The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-18

ole IN character as any l have ever seen
| 10 St. Cloud. ..:..,
Tnis joint committee, 50 formed, have
acted simply as they we're authorized and
instructed to do, and they are sustained
to-day, in what they have done, oy the
entire Council and by nine tenths Of tho
people Of St. Cloud. That neithe,
Wait, Clarke, Mcclure nor Gilman
were placed upon tho Committee, may
be to Mens, mark Of irregularity.-
Let me assure them that, to the rest Of
the people, it is a matter Of daily in.
creasing cougratulation. The people Of
St. Cloud are at. last awakening to the
fact that these men are their enemies,
that their narrow and sordid selishness
has retarded the growth of this city,
aud thwarted every scheme devised for
its prosperity and Advancement. To
rule or ruin has been, and is, their poll
cy. They would rather see this city
sink icto utter insignidoance, than 3D.
vance in any direction, except along the
barrow channel OF their private inter-
ests.
Some men grow rich and powerful by
endeavoring to promote general pros
perlty, by generous emulation which
recognizes the right of others also to
prosper aud succeed. Another class is
'on:en: to build, only upon the founda-
ton of othef mons ruined hopes and de-
featod plans; aud refuses to be benefit.
ed where another is likely, in any:
measure to share the blessing. To tho
latter class belong tho men whom I
have mentioned. Take for instance the
"Cold Spring. .fasco, which chiefly
distinguished tho Senatorial career of;
Mr.. Wait. Within the past few weeks,
N. P. Clarke has admitted to the writer
Of this article, that the measure refer,
red t., and which the entiro population
Of St. Cloud telt to be deadly blow
at the best interests Of the city, was de-:
vised and advocated BY Wait, for the
sole purpose Of bene6ting his mill
property at Cold Springs, and that he
(Clarke) considered it a perfectly leyit.
innate business transaction.
The same contemplate sel6shness
crops out 10 the measure now uoder con-
sideration. These men wers quite sat-
isiied With the action of the G mmittee,
so long as it was proposed to place tho
depot grounds at the northern limits Of
the city. Wait and Gilman attended
the last public meeting Of citizens, J; the
former voted in the presence aud hear
'og Of nber, whom I can name, to
endorse and sustain the action of the
Couocil and Committee, in posing the
resolution which he now opposes. Gill;
man remained quiet and neither spoke,
nor voted against the resolution although
urged to do SO then if he had any. ob-
jection. Wait even xent so far as to 20
to St. Paul and lobby for two days for
the passage Of the very bill which he
is now opposing, a. many members of
the Legislature will testify and when
he came home, attended meeting of
tho Com uittee, aud s,id that, he had
talked with many Senators, and the bill
would certaialy pass the next day, with.
out opposition. :: Mcclure and Wal.
were then perfectly willing and freely
offered to sign pledge to support the
action Of tho Committee, and vvte for
the bonds, aud aid in p assing the bill
through the Legislature, if only the
Committee would locate the depot where
they wanted it. y ..@< 49,
Observe, fellow citizens that 10 th
minds Of these men, it was perfectly
fair, and legal, and equitable to issue
the bonds, and to lay upon you thi.
"burdensomo debt" and to make this
"gratuitous present to'the r. B. Co."
50 long as you ,cere being laced to pro-
mote their personal aqgrand ;zement and
70 aduance their selfish schemes. But
when the Committee found that the
people would not sustain them in pro-
pitia.ting these men,at such great sacri-
fec, aud in accordance with popular
opinion, located the depot where it
would best subserve the interests of the
people, then, Presto Change !" "The
measure was an iuiquity from its ,noep.
ton" ut is unnecessary" 1T is
burdensome.' y ait will impoverish the
City for all time TO Gomez s'The Com.
mittec aud Council are fools, laboring
for the ruin OF both them selves and the
city" These changes have been ruug
ever since, by the whole tribe, Wai.
included, before the Legislature, at St.
Paul, where the bill is now pending
Even friend Hayward Of the Central,
his rotund figure pulling aud blowing
like Falstatf, came into my place Of
business, While it was proposed to run
the line close to his mill, on Sank river,
and With q cited pleasure playing over
his expressive features claimed the.
measure 9 one Of the most beD,6cia ]