Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-15
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TRIBUNE DEAR In your issue
of December s, 1896, is a reproduction
from the Wi}lmar Argus, as follows:
'No doubt there will be a strong
move, on the part of the legislature.
to sell the Kandiyohi capitol lands
the coming winter. Through the grand
work of Senator Glader the lands
were rented and Kandiyohi county has
received great aid that other counties
would have given g. great deal to re-
ceive. Not content with this, some
parties, in their eagcrness to undo
what has been done, and make them
selves prominent in case, have
served, Or caused TO be served, an in
junction restraining the board from
building the capitol. Now, if the
county loses all it has gained, and
the capitol lands are sold, nobody
will be to blame but those parties
who are receiving most of the benefit
and who are everlastingly kicking.
II this source of revenue il cut off the
whole county will suffer-
This article seems to involve three
points. First, the. Argus seems to be
against selling the state capitol lands.
Second, he thinksqtkat those who have
started a lawsuit against the state
capitol commissioners for an injunc-
ton are doing this only for fun or to
get notoriety. Third, those who get
the benefit from the: land are everlast-
ingly kicking. ~o>'*
The first question I would like to
have the editor of the Argus answer,
if he knows, is who signed Marcus
Johnson's petition to sell those lands
ing 1889, and give their names. Was
Gustave Glader one of them? The
second question I will answer myself,
to-wit: That the lawsuit: to stop the
building of the second state capitol
was started for the sole purpose OF
getting the capitol built upon the
state capitol lands, and by so doing
save the state from paying out several
million dollars, and not for notoriety,
as the Argus states. claim fshe who
is against this thing is a traitor to
this state, the same as Arnold was to
the United States. In the third asser-
ton the Argus states that those who
get the most benefit from the revenue
are doing the most kicking. Please
explain this, more clearly. II. we. un-
derstand the situation right, the viii
lage OF Willmar will receive the most
benefit, and those that have been
working at the bitches, the county
Commissioners and .the surveyors.
In order to prove that the Argus
was on the honest side some time ago,
I will reproduce an article from the
Benson Times, which appeared in the
Argus of November 70, 1889, and his
answer to the same:
"We believe If the sentiment of the
state was obtained it would be against
rebuilding or adding, anything more
On ,he present site, but the present
editors Of the Wilfmar papers will be
grandfathers before they will see the
state house ION those Kandiyohi
lands "'..~. !.
To the above the Argus replies, as
follows:
"Yoq may be correct Bro. Poland.
The editor of the Argus may be in his
grave. and many of the present gener.
alton may have passed away, but
should it come in fifty years would
not our line of action be verified:
We are living and working that future
generations shall see the right, and
though we are not doing SO very much.
we hope to leave our little impress in
the sands of time to show those that
follow that we did our duty. It is
necessary at present, if recognition is
desired, to be in with the gang. We
don't blame you' Bro: POLAND. -
And 1t seems, by thssforegoing, that
the editor of the Willnar: Argus has
Joined the same gang he. accused
Editor Poland OF being a member of.
- 49,. S. J.GFLECKTEN!'