The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-15

house commission crs Il board that will not
he trammeicl by any partisan or political
consideration: that will he just to all in
terests and command their respect; a board
that will apply the principles of that deci-
sion to all cases of unjust rates in the
state. Such Il board. the people of this
state shall have. If am entrusted with its
election. This board also has another I'M
portant duty to pcrform-the establishment
of the grades of grain, and the control ana
selection of the inspection force. Have
these duties been properly performed? Are
they being properly performed now? Our
farmers say no. My opponent says that
this is one of the questions that will keep
till another election. Will You allow It?
The Republican party has professcd to
favor an independent judiciary. [ say that
the judges who made that decision have
shown more independence. wisdom, and pa
tr0tism than any court in the land that
has been called court to consider these
delicates questions. Perhaps their indie
pendence was not of the right kind. for the
Republican party managers? Two OF these
Judges are Republican IN politics.; three of
them were elected by the fusion forces six
years ago. or these, two justices. Canty
and Mitchell, wrote opinions in the case.
All the others conclirred. The attorneys
representing the producers of the state at
the trial were Halvar Stevenson and our
present attorney general. Mr.. Ch.lds. That
they performed their duty well the result
preciates it. They are both Republicans.
All of these men, with the exception of
Chief Justice Start, were candidates for
dissemination for office at the hands of
their respective parties: Justice Collins
for governor, Mr.. Chiids to succeed him on
the supreme bench. Mr.. STEVENSON and
Justices Mitchell ana CAVITY and Buck for
the positions which they now hold. If
those who have the policy of the Republic
can party in their keeping had sought the
welfare of the state, would they not have
said to Judge Collins and to Mr.. Childs.
well done, good and faithful servants,
you deserve continuance and promotion"
And to !i1r. STEVENSON. Your merit de-
serves recognition If they had been true
to their professions or desire an ndepend.
ent judiciary. would they not have recog-
nzcd the acknowledged ability and integ-
rity of the three fusion nominees? Justice
Mitchell had been .ndorsed by the Repub-
leans once. Either they did not desire
men with their convictions or it did not
suit their partisan ends to nominate them,
] cur" not which; The reflection is equally
painful
HE SEES A RAY OF HOPE.
More than one-thrd of the area of our
state has been given to railroad corpora
tons. The profiigacy of this policy is sick
cning to contemplate but the evil is done,
and done In due form of law by the proper
officials and agents of the people. so that
in the great majority of instances 1t cam
not be undone or disturbed. There are.
however numerous cases OF conflicting
ella ms between settlers and these corpora
tions and their bencficiares. II is the duty
of the state administration In such cases
to extend AL the assistance 1t can COM
mand to the aid of the citizens so involved.
And further. the state should by its proper
officers. have all these questions of con-
tlict speedily adjusted and disposed of, and
TO that end it should insist upon the imme-
date settlement by the general govern
ment of Ill the congressional land grants
in the state This is not only just and
necessary for the protection of the settlers
hut II would subject millions of acres of
land to taxation which now escapes by reas-
on of the fact that the proper title is st Il in
the government.
The question which concerns the citizen
and the tax payer of the state more directly
however, is the condition of the immense
grants of land made by the general gov
crn,ncnt to the state for schools, for state
buildings. Internal Improvement, etc, as
wei ~ the immense swamp lands. The
school land grant was fortunately SO care
fully Guarded and such restrictions t:rown
about il both by congress and by ,he peo-
III" IN the constitution. that on the whole
lhs ;,a,,c will receive the benefit of that
m.:;niticcnt donation. II carefully guarded
ana htslau,;ed hereafter. But even III the
ahn;,rsi r,tion of the school lands care
fully ~. il was guarded by legal rcstrir-
tions traua has crcpt in and corruption has
found q loopholc. Sections Ii and ;6 in
every township were given to the state alb
solutciy fer school purposes The only cx-
,.p,iali was In case any part of hesc see
tiuns had beer occupied hv settlers In good
faith before the public survey. Then the
state auditor could relieve such traces and
select other public lands in place Under
this power Il Republican state auditor Sc
l.cl,M several tracts Of valuable mineral
lan,; in Tho iron regions, as it was his duty
To do as :. public clerk. But did he hold
them? Did he secure patents to the state
for them? The records say no. The famous
section 80. containing the Rockefeller mines.
estimated worth $12,006000 had been duly
selected and was the property of The stare,