The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-05
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lncSe are IlVeIV ImcS IOF 1Sse
boOdling clemens, who have beer
running things in various Western
states for several years pretty much
as they pleased. The Populists are
after them with number Of remark
ably sharp sticks, which are being
used with vigor and persistence
which promises to land some mem
bers Of the s.gang' in various peni-
tentiaries. and retire more OF them
permanently from public life. In
Minnesota the Hon. Ignatius Dom
nelly has cornered the thieving com
bine. and although they are lodging
and fighting and running by turn.
and appealing to the old Republican
clique who have heretofore shielded
them if not openly assisted them to
corner and fleece the people, some
of them bid fair to ultimately find at
last corner in the penitentiary.
In Kansas the railroad and other
combines of public or quasi public
nature which have held the state by
the throat with one hand while they
plundered it with the other, in each
and every case aided and abetted by
the Republican machine, through the
old state house ring, are now doing
come tall hustling to save themselves
but it was only by open resort to an
archy and violence that they have
secured brief delay in the proceed
ings which will end in their discom-
fiture- The gang of corrupt
politicians who have heretofore sup
ported them have to go, and they
cannot hope much longer to escape
the just penalty for their villiany.
In Nebraska some of them are yet
holding offices of honor and; trust but
they have lost their grip appears by
the Impeachment proceedings in the
Legislature of that commonwealth
Of course the, Republican members of
the legislature at Lincoln, are oppos-
Ing all efforts for exposing or ousting
the corruptionists, for the very sim
pie reason that it is apparent that
when all the boodlers of that state
pre- turned out no. Republicans will be
left in. But the Populists SO, far APP
rear to hold the winning hand. They
nave already secured evidence suffi-
eient to convict number Of the
poodlers in the. mind of every fair
minded man. and they propose tc
move Immediately upon the works
pf the corruptionists.
No wonder every boodler. corrup-
zionist, and political pirate in the
countryi is fighting the Populists with
all the venom and cunning they pos
sess.
Populists and boodlers are opposed
to each other by nature. Farmer 8
Tribune.
Corporations in the Saddle.
1t is curious to note the complexion
Of Cleveland's cabinet. He. himself
is a member of New York firm o
corporation lawyers.
| Vice President Stevenson is a cor
poration lawyer.
Bissel is a corporation lawyer, ant
is director of five railroads.
Richard Olney is a corporation law
yer. especially friendly to the Bel
| telephone monopoly.
Dan Lament is railroad president
w. G. Whitney, who managed
Cleveland's nomination. is million
aire railrOader and son-in-law t,
Payne of the Standard Oil company
Willard. who acts as Cleveland
confidential man." is president 0
the Northern Pacific railway ant
agent for German bondholders.
| Gresham is a lawyer.
| Carlisle-well. we all know wha
he is.
Herbert is lawyer and egotistlca
knave.
Hoke Smith is a lawyer, but ik
Mrs Eagle said about her husband be
ing a preacher, he is not to hurt. III
| is also a railroad director.
Sterling - well, he is
Exchange.