The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-02-26
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OoARa.AOsar Ios0RAnCE. 4 !
The photographed with Con,
grsssioaal itohinsO editor Of the St.
Olood Fhess, in tho liant number Of that
paper. made very contemplate, but
s1ossdissly characteristic, attack on
Ssnator Burbank in connection with
Normal School matters. "Where,"
ssks Mr.. Mcclure, "is Senator Bur-
baak this winter ! We hear nothing
iron him IN connection with tho dis
seaaaiaaa now In progress before that
body Of which hs il . member, in 70.
!ahoa to the sale Of these schools =
Perhaps ws are not fully sdsissd Of the
posi,ioa which our Senator oooupies In
regard % this qusasisa." The elosine
plsa Of ignorance might be accepted -
sens sort Of . pslliatioa for tho attack
were the nalieiousnss which prompted
the article sst 70 evident. Every in
/ dividaal probably IL the District, ez.
espt he editor Of the Ress. knew that
In ~ vssy ast d.ys Of the psessa.
ssaeaea Senator Burbank introduced
ball spssopriasips $4,000 to complete
the new Normal School building in this
city, tho fass Of which bill, Of course,
depssdsd largely on The fate Of the
sdvssss bilb iassodueed By Senators
.Deaaelly and MAedosad. Every in,
dividsal in The District, excepting al.
ways The editor Of the Press, knew
that let vistss Senator Burbank had
succeeded 10 obtaining for the parma
ssat baildisg IN appropriation Of $780,
600, and hin success was, rendered al
the noes eosspiesous BY the failure, in
ain,lar efforts, Of the Ssastors elected
in ths iatssesss Of the editor Of the
Rsss and hn friends. And Of al
SsnaGos Burbssk's constituents this
SANE editor ct the Rtess il tho one
single iadividsal Who offers ignor,nee
. - excuse fos . failure to sodezstand
The position that gsatlsnan' occupies 10
regard to The State Normal Schools.
Indeed this ignorance il made so owl.
dent and 10 sst forth with >uoh . de.
gree Of self.eonplaoeney - to suggest
. mild frm Of idioey.
Mr. Burbank i not Z professional
spsseh-nskss. He vas not elected TO
talk. The people Of this District bao
had quite enough OF that kind OF cheap
serviss from the tvo OF three Senators
the immediate friends of tho editor
of the x%ess-Who preceded him, and
they resolved on making . radical
change. Mr.. Burbank W. elected -
one Who would talk les and work mote,
and ~ have no hesitation 10 sayiog
that the people Of the D,ssrics-we
mean, Of oeozss, those whose ignorance
does not prevent their eompreheuding
The bsarings Of matters of ordinary
lsgialaEioo-ass abundsntly satisfied
With the manner in which be has
served them. 10 has given prompt
attsntioa to every local measure sent
hin By his eosstitusats, aud if he has
.0s Ss.~->~s> i Il because more hes
not ben needed or asked to be done.
He b member Of four Committees,
two Of which, the Committees on Rail.
roads and on Education, are among the
hssdsst-worked in the Senate. Much
ofths most important Legislation of the
session has passed through the hands of
o. bssn moulded BY these Committees,
aodssspeeially the Committees on Rail.
zoads. In this respect Mr.. Burbank
Aas rendered valuable service not only
20 bio District but 70 the Ssste at large,
md the Rress' sttsck will meet With
little synpsthy 10 any quarter.
TIE anosot Of taking . man does
u ~ always . ssgss Of bis ability or
ussiulssas. Among the most inAaen-
tial osa in the body OF which MI. Bur-
hank = member srs Senator Hubbard,
Sssases Pilkba.y. Ssossor Batlsr and
Sssssoe sKssiok, not one Of whom
has addressed the Senate except 10 the
brissass maonss. The discussions have
bsss sssE,ed On almost entirely BY tho
hwysss, some Of whom would have
esissd credit and added 70 their icau.
soes By following the eosrss adopted
ey the gentlemen named sbove. Mio.
nssoss sever had . more efficient Mem.
bss Of Congress ths. General Averill,
sad yet b. y one Of the quiesest MEM
bsrs Of that body, having spoken but
once q tv,es add then in tho fsvest
possible voeds. Senator Ramsey has
admittedly secured . great deal Of val,
uAbls legislation tor the benefit Of this
State, bet bs i BY 20 means known -
sspsseh.naAss.
1t happsssd, however, that on the
very Day % which the Press .ppearei
containing this attack, Mr.. Burbank
addressed the Senate in opposition to
the bill for selling the Normsl Schoo!
buildings, giving strong facts sod figures
sgsips. ito passage, aud advocating the
value Of trimming schools for teachers
for the eommos schools Of thie State
His rsnssks ore pub6shsd 10 tbs mum.
bsr Of TIE JOURNAL, and perhaps
Mr.. Mcclure may be sbls to ga,u from
them some idea ~ to "the position
which our Senator ocoupiss on the
Nos.sl School question" The votes
taken The Same day e6eetuslly dis.
posed Of both Mr.. Dounslly's and MI.
Msedonald1 bilhL This result was