The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-14
RAPING THE SCHOOL FUND.
BIGAMY AND KINDRED CRIMES
A Gentle Roast of Cleveland, Car
Isle, Etc.
The Boston Record Of June Is has the

The Boston Record Of June Is has the
following:
Washington has its sensation IN the en-
forcement of the Edmunds law forbidding
plural marriages in any of the territories
Of the United States. The law was aimed
at polygamy and it was expected to ap-
Div to Mormon communities only. But un-
fortunately for persons taking that view
and presuming upon it to maintain left
handed arrangements outside OF their
families the department of justice applies
the law in Washington, which Is fed
eral territory. The number OF persons
having wives too many, yet having no
wife in the meaning of the law is rather
large in Washington. The greater num-
Der of such delinquents are said to be Al
ricans and these, taking the alarm, have
been married at the rate of go couples
day, in order to avoid going to Jail. Where
such delinquents are arrested they have
the option of marrying or of being fined
and imprisoned. But the San Francisco
Star of June % goes one better by saying
Special examiner of the pension bureau
was arrested under the Edmunds polyg-
amy law, for living with women post
office employees. Reign of terror thereat
among department clerks-always was
more polygamy there than in Utah.
It is sometimes amusing If not disgust
ing to note the actions of certain So
called politicians on their arrival In
Washington, and the tales that can be
narrated would fill volumes.
Once upon time there we're two par
ties whom we will call E. H. and r. D.
M, who had a case pending for long
time before one of the departments that
required their presence in Washington,
SO they thought. One of these, to while
away the time, would engage occasionally
in a quiet game of "old sledge" in sa-
loon near the corner of 18th and l, during
the course Of which he is said to have
dropped some $500. The other of these
was not so given to the destinations of the
card table as to the allurements Of wine
and women; hence when it became neces-
sary to find him, to learn the results OF
the secretary's ruling, as was natural, the
messenger wendell his way to Sadie LIS,
where he was found having high old
time: and while he had to stand some
joshing on the part of his partner, he
got more than even when shortly after
their return home his said partner was
one morning confronted by treasury
department girl with an $500 bill for his
good time, which was settled instanter.
It is not necessary to state who these
parties are, nor where they reside; suffice
to say that they are not unknown in
washington, Minnesota and Chicago fl
nancial and political circles, which by the
way recalls the fact during the course
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convinced from a variety of sources that
the officials did not at all of them
pay strict attention to their official duties,
and as a result of the numerous rumors
we had heard in the air. and having writ
ten three parties named hereafter without
eliciting reply we composed the follow
ing, entitled
THE THREE GRACES.
And tho you may smile,
Can it be that Carlisle
Devotes too much time to Division"
That one cannot beguile
Him,-just once in a while
| His duty to do in addition?
All there! Mister Eckles
Can it be that the shekles
Of the bankers, combined with their gall
Has obscured so your vision
| That you look with derlslOn
| On all who don't sport three balE'
| But then Lombard street
You may hasten to meet
| If you are a good little boy;
| And with Carlisle and Grover
| You may yet live in clover
And play with some nice little toy.
| If YOU all we'll can write
| I ne'er had a sight
| Of the proof that such was the fact
| Tho to each / have written
| And you all have swetten
| By force of the truth in my tract.
All by name Democratic
| Yet you're all plutocratic,
| At least to me it so seems;
| Thank God there's no more
| Lombard street to the core
| Who see "three balls" in their dreams.
| With that old friend of Maria
| Will you all draw nigh her
| And list to the tale I'll unfold.