The Wahpeton times., 1888-09-20


fund. These are the things that
produce congestion oe the hopes of
a certain prominent gentleman
whose home is Indiana and who
once had grandfather.
Ey Their Votes Ye Know Them.
The best way to judge u man is
by his actions. When u man comes
before the people and asks for their
support, it is always wise to look
up his record to see how he acted
when he had the power to iniure or
help the people. In this light let
us turn the camera upon Capital
Commission Mathews. The author
lty is the council record.
On bill to provide II stock indem.
nifty fund for the remuneration of
stockmen whose stock was killed by
order Of the territorial veterinary
department.. Mathews voted no.
He was the only member of the
council who voted against the meas.
ure (p743. JournaD.
On the law compilation steal, an
act which was passed to provide Il
good Office for Caldwell to make up
for his loss Of the authorship,
Mathews voted yes. (.)ournal 736.) J
On motion to pass bill discharg-
ing the infamous capital commits
sion of which he was a member, and
in which it is charged he grew
suddenly rich, Mr.. Mathews voted
no. On motion to reconsider the
above vote Mathews voted yes.-
journal 1867
On bill to repeal section 427,
chapter 81 Of the penal code, which
was the only law in the statute
books Furnishing the crime of usury,
Mathews voted yes. Let farmers
take note Of this, remembering
meanwhile that Mr.. Mathews is Il
banker.
Voted to locate soldiers home in
an inaccessible part of Dakota so
that its friends would vote 1T down
(which was done. -. Old soldiers
will please take note of this, re-
memberiDg also that Harden is an
old soldier and demands that the
boys who fought in 1861 should he
paid literally now. =
Voted against the bill to collect
penalties from insurance companies
clasping hands with corporations
against the people.
On the Weiser grain bill giving
free market togrsin, Mathews voted
no. The bill was introduced in be-
half Of the farmers and was one of
their pet measures.
A seed.lien law, bill enabling
farmers whose crops were burned on
the Missouri, to borrow seed. Math.
ews voted no.. Another stab at the
farmer which he will be apt to re.
member in November.
An act to provide for acquiring
title to lands occupied by the rail.
road co mpanies-a railroad grab
. Mathews voted yes. We always
find him in the company of cor
porations and against the people.
On council bill 179 regulating
warehouses for grain, Mathews vot.
ed against. This act was regarded
, us being better for the farmers than
the other bill, but Mathews said ne
TO both of them. He worked hard
also for their defeat, using all his
influence to that end. Farmers
note this vote.
Matthews voted i'm favor of bill
exempting building and loan as
sociations from taxation and against
IN amendment offered to exempt
farmers.
On bill to extend time for taxes,
Mathews voted no. On the house
bill on the same subject, Mathews
voted no. having the note very
enviable record of being the only
man so voting.
Voted against bill providing /.
farmers insurance corporation.
Referred Allin's bill against
gambling IN grain and pork to a
hostile committee which did Math.
cws' bidding and killed it.
| Voted against bill to prevent the
spread Of contagious diseases
among sheep.
Voted for the telegraph tax bill
This was a measure which was
bitterly opposed by the farmers.
| Voted for refunding premiums
paid on bonds to public institu.
tions.
Voted against the minority report
on the council bill 16S, creating q
board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners, and then voted
against the bill, which was lost by
IL to II. After reconsideration
and amendment by Hughes to suit
the monopolists, he voted for it.
On bill to increase license to 81.
600. Mathews voted no.
This is the record, "in all it's
altitude and its pulchritude, in its
concavity and its convexity, in its
obliquity and it's iniquity," as Mr..
Mckenzie put it in the house in
1883. and like him we feel like ex.
claiming with Lear, "Give me an
ounce OF civet TO sweeten my i'm
agination." Here is the man who
with Pecksniffian hypocrisy, and
the gall of Mr.. Jingle, is posing as
the friend of the farmer, and the
advocate of proper legislation. Az
ter looking through his record
faithfully and impartially, we fail