Morris tribune., 1880-12-23

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CHE Merris Iritnne.
Morris. Mimi, Dec. %, 1850.
We are not rssponsi6ls for, nor do tse by
publishing, endorse, the opinioas Of our
correspondents.
Two important bills were introduced in
congress Monday, one extending the time
for granting the arrears of pensions and
another repeating the present law limiting
the time.
Queen Victoria, il is stated, has urged
her prime minister Mr.. Gladstone TO resort
at once to force and crush the disturbers
in Ireland The situation Of affairs in the
Emerald Isle grow worse, and 1t is proba-
HE extreme measures will be taken to
Qucll disturbances and restore order.
Among the candidates for speaker of the
house of representatives are, Fletcher. of
Minneapolis, Sanbori, of st. Paul, Daniels
and Dunn, of soGthcrn Minnesota. The
spcakership rs well us every other Office
down to third assistant boot black are bar
gained and traded out among the several
cliQues, so that it would only be guess.
work to intimate which one of the above
named quartet will draw the priced privi-
lege of welding the gavel.
Many highly complimentary notices of
the good Samaritans of Morris" are be-
slowed by the state press upon our citi-
zens, for their timely sympathy, humane
generosity and substantial aid so racdily
extended and contributed to the suffering
CouueuuraS. Our little vigorous board of
trade are commended also for their energy
and promptnesS in ordering an immediate
and thorough investigation into the exist
ing abuses in that colony
Hon. Allan Campbell, the newly elected
comptroller of New York city, it is gen
orally acknowledged, administered the af-
fairs of the department of public works
ably and economically, and even Boss"
Kelley, whom he succeeded, admitted be
fore The state senate committee that Mr.
Campbell was Il good official. He has re-
duced the expense of his department from
nine million (unlcr the Tweed regims) to
two million dollars per AMMAN.
An intcligenl(?) writer charges that Nor
ris people are angry because Graceville has
been built up at the expense OF Morris.
1t would be lis sensible TO charge sthat the
peopse of Minneapolis were crvious at the
growth OF Merdota 1t has been also as
serted that the Morris board of trade
fought the building of the Browns Valley
branch. This is news to us, and will also
lee to the railroad company with whom
the board have never had any controversy
From present appearance there is going
10 be vigorous fight between the contend
ing factions in counties of Big Stone and
Traverse in the Legislature over the organ
izition. Some Will want the counties Or
!;,lniZed with their present boundaries. and
others will favor the organization by con-
soiidating them into one county. The
question Of the location of the county seat
is one that will he us it always has been
the means of creating much i'll feeling and
discord, and as it will be the foundation
on whicE the supcrstructure of the several
hills to be presented will be based, the
contest will be u hot, angry and furious
wraagic.
Instead of giving the people Of Morris
credit for their efforts in amciiorating to a
certain extent, the sickness and suffer
ing, and in bringing to light the existing
misery. restitution and diScrcditable state
of affairs in the Conneniara colony, it is tc
he regretted that there are a few promi
nent men, interested parties, who can only
see malice and jealousy in the motives
which prompted the investigation. Absurd
and puerilc as such contemplate imputa
lions are, in the face of facts which have
been corroboratcd by the reports of disinter
ested parties, and as there can be no ques
ton but that the people of Morris were
actuatcd Ivy the highest motives of human
ity, it is 10 lie deplored, that iutelligen
men, forgetting what is due TO themselves
endeavor to veil the actual condition o.
things by a fiimSy cObweb, and stigmatize
the report as false None who know o.
desire to know whereof they speak will
impugn the worthy philanthropy of oul
citizens in bringing before the public th'
then deplorable condition of this colony.
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