The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27

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Then the few Democrats we have in
the state are twO-thirds of them for
free silver, in fact, about all of them
are, excepting few federal ap-
pOlntees, who are gold men for the
same reason that Secretaries Carlisle
ana Hoke Smith are. The Republi-
cans, it has been estimated, are over
nalf OF them for free silver. and the
free silver strength is increasing in
The state every day in all parties, and
Dy the time our state convention
comes of in July. with Senator Petit
grew and Senator Tin mbryo) Picker
lDoth silver mem at the convention,
1t may be pretty safely estimated that
no nominations will be made for Con-
gressmen, unless the candidate be a
pronounced silver man.
The silver men are not going to
have a complete walkaway in the
A be rdeen convention, however. The
bankers and others interested in the
single gold standard are not sleeping,
by any means. At some of the county
conventions held in the southern part
OF the state from one to three bankers
haze been placed on the delegation to the
Aberdeen contention, and if the
same care is exercised in the
selection of delegations in many coun-
ties the silver men will have a stiff
fight on their hands to nominate men
for congressman who favor the white
metal
Another ray Of hope to the South
Dakota monometallist is the promise
that the Democratic state convention
will send to their Chicago convention
delegation who are opposed to the
white metal. The only Democrats in
the state who have the courage and
ambition to turn out to convention
of their party, after the modification
that they have had to suffer through
this Cleveland admins tration, is the
federal office holders. In the conven-
tions recently held at Aberdeen and
Watertown these Office holders have
run the conventions, and in both in
stances have in their resolutions en-
dorsed Cleveland's financial policy.
The Populists are really under great
obligations to the bankers and the
Democratic of1ce-holders. They are
packing both the national conven-
tions and will force an endorsement
of the single gold standards; and then
a revolt will come at the ballot box,
and it will be an overwhelming one.
Go ahead, gentlemen. ''Those whom
the gods would destroy they first make
mad"
Since the above was written the
bankers have manipulated the Demo-
cratic state convention of South Da-
kota and sent gold.bug delegation
to the national convention! On with
the dance. I. d.
ROTTEN! ROTTEN! ROTTEN!
The bottom is coming out of So
ciety. Read this from the Chicago
Times-Herald of May p.
Judge Goggin uncorked the walls of
his wrath yesterday as soon as the
jury in the case OF Kirchaski versus
the City of Chicago had retired and
turned them upon the city prosecut-
ing attorneys Office. He minced no
words in declaring the office to be a
school for subornation Of perjury, a
charge which Edgar Terhune, attor-
ney for the plan tiff, announced him
self as ready to prove against the
city's lawyers. What with the indig-
nant retOrts and denials of Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Kavanaugh,
and Judge Goggin's singing arraign-
ment OF the methods employed by the
! defense, court adjourned amid buzz
of excitement.
Mrs. Kirchaski, the complainant in
the case, was injured April 10, 1893, by
catching her foot in a defective side
walk at Ashland and Fullerton aven-
ues and sued the city for damages.
| Her attorney, Edgar Terhune, caused
sensation about three weeks ago by
objecting to the jury that had been
drawn, charging that ten of it's mem
| bers were either employees or ex-em-
ployes of the city. Judge Goggin was
satisfied of the truth of the charge
sufficiently to order new yenire and
the trial proceeded,
After the complainant's witnesses
had been heard yesterday the city's
attorney, M. j. Kavanaugh. called
thirteen witnesses to the stand who
swore that the sidewalk was in good
condition at the time of the accident.
When the crOSs-eXaminatiOn revealed
the fact that many of these witnesses
lived quite dis tant from the scene
of the accident, Judge Goggin's eyes
| began to snap in significant manner.
He waited until the jury left the
| courtroom, and then arose from his
chair and leaned over the bench.
| "This will be the end of this case,''
Judge Goggin said. II want you, Mr..
Terhune, to write up the evidence for
the city. Jury bribing is bad enough,
but such monstrous state Of affairs
as has been disclosed by this trial
never imagined. 1t has been shown
that school for subornation of per-
jury has been established in the city
attorneys Office. l have never heard
of anything like it, and it was with
the greatest reluctance | refrained
from expressing an opinion during
the trial."
II don't think your honor did re-
frain,' interrupted Attorney Kava-
naugh.
"Do you suppose" continued the
court, ignoring the interruption,
''that man living three miles from
the place where the accident to the
| plaintiff in the case occurred, and who
was never subponaed until three
weeks ago, could tell the condition OF
that sidewalk? He was liar from be.
ginning to end If 1 had known the
turn this case was going to take
would have had police inspector
here. In this case the city has come
forward with twelve perjured wit
nesSes."
It is bad enough for railroad com.
pany to resort to perjury, las they do, J
to defeat claimants who have sustain
ed injuries, but for great rich city
like Chicago.-the second in size in
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