St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-17
MINNEsoTA,s PICKwICK.

In these August days when the
Bun-burnt plains of Colorado are
sending their hot breath to cool in
gentle dalliance over the undulating
bosom of Lake Superior, making
1t comfortless for the poor mortals
whose fate places them in its path
Way, and when the ardent sun, like
n true lover, increases his warmth
as the coy earth turns away from
him, one feels grateful to such con-
siderate mortals as Addicks and
Washburn for giving him something
lighter to think about than Towne's
bimetallism and the Armenian out
RACES. The perspiring public gladly
turns to refresh itself with the light
and airy passage between these two
distinguished gentlemen.
Addicks is an Fastener who made
his pile in promoting gas companies;
getting, in persuasive ways, familiar
to aldermen, franchises from towns
for gas plants and then exploiting
them on the stock market and with
credulous investors; the towns get
ting something to swear at there
after, the investors something to
lament over, and Addicks getting
wealth. Either from observation or
from the reports of investigating
committees, or from the rumorS of
the press and clubs having more or
less foundation, AddickS conceived
that his peculiar talents could find
a wider field of useful and profita-
BILE employment were he a member
of that finest gentlemen's club in
the world, commonly known as the
senate of the United States So Ad-
dicks went about the matter with
his accustomed industry, using the
methods so successful in gas affairs.
He revived a long-deserted residence
in Delaware, and proceeded to invest
in Republican candidates for the leg
islature. He put $4,000 into the en-
terprise in which he expected that
h1iSSIIS dIu HOI ne WOulQ De the
dead head-not deadhead. Some of
his men stayed by him, enough
didn't to prevent him from being
elected, but enough to keep Hig-
gins from going back, as we'll as any
other man. There was a great deal
of virtuous Indignation poured OUT
hI1t hn Ivy, %1
his speculation ito the last; deter
mined that, if he could have no show
for his white alley, no one else should.
Putting aside those considerations
of public office and the means of get
ting it which guide Democratic eff
forts, and looking at the matter from
the standpoint of, say, Minnesota
RepublicaniSm, we are not disposed
to question the solidity of the posi-
tion of Addicks.
Among those who were irritated
was ex-senator Washburn. of our
own state; though why he should be.
especially in this weather, it is diff
cult to understand. Possibly the ex-
senator is not in a frame of mind
ITO appreciate man who prevents
another mans reelection to the SEN
ate. But his having been a party
himself once on a time to a much
talked-of senatorial election should
ancline him to look forgivingly on
the like effort of another man. How
ever, if the reason is obscure. the
fact is not that the ex-senator was
Indignant; and, in his wrath, he in.
dulged himself in Jobs indiscretion
Of saying what he didn't really mean
He told some one, and some one told
some other one, and he a reporter
that Addicks was a pest and ought
to be killed. Now, that was not only
indiscreet, but it was dangerous
Who knows but some wiId-eyeC
Delawarean might act on the sug.
gestion, and put Addicks in the way
pr conversion into gas? It does moi