St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
GOOD LABOR RECORD.

Il. 4. Walsh in the Ninth Ward.
The dissemination of so many false
hoods and misrepresentation regarding
the legislative record of Il. A. Walsh,
the Democratic nominee for the legiSla-
ture in the Ninth ward, prompts me
through your valuable medium to brief
ly place before the electors in that dis
trict the true facts, so that they may Oh
election day, by their votes, give the lie
to those renegades who are endeavoring
to cause division in the Democratic
ranks. and thus secure the election of
the Republican can tidate. If appear
ances 90 for anything, it cannot be gain
said but that this renegade Mcclellan,
who was SO justly booted in the Demo
cratic convention, ana VINO, ever since,
has stood at the back door Of every pO-
ltical howell in the city, hat IN hand,
begging nomination, offering as rec
ompenSe the saving of the Republican
wOOdpile, together with that brace or
newly tiedged Peoples party politicians
who, whenever they can do 80, consti-
tute themselves the Peoples party
movement in this city-MeSsrs. Eek
ford and Walra1 -Haye, by request,
tapped the Republican money barrels
in the Endicott building for 'ining the
dirty work Of Republicans in lac Ninth
ward by defeating, if possible. Mr..
Walsh, and thus securing vote for Z.
X. Davis in the coming senatorial con-
test. But the Democrats of the "Old
reliable Ninth" won't have this, they
are tired of those schemes of the Re-
publican party that have divided them
in the past, and they are going to show
those renegades and political sneak
thieves that OH election day, party, not
poltroOnS, will be the object of their de-
YotlOn, and in one solid phaanX vote
for the Democratic nominee-R. A.
Walsh Mcclellan and his lying myr-
mdons. urged Oh by the willy schemes
of the enemy of Democracy-in spite OF
the state records to the contrary-are
secretly spreading it broadcast that MIR.
WalSh'S record in the last Legislature is
not sound. that he voted against the
eight-hour and anti-Pinkerton bills.
Now, this is malicious falsehood, and
no one knows 1t better than the mis-
guided wretches who are disseminating
it. Mr.. Walsh not only did not vote
against the eight-hour bill. but it was
he who drafted it. supported it in the
house in brilliant speech, and carried
it in the face of every opposition. In
regard to the anti-Pinkerton bill, the
journals show that in its final passage
through the house, when it had been
amended, SO that it would be benefit
and not curse to the people already
too much the victims of the overZeal of
friends and the systematic treachery of
foes, he voted AYE" with the friends of
the measure, and helped in every way its
becoming a law. Far worse than the
hired bands of ruffians themselves
would the representative be who would
allow his zeal 10 overcome his diScre
ton and permit the passage of any act
which would be Spurned from every
hall of justice in the land, and thus
leave our fair state open to the deeds of
violence and blood now being enacted
around the novels of the poor at Home
stead and elsewhere. In the beginning
of the last session of the legislature an
anti-Pinkerton bill was introduced to
the house, many of the provisions of
which were clearly unconstitutional.
The PinkertOn gang secretly chnckled
in their hope of its final passage, be-
cause its first trial at the bar or public
justice would have left them masters of
the field to continue in their nefarious
practices of laying bare the roof tree,
and sending the beasts of the field to
roam in glee over the habitationS of
men, to drag down the workingmen and
wage-earners of Minnetota to the low
level of ruin and degradation that now
is the unhappy lot Of the employees of
those huge monsters of Republican pro-
tecton-Carnegie, Frick d Co.-and to
permit them, an armed band of murder
GUS ruf1lans, to traverse unmOleSted our
thOrOughfareS, menace to our institu-
iOns, a curse to society, and an insult to
n nd nd ant Ia
ing Mr.. Waish'S advice reg arding the
bill, the house passed 1t, but the
friends of the people in the senate
such men as Hiram f. Stevens,
lgnatiuS Donnelly and others came to
the rescue, and sent it back to the house
with the stamp of constitutionalIty upon
1t and in such a shape as would curb the
rutfians in their rascality. Then it was
that Mr.. Walsh ever Watchful for the
best interests of the people, voiced and
voted In lis favor and successfully
helped in every way IT'S becoming law.
If these statements regarding these two
bills are untrue, | challenge this rene
gade McLellan-Who is SO favorable to
affidavits-to contradict them under oath
or forever hold his peace. But was te
energy and ink OH such as he, for
neither himself or any of the few mis-
eraDle SycOpnantS or RepuDllcaulSm
who prowl behind his coattails have
courage enough 10 allow the light of day
to dawn upon their actions, or the voice
of public opinion to raise itself in con-
demnaton of their evil deeds-the past
blight, the present danger Of a people
trying heroically to throw off the CALLING
yoke of an oppressive Republican slav-
cry and to make our city once again the
home OF peace, happiness and prosper
ity. | may mention here that the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Enginee and
also that of firemen have thoroughly in
vestigated Mr.. Walsh's record in the
house, and in a circular bearing the
names of their friends and the friends
of every wage-earner, the name of r.
A. Walsh holds conspicuous place.
A DEMOCRAT.