Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
(Contnued from 4th poqe. J

This anwise and most vicious course
was pursued for many months until
persecution, expensive and fruitless lit
igation and personal spitefulness and
evil design produced their natural con-
sequences, and a most dangerous reac-
ton III public sentiment became appar-
ent, and the law itself nearly became
odious at home and fully so abroad
and it was feared that the real good
and protection that it was properly and
justly intended by its genuine friends
to accomplish, would be defeated and
the law repealed.
After considerable delay, and forced
by the more eonsiderate advice of 9TH
ers, he gave the matter into the con-
troll of the Attorney General other
eminent counsel were employed, and
the case was brought before the Su-
preme Court by proceeding directly
against the corporations, to test the
validity of the law, and enforce it's
obedience, and that court, after great
research and long deliberation, sustain
ed the law and submitted an opinion
by its able Chief Justicc.-H. II.
Gray, PAiIo 4. Orion, PAilo DIM
Ming, Uolter S. Greene, John D. Cur
nee.
HOW TAYLOR COMMITTED "A MOST
FLAGRANT BREACH OF DEC0RUM
AND COMMON DECENCY.
To show the onjnaus Of the Governor
and the evident reasons and Interested
motives Of his zeal in this controversy,
he committed most fragrant breach Of
decorum and common decency, if not
contempt of court, by personally and
Extensively requesting, and nearly or
dering the Chief Justice to shorten
his opinion on file, so that it could be
cheaply published as a campaign docu-
ment, 20 advance lis own political in
terests and increase his popularity with
the farmers and producers Of the State,
thus claiming the sole crdit of the de-
cision, as much as if it had been OBJ
tanned by his own official and personal
influence, and as a special favor to
himself.
This comprises all that VIM. r.
Taylor ever did in favor Of the prin-
ciples Of the ''Potter Law. II. II.
Gray, PhiIo A. Orion, Philo Du,-
ning, WaAer S. Greene, John d. Cur
nee.
TAYLOR TROUBLED WITH GENERAL
WANT OF ABILITY AND NOT
ESPECIALLY AVAILABLE.
This bill, called the Commission
ers' BILL was well understood to have
been approved and favored by the Gov
ernor and the Railroad Commissioners,
and it would have passed if the farmer
and Granger members of the Legisla-
ture had not become alarmed, and, in
dependent Of party, called a caucus
and devised means to defeat it against
the influence of a clamorous and over
Whelming lobby, strengthened by the
approval Of the Governor. It was f.
nally defeated by the friends of the
''Potter Law acting without regard
to party, and the law upon the subject,
with but slight change, remains sub
stantially as betore-no thanks to Gov
ernor Taylor or his railroad friends.
The more space and prominence are
given to this subject because, admit
ting his general want Of ability and
qualification, his friends claim that he
is especially aUajJabLe as the cham
pion Of the railroad war. In this only
trial and test, he most signally failed,
and shonld not now be rewarded for
opinions and principles he never enter
tanned for boldness, independence
and bravery he never exhibited for
services he never rendered, and for
honors he never won.-H. II Gray,
PhiIo 4. Orion, PhiJo Danning, WaL-
Ter s. Greene, John D. Gmmee.
ABOUT BEING ''GUILTY OF TREACH-
cry AND FALsEHoOD IN NOT Do
ING AS He HAD PROMISED