St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-06
SHAW IN The BREACH
With the Latest Contribution
to the Literature Of the
Franchise War.
He Pays His Respects to Lowry
and His Classic Pen in
Hot Style.
Why the Merry Eight "
Should Change It's Name
to the " Doleful Six"
Court Matters of Importance
The Immortal P. c.
Another Romance.

| Douglass replied in column OF non
pareil in last evenings Journal, in
which they retort quite savagely to his
reflections upon them and their business
! interests, Concerning his charge that
"Elkins. Wagner and Yerkes and
/ others of the gang we're the only ones
from whom they had shadow OF as
! surance as to providing funds" to back
up their proposition to the coun Gil,
Anderson u Douglass have this to say:
THE LIE DIRECT
/ A certain So-called newspaper published IN
! this CITY, people say Dy Editor Lowry" has
/ for q long time been claiming 10 have estab-
! lished that we are connected with the So
/ called Yerkes syndicate, Of Chicago and
/ now we find Citizen Lowry making the same
| claims.
We took occasion on July 3 last 70 tell the
! MINNEAPOLIS Tribune that when it made such
a claim il lied. You seem TO run your news
! paper too much as you run your horse-cars.
! therefore, you have not yet gathered IN the
news of our denial. made publicly month
since over our own signature.
Therefore. Mr.. Lowry, for your own special
! benefit. and in order that you may not, like
! your editorial assistant. forever harp on the
! Yerkes business, we desire to say that the
man lies VINO saws that either of the gentle
men named by you had, or were to have. any
connection. directly or indirectly. in this en-
! terprise with ourselves or with the syndicate
! who worked with us to secure certain rights
! in this city and who made with US hard,
! stubborn, but honest fight.
Rev. q. L. Morrill,, one Of the minis
! tiers whom Mr.. Lowry took to task for
! denouncing him without investigation
| or reason, has come out in fierce in
! yectiYe against the president OF the
! street railway company.
Judge j. NJ. Shaw, the attorney for
| Messrs. Anderson u Douglass, alsO,fres
| back a broadside of hot shot at Thomas
! in an open letter Of over column of
| solid nOnpareil, in which he handle sMr.
| Lowry the city railway company ct al.
with ungloved hands.
| JUDGE SHAW'S PETARD.
He says Mr.. Lowry may gloat over
! the fancied scalpS at his belt, and may
| attack Anderson IL Douglass, who are
! able to defend themselves, but "as Mr..
| Lowry has thought it necessary to in
/ dulge in personal attack upon me. for
! no other reason than that | have faith
fully, and with what ability possess.
| endeavered to present before the coun-
| Gil and people the cause OF my clients,
! he takes up the cudgel:
tits not unlikely that in that contest | may
| have said some things which tended to
! punctuTe and shake to their foundation the
/ arrogant ana grOuQQleSS CIAlDlS 10
| i'll street railway rights which the Mime
! apOlis street Railway company has been. for
! some years. Haunting in the face of this
! community: and that the president OF that
! company has been brought to e realizing
sense of the fact that a test of those false
| pretensions cannot long be delayed. and
that such test will probably result i'll demon
sTrating that they cannot be maintained.
| Hence these tears But in all that h6d
to say l did not make any personal attack
I tho T1NronN +
corded to him his full need Of praise as an
enteTDrising and successful citizen, but l
was not able to see that the fact that he mad
made a thrifty and beneficial use OF prlvl-
leges which had been granted 70 him by the
city was any good reason why he should
continue to have monopoly of those priYi-
leges for all coming time. He occupied the
position of q large owner i'll and president or
that company. II Mr. Lowry chooses to con-
slider the telling or the truth about that com
pany as a personal ana slanderous attack
upon him, and if the editor OF the Tribune
thinks that the telling OF such truth is throw
ing dirt at Mr. Lowry. so much the worse for
! the Minneapolis Street Railway company
Mr.. Lowry says he IS my personal friend.
