The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22

filed charges with the insurance COM
missioner of New York, but not till J.
ID. Wells had made kick and intimated
we would be arrested, whereat we wrote
him plainly that the company would be
compelled to swallow what we saw fit
to say like a little man.
On the floor of the senate scheme
was discussed to do up that fellow
Burke, and in February, 1892, we re-
ceived letter threatening lis with
death, while in short time after GER
tain private detectives from Chicago,
hired by the Republican politicians of
the United States, stole a trunk full of
books and papers, and we hold the orig
inal letters and confession.
On May S, 1893, an attorney of the
gang, named c. j. Bartleson, assaulted
us in St. Paul, and later he committed
the same act of violence in the Guar
anty Loan elevator
In May, 1892, M. D. Kenyon, the bank
examiner who don't examine, tried to
kill us, and as a result of the act Of
this would-be Cain we have on our head
a scar just above the right temple
given through felt hat.
If Knute Nelson and Dave Clough, re-
spectively past and present governor of
this state, and the leaders of the Repub-
lican party Of their state and nation,
did not hire Kenyon to attempt to COM
nit murder it is unfortunate that they
and the late unlamented Republican
legislature have retained Kenyon in
Office despite the fact of true charges
filed, and that he is either incompetent
or corrupt or both, as many admit, and
as not even his friends can deny, and
as Knute Nelson himself is said to have
practically admitted.
It is we'll known that we made Bob
letter cough up to the state $4,000 that
he had pocketed, and possibly, had the
legislative committee done it's duty,
| they would have made him cough up
more.
But it may not be known that when
Ben Harrison appointed the late super
| intendent of the Carson, Nevada, mint,
charges had been made against him
| that had been forwarded from San
Francisco through us. Nor is it gener-
ally known that some one connected
with the Security Bank outfit has
seemingly been persistent in their en-
deavors to create an impression attack
| ing our sanity, and we have written
that bank to deny the charges if they
can, DuL received no answer.
| If said bank has been the medium Of
| spreading such rumors and is seeming
| ly anxious to keep Kenyon, the bank
! examiner who don't examine, in office,
| it would seem that there is something
wrong in its management. And we
| would like to ask said bank few ques-
| tions:
| How much money have you advanced
~ Of ho LOTT
How much of N. P. Clarke or other
| like paper have you got?
| How much over $4,000 in cash did
you have on hand one day in 1893?
| How often, if at all, have you had to
| borrow money from other banks to meet
| checks presented?
| And while we are on the subject of
| intcrrogatories, suppose the members Of
| the Chamber of Commerce should take
| the stand and tell how much money
| they put up Gf any to beat the Meilecke
! bill, by hiring attorneys, and other ex-
penses.
| Perchance the books Of the Milwaukee
and Northwestern might or might not
| a tale unfold-and certain members of
| the legislature who have acquired a
| reputation for thrift might take the
| stand with profit, as also another men,
| Der who has been quoted as saying he
did not intend to vote for any bill
unless he got stuff.
| This is but a brief sketch of the Re-
| publican party, though its alleged lead
ers who seemed to be more in harmony
with the ways of the devil than imbued
| with the instincts Of common decency,
and the list might be added to ad in
| finitum. And it is possible in the future
we may do so, but at present we shall
| simply sope huff said.''
JOHN H. BURKE,