The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17


. At this point we are compelled to
either leave out Mr.. Burke's valuable
land letter or close up correspond
ence, and it seems wise to give the
Land Steals the preference"
Observation-Disclosures from Sec. Van
Ark rec'd-against the reporters
pay, etc., but cannot publish this
week.
ST. PAUL, April II, 81.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Referring to your recent structures
upon Speaker Champlin's ruling on
the point of order raised during the
effort to reconsider the vote whereby
the Currier bill was lost, permit me
the use of your columns to say, that
Mr.. Champlin voted for the bill and
advocated it's passage. He did not
appeal to the House to sustain his
ruling, nor has he ever done SO on
other occasions, as you state. On
the contrary, when his decision was
appealed from he distinctly stated to
the House that he, hoped that per-
sonal regard for himself would not
influence members of the House to
vote to sustain his ruling and that
there should be no delicacy on the
part of the members in voting just
as their Judgment prompted. As to
whether his ruling was correct or
not that is a mere matter of opinion.
The House sustained the ruling
and has since made a standing rule
in conformity thereto. Yours Truly,
J. M. BOWLER. :
Our humble opinion is that it
would have been better for the Pri-
vate Secretary of Speaker Champlin
not to have written the above letter.
Our criticism of the Speaker was very
gentle; it should have been shod with
spikes. The above defense is no de-
tense at all. If Mr.. Bowler or Speak
er Champlin are really anxious to
defend that ruling they may do So
but the asylum is full of men who
know more Of parliamentary law.
That the wildcat House which plays
fool to a jester, and denies the people
any reief-a House which sneaked
out of every vital question-should
make a "rule" at variance with rea-
son, custom, law, logic and horse
sense, to defeat just railroad legisla-
ton is altogether in keeping with the
peoples expectation. A pack OF
fools and hirelings could do that
any day. Hope died a bornin' when
the House dipped it's hands in iniqui-
ty by that combine-the preface to
all that followed.
There is not a legislative body on
earth, in Europe, Asia, Africa or
America, that is 80 full of fool-empti-
ness as to permit such q ruling. We
have had some reportorial expert
ence in legislatures, and while we do
not know the above hemispherical
statement to be so universally true
we are willing to back it up with a
brass band.
As to Speaker Champlin's asking
support: Men in such places don't
get up and beg support-they put
themselves where their hackers have
to ask for it. That is what Mr..
Champlin did. We said he practical
ly'' asked support. You can't soft
soap grangers as you used-to-once.
Their eyes are open.
If any leaning is to be done, by the
Eternal, let's have a little leanin'
done our way-not the pluto way
This was no lean, however; it was fat
for the plutes. Now, Mr.. B., let us
whisper something more. You will
possibly read something in another
part of this paper in which is q
grave hint. No one will understand
it except those who ''catch on" We
did not write it, or it would have
been more explicit. But amid The
doggerel dreams of greatness, which
have curled their shadowy tails un-
der the dashboard of plutocracy,
those conceived and delivered in the
halls of the present legislature will
be most quickly dashed to atoms.
The people say good by to it with
joy-and struggle on two years long
er somewhat wiser than yesterday.
Marriage not Failure.
Marriage failure? should say
not!" remarked an Oregon farmer
with emphasis. 'Why, there's my
Lucindy gifts up in the mornin' at
four O'Clock, milks six COWS, gifts
breakfast, starts four youngones to