St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-27
Congressman Macdonald Is
Making It Very Warm for
Hall, of st. Paul,
And at the Same Time Holds
Up His Eirelings to Pub
lie Ridicule.
1t Seems Editor Sloeum, of
Glencoe, Has a Record of
His Own.
RenVille County Said to Want
Mr. Hall to Make an EX-
PLANTATION.
Epecisl to the Globe.


FARIBAULT. Oct 26.-Kyllo's hall
was filled to Oyerflowing last evening,
the cause being the announcement that
our congressman would address our
citizens upon the political issues of the
day. The meeting organized with II.
B. Hill, Esq. as chairman, and the
speaking began by his introducing
Capt. c. y. Stevens. editor of the Shak-
opee Courier. as "a veteran of the army
of the Potomac, from the beginning to
the end of the war, who had
come there to address his fel-
low soldiers and workingmen in behalf
of his friend and fellow townSman,
Judge Macdonald. and the Democratic
party" He said that he would cOnfine
himself to answering objections made
by fault-finding Republicans to the
action of the Democratic party and
Mr.. Cleveland. and leave the discussion
of the tariff to Judge Macdonald. He
then engaged in full discussion of the
pension question and the vetOeS of
President Cleveland. and showed con-
clusively that the Democratic party had
done as much as the Republican party,
if not mOle, for
TIE UNION VETERANS,
and completely answered and rendered
ridiculous the ''bIOOdy SHIRT" arguments
of the Republican Stumpers. The cap
tain SPOKE for over an hour, and was
heartily applauded. especially by the
Old soldiers. His remarks in den0unc-
ing the diSgraceful mud-Slin ging cam
paign conducted by d. S. Hall were
vigorous and received with great APP
plause. Judge Macdonald was then
introduced. and received with such ap-
plauSe as left nO doubt of his great
popularity. He said that he presumed
most of his hearers had heard of the
assaults that had been made upon him
by d. S. Hail and that portion of the
Republican press of the state that
was willing to join i'll his diShonorable
methods of electiOneering. lie had
not intended to allude to the subject.
but as the Pioneer Press of that day had
TepubliShed an article from the Glencoe
Register. which was but tissue of
falSehoOds and low. vulgar vilificatiOn
from beginning to end he would have TO
slude TO il. lie said that article has
Seen cOntradicted by letter of an old
colder of Glencoe and one by himself.
and shown to be false and
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
He said it was but a fair sample of
other attacks that had been made upon
him through the public press, which he
mentioned and showed to be false and
groundleSs He said that up to this
time he had Tefrained from referring to
his appointment, but, knowing that
these continued attacks were directed
and caused to be made by that gentle
man, the time had come when fOrbear-
ance ceased to be Il virtue, and he found
himself absolutely forced to strike
=. l. i
Hall would visit RenYille county (WheTe
he claims his residence Isl and mingle
with the people as he (MacDOnald) had
done, would hear enough to convince
him about his management of the
county auditors, and the fact of there
having to be three examinations before
a whiteWashing report was made, that
had better be answered and explained:
and that if he was able to satisfy them
as to these matters he would say some
thing relating to his operations when
in the land Office at Benson which
would suggest to
A PRUDENT MAN
the necessity of explaining. particularly
to some of the old settlers and their
friends. These remarks are not Idle
words, and he and many of his friends
well know what l mean and refer to.
But let us see who this fellow is who
edits the Glencoe Register. All decent
people will know such a manufacturer
of falsehOod and utilization to be with
out character, but III this case we find
an exhibition of gall that should not be
concealed. 1t is due to the district that
it should know the character of the men
that Mr.. Hall has in his employ. To
make a long story short this fellow
(CharleS II. Sl0cum) was in 1881, post
master at Blue Earth City, Mimi, and
while such postmaster was arrested for
the ENLIGHTENMENT of letter containing
valuable Enclosure, and taken before
United States Commissioner CardOZo,
and bound over TO appear at the next
June term of the United States district
court. At that June (lSS2) term he was
indicted for that OffenSe, and for the
further offense of unlaWfully OBTAINING
III his Office
= CERTAIN LETTER.
Before the meeting OF this court an
effort was made to put an end to the
prosecution, but without avail. As he
claims that this was case of political
persecution on the part of the friends
of Hon. William Window, will read
you the letter of Hon. ID. B. Searle, the
United States district attorney. to the
attorney general of the United States. in
answer to the request of that official for
his opinion of the case. That letter is
as follows:
District of Minnesota, Office of United
States Attorney, ST. Paul, Mimi, Nav 80,
1SS2.-The Honorable Attorney General,
Washington. ID; Dear Sir: In answer to
your letter 1IclOSing letter from Hon. VI. II.
DuHnell and Hon c. K. Davis. attorney for
SlOcl m. of the 1lth inst. requesting a re-
examination and report in the case OF Charles
II. Slocum- late postmaster Of Blue Earth
City, Mimi. 1 have respectfully 10 report
that ] have carefully examined into all the
facts in the matter, which can be established
by reliable witnesses. as well as admissions
made by the defendant and such exami-
nation only tends to cOnyiy e. me beyond any
question that prosecution III this case should
and in my Oi inion. viii result in cOnvic
ton. The defendants own admission. freely
and voluntarily made, established the fact of
his guilt. He is. in my opinion. not only
technically but morally guilty of q Willful
misconduct in his Office. / do not sympa-
tie with any person or parties on account of
the political phase Of the case, if there be
any politics in il. Knowing what / do. !
should be very slow to take the responsible
ity OF recommending q dismissal Of the mat
Ter. l prefer to let the case be tried fairly
on its merits alone. and let the responsibility
rest with the jury, who Will hear and review
all the facts. ThiSiS, in my opinion. the oniv
proper course TO pursue.
[Signedl D. B. SEARLE.
THE PAPERS on FILE
show that he was indicted for both of
fenseS, and that on the 18th day of June
he pleaded guilty 10 the charge of I'M
lawfully OBTAINING that letter. and was
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50 and be
imprisoned for thirty days in the Wi
mona county Jail; and that on the eth
day of August (after serving out his
sentence of thirty days. he took the
pOor convict's oath to the effect that ne
could not pay his fine and was dis
charged by order of Commissioner
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