Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-06
The Town,Poor Law.

with the TRIBUNE for expressing ah
honest conviction, when that cohVlc-
ton Is founded upon what are tue
facts, nor do / wish TO be understood
as standing between the TRIBUNE
and Sun to ward of any straight ne
publican blow which the former may
let fly at the latter.
l am compelled TO assume, as
fact, that the article above referred
to, was written, or sanctioned, oy
the editor of the TRIBUNE, while
am 10th TO believe, that said article
ever originated with the edItori as lie
is not accustomed to distorte facts III
any such a manner. But with your
indulgence Colonel, l will answer
that article just rs II didn't care
who was the author of it. The ar
ticle, or at least its author, after max
ing some remarks about honesty ana
truth, "pretends to know something
about this law" Now with all the
kindness of heart and gentleness OF
female pedagogue, 1 wish to say that
if he, she, it, or they, know "some-
thing about this law" that "some-
thing"l Is not exhibited in that article.
1t claims that the law was passed "at
the request of majority of the citi-
zens of this county" will venture
the assertion that there was not one
person in hundred within the VIII
lage Of Morris, who had any knowl-
edge of the intention to pass such q
law until after its passage. And
say further, that our representative,
Mr.. Crossfield, promised Ell. Jones,
chairman of the Republican county
committee, of Stevens county, that If
such bill came up for passage In the
House of Representatives that he,
Mr.. Crosstield would let him, Mr..
Jones, know of the same in time to
oppose its passage, and that in
keeping with his Legislative career he
rushed said bill through the House,
on suspension of the rules, and never
said word to Mr.. Jones about it I'M
til after it was passed. TO the III
credulous, I would say, ask Mr.. Jones,
and as to the Legislative insin-
certify of this legislative joker from
Browns Valley, l would refer them
to, House Journal, page $50.
The article, whether intentional
or otherwise, mIstIfies the Special
Act of which Mr.. Crossfeld was the
father with the General Act which
was introduced by the committee on
town and counties, see House Journ-
al, pages $50 and $50. The general
Act provided, i'll q manner, for sub
hitting the matter to the people for
their vote thereon, See sec. Is, chap
ter 10, General Law, 1889, while the
Special Act which applies to Grant
and Stevens counties only, makes no
such provision and we must question
the honesty of any one who will en-
deavor to make the unsophisticated
believe that the people of Grant or
Stevens counties have the right to |
vote on this subject under that Special
act. And the author of that article,
knows that he made mlstatement
of the law, if lie knows anything at
all, about the law, and I care not If
it be Mr.. Crossfield himself. So far
as the General Act and its passage IS
concerned, it is not so Objectionable.
But we do regard it as a right,
to enter our protest against the
vindication of any such elap-trap
as that Special Law, when they
come forth and attempt to disguise its
detormity by such an article as the
one mentioned, and that too in the
name Of Republicanism.
This Special Act may have assisted
Mr.. Crossfeld in obt aiming his nomi-
nation and election, as I am very
creditably informed that at least one
of the delegates to the district con-
vention from Stevens county exacted
promise from him, that such law
should be passed, as q condition for
voting for him at that convention,
and of course it is unnecessary for
me to say that that delegate was not
from the village of Morris.
I am not disposed to vindioate the
legislative career of Mr.. HIxson, but
when any Republican will dam Mr..
| Hixson for his course in the senate,
| and in the same breath laud Mr..
Crossfield to the skies for doing what
he had promised the chairman of the
Republican County committee he
would not do. I say that such Re-
publicanism is not the kind have
learned in an experience of over a
quarter of century in. voting the
straight Republican ticket. And I
think Colonel that it would dampen
your Republican ardor.
Can we then, as Republicans, claim
for our representative that he acted
honestly and honorably in this mat
ter? know not what you and others
may think, but as for my single self,
I think not, and do know of many
Republicans in this county who do
not regard Mr.. Crossfeld with that
degree of favor which actuated them
when they voted for him aud the
sooner he realizes that fact the better
/: will he for himself and for the Re-
publican party of this district.
am very Respectfully.
HI. Il. BEyANS,