St. Paul daily globe., 1890-07-31

PORTER'S LAST VENOM.
Supt. PORTER has supplemented his
former vindictive attack on St Paul
with special Indictment against the
newspaper establishments of this city.
In statement that he gave out to the
Associated Press yesterday he states
that he has evidence of a widespread
system of fraud in the taking of the
census of this city, but the specific in
stance of fraud that he cites is that
ninety-one persons employed IN news
paper building were enumerated twice,
once in their legitimate capacity as en-
ployes and attaches of the establish
ment, and the second time as retlnue
of servants. A special to one OF the
evening papers quotes Mr.. PORTER as
locating these ninety-one persons III the
Pioneer Press building. while accord
ing to his statement seventy-eight others
were similarly enumerated in the Globe
building.
Speaking for ourselves only, the
GLOBE says most distinctly and most
emphatlcally that no one associated
with the management of this paper, or
in any wise responsible for It's conduct,
or that is authorized to speak or act Tor
it in any capacity, ever had the slight
est knowledge, or even suspicion, that
such an enumeration had been made.
More than that, no one in authority, or
in a place of responsibility connected
with the GLOBE establishment, ever
furnished a census ennmerator or other
person any such list OF statement.
If the census returns now in Wash
ington show such an enumeration re-
lating to employees of the GLOBE estab-
lishment as is represented, it was done
bv Mr.. PoRTER's own subordinateS
without the authority and without the
knowledge of the GLOBE management
If there be such an enumeration, our
surprise is that Supervisor SMITH did
not detect 1t and arrest the enumerator
who was guilty of such fragrant viola
ton of law.
If there be such false enumeration,
the GLOBE hereby pledges itself to lend
every assistance to Mr.. PORTER and to
the federal authorities in hunting down
the guilty party or parties who made
the false return, and to aid in securing
their conviction and punishment.
We will go still farther, and say that,
if Mr.. PORTER and the federal authori-
ties manifest the same disinclination to
prosecute in this case as they did in the
Minneapolis census frauds, then the
GLOBE pledges itself to institute and
conduct the prosecution at its own eX-
pense. The GLOBE has been sinned
against as much as the government, and
we want to convict the scoundrel who
was guilty of this double crime, if the
offense exists as Mr.. PORTER states it.
Having said this much in our be.
half, we want to turn now and pay our
respects to Mr.. PORTER once more. Fol
s'his own official information and for the
information of the people of st. Paul.
we PROFOUND the following questions to
him, with the request that he give an
Immediate and direct answer:
Why is it. Mr.. PORTER, if you had
knowledge that frauds existed in the
st. Paul census, that you have kept silent
| all this time?
Why were you guilty of duplicity In
| protesting friendliness to st. Paul rep
resentatives and holding out the i'm
preston that the st. Paul returns were
all right up to the very day that yor
sprung your venomous letter on the
public?
If you had the evidence in your pos
session that frauds had been committed
why have you concealed the fact ant
allowed the perpetrators of the crime tt
escape punishment?
No longer than two days ago Attorne.
General MILLER made a public state
ment that the census bureau had not ad
vised him or his department of an.
frauds in the St. Paul returns.
Mr.. PORTER announces in advance o
the conference of the St. Paul delega
ton with Secretary NOBLE to-day tina
there will be no suspension of the ordel
for a recount. Amen, say we. Let
go ahead. But bear in mind, Mr.. PoR
TER, that if you attempt to make the re
count in way to vindicate yourself il
this matter, and not for the purpose o
obtaining the actual population of tn,
city, we propose to make it hot for you
Now come on with your recount.