St. Paul daily globe., 1890-07-31
OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.

1t must be wash-day in the Republi-
can camp. At least one would think so
from the amount of dirty linen some of
the Republican bosses are hanging out
on the line.t The Pioneer Press printed
your Uncle LOREN FLETCHER biogra-
ply the other day, and now "Uncle
LoREN'' pays his respects to the distin-
guished Britisher who presides over
''the smut machines" destinies by Civ
ing him the benefit of a biographical
sketch that seems to have been written
with pen made from porcupine quill
dipped into an ink bottle filed with
gall and wormwood.
Inasmuch as these two interesting
documents were deemed TO be of sufi-
cient Importance to be printed in the
two leading Republican papers of the
state, and desiring that they shall have
a wider circulation than they are likely
to get in either of those papers, the
GLOBE reproduces both in full this
morning. They contain good deal of
historical matter that will be of interest
to the people of this state; besides, they
are such rare specimens of refined
backguardism they merit a permanent
place in the classical literature of Min
nesota politics.
The GLOBE does not care to dwell on
the personalities of this classic litera-
ture The distinguished combatants
have that part of the field to themselves,
and they are welcome to it. But there
are few matters of historical interest
we desire to call public attention to.
Mr. FLETCHER makes point which
slstains the position taken in yester-
dav's GLoBE-that the political combine
of which the Pioneer Press is the
mouthpiece, and which is directly re-
sponSible for the humiliating condition
st. Paul now suffers. is now and has
ever been hostile 10 st. Paul interests.
The history of the SABIN- -WAsHBURN
senatorial contest is too fresh in the
public mind to need allusion to the fact
that this combine favored Minneapolis
man in preference to one who has
always been the faithful champion OF
st. Paul interests. But Mr.. FLETCHER
goes back of this, and shows how this
same old combine once undertook to use
him as an agency to defeat st. Paul
representative. Mr.. MCMILLAN was
the st. Paul candidate for the
senate at time when Mr.. FLETCHER
was in the legislature. Accord
ing to the latter's statement, the
Pioneer Press, in its anxiety to de.
feat the st. Paul man, took FLETCHER
I'D OH high mountain, and, showing
him all the glorieS of a congressional
nomination, told him that all these would
be his if he would only fall into line
with the Pioneer Press combine anG
help to defeat MCMILLAN. This is ole
history, known to all of our older citi-
Zens, but derives additional spice from
the appropriateness of its revival at this
particular time. In the midst of all o1
his vindictivenesS Mr.. FLETCHER man
ages to work great deal of historical
truth into his biographical sketch of the
Golden club free trader.
Another historical event of more re
cent occurrence is touched up In Mr.
FLETCHER's peculiarly graphic style
and it is to this we invite special atten
ton. A few weeks ago the GLOBE
asserted, on what it knew to be facts
that the MERRIAM managers had made
overtures to the Rennepin county dele
CATION looking to reconciliation of the
factions on the basis that, if Hennepir
county would fall into line in support
of MERRIAM, then the st. Paul combine
of which MERRIAM is chief mogul and
the Pioneer Press its organ, would
bring an influence to bear that would