St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-05
is THIS A RO0RBACk?
Loren Fleteher's Record
Taken From the Official
Legislature Journal.
Fietcher's Hand Has Been
Against All Poor Men,
Even the Convict.
He Defended Corporations anu
Fought Farme and
Workingmen.
Every Charge Here Made Sup
ported by the Public Rec
ords Of Minnesota.

The Journal last evening puDiIShcu
one of its sensational campaign articles
in which it announced forthcoming
roorback, and big one, too-a Sooo
one. The inference to be drawn from
this article, if any inference at all eau
be safely based upon it, is that some
person, to the Republican managers
well known, has been looking up Inc
record made by Loren Fletcher while
member of the legislature numoer ol
years ago, and is about to publish thaI
recorder what purp0rts to be the rec
ord Of Mr. Fletcher. Anticipating the
publication, the journal proceeds 10
score it as a falsehood, and refers TO IL
as being in excepting with the personal
and untruthful assaults made upon MI.
Fletcher by his opponent, j. w. Law
renee"
Itls further to be inferred from the
Journals article that Mr.. Lawrence, or
his political managers, have purchased
the material for this rOOrback at an eX-
pense of 800.
Aside from these false imputations
ami the charge that Mr.. Lawrence has
been indulging in a personal ana un-
truthful assault upon his opponent,
worthy OF notice. Generally 1t is III
keeping with the desperate system OF
publishing any and all Imaginary
things and street rumorS which the
Journal has so asSiduously pursued
during the present campaign. ana only
for the personal alluSion to Mr.. Law
renee this article would not be FORTH
coming.
AS for the record of Mr.. Fletcher
while member of the legislature, lt
would be entirely useless for Mr.. Law
renee to expend time or money in hav-
ing it published. Before he commenced
his tour of speechnakiDg in the cam
paign he had thoroughly investigated
that record, and during that tour he has
on numerous occasions mention Ell II
generally, as we'll as in detail. lie has
openly
Challenged Mr. Fletcher
to disprove that during his career in
the house of representatives he did
not universally ignore, or oppose
measures pending i'll the interest OF
labor, while during all uf such times he
worked aSsiduously for capital and cor
poratiOns. Mr.. Lawrence has charged
Mr.. Fletcher with not being in sympa-
thy with the laboring man, and cited
the record is true. there is nothing for
which Mr.. Lawrence can be at fault; II
it is false, he is not responsible for the
mistake it contains.
That the public may be advised upon
Mr.. Lawrence's representations con-
cerping this record, we append here
with number of the measures relating
to capital and to labor upon which Mr..
Fletcher voted and failed to vote. Let
judgment be based upon these. If Mr..
Fletcher was in fault in his support of,
or opposition to, any of them, 1t is
time to repent Of his course, but
To denounce his record as falsely repre-
sented he can not, SO far as his oppon-
ent is concerned. $40.
In this article "H. F." refers TO house
files; rs. F." refers to senate files and
III. j." refers to house journal, where
as indicated by the page given.
7Fletcher's Yeas and Nays.
Page 56S, H. j., Ii. T. 313; a bill to
provide cheap text books in the public
schools. Mr. Fletcher voted no in the
session of 1872.
On bill proposing an amendment to
section of article 10 of the state con-
stitution, to abolish the individual lia-
bility of stockholders in corporations,
Fletcher voted yea; s. F. 23S, page 656.
Ii. j.
Session of 1878. Upon memorial to
congress in aid of destitute settlers upon
the frontier to extend additional time
within which to pay for lands pre-
empted, which memorial passed the
house by II yeas and only 8 nays, Mr..
Fletcher voted no. 5. f. 80, page "a,
ii. }.
In the session of 1874, OH bill to COM
pei railroads to fence their tracks, Mr..
Fletcher voted no. II. f. S56, page 557,
Ii. j.
On bill providing that no member of
the legislature shall accept pass from
railroad company, Mr.. Fletcher voted
no. Ii. f. 107. page 374, ii. j.