The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-02

lANKATo n Tree lrsess. Murder
will out, !" and no one is better
qualified to comprehend the truth
fulnesss Of this old saying than Bill
Erwin, for ita'is in the defense Of
those who kill, that Erwin has
gained his notoriety as a criminal
lawyer. BilPs services are valua-
bic. He has been in the habit Of
getting big pay. When he went
onto the stump for the Alliance
ticket it was something Of a mys-
terry what fee he would exact for
his defense Of the principle Of that
organization. It's now given out
that the price demanded is a seat in
the United States senate, and this
accounts for the vigorous manner
in which Donnelly asks the farmers
to support the Alliance legislative
ticket regardless Of everything else,
and his attack Of Republican can
didates for the Legislature is ex-
planned. We do not believe the
farmers of Minnesota will consent
to relegate a man like G. X. Davis
to private life and elevate to the
United States senate one Of the
stripe of Bill Erwin. To prevent
such q possible change the only
safe way for the Republicans to do
lis to vote their whoze ticket-legis-
latiye as well as county and State.
ED. A. PARAp1s, editor Of the
liziida0oy Nea0s, Merriam Park,
formerly Of Plainview, is very
bitter in his denunciation of Thomas
Wilson, the Democratic candidate
for governor. Paradis accuses
Wilson Of bilking the towns Of
Pllainyiew and Elgin, Wabasha
county, out Of 100000 in the in
terest Of the Chicago & Northwest
err railroad company. Paradis
shows Mr.. Wilson up in very bad
light We have not space for the
charges made against Mr.. Wilson,
but if they are true they will con
sign him. him to political oblivion. If
the accusations are unfounded Mr..
Wilson should lose no time in dis
approving them In a letter to the
editor of the UNION Mr.. Paradis
gives his reasons for opposing Mr..
Wilson.
s,G5s MERR1AMP PARK, Sept. q, 1890.
B. @. Dunn, Editor Union.
DEAR SIR:-It may appear to you
that I am unnecessarily severe upon
-Four old friend of thirty years. Judge
Wilson, but would not if you had fol-
lowed him in the courts and in the leg
islature as I have, where in spite of our
judicial tribunals, and the better sense
OF his colleagues in the house, he has
lpersistently sought to ruin two of the
best towns in the State. What more
particularly incensed me against him
as a public man, was to have him I'M
dertake to draw the wool over my eyes
by misrepresentation and 'affectionate
deceptions,'' and when I insisted
Upon proving his statements, and found
the witnesses to whom he cited me
testified against him, point blank, be-
cause I would not then engage in his
support, but on the contrary showed by
the legislative record, the court records,
and the testimony of such men as the
Hon. G. M. Start, Judge Collins, Robert
Taylor, Col. D. G. Gearey and others,
that he had clearly prostituted his POI
sition as legislator to gain in the leg.
islature what he had failed to secure in
the courts, he then turned around and
heaped personal abuse upon me.
4: The case I made against him of course
requires sober Judgment to understand,
and in political contests, passion is more
likely to prevail than cool common
sense.
4 If you don't think Judge Wilson the
most cunning hypocrite in the west,
study his character in particular as |
have and you will find it true.
Yours sincerely,
ED. A. PARADIs.s
One OF the prettiest towns in West
ern Minnesota is Princeton, which is
inhabited by social, enterprising class
of people, and surrounded by fine