The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-10-13
Senator Washburn Clearly Dis
closes the Origin OF, the
Scheme.
Prominent Citizens Give the
Record of the Nan &C
WOlcOtt.
The Hired Tool of the Gamblers
Denounced as a Black
mailer.

The voters OF the state are entitled to
KNOW the foul source from whence has
sprung the dark aud turgid stream of false
hood contained In the pamphlet which the
chicago wheat gamblers have supplied to
the Desaocratic managers. They are en-
titled to know also the causes IT the pres
ent attack upon Senator William u. Wash
9Ern, the author ~ the anti-option BILL
and upon g, Az Pillsbury and the millers
and elevator men of this state. Senator
Washburn exposes the inception of the con-
spiracy IN the following language:
tn had SE been be trs studying the methods
came firm believer that through their
agency and gambling methods the farmers
Of milliohs Of dollars annually, This con-
We, p1ompted pe to ictseduce the first
ch III the n senate ct ts United States
as the Botterworth bill. This VAS intro
9 due t" draw the fire Of the enemy, and
public attention to the bill: Upon the In
upon my own w.. responsibility and without
Of it to vazioy. leading men throughout
the State of Minnesota and the country,
and wrote to them asking for suggestions,
70 thSt tne measure might he perfected be-
Among the men to whom I wrote were
:; A. rillsbuex, and this was the first time
subject by me, and vi believe Was the 20 rs e
time his attention had been seriously at
tlacted to the subject.
Ion in regard to the question from an army
ticularly pleased in getting Sir. 1,iiisbuir :
Pcrle9ce in the grain business he thorough
y cslncidcd with ME IL to the manner Of
Gf,;ANr1C GAMBLING EVIL
which was undermining tie moral sense Of
f fnt country ,,, 1nd promising nothing but alb
nation rGe1 an es Of the
ner. The seat and center Of this iniquit-
Sty 1as So WAS in and from that
to this Kind of legislation.
IT is not necessary to 10 into full mr.
t tiGsiars as to this MEASURE: After the dis dis.
$assion had proceettett some. time Mr. Hatch
house and which passed that body and came
he Sse e"s at last spring Thief it
shows that 1t was not regarded as a Darti
san measure; but when 1t came to the sen
from the %0ss T1eat assault: So came
was as. some Republican opposition to It.
t,ons sen s",c,ent to say that some colscen
TIE bill desired to look further into the con-
etitutionel points, and I was reluctantly
compelled to allow the bill to drop until
t tne session which assemblies hext Decem-
GAMBLERS HIT HARD.
,n,,r line publication Of this gigantic con-
Dressing this anticipation legislation we have
put salt upon the raw with the Chicago
ooarn ct trade men. Never until I saw that
publ!c1tion did I, myself realize how use
IN this class Of legislation il to destroy
ne infamous. but semi-respectable gambling
oe saS, OF thc country.
au,licro"s, when 1t is known that I have not
now and never have been interested In INV
elevator to the amount Of ono dollar, *
ccrt years ago. when building the 500
rcnd, We built and conducted our own clc-
S" TORS for hsef period;
Inc conspiracy our Democratic friends
nre en'eavoring to prove the existence Of
10 myth. They. seem to have organized
q conspiracy against the business reputa-
ION OF very many excellent citizcns-both
state" ' I'LL"