The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-25
A GRAND RECORD.
Washburn's Overwhelming Reply
to Morgan of Alabama.-He
Does Us Proud.


Minnesota is a great state. 1t con-
tains about a million and half Of
the smartest and sharpest people on
earth. Its thieves have acquired, we
are happy to say national reputa
tion. Like Archimedes all they need
Is a fulcrum for their levers, and
they would pry up the state by the
roots, and carry it off and lay it out
as an addition to the Sandwich Is
lands, duly plated into town lots.
Steal! o Lord. They would end the
internal regions in six weeks, if they
could get at it before their time
carting away the coal and birthstone
until all the devils frOze to death.
BUTT is a fact, much to be regretted,
that Minnesotas delegation in con-
gress is neither as able nor as famous
as the thieves, although in many
cases the thieves have been them
selves sent to congress. But the
genius to appropriate the property of
others, has no connection with the
kind of genius that shines in great
legislative bodies. Your successful
thief is usually quiet, unObStruSive
gentleman; an transformations men,
ber of fashionable society; he seeks
to work without attracting undue at
tention; oratory, learning, states
manship are burdens, and impedi-
ments to him. What does man
want with the contents of a book
whose highest aspiration is to steal
the books, the library, the house, and
the county? He will grab enough
to buy scholars and orators. They
are only an upper class of servants to
such men.
Hence Minnesota's delegation for
years has represented the concen-
trated essence of mediOcrity. Try
and name over our senators and
members during the last twenty
years! Ask a stranger to do so, and
he will laugh at you. Window is the
only man who eS ia bliShed national
reputation, and that was largely de-
pendent on the offices he held. But
for the rest it is Udcuuna, with the in
side sucked out of it. This was to be
expected; for you cannot make great
men out Of the servile tools of cor
porations; and the fellows who stick
to political party when it becomes
the plunderer of people must either
be degraded knaves or cOnsummate
fools.
But at last Minnesota has found
one to do her honor. Davis,-our
bright. particular, effulgent star Of
the morning, whose rays were to daz-
zle and delight the habitable world
has retreated into intellectual retire
ment. To speak in the vernacular
he has gone into his hole and drawn
the hole in after him; and nothing is
left but a sulphurOus smell and a
profound sense of vacancy; but
Washburn, our own illustrious,
beautiful, brilliant William, has
come to the front in way to
"Oonjure the wandering stars and make
them stand
Like wonder-wounded hearers.
The great event took place the
other day. William has never for
gotten that he was born in the state
of Maine. He has no more fellow
ship with Minnesota than the Roman
consuls of O d had with the provinces
they were sent to govern and plum
der. But he has properly realized
that great place makes mental great
ness; and that if man of saw-dust
can but sit for an hour in the seat Of
Webster, his head at once swells to
the proportions of the hat-band of
the "god-like Daniel" But not con-
tent to serve the East, where he was
born, against the West, where he re-
sides, Washburn has become the
most superserviceable, servile, lack
ey, messenger, toady and call-boy of
the plutocracy, to be found between
the two oceans. A recent associate
press dispatch from Washington says
speaking of a republican senatorial
caucus:
sThe discussion as to the merits OF
any action which the republicans
might take looking to a settlement
of the question Indicated that the
sentiment was not all on the side OF
unconditional repeal, but several ex-
pressed the opinion that a compro-
mise which would continue to give
silver recognition would be prefer
able. 1t is stated that the repuhll-
cans present, who did not compose a
majority of the party in the senate,
decided to let their course in the fu-
ture depend upon getting the &C
0uiescence of a majority.
Senator Washburn took the most
outspoken and radical position in IA
vor Of repeal at the conference, and
attempted to persuade his colleagues
that the only way out of it was to
join Senator Hill and adopt specific
closure. Though not alone, he was
not generally supported in this plan,
and he notified his fellow senators
Hho< ho s,uo,,lA i0in Hill Nlr9On2llV Ii