St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-14

systems OF the country, being capital
lied for SCI, 100000. the actual cost Of
the road having been sufficient in itself
to bring the value of common stock up
to ~ cents on the dollar and of pre-
ferred to Is cents.
"a The strong common sense and fine
executive ability of Mr.. Washburn are
well Illustrated in the successful stand
taken by the 500 road in its relations
with its employees during the labor
troubles of the past summer. The
danger Of organized labor to CORPORA
fons had been demonstrated, and the
500 struck at once at the root Of the
whole fabric and adopted the rule OF
employing no union men on its system
and OF compelling those already belong
ing to ren0unce their membership as a
condition OF remaining III the company'S
service. This was done by the adoption
and operation OF what is commonly
called the 800 Iron Clad" and an iron
clad it surely was, and, could it be gen.
orally adopted, would result, no doubt,
in lessening the chances of strikes and
decentralization of railway traffic.
I'm the Quilted States Senate.
Mr.. Washburn was elected to the SEN
ate of $50 to succeed d. Nj. Sabin, and,
although the legislative investigation
which followed showed that large
amounts OF money were used, or at
tempted to be used. in the election, still
Mr.. Washburn escaped clean-handed,
no positive proof being shown that he
had bribed, Or attempted to bride, any
member in his vote.
During MI. Washburn's career in the
senate he has been true to his convic-
tions, and has labored faithfully in the
;al> l>x
steadily Wlthslanding the attacks made
on corporate interests. and always
mindful of the material welfare of the
gigantic creations of capital in the West
and North.
He earnestly resisted in the senate on
the oath OF April, 1890, an attempt to
declare forfeited to the people immense
tracts of uaearned railroad land grants,
the forfeiture of which would have
proven of great loss to the companies
interested. He has introduced MANY
bills granting free right OF way to rail-
way companies over the public domain
and across Indian reservations in the
interest of these indispensable projects,
and has aided materially in opening up
to the lumberman and Spectator the
rich pine regions of Minnesota.
In resisting attempts to bestOW arbi-
trary power upon the president he op-
posed the bill giving the president
power to suspend the import duties upon
articles the price of which was fixed
by trusts or combinations in this coun-
try.
Some men, acting in the double ca
pacity of corporate manager and pub-
lie representative, might some time
have WaYered,
From Sense Of Delscacy,
from championing the cause of corpo-
rations and capital when attacked. Mr..
WaShburn has eVinced no such false
deljcacy; ever true to the cause OF CAPT
tai When suffering under what lie
deemed an unjust attack, he has proven
an able senator.
And it was during his career as SEN
atUr that the secretary of the navy, il
recognition of the his eminent career,
and in preference to all the gallant men
Of Minnesota who served from 1861 to
1865. selected the daughter of Mr.. Wash
burn to chriSten the new naval cruiser
Minneapolis.
His return should be urged by rich
and poor alike. BY the rich for the
earnest support he has always rendered
the cause or capital when unluSLly at
tackled by the false friends of labor, and
by the poor from their sense of pride
that the career of such man has been
made possible out of the golden oppor-
tunities of the great Northwest.
Mr.. Washburn has, conducted an az.
gressve campaign for reelection. Many
Republican candidates for the legisla-
ture. especially i'll Hennepin county.
have been forced to recognize his can
didacy.
In view of this record, and represent
lug constituencies whose every interest
lies in an antagonistic line to those of
!. The senator, it is clear that MI. Wash
burn can best serve the cause of the
people by Withdrawing from the con-
test i'll favor of some man who can con-
SiStently ask for the honest votes of
hOneat men.
Chapters Of Ancient History.
In view of the prominent mention of
Congressman Tawney in the present
senatorial contest, the following extract
from the Winona Herald of Jan 9, 1889,
will be read with some interest by those
who remember aught of that memoTa
bic conflict:
TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
j. A. TAwNEY's COMMENTS ON THE
AiILIGED IN LIE b.
LICAN CAUCUS.
j. A. Tawney returned from st. Paul
this morning, where he has been for
some time among the lieutenants of Mr..
Sabin. Questioned today in regard to
the charges of bribery, Mr.. Tawney said:
l thiuk the investiga ton will be
pushed and the facts made known. On
Wednesday night Washburn was
beaten. His strikers admitted it, and
in their secret caucus they discussed
the advisability of going for Strait or
some other man. More than half OF
them admitted that Washburn was
beaten. On Thursday afternoon sew.
eral well-known gentlemen came over
from Minneapolis, and all at once the
tide Eegan TO turn without any evident
reason. 1t is charged that money was
used there and on the floor Of the house.
A member who seconded Washburn's
nomination told me that they had only
Slipped one cog" meaning that they
had got every vote they bought but one.
| have in my pocket the names of sixty
six men who were pledged to Sabin UP
to Thursday. Washburn betters who
were hedging Thursday morning went
to betting again that evening. Several
representatives told me last night that
they would not 90 into the joint conven-
ton and vote for Mr.. Washburn until
the matter was cleared up.
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