The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-07-18

any notice Of whatever nature after O'Clock
| p. m. on Thursday.
POL1IlCTL RECORD.
| ANoKA, MIMI, July II, 1902.
Editor Duluth News Tribune:
find myself frequently being
asked if the people of the city of Du-
luth are really thinking seriously
of supporting ]. Adam Bede for
congress in the face of his political
record. In looking over the records
OF the past find the following let
tiers which may be of interest to the
Republicans of Duluth. AS will be
remembered in 1894 Mr.. Bede was
appointed United States marshal
for Minnesota by Grover Cleveland.
Within few months after his ap-
pointment he threw up this valua-
BILE position for the simple reason
that President Cleveland would not
permit him as an Office holder to
go out and make speeches in the
interest of any of the candidates.
Mr.. Bede sent in his resignation in
which he says:
II do this because the party to
which 1 have given my allegiance
in whose principles have an abid-
ing faith, this year is being malign-
ed by know-nothings and mounte:
banks, and charged with evils that
come from others crimes.
"Were the conditions different and
the battle an easy one I might rest
supinely in birch bark tent. but
believe the time is ripe for every
Democrat to come out of the wilder
ness, and I am coming just as fast
as can.
"But I take this action more es-
pecially that may join hands with
my friend Major Baldwin, who for
two years, while others in congress
have wavered, has stood with both
feet on the Democratic platform
and battled for the interests of the
common people. Burned in efhgy
by selfish interests; opposed, by To-
cal and imported speakers travelling
on special trains over district that
covers almost half the state; with
the pine land rings against him BE-
cause he pushed through the house
bill to open the Red Lake reserva-
ton; lied about in their homes and
charged with enmity to the old SOL
diers in the press, upon the stump
and in the platform of the opposi-
ton, by those who never smelt pow
der, though he served four years in
the army; was wounded and i'm
Prisoned, was among those who
took the chances of drawing death
prizes at Libby, was placed under
the Union fire at Charlestown for
retaliation, escaped from prison and
was recaptured by bloodhounds.,
with returning prosperity under
the Wilson bill am sure of live
lihood, and, as the strikes are over,
almost anybody can run the mar
shal's office.
minnesota demands the re-elec-
ton of Major Baldwin. Once more
the dogs are baying on his trail, ut
there is God in Israel who tales
care of his own"
Although number of the lead
ing Democrats of Minnesota joined
in Geographic request to the at-
torney general not to accept Bed e's
resignation, Mr.. Olney did accept it
in letter which was as charact err
istic in it's way as Bede's, and which
explained the acceptance thus:
~ have just been obliged to call
for the resignation of U. S. mar
shal who, beginning a political
campaign with speech-making, end
ed by shooting and is now under
indictment for murder. From the
tone and temper of your letter it
would not be surprising to find you
IN like predicament, should you
undertake to be a political worker
and United States marshal at the
same time. Undue excitement and
reckl essness are almost inevitable
wheh to ordinary political PARTISAN
ship is added the personal interest
inseparable from officeholding."
From what can be learned here,
Bede appears to have turned Re-
publican and joined the "Know-
nothings and mountebanks" and
"dogs" in fighting the Democratic
party and it's candidate in the Du-
1uth district. w. F. CHASE.
Duluth News Tribune, July 18th.