Morris tribune., 1882-10-12
CURRENT HAWKEYH TOPICS.

Craze-The New Capitol, Which is Nearly
Completed Because tho Governor
Does Not Call Special Session to En-
force the Prohibition Amendment--Rail-
way Matters.
Special Correspondence of the Pioneer Press
Dies MONIES, Sept 27.-Weaver is stumped.
The Democrats have put up man for con-
gress in his district who cannot be bulldozed,
bought nor sold, no matter what the tricksters
of the party may do. And Weaver knows it
And that's what's the matter with Weaver
That il the only district in which there is any
doubt. 1t is now pretty we'll fixed for Quits
I The Democratic papers talk about electlng Ben
Hall in the First district by 1000 majority,
and they don't believe a word of it. Indi-
| vidually, the editors will confess it.
| The bottom has fallen out of the Greenback
party in this State. Leonard Brown its
founder, who has furnished the brains for it,
| done more hard work and devoted more time
| and talent to it. and who secured the election
! of b. H. Gillette to congress on that ticket by
his personal support, has deserted the sinking
hulk. He informed me few days ago that he
should support and vote the straight Republt-
can ticket this fall and would do all in his
| power to defeat Gillette for congress- whom he
denounces as an arrant hypocrite. When Gil
| lette ran for congress four years ago, Brown
stumped the district for him, going on foot
| from school house to school house. Gil
| lette promised to pay him, and this is how he
| did it He surrepttSously got into his posses
! sion an accommodation note for So 3 Brown had
| given an intimate friend temporary security
| for loan That note Gillette presented Brown
| in payment for his services. Brown knew Gill
| lette was q note shaver, but he also knew that
| he had not purchased that note in any fair wav
and he kicked. The result was the owner Of
the note disclosed the false pretense by which
| Gillette got possession of it, and compelled
poor mans friend Gillette is Two years ago
when Gillette run for q second term
and was beaten by Kasson, he wanted
Brown to help him out, to which Brown as
sented, agreeing to make 100 speeches for a
certain sum, payment to be secured by note in
| dorsed by good and responsible men. Brown
made no speeches. That is the kind of work.
ingman's candidate Gillette is, and Weaver is
| no better.
| THE CORN CROP.
The frost of last Thursday and Friday night
was good thing for the croakers. 1t served
to rut1le the Chicago grain gamblers little,
| but no material damage was done to corn. I
passed through several Western and North
western counties Saturday, and the farm
| ers said corn was not hurt-that is,
the corn which had been estimated
| as the crop for this year. On the low lands
| where Che early wet season prevented the
growth, there is some unmatured corn, and
| such is hurt by the frost, and vet even these
| farmers say the frost will prove beneficial, as
it will retard growth and hasten maturity of
very much that would otherwise have been soft
| corn. This frost nipped and soft corn will be
| fed out by farmers, so that it will make little
difference in their surplus. The twenty-one
| warm sunny days of September secured to
! Iowa good crop of corn.
| THE NEW CAPITOL
! So perfect is the symmetry and proportions of
| the new capitol, few people have a correct
| idea of its hugeness. 1t is big building for
| fact The library room which occupies only
| one quarter, is so large the old State house
| could be set down inside of it with good
driveway for carriages around it. Six barns
| 4Ox5O feet of the usual height could be placed
| IN it. 1t Is probably one of the most perfectly
| proportioned State houses in this country. Now
| that the gliding of the domes is completed the
cost is known, and it is surprising.
| That of the large and four small
domes is So. $40, or 3612 cents per
foot. The work was done by the State, the
| lowest bid by contractors being 80 cents per
square foot The interior wood work will be
done by the State Also The machinery for do
| ing it will be here next week, set up IN the
building and run by steam. The lumber has
| been on the ground several years. The entire
| work of the superstruoture has been done ''5y
the day." so called, there is no iobbery in it
The interior work will be done likewise AS
an instance: Four beautiful mottled and pol
ished granite columns. about fifty feet long
and over two feet in diameter at the bot
| tom, were sent here by the contractors
who made them. They were not
quite one-half an inch too large for
| place assigned them on the pedestals in the
| rotunda. The superintendent refused to accept
| them. The contractor offered to deduct one
third the cost and have them accepted, but it
was refused; they had to be taken back East
and made to conform to the plan, at great loss
to the contractor
THE AMENDMENT.
| There is considerable clamor because the
governor does not call an extra session of the
Legislature to enact laws to enforce the amend
ment Most of it comes from those who OPP
| posed the amendment; so it should be received
with suspicion. The governor is giving the
| matter thoughtful consideration. 1t should be
| remembered the amendment was revolu ti0uarv
in its operation. 1t affected vast property ia
| terests, which should be considered To
! wipe out at one fell swoop business
which has become one of the most pow
| erful in the State, IS an important thing 10 do
| in haste. Wisdom would counsel CELEBRATION,
that no mistake be made. There is already
| diversity of opinion among the best lawyers in
| the State as to the legal status of the amend
| ment Preclpitate acton would imperi all
| that has been done. There is no waste Of time.
| The people are gradually adjusting themselves
to the situation. Brewers and saloon keepers
are closing up their business. They know
very well that if by any technicality the labor
| of the last four years is lost, it will oaly make
more certain its success in the future. Some
of the best judges aud lawyers declare
there is enough law now to enforce
! the amendment Il will not be long, and the
| question will come before the supreme court
for adjudication. If this be SO, the governor
would have no justification for burdenng the
| people with the expense OF an extra session of
the legislature. If, perchance, the objection
| to the amendment should be sustained, then
| the folly Of an extra session would be pain
| fully apparent The opponents of the amend
ment and the enemies of the Republican party,
would use it to god purpose. But decision
of the supreme court is what they don't want
| They want an extra session and chance to
| tinker and, if possible, abrogate the laws now
| i'll force. The governor is disposed to bear
! the ills we have rather than fly to those we
| know not of. The governor is inclined to be
sure of his position before an advance move
ment is made, and he will take no step which
will imperil the cause.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The tax to aid the Diagonal road from Nc
| Gregor to Des Moines got a terrific blow on
| Tuesday, the vote being almost three to one
| against it in the city. Not because the city
| does not want the road but because, first,
il is believed the road will come without the
| tax; second, the city IS now burdened with
| taxes for public improvements; third, the
| city has arrived at that point where it is an
| object for railroads to come on their own mo-
ton and pay their way. What the outcome
will be cannot now be conjectured. 1t is
probable when the smart of defeat has SUBJ
sided the managers of the project will present
some other proposition to the city.
| The Chicago & Northwestern has added au-
| other to its already numerous divisions, to be
known as the Iowa & Minnesota. Over it
| two trains day between st Paul and Des
Moines via TaMa and Elmore Passengers
leave St Paul at $50 p. m. and arrive here
the next day at GAO p. M, or leave hero at
2:45 p. m and arrive at St Paul at 6.55 D. m