Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-12-05
BANGING BRIG GS.
* ONO PAPER SCORES AN Ex-MEM-
gER OF THE WISCONSIN
LEGISLATURE.

Briggs Is a canyassing agent for
Davis d Rankin, On cago, dealers
IN creamery and dairy plant ma
cbinery. and Of late has been work
mo territory in Brown and Cler-
mont counties When he is not en-
Gagged in selling his plants Ire gives
his attention to polite politics, and
Leans his friends in Wisconsin in
formed as to the wicked doings of
,be Buckeye boys. His home Is
Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He was
originally republican, sloughed off
into the greenback party, aud is
now a leader in the democratic
rbalaux of Wisconsin, in the legis-
loture of which state he has served
one or more terms. He gave this
business up for the softer one of
bpfrer and cream, aud is now trying
ia force his wares down the throats
Of the Ohio people, who are deslg-
mated in his letter TO "Dear Tom"
As "pauperized farmers" For the
month preceding the election Briggs
was "doug" New Richmond in the
interest of his firm. While there
he met and acted with the Republi-
can club, giving the impression that
he was heart and soul with the re-
publican party. The letter referred
to was written to Tom Kennedy at
Madison, leading democratic poll
tician, who gave il to the demo
cratic papers Of his district for pub
LEGATION. We do not give it entire
by reason of its length. A few ex-
tracts will be sufficient for the pres
emit purpose. lie begins:
DEAR TOM Republican Doodle has carried
this state for Mckinley.
You know that have seen something of pol
tiles as they are run up in Wisconsin, but
never had the faiutest idea of what Doodle in
politics meant until saw it demonstrated in
this election
Twas at New Richmond yesterday during the
election and buying votes was the most bare
faced exhibition OF rottenuess in political
methods That 1 ever dreamed of or heard Of
They dared not buy democratic votes out
right. so they paid So to so to democrats not
Il to vote at all.
Il Negroes who were republicans could not sell
II out as usual to the democrats (who would not
81 trust them, so they would not vote at all until
N the republican Doodle dispensers paid them
u from S. 70 10 70 vote. The democrats, / pre-
81 sumo bought some votes, too, but they did
81 not have the stuff"
M An the manufacturing interests that are
ID highly protected saw that the fate of the pro-
II tectiye policy in this country was doomed if
III they failed TO carry Ohio and money was
"a poured into the state by all of the tariff rob
81 bers in the United States, and have no doubt
# that several millions were in their corruption
sd fund.
Further on, and in concluding his
q lying document this Blatherskite
# Briggs remarks:
~ "The result in Ohio does not prove
3 that the people of this state endorse the Nc
81 kinIey bill ana the principles of protection,
but that the immense corruption fund poured
Isl into this state 10y the manufacturers Of Penn
VA syiyauia and other states was too great a
M temptation to the pauperized farmers and
81 ahnrng men of Ohio, corrupted by the object
VI 7son Of egalzed robbery through our tariff
M system
So much for the letter, every
Il word of which is false, and known
q to be false by the political workers
N Of both parties in New Richmond,
as well as those of the entire county.
II is conceded that the election was
y the tauest ever held in the state.
VI A prominent citizen of New Rich
N moud writes us that he has 800
q which he will present to Briggs for
4 proof Of one single instance of
* bribery to vote or not to vote, IN
u New Richmond by either republi-
can or democrat. Furthermore the
citizens Of New Richmond, demo
Gratis and republicans, will raise a
n larse Of $500, to be paid to the said
b1ggs for the proof of bribery, if
BE will. meet it with a like sum 10
ease of failure, to be applied to the
3'aIers' relief fund. Now if he
ants to supplement- his cream and
utter salary here is his oppor-
Ri unity.
Now do the apauperized farmers"
Ohio feel like investing their
9ney with a man who can lie thus
~ bly,, maiictously and without the
dow If a foundation. 1t is fair
.ais connection to suggest that
man who can SO wiilfullv misrep-