The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-02-22
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LAWYER W.. SENATOR
Racy Correspondence between Attornes
McGee, Of Minneapolis. and Senator
'7@ Evanston. Of North Dakota.
The scheme to fasten on to the new
state Of North Dakota second Louisi
ana State Lottery" has received q se
back in the North Dakota house OF rep
representatives. and it is doubtless deao
i measure now as the necessary number %
votes for the passage Of the lottery b'l
fell short. This is due mainly to tie
splendid fight made by the press ano
leading citizens of the new state agalns
the bill which the Legislature seemed
likely at one time to pass, even over the
governors veto. One of the most un
compromising friends of the lottery
scheme was Senator w E. Swanston. q
Devils Lake, and former warm TREND
o. Attorney Jno F. MCGEE, now OF this
cit;. but for more than three years re-
silent of DEVILS Lake. Mr.. McGee
and the Senator wade deeply into the
wranp]e over the lottery bill aud express
their feelings in the following vigorous
language:
M'GEE'S LETTER.
Minneapolis. MIMI. Feb 6. l99O.
" F.. Swanston, Bismarck. N. D.
DEAR DocroR,-I was dum~founded
when I learned that you we're one Of the
leaders and strikers in the ecoundre'ly
lottery swipdle. What on earth are You
thinking abous? Don't you know that
your connection with this Transaction 80
far has killed yon 80 dead that good
breeding requires that you quietly sub
nit while the last rites are being per-
formed and the funeral IS taking place?
You are so dead that no autopsy Is ne
,cessary to determine the fact and un-
derstand that Whipple and Lord are
drinking champagne in the bank office
and chuckl1ug 80 that they can be heard
at Totten and when they get tired OF
.chuckI,ng they amuse themselves by
writing their names with the word
ssSenator'' before them. have written
to DEVILS Lake that if they will organic
q mob TO greet YOU on your return and
administer proper punishment and will
notify me when to attend, that Will
drop business here and be on hand.
How you can insult the people OF Ram
sey county so grossly as you do by say
ing that that part of the young state Is
40 loose and low in morals as to des',e
to enter into copartnership with gam
bling den, is one OF the things l don &
understand. And after the people OF
that c Immunity get an opportunity to
express their opinion of you. you will
learn that the immortality was not on the
part OF the community, but on the part
of a person who prostitnted the func-
tions of sacred office and misrepresent-
ed people. Physical suicide is made
crime by the Penal Code Of your state,
INIT moral aud political suicide is not
mn nishable in a court of law, but IN
the forum of conscience, morals and
dpcency, it is punishable with everlasting
contempt and Oblivion. You still have
r. in your power to redeem yourse II
when the bill comes back vetoed, by
voting to sustain the veto. and what l
want to know is whether you will regain
consciousness in time to perform that
act? The report here is rite tnat the
gottery company has bill of sale OF two
thirds IF each house and believe 1t as
absolutely as I believe in my own e1ls-
tence. My idea for he past two years
has been that you had brilliant poll.
steal future before you and as friend OF
vonrs j. irritates me to think that you
should destroy your future in such
aenseless manner aud I do hope that
McClory will apply an electric battery
to your hide and try to find out If there
,sn,t spark of life left and if single
spark is found and nourished l know
YOU will on recovering your senses, at
tack this Infamous and scoundrelly
scheme with your old time earnestuess.
Tt hurts me to think that you are playing
directly into the hands of your enemies
at home, who almost to man are my
enemies. and it is not pleasant to think
that the next election will put them in
the saddle and put my friend on his
farm At Grand Harbor for the balance OF
1,;s 1ifa Very truly,
J. F. MCGEE.
. SENATOR swANsroN's REPLY.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb, 10, 1890.