Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-20
G. K. Dean Against Railroad Aid.

with your own views'in opposition to
the majority of the Court but, /
think | have good right to complain
of the unfairness which characteristics
your comments upon the article
You acquiesce in what is now the
supreme law, with a bad grace and
your zeal for that which, by this de-
cision has been rendered 'lost cause
has broken through the restraints of
common courtesy, and made you
abusive to all opposition.
You have also allowed some sin
gular typographical blunders to be
made In copying my article; which,
as they make me read Just the re-
verse of what | wrote, on most es-
sential points, are very annoying,
and afford other ground of complaint.
These are, 1st: in the 4th Par. srath-
or than to give" &c, should be: other
than 10 give &c. I'd, in the next Par.
the sentence: Capital is one idle
element of a state" is, in your Trib-
ane copy Capital is no &c. Both
very essential changes, you see
Now, | beg OF you, if, hereafter,
you assume to make changes in any
MS. or other copy Of mine, in copy
ing into the Herald do not always
select words of the most vital inn
portance and substitute words of an
exactly opposite meaning, as has
been done on several occasions prior
to the present TO one who goes
into print nothing is more distressing
than this
You assert, that the article in ques-
ton was written in the interest of
the regulators of Iowa County
This is blunder not to be charged
to stupidity, but to downright per-
versity. The article itself asserts to
the contrary. Does it not say, that
the Supreme Court decision Comes
too lato to relieve Iowa Co. from the
terrible incubus which rests upon it ?"
Then by what decent construction
Of language, or stretch of the inn
imagination may | be charged with
giving aid and comfort to Iowa Co.
regulators? The article was written
without the knowledge or advice Of
anyone, and as matter ofpersonal ia
vor to my friend, Billy Bennett, editor
of the Tribune. 1t happened. when
it was written, that | felt extremely
happy over this Supreme Court de-
cision, which had just been pros
nounced, and this gave direction to
my article.
That Iowa Co. indebtedness has
been decided to be valid and binding
on the county, by the tribunals of
highest resort, both Of the State and
nation; and there is no alternative,
but the very hard one, of paying it.
In my judgment the soone that peo-
pie cease from their desperate at
tampts at reputation, and address
themselves to the task of eff citing
an honorable settlement with their
BODYBUILDING creditors-thc better
for them and for public faith in the
general. | go further than this, and
would urge the payment of that debt
and all others similarly situated, even
if it might be evaded by legal pro-
cess-on the ground of public faith
alone. The contract was made in
pursuance of vote of the people
the r. r. Co. fulfilled on its par, and
the bonds were issued in settlement
of the contract stipulations. When
this was done, and until recently,
the Courts favored such proceedings.
and the decision of the people at the
polls was final. Now, under the re-
cent Supreme Court decision, the
case is changed. The minority-an
individual aggrieved, may appeal
from the polls of election to the ju-
dicial tribunals and, if the appeal
is we'll founded will obtain relief
For opening this door of escape
from the effect of illoconsidered leg-
islation, and from the tyranical DOM
ination Of majorities in matters lying
outside Of the true objects Of civil
government in matters over which
mere selfishness cut loose from all
reason and frenzied by false prom
ises-bears sway-I thank and honor
our Supreme Court. IL is entitled
to the more credit for promulgating
its decision, in these days when the
clamor seems to be universal, and
the practice of the times well estab-
Iished, in opposition to it's views.
Mr.. Cover: The two sides of this
great r. r. controversy differ, not in
the disturbances of railroads, but in
the means to be employed in their
construction. Yon "and your entire
set," intent only on the great end to
be accomplished, become frenzied
and purblind. A question of justice,
a legal objection counts as nothing
and mountains of difficulty, become
as molehills. Without knowing your
situation, with your minds constant.
ly fed and stimulated by the hope of
becoming suddenly rich, out of the
forced investment Of capital not your
own, in some visionary enterprise
you rapidly become fanatical, if not
altogether wild. On the other hand,
we by no means prescribe to our
selves for our guidance, the rule of
the Jesuits, "The end justifes the
means" Granted, that a railroad
between such and such a point would
be desirable; the first question sem
sible men would ask is {: Is the route
practicable at any reasonable cost
I'd, If built would it pay ? Sd, Can
the necessary means be raised legit-
imately, and without the use of un-
just agencies, or the exercise of ues-
tionablo power
Go to now-to the dogs-with
your foolish fancies and your miser-
able scruples, says Cover "and his
set" Let us have the Railroad !
Perish all opposition Cruelty all
cavilers Down with the Supreme
Court Go on with the Railroad
do not think the people of the
county would be interested in re-
cital of the history of my connection
with the old Mil. & Mis-. r. r. and of
my investment at Boscobel, which
matters seem to interest you so much;