New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22
COULD NOT FRANK HIMSELF
Story Told at Expense OF Cong.
McCleary.
Letter to Voters of Brown County
Causes Smiles.
Best Wishes of Statesman Meet
With Cold Reception.

While some of the rural people in
this county may look with favor upon
the action of Congressman McCleary
in the recent literary production which
he has caused to be sent out, most of
them and also those who are versed
in the rights pertaining to public Office
frown upon the use Mr.. McCleary
makes Of the privilege the government
gives him of sending out correspond
ence relating to public matters under
the frank of his office.
During the past week few, if any Of
the voters of this county have missed
getting letter from Mr.. McCleary,
covering an entire page of letter paper,
having nothing in it of public nature,
and evidently intended as a means of
ingratiating himself in the good will
of those upon whom he must depend
for support in the coming election, that
man has not been heard from.
This is wrong, and there are two
reasons why it is wrong, one is that
it is an abuse of the postal laws as
this department shows an immense
deficit, due largely to this very reason,
and the other is that it looks as
though at a time when the railroads
are expecting to havethe mails weighed
preparatory to bidding on carrying
the same, the members of congress are
using their franks to Indirectly assist
in the graft that annually brings a
large income into the Golfers of the
roads.
In regard to the ranking privilege
the following story is told on Con-
gresham McCleary, which, though
somewhat far fetched illustrates a
point that most of the franks he sends
out are illegal.
They say that colored voter in the
Second district dreamed that he died
and went to the gates of heaven which
! seemed to be shut. Pounding on the
! gates, he was able to arouse St. Peter
from the slumber he had fallen into,
! but was unable to pass because Of lack
of credentials. Turning from the port
ais of the heavenly city hestarted back,
when he met McCleary coming with
| utmost confidence, in. the direction of
the straight and narrow way.
SIS that you, Massa 'Cleary?" said
the colored brother.
eyes, Rastus, what's the matter?"
HAS yon got your frank with you,
Massa 'Cleary?"
''Frankn' exclaimed the congress
man, ''no, left that behind
swell you might as we'll 60 back,
you KANT git in lessen you have a
frank" said the negro, sorrowfully.
"I'll fix that all right, said the
statesman, "come along with me.''
SO the two Travelled up to to the gates
+ and the negro was sent in with a list
of all the franks that had been used by
the congressman since he had been in
Office, and shortly after the colored
| voter put his head through the door
and said with a grin,
SIS you still there Massa 'Cleary?"
eyes, Rastus, what is the matter?"
''St. Peter he say them franks am
bogus, tell Massa 'Cleary every man
| what gets here from Minnesota has
one of desc franks and they look sort
% 'spicious. You KANT git in on no
rural free delivery frank, lessen you
got better qualifications, take what
you got and go to the left"
''But Rastus how did you get in?"
'sThe frank what let me in were the
only good one in the bunch Massa
| 'Cleary. 'Scuse me Use got to look
after my wings
| Then the gates closed with bang
and the disappointed congressman
turned to the left aud disappeared.
Spoiled Her Beauty.