The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-15
] 33lF'44llASE'y NBisHE|
~ CHARGES COY, ,C3LoUlGH WITH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~

ne, CHARGES GOV. CL0UGH WITH
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The SECRETARY OF the Silver Demo
Y eratio state Cestrnl Com,siftss
\ Issue. a Circular FullsSof Gsos@
4 sEEror. and snli..ta til nj nt.s 4
,,~- Which He Charges Gov. Clougl.
with Having Nullhed the VIII
i OF the State ELes1.latdre inl tiis
Matter of the Forfeiture Of the
= Hastings & Dakotn Railway Land
Grant Forfeiture-Anf the Facta
Show That Gov. Cleush Has. Done
His whole Duty ana Acted in The
b.. interest OF the State, ~ ~'.,-t'
Gen. E. M. Pope Of Mankato is the secretary Of
the Minnesota Democratic state central COM
miatee. Gen. Pope is known to the people OF
Minnesota as a gentleman of vivid imagination.
Az a member of the state legislature, MS an
apostle Of the Farmers Alliance, he became
famous for the immense breadth Of his visionary
ideas.
Gen. Pope as secretary of the Democratic state
central committee has suffered no change men,
tally. II anything, he is more visionary than
ever He has Dreams, His latest dream seems
to be a species of nightmare, which has af-
6icted him to such an extent that his best friends
sre alarmed on his account - =.
He has dreamed that Gov; Clough, has committed
IN act OF mal-administration in state affairs, and
se thus announces 1T tosthe siiter newspapers Of
the state: Fl lL,tA r. " - )
81 80: p'unas;r,hPF circular. t -.
Globe Building, St. Paul, MINI, Sept % 1s9e.-
Dear Sir: Senate File No. 375 which became
.iShapter 1G5 of the Lows Of ls95. was "a bill for
IN act to forfeit the rights Of the Hastings 4
Dakota Railway company to select Or acquire title
tor1ny of the public 'landssof this states' !,
THIS bill passed thessenete on fhe 25th of March.
1885, By vote Of 80 to 8, asfecordsd on page
/ It passed the house on the, sts of april by .
vote Of 80 To- Il sasrfscsrsed on pages74 Of the
Heuse Journal. opS Apr,lS1s, as95, the bill was
s St :tt5s * sE a M e3ssts se.
''Ralrad Records -, Book F. page 49, is recorded
deed 81 date April Is, 1896, executed BY Gov.
AA. Clough, conveying to Russell Usage. trustee,
iii the lands involved In and affecfed by thu
4 legislative bill which lands had petn declared
forfeited by that act
4 60 thar between the date when that legislative
act passed almost unanimously both houses Of
the legislature and the date when A. was returned
by his excelency, the governor, with lbs approval.
he had destroyed all beneficial eectss Of the BILL
nullihed the will Of the people of the state thus
expressed in the Legislative net and tnsulted the
legislature by returning to them a bill which be
knew and they knew had, BY his actf been made
empty Of all results, and this righteous measure
Of the legislature. was. IN this manner, defeated
in the interests Of the corporationa which was
contestng with the. state for the iaids in Ques
ton. This matter is broughtsto yoar attention
matter Of official fecord.% We claim that 1t IL
proper that tte oficiaf tons of this administra:
to
trusting that your judgment thsreonSw viii he ex.
pressed by 'sour'vote as:taegST y November
E'''2F + n 1 fsss! s ssrsfa4S
isrs5ns 81: sc efs sa se ttssa
1s ss wess
true The circular is simply Tissue Of niisrep:
,esfs fAls<h'0a npa nl'.pl ehen''n OF
co.: Ciougti sought thss opinion 10, Attorney
as9SsHi las CAV, y,
s2v3 sdte y aalf geess
Cni4s opinion heEs given is yesy complete in
Attorney Generals Office; ;st. Pall: 4Arrtl: II.
s? syr hsss'ss I'll aaesiSn e
iai,ds descriLed in d proposed deed nup,ber nine
rendered. in his behalf for your sigma ture:'9 4
The conveyance I'M question is sought by VIRTUE
Of the mattehs any things set forth and keferre'
stated the facts material to the question, are L
substance as follows: :! ' = - u
In, 1866. congress, granted to. this state tc atc
IN the construction Of railroads including one
''from Hastings through the counties of T>Akota,
Scott, Carver, and Mcleod to such point on the
boundary of the state as the Legislature OF the
state may determine, every alternate section OF
land designated, by odd numbers to th. amount
of five alternate sections per mile on each side
of said road" Provision was made that defcien
cies arising from previous settlement reservation
other should be supplied ''frn. tile pubic
lands Of the United States nearest tn the tiers
of sections above specified, 50 much lam. in a'ter
nate sections or parts of sections desig1r:t''' ny
Ddd numbers Ms shall, be equal to such l']''s'
:h,is disposed Of 1t as'further provided th.t
said lands should 'be subject to the disposal :"
the leSislhture Of Minnesota for the PURPOSES
uor Of this state should certify to the secretary
# the interior to the comEetion sin good, sub
stantial and ,workmanlike ;naanner as flrstclasl
railroad.'. Of any section often consecutive miles
thereof, the secretary of fe interior shall there
upon issue to the state. patients therefor of ayal
able lands Lying cotermlnf!5ls to said completed
section Of. ten miles afl not exceeding one
hundred sections for thhsbeneht 'Sof the ro .
having completed the, ten males aforesaid" She
On the, reaaists snov,pss az certificates. tEdser
'0 The eoa asst gs and Red Rive
Of the North Railroad coprhny was incorporated
by the legislature 81 the rTkrrtory Of Minnesota
in 1857 and its name wal subsequently changed
to Hastings & Dakota Railway company. 1t wa
authorized by its charter IL construct and operat
q railroad from Hastings Oyer. route therein pre-
scribe,t to a point on the Missouri river. TIL
route thus prescribed IVES somewhat modified b.
subsequent legislation. ia, $50, $685.
The; congressional granh absve named vas ae
approved March I, 1se75Nd 500, whereby al
the: lands; interests, rights, powers, and privt
leges' were granted to- and vested in the sail
named company subject to the provisions e. sk
pressed in the said uct Of the legislature. Thu
time for the completion Of the roa0 was repeated
" extended by acts approved March 4. 1850,
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