New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-20

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o,d,6omsTock the law. faculty at the
university. He graduated from this
institution in 1866 and then spent
a year reading law with Judge
Humphrey Of Bangor Me. During this
time he was a diligent student, entering
| the law departm of the Univ ersity OF
| Michigan in the fail OF 1S67;she graduated
with honors the following spring. He first
| hung out his shingle in Omaha, where he
| practjced a year with varying success.
In 1871 he settled at Morehead and
| again began the practice at law. His abil-
! ity was soon recognized by the Clay coun.
| ty bar, and he became a successful candi.
| date for the Office OF county attorney, a
| position which he filled with distinc.
! tion for several years. Elected to the
! or the other ever since. with the exception
OF one year. He was elected to the state
senate in 1886. Some six weeks ago he
| retired from the law and became
the senior partner in the firm OF
| Comstock & White, real estate dealers
and now known as the Northwestern
| Land company. He has been very sue
| a fortune OF 5000, since his resden ce
| in Moorhead. In his political career he
| has been equally fortunate.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
| The following resolutions we re adopted
! Whereas, We have heretofore demanded
certain remedial legislation looking to the
equitable distribution of the fruits of labor,
the Just regulation of the subject of railroad
traffic. both in state and Interstate com
| merce, to fair and equitable point where
the interest of the railroad companies and
| the interest OF the shippers should be fairly
and justly considered and to the full and
unrestricted rights OF the shipper to reach
| the markets OF the world untrammeled by
any unjust burden; and whereas, such legis
latlon as the experience Of the past would
suggest and in the light of such experience,
| has already been secured through the efforts
of the Republican party,
| Resolved. That we demand such additional
| Legislation as is necessary to fully and fairly
| adjust the relation OF shippers and carriers
| to the end that the shipper shall be allowed
to ship at q fair and reasonable rate, which
| rate shall be based upon the actual cost of
construction and operating expenses, and
| that efforts OF shippers to secure an open
market shall not be trammeled by any I'M
Just or unreasonable changes: and that the
| shipper shall exercise the right to transfer at
all points OF RAILROAD lines. without any un-
| just charges therefor; and that this princi-
pie be engrafted upon what is known as the
| interstate commerce law, and to secure such
desired legislation and the enforcement
| thereof we pledge the earnest efforts OF the
Republican party.
| Resolved. That we insist upon material
and judiclous reduction of the tariff,
| especially when it bears heavily upon the
producing and agricultural interests, and
demand that congress shall cease trif1ing
| with this most important subject. We re-
gard the so-called Mills BILL as presented in
congress, as subterfuge, designed only to
deceive, and fraught with mischief, bearing
upon its face the unmistakable evidence OF
having been prepared solely IN the spirit of
sectional interest, carefully guarding the in
terests OF one section of the country at the
| expense of another; and we regret that the
party In power refuse TO meet the question
| of tariff reduction in a fair and manly
spirit We hold the Democrat; party re-
| sponsible for the war, or which the
outgrowth, and in view OF the
failure of the party to reform the tariff after
being in possession of the lower house of
| congress for several years we cannot but
regard their promises of reform as mere pre-
| Tense, unworthy of any respect or serious
| all ma teriai reduction in the Tariff has been
| secured through the efforts Of the Republican
| party, while the history of the Democratic
| party upon this subject is succession OF
| broken pledges. We confidently appeal to
| the people to intrust this Important subjecI
| 10 tut care OIL UuS ItepuDlICau party.
| Resolved, Thatwe hope for the restoration
| of a Republican majority in congress; that
Dakota may have justice and no longer be
denied admission to the Union for partisan
reasons.
/ Resolved, That we are in favor of opening,
as soon as practicable all the Indian reser-
vations in the Fifth district, allotting land in
/ severalty to the Indians now residing
/ thereon, and disposing of the enaainder to
| actual settlers and purchasers on such terms
as congress may deem best
/ Resolved, That we highly appreciate the
i services OF our congressman, Hon. Knute
i Nelson, and feel a pride in the honorable dis
tinction SO justly attained by him. He has
clearly apprehended his duties and faith
4 fully and ably performed them. No per-
j sonal schemes have met with his favor. bat
i he has labored lndustriopsiy in the interests
| of the whole people. We heartily approve
/ OF his earnest efforts to regulate interstate
commerce and to secure reform and re-
| duction of the tariff. and his action therein
/ has been in accord with the plainly ex-
pressed will of the Republican party of this
district, as enunciated in the platforms upon
i which he has been elected, and his constitu-
ents consent TO his retirement as congress
man only for the reason that he absolutely
i declines reelection.
The tariff plank did not call forth az hearty
applause as did the resolutions that the
j Indian reservation should be thrown open to
settlement and that Dakota should be adj
4 mitted. Col Graves, chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions, said to the P1oNEEI
4 PREss correspondent that there was good
deal of talk about high license resolution
but it was finally agreed not to mention any.
thing upon which member Of congress
/ could not have an opportunity to VOTE
Buffalo officers arresteda cash boy named
Andrew H oward, aged fourteen. for steal
i ing watch and were ledto suspect that he
knew something OF the origin OF the great
million dollar fire of Feb. / in Buffalo.
He has now made a full confession that he
i started the FIRE himself. He says he set fire
to the store OF Barnes. Hengerer & Co.,
and also admitted making two attempts
Il to fire the present store of Barnes, Henger-
er q Co. He did it because he liked to see
a big fire.
4 John Grant lost valuable mare by
lightning and had three others badly
burnt. They were in pasture in Jewett
Valley, Rice county. MINI. The loss is
| $500. The horses were near wire fence