St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-15

tor SabIn and Gen. Washburn. but we
are unable to find any evidence impli
eating either OF these gentlemen, or any
other candidate before said caucus
In other words, Hompe took the
ground that unless candidate for
United States senator takes a roll of
bank notes In his hand and directly
offers them 10 a member for his vote.
there is no bribery. Does anybody be-
lieye that impeeunious Adventures,
blowers and strikers" are going to
pay, or offer TO pay, thousands OF dol
lars out of their empty pockets TO Sc
cure votes for wealthy candidate for
United States senator, and that the can
didate who profits by their crimes
knows nothing about II. The propo-
sition is too absurd for refutation.
And Hompe had voted against Wash
burn In the Republican caucus ana for
Sabin; and yet in the face OF all that
testimony he voted for Washburn for
United States senator And this is the
relormer who wants TO lead the ALI
anee forces. III he had been an honest
man be would have made minority re-
port from that committee, il he had to
stand alone. and he would have made a
fight in the house that would have at
tracted the attention OF the whole ma
ton; and finally. II beaten. lie would,
with that honest gentleman. Senator
Dodge, OF Dodge county; Represent
alive KEYS. of Winona county lthe
father OF election REFORM; Mr.. Shoe
maker and other honorable men, have
voted for Charles NJ. Start, the pure
minded jurist OF Olmsted county, or
some other good man. One bold
man at that time could have de-
feated WashDuTn, but H0mpe lacked the
courage or the horesty, or both. And
yet he knew that the railroad commits
sioners OF the state had initiated pro-
ceedlngs at that very time looking TO
the prosecution OF Washburn for viOlat.
lns the laws OF the state. made against
the issue of ''watered stock. the penalty
being confinement in tine state prison.
But nothing could drive the reformer OF
otter Tail county away from the sup
port OF the railroad inaguate, with all
the millionares OF the state behind him.
Fayors the Ring.
have already shown in these letters
than all examination of the journal re-
veals the fact that Hompe upon every
occasion Is found on the side or the
rings, corporations and railroads. But
il will be asked: did not liOmpe in-
tlOuuCN anu nNIuiN AAt pttrpdEt Va ~ btts
adverse 10 the railroad companies
Not at all.
introduced several antI-railrOad bills
and they were incOntinentally squelched.
| had Dill for proposed amendment
10 the constitution of the state, proYd-
Ing Tor adding new article TO the con-
siitutiun, 10 be called Article 10
Warehouses and Railroads" III ! could
have secured its passage IL would have
, built the rights OF the people into the
very bulwarks OF the constitution, and
have been worth millions OF dollars L
the state, besides settling forever Ger
tain grave and fundamental question.
upon which the liberties OF our pOpula
| ton may YET depend What was it
| fate? Defeated-yeas, 10; nays, -. A
similar fate overlook Hon. III. +
| BjOrge's bill to reduce railroad charges
and every other measure III The senat'
or house. which was at all dlstastefu
| 10 the railroad companies.
Hcw was 1t with HOmpe's bills? They
were mild. smooth, harmless reasser
| tons Of existing decisions OF the court.
| OF the United States. which hurt no
body and helped nobody. They were
either drawn or supervised in the once
| OF the railroad companies; and whll'
| every Olll, III TIC lutCICoA VI
was fought, tooth and t0e-nails, ant
slaughtered, Hompe's skim-mlk pro
duc,ions went through "kitibg." NO
Il voice was raised against them. Not I
lobbyist sweated his shirt-cOllar fight
ing them. Ills principal bill was passet
| through the senate by a vote of yea
81, nays 1.-The nay vote was Senate
Marsh OF Minneapolis, who ran large
farm in the Red river valley. Th'
| Great West SAID at the time, not {
cent was spent TO defeat Hompe's bill
What an awfully good bill for some
body 1t isn't worth hen-scratch.
reads well, bat 1t is fraud and delu
sion"
And in the house also that bill passe
! with only one dissen ting vote. Tina
was Mr. Knudson's. Of Blue Eartl
| county, who denounced it, and said
"There is absolutely nothing in the bill
to call for its passage; and as a matte
OF legislation it is useless and su
| periluous."
It Was TaHy.
But it served its purpose. II was -
tub thrown to the whale" 1t was some
thing wherewith to stop the mouths o
| the bowling grangers. 1t was ''tahy,
fed with long spoon, to the discOn
| tented agTiculturists. 1t was reform
| like the Warehouses; orange-pee