St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16

that would enable the com pafy to extend It's
line to Redwood Falls, and likely to the west
boundary of the state the coming season,
when this matter came up, the only con-
tingency being the voting of aid on the line.
This, no doubt, can be now done. With
that contingency, this extension will be OF
much greater advantage to our city than any
line the Northwestern could give us. | have
! thus briefly outlined my views on this I'M
portant question. If, upon consideration
and discussion. the people of Minneapolis
are of the opinion that am wrong in my
judgments and conclusions, l will reco n
slider and try to adapt myself to the wishes
| of those most deeply interested. | entered
upon the enterprise. ten years ago. not for
the purpose or with the expectation OF max
| ing money, but simply to do what could to
protect and develop the interests of our
cities and state. think / have not entireY
failed In the future as the past, | shall
endeavor to be loyal to city and state in
which 1 have passed the best part of my
life''
1t will be seen by the above that Mr..
Washburn regarded it as an especial
act of bad faith to sell that road to any
Chicago line, and he cites the fact that
Minneapolis had donated $3.50, 600, as
one reason why he should prevent the
sale. Also that other towns along the
line, ssnotably Waseca." were entitled
to consideration for having voted
bonuses with the understanding that it
was to be kept independent of the Chi
cago pool lines.
He depicts in vivid terms the damage
it would be to Minneapolis and st. Paul
and the Lake Superior interests to have
this line fall into the hands of roads
tributary to Chicago or Milwaukee.
Perhaps the most notable item in his
statement is that he would profit to the
extent of 100000 by the sale, but at that
NI,ci wi fJI
that he announced that the entire capt.
tai of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road was not sufficient to buy his stock.
In the face OF this statement it is i'll
teresting to notice what followed.
No sooner had Mr.. Washburn sue
ceeded in breaking up the proposed sale
of his brother to the Chicago 81 North
western line, and left his brother wor
ried financially by the load he was car
rying, than he begun to gather in the
stock himself, paying low prices. and in
no case above so cents on the dollar for
what his brother had just previously
offered 20 cents, provided the stockhold-
ers would consent to the sale. The
stockholders seeing no profitable out
come for their investments were OF
course ready to dispose of their holdings
at very low figures and finally w. ID.
brothers stock which gave him the
power to do what he pleased with the
road.
His business virtue then seems to
have taken a retrograde movement.
This was only year or two after he
had announced that 100000 would not
tempt him to act in bad faith to Mime
apolis, WaSeca and other towns along
the line, and especially when it would
absolutely ruin the business prospects
of Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth il
he should accept that sum and dispose
of the road. Once in safe control, a
deal was made with Mr.. Cable. of
the Rock Island whereby the Min
neapolis & st. Louis was turned over
to the Rock Island system, which is one
of the Chicago pool lines depicted by
Mr.. Washburn few months previous
as horrible ogre. to be Stunned and
abhnrred. W. d. Washburh poeketed
in this transaction S1.100,000, and, pain
full as it is to state, it appears that while
he could not permit his brother to make
a handsome sum and receive 100000
himself, when it came to making it all
and taking in $1,100,000, this spasm OF
business virtue was waived and the
deal went through.
1t would seem that for this amount of
profit, Mr.. Washburn having violated
/ his faith with Minneapolis, and given
them an irreparable blow as depicted in
his statement of 1881, would have, as the
least possible amends repaid the $780,
900 bonus. Perhaps the members of the
Minneapolis delegation in the legiSla-
ture, who are supporters OF Mr.. Wash
burn. can inform thenanXious public
what proportion, il any, OF that sum
wasIever restored to the city treasury.
The Wasbburn members of that dele
cation should also consider whether the
/ Washburn of to-day is not the same
Washburn who was self-painted in the
special telegram quoted above. 1t is in
teresting to recall, in view of the subse-
quent acts, tlfe opinion Mr.. Washburn
must have of himself at the present
time. 1t is fair to assume that he adj
mits that he acted in bad faith to the
city of Minneapolis and to all the towns
along the line of the Minneapolis
and ST. Louis road, and to the state at
large. He depicted so graphically the
Injustice of such a sale that we are
forced to believe that he told the truth
at that time. 1t is pleasant to know
that he is not one of the cheap individ-
uals that 100000 can tempt, but when
it comes to 81, 100000 it is altogether a
different matter. especially when he
would leave his brother and numerous
Minneapolis friends out III the cold.
AS Mr.. WaShburn's claim for Mime
apolis support is entirely based upon
his high loyalty to the business inter
ests of that city, the members of the leg
islature who are supporting him should
consider how much ground there is for
their voting to elect him to the United
States senate, in order that he may sell
out the interests of Minneapolis and
state of Minnesota to the Canadian Pa
cific railroad, corporation.not only for
eign to the state, but foreign to the
country.
If any Minneapolis supporter can
point to any notable act that Mr.. Wash
burn has done for Minneapolis, except
with view OF advancing his own
personal or political interests. it would
be gratifying to have it developed.
1t has been suggested that the Min
neapolis supporters of Mr.. Washburn
hold little caucus of their own and
by the chairman of the meeting. They
can then possibly see Mr.. Washbnrn as
others see him.
As he depicted the damage to the
state by a sale to the Chicago pool
lines, and year or two later sold to one
of those lines, is there any reason to
suppose that. he would be any more
loyal to the state in the future when
the eleven hundred thousand dollar
| mark for his private pocket was reached?
CONSISTENCY.
TALLY ONE FOR BoNFlELD.
Tuley Declines to EnjOin the PO-
lice From Interfering With A n