Perhaps he is. But a scurrilous attack. spiced
with low anecdotes. upon the character and
motives of man. who has merely performed
a professional duty in a fair and manly way,
is unique method of showing personal
friendship Mr.. Lowry is respectfully in
formed that unless he knows how, and is dis
% Osed to accord TO me the kind of treatment
which one gentleman has right to eX-
pect from another, he need not class
me among his personal friends. Mr. Lowry
says he has hitherto considered me as too
retiring in matters Of public Interest. He
means by this that he does not consider me
public-spirited man like himself. 1t is true
| that have not been in the habit of posing
as a public benefactor, ana have not thought
! 1t necessary or in good taste 10 have my daily
! going in and out recorded in the public
newspapers; and have not therefore, by
such publication secured The decoration of
my name with the euphonious sobriquet Of
"COl," as have Col. Lowry and his ''Fidus
Achates,h Col. King; and never having
counted among my possessions the city gov
eminent of large and prosperous city, my
| opportunities for filling the public eye have
! not so favorable as those more fortunately
| situated in this respect. But have lived in
| Minneapolis nearly quarter OF a century,
| and expect TO spend the rest Of my life here,
| and must beg of these Dublic-Spirited gen.
| tlemen the poor privilege OF having and eX-
pressing opinion about public affairs.
Mr.. Lowry criticises my appear
| ance before the first public meeting. 1 went
| there with no expectation OF being called
| to speak l suppose the gentlemen VINO
] called upon me 10 speak understood that
/ was retained by MessTs. Anderson & Doug
! las. l said. that in addressing that meeting.
! | did not wish to speak as lawyer, but as q
| citizen. II anybody can see anything to
! crltlclSe IN tlaJ UItef8nCe. ne must De nara
| pushed for something to find fault with
| He also speaks about my undertaking TO
| usurp the functions of the city attorney.
| This neceSsitates q bit Of history. had no
! idea OF
| GOING BEFORE TIE MAYOR
| until 1 was informed that upon Mr.. Lowry
! return from the East he had been accorded
| and had all interview with Mayor Babb. Even
| then | should scarcely have asked II but for
| the following reasons: CITY ATTORNEY Rus
[ ha1 Kindly oppnrHad a iIotprIiaxy fnr.
! the purpose of hearing my suggestions why
| the resolution of the council ought not 10 re-
| ceive the approval OF the mayor Upon my
| statement of them 10 HIM he said: Il wish
! you would go and say these things to the
| mayor" l replied that would gladly do so
! if il was proper and the mayor you'd give
me q hearing. Mr.. Russell replied that it
! would be entirely proper, and he had no
/ doubt the mayor would gladly hear me-
! TheTeupOn we sought an interview with the
| mayor, but were unable 10 find him until late
| in the afternoon. when he peremp torily told us
| that he did not want TO hear anything from
us. Afterwards, he sent us note,
saying that he would see us
! in the evening. We accordingly made
! an appointment at his Office. and City Att0r-
| ney Russell and some other gentlemen were
! present. His hon or, the mayor, then intl-
| mated that it was two late for any argument
from me, and, as l thought, was about to de-
| cline to hear me. when Mr.. Russell stated
] that he had requested me TO come before him.
| and he hoped the mayor would hear what
| had TO say. Thereupon his honor graciously
! consented to listen. While realizing and
stating to the mayor that it was somewhat
| embarrassing to talk TO a man whose mind
was already made up l proceeded TO do so.
! Whether what l said was entitled TO more
| consideration than it apparently received it
is not for me to Judge. The public is already
! acquainted with what followed--hoW Mr..
Mayor Immediately. in the dead hour OF the
night sought the residence of Mr. Lowry and
secured from him another verbal promise,
upon the faith Of which ne signed the reso-
| luton.
Mr. Lowry's idea seems to be, that nobody
has any right to ''usurp'' the mayor except
! the street railway company. l trust no one
will suspect, that Mr.. Lowry's experience
| justifies this conclusion. Mr. Lowry also
speaks Of my editorials in my evening paper.
| l suppose he means the Evening Star He is
now reminded OF what he doubtless knew
well before, that l have no evening paper,
that never wrote or dictated an editorial for
the Evening Star III M life, and AM no more
responsible for what appears in its editorial
| columns than he is. Among his other great
| Qualities, Mr.. Lowry would do well 10 Guilt
| Vate as fine art, if he has no instincts in
that direction, his limited faculty for telling