The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-02-04
THE q. CLOUD PREas JACKAIs.

After residence Of nearly fifteen
years in St. Cloud, during which time
he has done more for tho benefit aud
prosperity Of the town than has any
other enc man in it, the Hon. H. C.
Burbank has seen fit to make change
and remove to St. Paul. 1t has been
generally supposed that this is one of
the things every man who wishes to
hasan unquestionable right to do. But
it appears that Mr.. Burbank's case is
an exception and the St. Cloud R'e.s
of last week makes his departure the
occasion of personal attack in a
lengthy and scurrilous article satura-
ted from beginning to end with false
hoods and venom.
The stale charge is repeated that
Mr.. Burbank favored the issuance
of $4,000 of railroad and right-of.
way bonds. Very true; but he did
not do SO until after Henry G..
Wait, representing the Clarke, Wait
Il Mcclure Ring which owns and
controls the Press, had gone to St.
Paul and labored with the Legisla-
ture for a bill proriding for the issuance
Of $780, 900 Of bonds ! The Press
cannot. DARE NOT, deny this. Of
course, when Mr.. Wait and his friends
took hold SO zealously Of anything
which it was supposed would prove
to be of benefit to St. Cloud (for the
first time in their ives), the citizens
Of the place came forward to their
support and voted, almost unanimous
ly, for Mr.. VS. bill, after first reduc-
ing tho amount from 100000 to $685.
600. And for this support the Press
now abuses Mr.. Burbank !!
"Some Of US expected to see Mr..
Burbank investing Cd of his spare
funds in St. Cloud property-thus
testing the eincerity (sic) of his al
legged convictions. He didn't do this.
however, but Immediately (2) set
about selling what little be had in
town." Crammed full of falsehoods !!
CD Mr.. Burbank, soon after tho pas
sage of the bond bill, bought a half
interest in one hundred lots here,
which interest he still retains. (2) 1t
was in January, 1872, that the bonus
bill passed the Legislature, and Mr..
Burbank disposed of none Of his
property in this city until in 1874.
HE was elected to theState Senate
from Stearns county, and while still a
member Of that body entered into ne
gotiations which has (sic) rendered
it necessary for him to stay away from
u.s." Another falsehood. The nego-
tiations for the business change which
he made were entered into during the
past six months. It is tolerably
we'll known fact that while 4 mem
Of that body" Mr.. Burbank had, a.
he supposed, completed arrangements
for embarking in an extensive manu-
featuring enterprise in the vicinity Of
St. Cloud, and it was through the fail.
ure Of the parties with whom he wa,
to be interested to carry out the pro
gramme agreed upon that he did not
remain. Had the original Arrange.
ment been carried into effect, m en-
terprise which has since proved = fail
ure would have been made q success
Another ofRense in the eyes Of
Messrs. Mcclure, Wait, Clarke & Co.
is that Mr.. Burbank, who had previ
ously been Republican, voted 70,
Greeley, and was elected Senator from
Stearns county over c. A. Gilman, an
other member Of the Press Ring, by
majority Of more than one thous
and votes. Mr.. Burbank united him
self with the Liberal Republicans du
ring the campaign of 1872, and ha.
| maintained that position consistently
| ever since, believing it to be right
But during the darkest days of tn
! country, just after the close of tn
war and the assassination of Prssiden
Lincoln, when c.. A. Gilman deserted
the Republican party and went owe
to the Democracy in order to secure
the Receiyership of theSt, Cloud Lane
Office; when H.C. Wait deserted tn
Republican party and went over t.
the Democracy in order to hold hi,
position As Register of the St. Cloue
Land Office; when T. G. McC lure de
serted the Republican party and pre-
sided at the only Andy Johnson,meet
ing ever held in St. Cloud, in orde,
to strengthen his friends in the Lane
Office; when n. P. Clarke deserted
the Republican party and went owe,
to the Democracy for the purpose O.
pine land stealings and fat contracts
during these, among the most perilou,
times in the nations history, Mr.
Burbank was hard worker in tn
ranks of the Republican party.
| While Mr.. Burbank has dispssst
Of some Of his property here-as h
had 4 right to do-he made that prop
erty valuable to the town. While
the Press Ring have been doing ant