Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1894-10-26

A PROVEN RECORD.

Ina canvass of Senator Pettigrew's acts
The Forum has provea by an irrefutable
array of sworn testimony the senator, be-.
fore taking his seat but after his election,
through an agent did enter into u real es-
tate conspiracy and that the location of
the government building on the present
site was part Of the consideration; that
Pettigrew got an option on piece of prop.
erty for 100000, and that he, at the Fal-
mouth hotel in Maine, passed his senator
ial word that it cost him Sl4O, 900; that
to cover up the inwardness Of this trans
action he gave three receipts written by
his own hand, acknowledging the receipt
Of $50, 900 from three men who had not
paid him one dollar, nor had they any in
terest in the property. The transaction
is clearly proven to have been crooked
one, in which the newborn senator, still
wet with birth marks upon him, entered
the shambles, and through his agent
agreed to sell to the government piece
of real estate on which he was to make a
wad Of money. In this affair the senator
has explained nothing. and Caldwell's
frothy abuse has not even dinted the facts.
more infamous proceeding is unknown
in senatorial history and clearer Case
was never made against a United States
senator. There is in the transaction am
ple material on which to base impeach-
ment proceedings. Men have been driven,
from force Of public sentiment, into pri-
vate life for deeds less clearly established
or less infamous.
The Forum, in it's issue of August %,
showed Senator Pettigrew's connection
with the Montana townsite deal, whereby
Jim Hill & Co. secured the title to disput-
ed lands and that the townsite is valued
by Congressman johnson at So, 900, 600.
This little ''rider"-Pettigrew' legislation
generally is Of that pesiferous sort known
as riders-was attached 10 the mber cul-
ture bill, in conference, and the other
five members of that committee have all
said they did not understand its full effect,
but Pettigrew makes no denial that he
did not fully understand its effects. 1t
was an immense thing for the great rail
road corporation. The Forum has in it's
possession the printed abstract of this fa-
nous case. A perusal of the document
leaves no doubt of the frauds committed
by the townsite agents. and it was TO their
relief that Senator Pettigrew came with
the little 'llder" that netted them Sc, 600,
900! The Forum has proven that Petit
grew, by his vote in congress. refused 10
would allow farmers the right to build
warehouses on railway sidings and COM
pei the railroads to haul farmers cars,
The Forum has proven that Pettigrew
cast his vote against the citizens of Okla
homa in the death struggle between a city
of 5000 people and the Rock Island Rail.
way company. The railroad company
refusing to stop its trains in the city Of
Enid, in order to compel them to start a
new town some four miles distant, which
towDsite the Rock Island officials owned
The Forum has proven that Pettlgrew
attempted to rush through u .'rider" by
which the Milwaukee railroad company
WIS 10 hold for three wears longer it's right
of way, tax free, between Chamberlain
and Rapid CITY. This was worth to the
company manv, many thousands Of