Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-03
Dec. 2, 1873.
The Driue Yell S,uindle, and the State Or
QMnisatio1t to EiQht It.

The Driue Veil S,Uindle, and the State Or
aunisntio,, to Fight 1t.
To the Editor of the Globe.
MINNEAPoL1s, Nov 30th.-I observe in your
issue Of November 30th, that a State organiza-
ton to contest Mr.. Green's claim to royalty on
drive wells was effected in the city of st. Paul
on the Goth. Good! Every sufferer from this
outrage will rejoice in the opportunity to con-
tribute to its suppression. Better contest the
matter in the courts than encourage this and
like extortions. by tamey submitting to them.
observe with pleasure that, while the GLOBE
speaks square out in relation to this business
the n. T. and p. z. are, as usual
'blowing both hot and cold,' or praying
Good Lord and good devil" not being sure
dering to a monstrous wrong is in keeping with
their course the "brass KETTLE question,
the report on the insane asylum investigation,
and Patrick Coffees State prison revelations
Such newspapers are a disgrace to the editorial
prcteSSion They blind the people, encourage
wrong, oppression and extortion, and betray
the people for thirty pieces of silver"
But to the question of ''drive we'll royalty"
What is this but taxing the people for using
their ozv1a 7cater? It is saving,
You shall not draw your water after partic-
ular style without paying for the privilege"
There would be just much sense or Justice,
in denying us the privilege of drinking from
the spout of coffee pot (as we often do in the
harvest held) as to say we shall only draw the
water after specified fashion.
drove three flour barrels on my farm in
Minneapolis, one on top Of the other, in the
fall of 1853 to get water for my stock, and
never thought Of charging others for the same
the same thing done by Others before
that time; and yet no one called upon me for
royalty" or sued me for Infringement of pat
ent; or SO much as protested against the use Of
the well I had thus obtained. Was 1t simply
because Mr.. Green did not happen to be aware
of the fact? l have precisely the same kind
of well on my farm to-day, from which We get
all our water f II family purposes.
Indeed, the man 1Dho d1ires u rye Stra1D into
q tunabler Of lemonade, and sips it through, is,
in justice, just lis much entitled to patent,
and to claim royalty, as Mr.. Green is.
1t the patent laws of the United States aid
and abet such swindles as this, the sooner thea
are repealed the better for the people.
am not particularly intelligent, and for
this reason, perhaps, have labored under the
impression that governments were instituted
to protect the people. not to stumble them; to
prevent oppression instead of assisting the
oppression.s
There used to be something said in courts of
law about the rights of innocent parties in
pecuniary transactions. Are not those who
purchased and paid for drive wells innocent
parties?
But, in my own case, am sued, not for
using water from a drive WE'LL but for having
the damned thing, but 1T qooultzaat aoorh, and to
supply its place I drove the barrels referred to
above and attached a sweep and bucket. 1
have stated the facts to Messrs. Lamprey &
James, but they reply, "That's nothing to us;
we are but attorneys attending to the business
OF MIR. Green. It's all the same to us whether
you settle for 1850 Or let the case go on
TrpAr HA1,r