The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-10


The action of Gov. Ordway in vetoing
the Lincoln county Jail bill is thus COM
mented upon by the Deadwood Press of
the 18th ult: Gov, Ordway i'll his veto Of
the Lincoln county Jail bill makes tho
best argument that can be made against
this class Of legislation. However the
governor does not state the case fairly nor
correctly when he says that the bill 'pro-
yides that the county commissioners shall
select the site, and locate said jail in a
particular town." leaving it to be Inferred
that some other town than the county seat
was selected As the place for the erection
of the Jail, Canton IS the county SCAT OF,
Lincoln county, and as the bill provides
for the erection of the Jail at the county
.cat, practically AID in principle there is
no difference whether the commissioners
build the iai, under The general provision
of the statute or by the issuing of bonds
under special law Of the legislature, the
only question being which WAS the best
and cheapest way to construct the bcIid-
ing. The county commissioners of every
organized county are required to con-
struct Jail and provide 8 court room
and county Offices, and are empowered
under certain regulations to build court
house and jail If ills found that these
buildings can be erected to better advans
tage by; the issuing of bonds. where is the
''unwarranted special legislation The
governor who IS so particular and pleads
so earnestly against tile passage CT laws
without submission to the voters and tag
payers Of the county, did not hesitate to
accept the highest office in the territory
without any reference 10 the people there
Of. Does his excellency suppose for
moment that if the people of Dakota had
been consulted or allowed to vote for a
governor, that they would have gone
within the territorial limits Of the nutmeg
state TO search for the proper person to
fill and exercise the functions Of that high
office? As a constitutional expeunder
the governor is confused, befogged and
decidedly murky. And further, he IS
technical, weak, and, the Press suspects,
actuated by vindictive and malicious mo-
tives. If he is so mucl, concerned about
the people being consulted, lie has fine
opportunity of giving them apractical
example in his own case. The Press
strikes from the shoulder in making the
above assertions and is justiiable, as the
governors actions on legislative matters
of the past few weeks pertaining TO the
interests of I'akota and her people, have
been else but commcndable.
Gen. Garfield left Ohio for Washington
on the 2sth Of last month. AS the gen
eral and his party drove up to the Mentor
station to take the tram hearty cheers
went up from 10000 throats and band
playing sdded 10 the enthusiasm OF the
crowd. The following is the farewell
Address to General Garfield delivered by
Hon. L. A. Tinker, of gainesville:
Gen. Garfield: I have been deputied
by your friends aud neighbors hero as
sembled to say for them few words to
YOU on the eve Of you. departure to the
national capital, where you will soon take
that most sacred trust and thereby solemn
~ swear you will faithfully execute the
duties of your great office and will TO the
best Of your ability preserve. protect and
defend the constitution, and when you
have enioined upon you that obligation
and the obligation rrssnaat WITH respon,