The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-07-14


quandry to tell how such children
would be orphans while the widow, also
referred to, was stillliying. But Mr.,
Moore probably has an sopinionD that
WILDE equalto thissas q all other emer-
gonoies.' M s. "a
= AS their actions andiuterrests have
been so closely linked, Mr.. Moore nee
cssarily appears as an apologist for
Mayor Taylor as well as for himself.
He neglected however to state some
little facts. concerning his friends action
toward the bonus, which omissions VIC
now cheerfully hasten to supply. The
6rst~is the Mayors letter Of June 18th
to the Council :sa Az4a s'noa 2. ~,
Ihave called you to this special meeting,
at the request Of the officers of an asso-
citation Of our citizens, organized for the
purpose Of securing the building of ho-
tel in this city; to enable . committee Of
said organization to lay the matter before
your body, with q view Of obtaining ma
teria2 aid from the city in the furtherance of
| the enterprise. The undertaking is one
that commends itself to the judgment of
ourbest citizens. and Recommend to you
| liberal ACTION in their behalf.
Respectfully submitted.
E" 81. OSCAR TAYLOR, Mayor.
A more: unqualified endorsement, or
direct recommendation for bonus,
| could not be asked from a city official,
especially when it IS remembered that
! the Mayor and everybody else knew
that the committee would ask for a gift
| of $4,000. ",> ...
Five days afterwards, Mayor Taylor
| returned the resolution, with letter in
! the handwriting Of Wm. S. Moore.
In this he merely points out objections
to the wording Of the resolution, and
says: -
| $50 much Importance is attached to the
matter by our citizens, that have deemed
it proper to call your attention thereto be-
fore l take action upon the Resolution, as
l am advised the parties in interest can
obviate the objections hereinbefore eug-
gested, and the Resolution be then amend
ed by you as you may see ft.'
! This letter was either originally writ
ten by Mr.. Moore, who signed the
Mayors name, or was copied by
him before being sent to the Council.
On this point there is evidence enough
to remove all doubt, and to prove that
Ma yor Taylor and Mr.. Moore we're then
acting in collision to prevent tho issue
Of bonds, in any shape, for hotel.
The COLLECTIONS suggested" were
s'obvlat'ed" by the hotel committee,
and the amended resolution submitted
to the Mayor before being presented to
the Council. Hepledged his signature.
On the 22d he returned this resolution,
which he had examined and approved,
without his signature, in direct violation
Of his verbal pledge. By this time
His Honor had discovered that there
was ono authority Of law warranting the
issue Of the bonds" that the bonds, il
issued, "would be of no validity ;" and
that ''the-. resolution reeited as facts
what did not appear of record as true
such "facts' including changes speci-
ally designated by the Mayor in his
previous letter.
! We have merely given, as briefly
as:may :be, the facts ia: this case, all of
which a are > Of public record. They, with
others, may briefly: be summed up as
follows s. 81: gf,sa, ..:,;, #, .;<., .s,
~: VIM e. s. Moore petitioned the Coup-
oil to give the bonus !; offered the Hotel
Company his professional services !; and
said be would take stock, if able. Nine
days. afterwards he admitted that,
for fee,. he had J. sacrificed
his principles to an opposing sin.
terest. 1t was, with him, merely a
matter of business. l. .,>...,ij:r;7
Mayor Taylor urged the Council to
givethe bonus; pledged his signature to
the amended resolution ). then vetoed
it. He can offer, and has attempted tc
offer, no reason for this fragrant viola.
ton of pledges and direlection of duty
which could do otherwise than add &c
the disgrace which already attaches te
his action. The Council, in Difference
to the almost unanimous wishes of the
community, promptly passed the resolu
ttion over bis veto, and declined tn
presumptuous, uuasked-for opinion .
+ the Mayors personal attorney: TIL
: wordy, protests Of these individuals ar
but subterfuges to cover their own .h'u
initiation, and the. letter Of, the Mayor
in which he whines over his sever
! treatment at hehands of the Council
betrays lack Of spirit truly 9.pitiable
8 They both have everything to- gain b,
:; maintaining . discreet silence, trusting
:: to the charity of the community an,
r. to the 'forgetfalness which they ma,
n hops will come with time. -s&r 1sb
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Il AFFA1Rs7iu Europe have been lool
e, ing decidedly s1ually during the pa
): week. q. Spain; Expressed desire
), have for her king Prince Leopold Of HI
i; henzollera. : France immediate sly pr
! pared for war, and notified Prussia til.
: Fir leopold was permitted to be king
:. Spain host ti would q. BE- commence
>; forthwith; Prussia replieedd! that il ha
"a nothing to do with Roheuzollern, an
~ should not interfere in. 1.-THE matte
Austria nlaad for neaca Tho nth,