Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26


the infection of an additional drain to this
amount annually upon the taxpayers. And
what do those taxpayers suppose our large,
viewed Executive deems to be this pressing
necessity? Here is what he says:
'The appointment of State Engineer would
be OF much benefit to the public interests, IN dsdng
the Goconor to decide properly upon the ques-
tions. which will doubtless arise under the loan
amendment, between the State authorities and the
Railroad Companies, with regard to the character
and ertent Of the aoork to be performed by the lat.
ter, to en,itle them to receive the State bonds;
recommend that such an office be created
Why not have said at once to the Legisla-
ture without all this pretence about the
"public interests" that you are Directorin in
one of the Railroad Companies, and have
particular friends in some of the Others that
both political policy as we'll as private inter
est forbid you to be. severe with the Roads
in exacting a bona fde fulfllment of tie
construction" conditions upon which they
are to obtain the State bonds; that you fear
also the popular feeling if you do not hold
them up to their work and that you would
like therefore the Legislature to lnflict anoth-
er two thousand-a-y year leak upon the State
Treasury in order to relieve you from the
responsibility Of honestly doing your dcty in
the premises? What convenient arrange
ment the appointment Of such an officer
would be all around The Railroad Compa-
nies could easily give him an "eyc salve'
which would make him report to the Cover
nor {" ten miles ready for the superstructure,'
without any impertincnt doubts or hesitation
being expressed by himself; and the Cover
nor could shield himself behind this officers
report and issue the bonds with as little
doubt or hesitation, and if anything turned
out wrong, why it wasn't him that was re-
spousible, but the State Engineer y Capital
arrangement wouldn't it be? Dyes! Pay
Mister SIBLEY for Private Secretary; fur
nish him with State Engineer; and the
real duties of his Office will be performed
and the responsibilities be assumed between
these officers, while he will have only the or
namental part of the Governo!ship to engage
his vast, comprehensive and courageous
mind lie could then 60 to New York and
"visit Washington before my return" with
leisure in abundance and to spare!
Superintendent of the Capitol is among
the offices greatly needed, as Mr.. SIBLEY also
thinks; and he wants the legislature to pro,
vide for such functionary. In other States
this duty is assigned to tile State Librarian
why not here also, and thus save the special
salary of separate officer? Has it ever oc-
CURED t. Mister SIBLEY, once, that some ol
tie officers in and about the Capital have
little or nothing to do, or that there is any
others way of getting certain duties attended
to, except by making another nearly sinecure
Office
The State Auditor likewise, as he says
demonstrates very plainly his inability to
perform the duties of his office without addi
tional force, and an inc eased appropriation
for necessary expenses" Mr.. DUNBAR, the
State Auditor, being lame of one arm, through
the threshing machine accident last fall, may
seem to demand some extra help in his par
tcular case; but if granted by the Legislature
we hope it will be limited to his term of of
fee.
These various expenditures and the crea
ton of these extra officials, is also pleaded
Tor by Mr.. SIBLEY on very novel ground
Read:
The sums required for these different objects
are indispensable to enable the State officers pro
perry to discharge their duties, aud if the apprO
pIatons are made most of the funds can be paid
after the treasury shall have been replenished b
Tie receipt Of tares."
That is to say-you can easily make these
appropriations-they won't be a present
change on the State Treasury-there need'n
be a loan authorized to pay them-they vii
merely be paid out OF the receipts from tao
IS. Merely ''Issacher is a pa tient ass tha
hears burdens" The People are collection
of individuals whose avocation it is 10 labor
and pay tares to support Democratic office
holders Go ahead lecislators-pile on tht
agony-make more offices-givc them big
salaries-scatter the public money like water
for, the "sums required" "can he be pait
nj1er the treasury shall have been replenishse
by the receipt Of TAXEs"
Kind and considerate Mr.. SIBLEy! Take:
are no object with you! Taxes are so easily
raised! Taxes are things the people smile
and rjcicc 10 pay! Taxes! taxes! Pooh
What are taxes? Nothing, in Mr.. SIBLEY's
opinion, apparently.
But how think you, o tax-ridden People
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