The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
Cush Davies Record.

Keep before the people that it is
limited that the c. Davis private life
is not like Caesars wife, above sus-
picion.
That though impecunious in St.
Paul he gives entertainments to the
social circles Of dissolute Washington
where a fellow can see more beauty
unadorned in single evening than in
all his natural life, at least since he
was weaned.
That he charged the towns of Plain
view and Elgin in the neighboring
county of Wabasha, an attorneys
fee of $45, 900 which is an annual fee
of 81 500 for the ten years since the
suit was commenced, at which ratio
it would be $27O,O0O for the whole
OF Dodge county or over 500
apiece for every voter in the county,
which are just so many reasons
and good ones-wby he should be left
at home to retain his valuable prac-
tice
That he as chairman on the Pacific
railroad committee has recommend
ed extending the time for payment to,
100 years at ] \ per cent, which COM
paDies have received in the "a years
since completion, in earnings, sub
sides, interest paid on defaulted
bonds by the United States, etc.,
over $S0O,00O,OOO, while less than
$3.50, 100000 have been paid out for
building the road and operating the
same, and that these sublime thieves
having taken and absorbed this vast
sum into their private fortunes, now
ask and find a willing tool in Davis
to legisla e 1924 100000 more out
of the treasury to pay this debt.
We accept the issue and will fight
it right out on that line, for we be-
lieve the people want Davis back in
the senate just about as bad as
Heaven wants the devil back again.
The financial standing of Senator
Davis is well known to the people Of
st. Paul, and to many outside of
that city. 1t was made pretext for
voting him $500 per annum when
governor in lieu Of the rent paid fora
house for his predecessor and six years
ago when elected, his election was
said to be spontaneous demand OF
the people, because Of his ability in
stead of millionaire. His poverty
was used as the means OF carrying
his bark in safety over the indignant
wave OF popular protest to plutocrat-
ic politics which two years later
broke in wrath upon the republican
party, defeating it in both branches
of the legislature, and rolling up a
popular vote against it in the state
aggregating over $4,000 votes, for
the peoplesupposed that being one of
the people, and elected by a demand
of the people, he would vote and
work in the senate for the people wEo
elected him, but il this they were de-
ceived.
ENTERTAINMENTS AT WASHINGTON.
The great plain people soon heard
through the dailies that this poor
man whom they had enfranchised to
represent them was giving at a
costly mansion, rented at a figure
far beyond his personal means, en-
tertainments which cost thousands
of dollars each, and current gossip
said these were patronized very large
ly by that numerous class of panders
and go-betweens who thrive by run
ming private or corporation grists
through the congress mill at public
expense. 1t is not necessary to make
specific charges, but somebody's
money pays for these costly displays
of tight pants, immaculate collars
nd l., IL
dresses, and we leave the reader to
infer if our senator has Alladin's
lamp or some other means of con-
iuring at his disposal.-West Concord
People.