The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-12-18
UNHAPPY SOULS.
wAsHBuRN's RorrENMATION.

wAsHBURN'S ROTTENNATION.
The ST. Paul Globe calls attention
to the fact that the decision of the
Attorney General, that a member Of
the Legislature could not hold any Of
fee under ''Uncle SAM" or Uncle
Clough, during the period for which
he was elected a member OF the Sen
ate or House, throws out Of place the
following worthy gentlemen:
J. B. Sutton, Saltwater, state boiler
inspector.
J. NJ. Smith, Duluth, acting chief
deputy grain inspector:
J. N. Jones, Redwood Falls, factory
Inspector.
George Wright. Minneapolis, clerk,
in the census bureau.
And probably these, too:
A. K. Ferris, treasurer state game
and fish commi ssioh.
Daniel Shell, member state capitol
commission
w. H. Yale, Winona, member board
of regents state university.
John Peterson, St. Pc ter, member of
the board of managers OF insane hos
pitfalls.
c. S. Crandall, member of the re-
formatory and public school boards.
1t is great shame to interfere, in
this way. with the interesting bust
ness of swapping votes for the United
States senators for nice, fat, cosy.
well-lined places. It Gscourages
enterprise and diminishes an honor
able ambition to serve the people"
IN the Legislature!
We are told that there is more joy
in heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth than there is over ninety and
nine just men made perfect; and
there is more JOY in the anti-Nelson,
anti Clough crowd, over one Of these
sinners, kicked out of his place, latter
his vote was safely delvered), than
there would be over ninety nine other
| skalewags who we're not appointed.
And our friend Clough sticks his
tongue in his cheek, and winkS the
other eye, and grns grin three
miles square, and as he sees the
places vacated, after all bargains had
been faithfully execu ted, and a lot of
appoiD tment open for him to fill in
new deals next year on the gubern a.
torial question. And so every body is
happy, except the dispossessed sons of
plumber, who pack their valises and
walk out. profoundly regretting that
they did not deal with Washburn for
| substantial arguments, instead OF
with 1.-The ID little Norwegian"
| and the subtle ClOugh, who
kept the word of promise to the ear
| And broke t to the hope"
For were not the votes given for Nell
son? And did not Nelson appoint
| Childs Attorney General? And has not
| Childs blown them one hundre miles
beyond the moon, to fall at last into
the mud of a desolate, God-forsak en-
land, where every man has to ,rork for
q liuing! Dreadful fate!
Hereafter If any member of the
Legislature wants to sell his vote to
some honest patriot, who is candi-
date for United States Senator, he
will have to take green backs,-or, if he
is a gold basis man, and has scruples
about fat money he will have to in
sist on hard cash. He will say, in the
words of Robert Burns:-
"And cen when that beauty your bosom
The brightest of beauty will cloy when
But the sweet yellow darlings, WI Georgia
oh the LANCER We haze them the mair they re
| carest."
But the Globe goes a step further
and remarks:
''The Importance of the decision
can be understood by reference to
the way in which the provision has
been violated in the past. Scarcely d
session has passed but what some of
the members got good positions,
which it now seems they are not en-
titled to hold.
In 1889 seven members of the Min
nesota Legislature secured federal ap-
pointments. through the influence of
w. D. Washburn, elected to the
United States senate in that year. E.
G.. Hay got to be United States dis
trict attorney; Marcus johnson to be
collector of internal revenue: Col. G.
G.. Edwards to be collector of customs:
Alvah Eastman was given good pay
ing place in the revenue department:
Col. C. H. Brush was made national
bank examiner; w. r. Estes, of Ma
della, was sent as minister to
Jamaica, and f. A. Husher, of Mime
apolis, went as consul to Kingston,
Canada"
Which moves us to repeat that nc
man ever entered the boundaries Of
the State of Minnesota who did more
to rottenize our politics and our poll
ticians than this same man, Mr.. Will.
liam d. Washburn. If he had simply
bowed a supreme genius to the de.
mands Of a corrupt and degenerate
age there might have been some ex-
cuse for him; but his triumphs, won
in this way, were not Illuminated by
a single noble thought or honest as
piration for the good of mankind. He
sank instinctively into the mud he hac
created, and wallo we'd in it delie h ted
and was at last dragged out by the
heels, bowling, and covered with or
dure. He wept at being divorced
from his filth. He was fool enough tt
think that greatness consisted in q
big house, and the cut of his English
aristocratic whiskers. Posterity will
search the records with calcium
light for any evidence that he eve
lived.
And these have been our leaders
Our statesmen! God save the mark NJ
wonder our direct, state taxes art
| thirtaeu million dollars ner annum