The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13

meAt Dick counted an appropria-
ton for Stcost fund" for the office
OF $1,000, or, $50 much thereof as,
may be required" and, of course,
gave his hearers to understand that
Mr.. Wilson had expended all of
this. Mr.. Jones knows perfectly
we'll that this money has to be ex-
pended for paying costs of suits,
that the Attorney-General must have
vouchers for every cent of it chat is
used. and that it is hardly possible
for him to misuse it without speedy
and certain detection. A very little
examination would have shown him
that, Notwithstanding the unusual
amount Of business which the Attor-
ney-General has had in hand, en-
bracing the trials of eleven cases,
amongst which are those against ex-
Auditor McIlrath, Henry Young,ex-
treasurer Of Siblcy county, and sew
eral important railroad suits, not
more than $500 of this cost fund has
been drawn from the treasury, and
it is not probable that fifth of it
will be drawn.
Mr.. Jones also accused Mr.. Will
son of extravaganza in the employ
ment of assistants, and paying for
their services. One case was that
of Mr.. Coggswell, who was employ
ed by the State in the case against
the Central railroad company, for
taxes. This was an action brought
by the Treasurer and Auditor of
Steele county when Mr.. Cornell
was Acknowledgement, and MI. Will
son is in no way responsible for it.
A similar case occurred in Olmsted
council, where MI. c. Nj. Start was
counsel for the county, and inciden-
tally for the state, having followed
the case up to the supreme court.
In both these instances the legisla-
ture made appropriations to pay the
attorneys compensation, Mr.. Coggs-
we'll receiving $215 and Mr.. Start
about $I25.
In the prosecution of Henry
Young, the defaulting treasurer of
Sibley county, Judge Young was
employed by the county, and as the
county and state suits were necessar-
lily so entangled that the pleadings
in each had to cover both, Judge
Young and Mr.. Wilson mutually as
sisted each other, but the former re-
ceives his compensation from the
county, and not from the state.
In the McIlrath case, had Mr..
Wilson been unassisted and the re-
suit favorable to the defendant,
nothing could have convinced the
people that the court had not been
used to whitewash the accused.
Again, the amount involved is about
$1oo, 900, the defendant has the
very best counsel obtainable, and
the Attorney-General would have
done wrong to have undertaken the
case alone and risked the interests
of the State as we'll as his own repu-
tation. These considerations in
duced him to ask the assistance of
MIR. Lochren, prominent demo-
cratic lawyer, and it is generally
conceded that he did we'll and wise
ly in so doing. The legislature,
however, sanctioned the employ
ment of Mr.. Lochren and fixed his
pay at $1,000, as much as Mr.. Will
sons entire annual salary, and if any
wrong or extravaganza is involved
in this act, it is the legislature and
not Mr.. Wilson that is responsible.
1t is well enough for candidates to
labor to procure their own elections,
but, in doing this, they can far bet
ter afford to be just to their oppo-
nents than to injure them by asser-
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