The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

her? What has my county of Dakota
ever done to deserve this treatment.
1t is today forty-nine years old. It
was one of the three counties before
Alexander Ramsey came into this state
and territory government was sat up,
and from that hour to this it has paid
its taxes, furnished it's soldiers. whose
blood was spilled over the fields of the
South. Gov. Clough appoints a COM
m1ttee, who goes to these different
cities of the state and visits them, and
came back and unanimously voted
mark you, unanimously voted to locate
this hospital at Hastings, and one man,
who voted nine times for Hastings, sud
denly changes his mind"
Judge Hicks, who before stood with
Anoka, took issue with Mr.. DonnelIy in
his statement that England had never
seen the veto power used by king or
queen, and said that instead the house
or lords was often filled with such men
as made the use of the veto superf1u-
Gus. Some states did not grant this
veto power to their governor, to be sure
but Minnesota does, and it was only
fair to assume that he was exercising
his right according to his best judg-
ment. He quoted Storey in defense Of
the intelligent use of this power. and
said the jurist had laid down the be-
liefs he himself held on this important
subject. Hastings had not been given
hospital, or normal school, or any
state institution. but a view on the
map would show that the belt embrac-
ing the Dakota county city, held a ma
jority Of the state institutions. The
judge then briefly reviewed the whole
matter and begged the representatives
to vote against any action rejecting on
the governor of the state.
Mr.. Jacobson regretted the fact that
such controversy as this had arisen
The governor had said the honor of the
state and the integrity Of the state
must be upheld, and the public policy
must be conserved. The insinuation
that the action taken by the house and
senate in choosing Hastings did not
fulfill their pledges to do their full
duty was a base reflection on the
members. They also had their duties
and considered they had fulfilled them
His constituents might not have fan
cied Hastings, but when the selection
was made in form, legally and morally,
they said: 'All right, Hastings is en-
titled" few days later, we are told,
he said that our honor and integrity
has not been maintained unimpaired."
The Lac qui Parle statesman proved a
most valiant champion of Hastings.
and his loud-voiced denunciation of
what he termed 'the shady transac-
ton" caught the crowd. The Hastings
people were possibly not as shrewd or
tricky in the matter Of clinching shady
bargains, but they were sincere, and
were entitled to what was fairly given
them.
The governor has gone too far" he
said, 'by saying he feels constrained
to do his duty-thus alleges that we
have not done ours. Usually vetoes
start out by saying a bill is unconstf-
tutional. Gov. Clough Is no more
lawyer than / am, and he knew Ii
would not look well to put his name.
We know our rights and duty and we
shall stand for them. the governor OF
the state to the contrary notwfthstand-
ing"
Mr.. Johns next spoke for Hastings.
He made a conciliatory speech, saying
that the veto was not necessarily the
position of II forbid" but more in the
nature of an edmonton to the effect
that mistake had been made and the
house should reconsider it's action.
Mr.. Grondahl, a Hastings advocate.
urged his listeners not to bequeath to
the coming legislature this bugbear by
allowing the governors veto to stand.
The poStpOnement of action would de-
fer the construction of this much need
ed hospital at any place for several
years after the next session of the leg
islature.
Mr.. Underleak pointed out that this
matter was not a controversy between
Hastings and Anoka, but one to be
taken to a conclusion as between the
legislature and the governor. Mr..
Cray rose to dispute the assertion made
that In the event of the upholding the
governors veto, there would be no loca-
ton or hospital at either place for
at least two years. Mr.. Cray said the
bargain between the state and Anoka
was made, signed and sealed
Mr.. Stockwell, a partisan Of Anoka,