Willmar tribune., 1899-07-26


sample Of reform "care'' and "judg.
ment" then may Heaven forbid US
the punishment of a second dose.
You'll have to try again, Mr.. Vic
tor Lawson, to establish the ''great
care" and "good Judgment of your
pet Grue. A State senator who per.
permits himself to he bambOozled tu
introduce a bill releasing the bonds
men Of the State Bank and who
votes to exempt the railroads from a
quarter Of million taxes, must ill.,
deed have ''good Judgment" and sex
ercise great care!''
Do you suppose, now answer ME
honestly iii you CAM, that ex-Sena-
tor Thorpe would have been guilty
of such blunders, not to say dishon-
esties? You will have to answer,
No! Senator Thorpe would have
been under no obligations to the
bOndsmen of defunct banks, and he
would have too much sense, call it
"good judgment" if you please, to
vote as Grue did on the other propo-
sitions. What spell of "reform
rabies' you would have experienced
had Grue's reform record been laid at
the door OF his Republican opponent.
The columns of your alleged reiorm(?)
sheet would have bristled with the
choicest mOrsels of reform literature
and denunciations. The 'sgreat
care' and ''good judgment" of Grue
would have undergone a complete
transformation. 1t would have been
"wantOn recklessness" and "stupid
ignorance" And the latter, Mr..
Victor Lawson, is about the prevail
ing Judgment" Of the people Of Kan
diyohi county as to your reform (?)
at this time. You and he
''fooled 'em once" you'n never do it
again.
And now word as to ''great
eare' and "good Judgment" Nelson.
Which was it, "great care" or "good
Judgment" when he voted against
the railroad commission bill? Ito
elect the commission). You say he
did not ask the views of his constitu-
ents. Whom did he ask? jim Hill or
his agent at Willmar? Or did he ask
Mr.. Tony Manley,. the representative
OF the Great Northern Hallway, who
so valiantly labored for Mr.. Nelson
at Willmar ON last election day?
ls his action perhaps the delivering
OF the goods to the great corpora
ton that manifests such an influence
in the politics of the State, and to
which 1 became 50 obnoxious that
they put Il horde of local aud tram
sient hirelings to work to defeat me
last fell, u work in which Mr.. Law
son and his reform (?) compatriots
so nobly associated themselves with
corporation hirclings and Republican
traitors. If Mr.: Nelson had no re-
gard for the views of his cOnstitu=
ents, whom did he imagine himself to
be representing? Or does the honor
of being elected to the legislature so
turn the heads OF reform (?) repre-.
that they become the
of those they should serve?
There are u few people, MIR. Lawson,
even i'll your camp, who believe that
a legislator is a servant of his con.
not their master, and they
feel that in the case OF q doubt as to
the efficacy Of certain legisla tion they
ought to be consulted. Reformer
Nelson evidently thinks otherwise.
Is this ''great care" or "good
judgment" or both, Mr.. Lawson?
Was it ''great eare' or "good
judgment" to vote for and attempt
to pass bill ostensibly against boy:
cots but really to muzzle the people
Who In this case Inspired Mr., Mel.
sons ''eood Judgment" If he will
cite me one of his constituents, l will
show him tool OF the corporations
/ will speak later on of the O'Nei
anti-bOycOtt bill and the probable
causes of Mr.. Nelson's affirmative
note. So much for the 'great care
and "good judgment'' of Messrs
,Grue and Nelson. If had voted al
Mr.. Nelson, what would you have
done with ME, Mr.. Lawson? Woul(
you have hemn,ed and hawed ani
excused and apologized If had exer
cised such good Judgment ant
''great care" as a member of til,
Legislature? Would it have required
three mouths to wake you up as t.
your duties us q newspapernlan qnt
a reforiner? Oh, no! you would hav'
fayed me alive! Why would hav,
been paraded as a legislative chuml
and q Jim Hill hireling. Ny unfit
ness to represent the people woule
have been portrayed in the blackes
Of type. But when one Of your pets
one Of the products of calamit.
howling and reform (:) commit
these acts Of good Judgment" 20,
are as silent ns the grave: Ar'nt yo,
Just a triae ashamed of your Trttnne
Mr.. lawson, to let n whole session
Uf the legislature pass hy and tw,
months subsequently, and did no
mention q single act Of your legisla
tive nroteges, and you would no
have mentioned IT. then had l no