The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-22

THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAlLRoAI
Mr.. Donnelly's Cause ytndic.ted! !
LETTER FROM HON. 4. r. DRAxr
The following letter from Hon. +
F. Drake, President of the Minne,o,
Valley Railroad effeetu.lly sets At re-
the ISLANDERS against Mr.. Dounslly, ,
the Washburn-Pres., gang and thei
tool Andrews.
ST.. PAUL, Oct. II.
Editors Of the St. Paul Di.patch:
l notice tAat the newspapers of tn
District, opposed to Nr. Donnelly, ar
endeavorins to make capital against hin
BY representing that he is opposed t
the construction Of the Northern Pa
clhc Railroad. The only evidence o
the charge rests on the fact, that he i
friendly to the extension Of the Siou,
City road to Superior.
The persons making the charge O.
such unfriendliness against Mr.. Don
nelly, know it to be untrue, but it may
be believed by some persons; and as
have been identified particularly with
Mr.. Donoelly's ezertions 10 favor. o.
the Sioux City..cxtension, and have the
means of knowing precisely how Mr.
DonnelIy stands on the North Pacific
enterprise, I feel it duty, as it is .
pleasure, to vindicate Mr.: Donpelly
from those unjust charges.
There are some narrow minded per-
sons who think that to aid one man in
office it is necessary to crush another,
and there may be some who think that
to aid the North Pacific it is necessary
to crush every other enterprise. There
may be some who think that a line of
railroad from the southwest corner of
the State to the northeast, passing
through the centre and most valuable
portion OF the State is m injury. We
all know there arc some, who argue
that representative who would give
his constituents such . road is unfit to
them.
AS | before stated am in position
to kno" Mr.. !'"nnclly's views and ob-
]ectsJin introducing a bill to aid the
Sioux City road. l know TINT Mr.
Donnc!ly always has been and is the
warm and efficient friend Of the North
Pacific Road, and that the friends cf
that road in and out of Congress so re-
gard him, and rely upon him ns one of
It's ablcst advocates. The Sioux CITY
branch not only does not weaken the
Northern Pacific bat g;ees 1t strength.
The great central States, embracing al
most majority of the House aud
practical majority of the Senate, are
interested in the success of the Union
Pacific, and their votes are essential to
the success Of the North P"ciic.-
Their votes for the North Pacific can
be had coupled with the Sioux City
branch to Superior, and Mr.. Donuclly,
With his usual judgment aud sagacity,
has placed himself where he can CON-
mand those votes. It may do to de-
nounce the Union Pacific and all con.
nected with it to carry an election
IN Minnesota, but such course cannot
strengthen the North Pacific road in
Congress.
Whatever aid shall be given to the
North Pacific, will be given at the next
session Of Congress- Mr.. Donnelly is
It'll member, an old member with in
1uence and a position on committees.
where he can aid the enterprise. ae
occupies position, for usefulness that
10 now man Of ever superior talents,
could reach until after years Of service.
The opponents of Mr.. Donnelly ar
que that because he favored the Sioux
City'.liDe he must of course be opposed
o the North Pacific Why do they not
'se the same argument against Gov.
Ramsey, who has given the same aid
md is equally in favor of the Sioux
City line as Mr.. Donnelly. Both these
as we'll as the entire delega-
ion from Minnesota, With enlarged
'iews free from sectional bias, have
been consistent friends Of both pro-
ccts-and it is recent discovery that
he two projects are inconsistent with
Zach other. The people Of the State
demand both enterprises and I sppre-
1cnd will ask in advance the views of
for both the House and Sem
lte on the subject.
tits now urged to the prejudice of
Mr.: Dounelly that he voted to allow
he Sioux City branch to be changed
rom its original location, thereby
engtheniog the route. Those who use
his against Mr.. Donnelly know Why he
20 voted. The people at large do not.
The branch spoken of a originally pro-
rided was intended to go directly from
Sioux City to- point on the Union
Pacific. The company had permission
to build the road, but we're not COM
PEELED to do so. After careful exami-
nation by two leading engineers, they
the route as almost impratica.
ble on account Of the mountainous
character of tue country, while on the
route adopted, though longer, a road
could be built and has been built, that
for grades and curvature has no su-