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

| was Ms laOored argument on the alb
stract legality Ct bonuses. ct will bt
seen that the decisions he quotes are al
based on railroad bonuses,) But We
will notice few points.
Mr.. Moore lashes himself into 8
state OF virtuous indignation, and at
tempts to create cheap article of pub
lie sentiment, because his "opinion" wa:
returned by the Coun ,il. Mayor Taylo,
seems to have been seized with the
same idea at precisely the same time
Gsn't it curious how these two individ-
uals always dangle from the same pin
hook Daud pours his lacerated feelin ys
into print over the sacrifice of Right to
Mammon This is as shallow as all
their subterfuges have been. Mr..
Mooro's "opinion" did not come
to the Council as the rsmonstrance Of
"citizsns and Taxpayers" 1t had been
requested by Mayor Taylor, for his own
personal benefit and information, and
was, by HIM, sent to the Council as .
kind Of apology for his veto of a bonus
nc had recommended to be granted.
MIR. Moore seemed to prefer to operate
through the Mayor, as Offering the most
hope OF success. In view of these
facts, aud Of others less creditable, we'll
known to citizens generally, the send
ing in Of this opinion a0as an insult to
the Council, and that body properly so
resented it. Mr.. Moore's flourish about
"the citizen being warned from the
doors of the Couucir' is only a little
pieca OF gIandiloqueut tlapdoodle.
The Council, in declining to acocp.
the opinion Of Mr.. Moore, probably
had in mind the fact that If they should
receive and file it, MI. Moore's bill to =,
nice little amount "for legal services"
would doubtless follow at the next
meeting, endorsed by the Mayor.
An attempt is made by Mr.. Moore
to show that the Special Act of 1863
only contemplated a loan-not bonus
but we submit that he utterly fails. The
act authorized the city to issue bonds
to the amount OF not more than $780,
900, ct" aid in the building of a hotel'
in this city, said bonds to be issued Tin
accordance with such conditions a.
may be adopted by the Common Coun.
Gil Of said city," Acting upon thl.
authority, the Council, by resolution;
provided for vote Of the people upon
"a proposition for bonus Of Sl2,5OC
in bonds," and the people, by vote Of
273 to So, expressed themselves in
favor of the bonus. A loan was moi
mentioned or thought Of. Mr.. Taylo,
was then candidate for Mayor and
favored the bonus, and we presume Mr.
Moore did likewise. He most certain
ly did not display bis present energy
in opposing it: ~: r., Is '~.'>..:'~- -.
| Mr.. Moore refers to the fact that. in
1869 tho offer of tho bonus did Eot. Sc
cure the building Of a hotel. True
but this was principally because Of de;
fects ia the form Of the offef--d defect,
remed;ed in the present Instance. II
is not always that what is most needed
is easiest obtained: Even in st. Paul
a bonus of s35, 900 in cash was requir
ed to secure the erection Of the "Met
ropolitan," Notwithstanding the grea
apparent want for such hotel.
On referring to our books, we fine
that tho 'snug little sum" for advertis
ing the former bonus was just $l6.623
cents. While this might be suf6cien
to cause complete change Of opinio,
with members Of the legal fraternity, i
is not ''snus" enough to very MATERIAL,
affect newspaper editor
AS to the great speculation which Mr.
| Moore charges was involved in this prof
ect: Every citizen in the place was urg
ed to take stock-the more the better
and the choice of Directors lay who'll,
, with the stockholders. Many bushes
men preferred giving bonuses to takin
shares. One of the stockholders--and
Councilman, by-the:way-asked to b
r allowed, when it was expected that
f bonas Of $4,000 would be obtaine
from the city, to change his $1,000" i
stock to $500 gift, cash, but othe
. stockholders objected, as it was nece'
sary to obtain as many subscriptions ,
!, possible in order raise the require
9 amount Of funds. W.. ~ ~.'>''b;'.>j
. Nj. Moore's onslaught upon Il
+ eight members c. the City Coune
is who voted for the bonus will excite o.
{. ~ ridiculs here, where all the zparti
It are known. In deuouucing them
10 chad men, because he was SO charge
II he presents the digui6ed: spectae
10 Of man making mouths at somebody b
is cause somebody else called him nam'
1t For Mr.. Moore's benefit, We republi
at the analysis Of the vote BY which I
is resolution was passed over tho Mayo
,e veto, and by which his opinion was !,
10 turned: - .''.'>~ vi
G. Bridgman, manufacturer and dealer in luml
le H. G. Burbank. government and Hudson Bay
transportation contractor. q H. G9&ita
" L. Clark, Of Davis Clark, dealers in flour, 4
le W. Powell Of o. T. ". Powell, hard ware n
:. chants. w. '''s: "I't,>., - ,.
Z @. schulten, druggist aud apothecary.
J. G. Smith, Cashier Of tho Bank of 81. Cloud.
80 T. Smith, merchant. 49,. ..-..
P,smith, Of smith volz contractors nd built