for him,
and i'll the interest of the railroad com
pany, is
TO SEE THE SALOONS
compelled to live up to the laW-to
close at the proper time at night. to
keep closed Oh Sundays and to suppress
gambling. He wants to see other places
of attraction for the men, and Is now at
work trying to establish at Dickinson q
place where they can get entertainment
without the disadvantages that attend
the too frequent attendance upon the
droppings of the saloon bar. He claims
that the way the saloons Of Dickinson
are conducted is a stencil in the nos
trils of civilization, and he wants to see
stop put to 1t.
1t remains to see what will be done
with the petition. There is undoubt-
edly good deaf to be said on both sides.
Mr.. Greene has been little too active
in politics to start WITH and the saloons
have been little too regardless of the
law.