New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-17
The Charges Against Cor. Church

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ne charges against Gov. Church Of d 40,
mas peen received at Washington fa,1a liz
auulessed 70 Senator Eugene ii ale The hair.
;saa y. the speSaFc committee on the civil ser
nj, WIN a reeassst that his committee shall
nslhe inquiries into them. They charge him
lows: - puplc duty as fol-
iirst-He fiagfantly violted the presidents
ciVll service order of July Ia. 1886, address
81 70 the offlceholders wherein they vera for.
=, 70 take an active and offensive part
- poiielcsi conventions. In order to obtain
I'll P L;s endorsement of himself he and
aii ms appolntees engaged in disreputable
Work TO control caucuses and conven..
LIONS, ana this to the serious neglect of public
business. For proof of this charge the afr.
, uaVlt OF t. r Mcnamara and the governors
tettef herewith, This is but one of many in
stances capable of proof.
Seeond-As governor he used his veto now
er TO deter the peoples representatives from
performing their sworn duty threatening TO
hlii the needed legislation if his wishes were
no1 carried out He treated the peoples
re sElS with contempt, and COM
psliea les1siatlon to his personal advantage,
anu AGAINST the right of the public
Ihlrd-He openly and knowingly defied the
prganlc law, our constitution and also the
laws OF TINS territory, and this is a matter of
I gooiu NOT requiring proof. Specification j:
ne appointed Alexander Griggs railroad
!, sonliiilssloner under territorial law which
PROVIDES thatno person shall be appointed to
such office tSwho is in the employment of or
VINO is IN any manner pecuniarily interested
III any railroad corporation" At the time
SUD urlggs was interested in q line of steam
e ef, leedefs OF and owned by the ST. Paul,
minneapolis q Manitoba Railroad company,
a corporation doing business in the territory.
and he has since remained the virtual direc-
Cor OF said branch of the said corporation
ana is today it's trusted servant Speci-
hcaton z: He appointed as territorial
Te5erlnar1an Canadian horse jockey, G..
Joan Aloway, who attempted Aug. 20,
1856, to vote his crowd of Canadian cattle
nerders at republican caucus in Grand
FORKS, OAK, and being challenged himself
as well as his retainers they were obliged to
go TO the clerk OF the court and file their
declarations of intention to become citizens
before they could vote at said Republican
caucus. AlloWay was appointed within six
territorial law providing for veterinary
surgeon also provides tax levy on stock
Ior Indemnity to owners whose diseased stock
are Killed IN order to prevent spread of con-
taSeous disease. The governor has publicly
refused to allow indemnity to owners of
stock which was summarily killed by such
veterinarian without complying with the
law and has exhausted the proceeds of the
lax and more too, while owners of stock
are now left without either indemnity or
protection. The record shows receipts
from stock tax, $4,000; disbursements,
$3.50. Specification 4: The territorial
law says there shall be an annual eneamp-
ment and muster of all organizations of
the national guard for at least six consecu-
tive days. 70 provide the same, armory
rent and clothing of the two small regiments
OF the Dakota guards, the legislature ap-
proprlated $4,000 per annum Thegover-
nor has refused to obey. this law on the ground
that there is no money. The truth is, the
MAJOR part OF two years appropriation was
spent by the governor and his staff in a
rout at Camp Church, Huron, in 1887, and
now the amount disbursed is $3O,369. This
ment. Specification 5: The legisla-
ture of 1887 with the governors
approval and to give the Repub-
hcan ex-auditor fat place, passed bill for
the compilation of the laws of Dakota abso-
lutely and without examination and ratifica-
tlon by the sole law making powerSsthe legis-
latlVe assembly. The complies were fair
lawyer and a Republican editor not a lawyer.
The law provided that the cost of the COM
pllatlon should notexceed 81 900, Including
salaries and expenses of compiler 1t also
provided that the work should be examined
and accepted by proclamation of the COVER
nor This has never been done, yet the terri
tory has paid out $4,000 on account of this
unproIesslonal, unconstitutional and unreli-
able piece of work, and the governor is en-
gagged IN the business of pedding out the
books at $40 per volume under the govern
ment frank. Several other specification of
minor alleged offences follow this but enough
has been given to show the character of tho
document.