St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-01
PIERCE'S GREAT GALL.
He Writes a Letter to an
Organ in st. Paul to Boom
Himself.
The Tactics He Practiced in
the Washington News
paper Bureau.
Those Methods Are Used to
Bolster Up His Failing
Cause.
His Recent Runaway Visit to
St. Paul Explained at
Last.
Special TO the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
FARGO, N. d.. Oct. 31.-There is
letter i'll the st. Paul Pioneer Press. the
great monopoly organ of the Northwest.
which purports TO have been written
from this city, being dated here, but
which your correspondent has reasons
TO believe was never written in nor sent
from this city. 1t is headed The Willy
Mckenzie" and goes on at some length
to abuse Mr.. Mckenzie and number
of other gentlemen i'll this state. The
plain intent of the article is to boom
Pierce for senator, and positive IN
formation has reached here to the effect
that the letter was written by Pierce
himself, while he was in that city on his
recent runaway trip there. Pierce got
scared at the senatorial prospect I'D
the Red river valley, ana. without
saying wOr1 TO anybody, he
lodged off down to st. Paul, leaving his
appointments here vacant. He was TO
have spoken at HlllsborQ, Neche, Grand
Forks ana other points. and was billed
and advertised 10 he there, but his
panic was SO great that he ran of TO st.
Paul without making any excuse or any
arrangement to I'LL his dates. He did
not even notify the Republican central
committee so that they could make ar
engagements 10 til his place de did
not even inform his closest friends of
his intention TO go, nor OF bis deStlna-
ton.
He Stole Off
in the night, and when it was found he
was gone the knowing ones shook their
devilment 1t now tranSpireS that
hp IN
Influence to bear Oh Alex Mckenzie
TO secure his support in the senatorial
fight. But it is said that Mr.. Mckenzie
was Ohdurate, and would do nothing.
he told Pierce he was not in the fight,
and did not want to go into it. He said
1t was a sure thing the next United
States senator was to come from the
Red river valley or the capital would
be removed. 1t is also stated that Nc
KenZie gave Pierce to understand that
If he went into the fight at all he would
fight for Pierce. But Mckenzie said he
did not care to take any chances on cap
itaI removal. He told Pierce as between
him and the capital they would prefer
to- keep the capital, and for that reason
hn (McKenZie) could not gOinto the fight
for Pierce. although he was personally
favorable To him. This made Pierce
hot. He gave Mckenzie to understand
he did not give d-m for the capitol
at Bismarck, but that he Intended to be
reelected senator even If he had to
give the Red river valley the capitol and
all the other institutions in the state.
After this stormy interview Pierce
wrote the letter published in the
Pioneer Press of Oct. %, to which refer
ence has been made. In that letter
II rec abuses half dozen of the most
prominent gentlemen in Dakota. He
uA luenLIy has not forgotten the tactics
learned while in charge of the Chicago
Daily News bureau in Washington city.
Some days ago, when he
Levied Upon a Senator
to keep it out of the paper. you know.
He thinks this kind of game will
work i'll the senatorial fight OF North
Dakota, but it will not. He is simply
driving nails in his own coffin. When
he abuses such men as Congressman
Hansbrough, w. F. Ball, Capt. McCor-
mack, Jud La MOure, Nj. N.JUhnSon, and
others whom he attacks in that Pioneer
Press letter by direct assault or by in
uendO, he only shows how desperate is
his own case. When he rushes out
into print in that way he shows his hand
and demonstrates he is already whipped
to stand-still-nO, the monopoly news
papers. nor the railroad corporations,
his masters, nor trades, nor promise
can save him from his tate. Pierce
showed he was in desperate straits
while here in the Red river valley, 10y
going around purchasing little country
newspapers for 500 and 5000 apiece.
Will Pierce deny this? Will United
States Senator Pierce please deny
that he bought the support of
number of little country news
papers overin this section of the state.
Will United States Pierce please deny
that he paid one paper $500 for its
support paying $3.50 down and
promising the editor $3.50 more?
Will Pierce deny this9 And If
little country papers come to $500.
how much did that great monopoly
organ. the Pioneer Press, come to?
Pierce is bird-a dead bird. He is too
dead to be pleasant-and that is why he
makes such an oder in the Pioneer
Press. He has been dead for at least
three weeks-and is just running around
10 save tune. al expenses. The Red
river valley must have the United States
senator or the state capital. The
fact is appreciated all over the state.
The fiat has gone forth and Pierce will
do business to step aside and not longer
stand in the light of his own city and
his own section of the state.
Nom ID. PLUME.