The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-18
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power-in power there is danger if devot--
ed to selfish or personal ends instead OF.
the public good. In the conduct of any
organization, especially if it's membership
is large, manipulation by a few unscru-
pulous men is comparatively easy. BY
will of the few is substituted for that of
the many. The decree of the manipula-
tors is put forth as the judgment OF the
whole body. This is what has happened.
to the great Republican party in this
state. 1t was attempted in Wisconsin,
but will fail, and I trust that 1T Will mere
Never before in the history OF the state
have a quarter Of a million people,
whole congressional dfstrict-been denied
a voice in party council
1t may be urged that this is no concern
of ours. From a party standpoint 1t is
not But from the standpoint of our
common citizenship it is. The Republican
party of this state is numerically strong
enough to elect every state officer and
control every department of government.
When it selects fit men for the various
offices we have no grievance and make no
complaint. But the cause of good govern
ment and the honor of the state are IN
our keeping as well as in theirs. When
through fraud and sharp practice the
Republicans have been prevented from
giving us nominees worthy. of their party
and fit for the positions for which they
have been named, we have a right to COM
plain. We have the right to appeal to
them to repudiate the ticket which is
to appeal to them to aid US in selecting
men worthy the honor of the state. We
concede freely that the great body of the
Republican voters in this state is as patrl-
otto and takes as much pride in the good
name and fame of the state as we do.
If those voters had had voice in the
recent so-called Republican convention,
would they have remained silent on the
most important question before the peo-
ple-the gross earnings tax? Would they
have dragged the supreme court of this
traffic? Would they have nominated for
high Office men VIGOROUSLY unfit and UNI
worthy?
PRAISES JUDGE LOVELY
If the patriotism and the conscience Of
the Republican party in this state had had
vention have taken back the nomination
of Judge Lovely, just and upright judge,
and placed his and the other judicial posi-
lions at the disposal of the political buck
Sters in the party?
Would the convention have nominated
Senator Young for attorney general He
who Of all other men in the state has OPP
posed the increase of the gross earnings
tax on all occasions. He has pronounced
the law unconstitutional in advance and
would be in a sorry plight to defend it's
validity if it shall be adopted by the peo-
pie at the polls.
Minneapolis, for the second highest POSI-
tion in the state-that of lieutenant gov
ernor-shoWs the utter moral lrresponsl-
biity of that convention.
On the 9Th day of January last a suit
was brought against his company by the
United States. On the same day sum-
mons was served on him by William II.
Grimshaw, the United States marshal,
calling on his company to answer the fol-
lowing charge. quote from the complaint
on file:
HISTORY OF LUMBER TREsPAss
.That certain parties in the logging sea-
son of the years 1900 and 1901, with the
consent and at the request OF the above
named defendant wrongfully entered upon
certain lands owned by and the property
of the United States.
THAT at the special instance and re-
quest of said defendant (said parties) did
wrongfuliy, willfully and unlawfully fell,
cut into logs and removed a large quantl-
ty of public timber.
THAT said parties delivered and caused
to be delivered said logs to the above
named defendant and said defendant took
and appropriated said logs and caused the
same to be removed to its mill at FraZee,
in Becker county, in said district OF Min
nesota.
ssThat said defendant knew said logs
were the property of the United States
and were unlawfully taken from the lands
of the United States.
And that the value of the timber so
taken was $115,s63.25.
The case was tried at Fergus Falls on
the 18th day of May last before Judge
Morris and a jury in the United States
circuit court. The jury found the charge
in the complaint true, but assessed the
damages at only SIS, 1873. Oh.
Judgment was subsequently entered on
this verdict and for some 300 costs.
This is the record of Ray w. Jones In
one transaction. it was public property
and fresh In the minds of the people.
repeat, If the convention had represented
the patriotism and the conscience OF the
It have nominated this man for that high
office?
HOW CAN JONES BE EXCUSED
When this matter comes up in congress
next winter, as it surely will in connection
with appropriations to prevent timber
stealing, and if in the meantime the Re-
publicans elect him lieutenant governor
what can 1 say in their defense. Shall
say that he is representative of the Re-
publican ideal in public life? If not. will
the Pioneer Press or some Republican
kindly inform me what excuse to give?
His record in helping himself to state TIM
Der has been dealt with by the public
examiner.
Mr. Dunn, the candidate for governor
by the say so of the same convention,
know well He possesses many good quail
ties and of those / have frequently ex-5
pressed my appreciation. I bear him no
Ill will and shall not knowingly utter one
word derogatory to his personal character
His official actions alone / shall discuss
and criticise. and of those only such as
have personal knowledge. His record in
the management of the timber and tim
Der trespasses on state lands has been
fully examined and commented upon by
the present Republican public examiner.
In regard to the trespass cases I have no
personal knowledge. shall only refer to
one matter and to that because Mr.. Dunn
has made mention of my name In that
connection in his public speeches. These
are the facts.
UP TO STATE AUDITOR
The state auditor has the sole man
agement of the state timber. He
alone has authority under the law as land
commissioner to settle IN case of trespass
upon state lands. (See section 38, page
$40, General Laws of 1880. The law pro-
vides for board of timber commissioners
composed of the governor, auditor and
treasurer. The only duties of this board
is to pass upon the question whether any
particular tract of timber should be sold,
on the ground that it is liable to waste
from fire. decay or other cause, and these
are the only questions that came up be-
fore the timber board while was a mem
Der of it
MIR. Dunn Is reported to have said that
his alleged settlement with Mr.. Buck
man was brought before and approved
by the timber board. In this he Is in err