Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-31
A Pretty Mess.

AMONG wv lHCOhrlD HOltH iOuuu
in the Inter Ocean Of the 9th inst.
is The following amusing Que of a
political nature:
1t may be unfair to the Demo
cratic leaders of the State, but 1t Is
a fact, nevertheless, that there is
widespread suspicion that the at
tempted bribery of Judge Siebecker
ha- some connection with the scheme
-pruug recently TO have Judge
Cassidy, Of the Supreme Court Of
the State, made one Of the Federal
| judges. Judge Cassidy, it will be
remembered said he had never
heard bio name mentioned III con.
nection with the new place Till the
matter came out in the papers. The
relation of the Cassidy boom to the
attempting bribing Of Siebecker APP
pears about in this wise to many
people: If a vacancy were to occur
III the Supreme Bench of the State
through the promotion of Cassidy,
"A Democrat would be appointed 10
I'LL the vacancy, aud Slebecker may
have had it held out to him that he
could succeed Cassidy if he acted
favorably to his party in the State
Treasury suits to come before him.
Judge Siebecker will, when he is
ready, make the facts in the case
public.
And the Eoening Wisconsin has
he following on the same subject:
81 he declaration Judge Siebecker,
Of the Dane circuit, that he could
not try the suits between Maj.
Harshaw, the ex.treasurer, and the
state, for reasons which he mus;
keep to himself, is the sensation OF
the hcar throughout the common
wealth. Literally everybody is
talking about il; everybody Is ask
ING what has been done, aud who
has done the thing which renders ii
impossible, IN Judge SIebecker'e
estimation, for him to try the suits.
The idea that be has been approach
ed With a bride of money Is already
discarded, as that is too perilous an
effort in such a state as Wisconsin.
But the opinion is becoming gen
eral that the Judge has been APP
preached in some form of political
corruption or intimidation.
Judge Siebecker Is a young man,
not Yet 40 years of age, and Is
naturally ambitious of future ad-
! vanctmeut. lie is an earnest Demo.
crat, and is therefore expected to
act with his party, right or wrong
| The Democratic ring which rules
our state administration has staked
| It's hfe and the triumph of the
Democratic party in the canvass OF
IlS02 upon the success of the differ
eut treasury suits which have been
Instituted against five eX-state treas
urers. The Democratic leaders nave
virtually promised the people thai
| 100000 or 100000 can thus be
recovered to the Golfers of the tax
payers. Now if they fail utterly
and disastrously in these suits they
/ Will be Knocked out of at least l5,
600 or 10000 votes in 1892, TINS
state will 90 Republican with rush,
knocking GOV. Peck and hls
associates into political oblivion"
These are mighty caIamiues TO be
guarded against 10y the beu'ocfals'
if possible. Their pan is TO keep
out of court As long as possible SO
as to throw the decision oveL undl
after the election Of 1892,
Later a sensational report has
been circulated 10 the effect that a
great secret is locked up in the
bosoms Of Judge Siebecker, his
brotherinlaw, Hon. Il. NJ. LaFoIietIe
and other lawyers aud politicians.
i lis origin is in the announcement
that Senator sawyer had offered
$500 10 LaFolletre as retainer for