St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-27
THE GOVERNOR TALKS.

But His Clerk Draws His Salary
+ s7dor Keeping His Mouth shut.
u "WiIlyum." said Gov. Nelson as he
returned from a tirpsome and discourag-
Ing tour in The country and seated him.
self drjectedly in the Office chair;
wv iilyunl, you have been talking since
/ went away"
7 he governors clerk trembIed In his
shoes until lie shook ltO|e the glass do
IunnieS Oh the chandelier and stopped
the ciuck IN the next room.
mo, SIRE" me- said. Il have not
talKed-any more than could help"
''How many times have l toll you.
Willyum. tnat you are not permitted to
talk TT all. Why did you allow that
letter that forgot 10 write tn Biermann
before it was published III the Pioneer
Press? Why did you not tell him
that"
But. sire, did you not tell me that l
was not to talk at alp"
Yes, but this Is different. In the
first place, younught To nave had sense
enough to dry the paper before you
matted the letter. In the second place.
you should hava told the reporter that
the letter had been transmitted, as
usual, by Wade, but that the blamed
coon stopped OH the way to prepare
speech for the Afro-American-Ncls
Owen. Becker club and forgot to deliver
il; then. when we learned this, we sent
the letter 10y mail as a matter OF form.
Come to think Of it, don't know but
what we might have said Wade deliy-
cred the letter to Biermann-we have
plenty of people around here that we
ought 10 be able to prove it by, and we
might as we'll make Biermann out liar
while we are at It."
but, sire. didn't tell the reporter very
N UGH, and he looked So simple, so much
like those farmers you tell about, that
l didn't think he would catch on. He
l said"
'Will you remember this, and it is /
who say it. that those Internal news
papers have been the ruin of ne. II it
wasn't for them the people wouldn't be
asking me all these blamed fool gueS-
tons about Jim HIPS Interest i'll me.
Don't trust them; they are deceiYers
ever,
; ''What will I do with the attorney
generals opinion. sire, in case it should
come in before the campaign is over"
You will Immediately Return it to
Mr.. Chllds with the notation that there
dId several pUIltS upOll WlfCu u1duc
Inquiry. upon which he has not ex-
pressed himself with sufficient clear
ness, and i insist that he must clear up
all those points before l can act. Oh.
that was happy Thought of mine, Will
yum. to lay out enough work to keep
Childs busy for a month and then ask
for an Immediate ans Wer. And. say,
WillvHm. you might intimate to Childs
that it won't I've particularly healthy for
him to be 100 active in this matter. 1t
would put me in the devils own hole if
he should support Biermann in this
matter, and do it before election.
"lf that reporter comes III again shall
| give him that story about sending the
Letter 10 Biermann by Wadew
"WiliyuIn, you are getting foolish"
Ibid / understand you to say getting
foolish? Sire, / am fiattered."
''If that GLOBE reporter comes in here
again, Willyum. Sauby him. Is that
comprehensive to you?"
ii fear not, SIRE"
'rD0 you not remember the incident
at Elbow Lake two years ago. when
fellow by The name of SauOy asked me
some impertinent questions and got
smashed fol his pails?"
Yes, but, sire, this reporter is large
man."
"Willyum, yOn are not onto your job.
Take an ak. Now hand me those let
ters from my friend Mr.. Hill. send for
Bixby and make yourself scarce"