The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-22
A SCATHlNG REBUKE
The Street Railway company's Organ
Catches a Tartar.
Pioneer Pres

Pioneer Press.
In It's last nights issue the Dispatch
again tries in an editorial to disguise
the fiasco that marks the end of the
states case against the merger. 1t
does not attempt to meet the state
ments made by the Pioneer Press that
the expert counsel for the state tied
themselves up so hopelessly by stipu-
latons that when the supreme court
denied Jurisdiction they had nothing to
snow Tor several years work nothing
to show for $4,000 uSeIessly expended
with about $4,000 waiting to be paid
by the next legislature and no possi-
b1lity of using the evidence taken. The
state has the vouchers for expert cOun-
sci fees and expenses and a debt Of
about $4,000, and the Northern Securi-
Ties company has the right to move to
dismiss the service. 1t can readily be
surmised that the Dispatch is modestIv
willing to keep these results of the ex-
penditure of all this time and money
In the background, since one of the
expert counsel is a Dispatch officer,
appointed, it was generally believed.
through the pressure eXerted by that
paper. The Dispatch did not discuss
any OF these phases of the case nor
ala 1t touch upon the fact that the
other expert counsel was appointed in
violation, at least of the spirit, of the
Jaw mat pAOi1lDIIS state O11Cor from
holding two state offices at the same
time. Neither did the Dispatch discuss
another most interesting point. If the
counsel for the state knew, and being
expert counsel it is assumed they must
nave known, that the question of iuris-
dlctiOn was likely to be denied, why
did they go ahead and use up $35. OOO?
Ihe Pioneer Press yesterday suggested
what is probably the correct answer
at least the Dispatch did not offer
better One-that it paid some political
obligations,
All OF the many pertinent and inter-
estlng incidents in the laundering man
agement of the states case which
would be susceptible of such interest
ing editorial explanation by the Dis
patch, are ignored, possibly because
they escaped its notice Its sole an
sWer. certainly not prepared by expert
counsel, to the brief arraignment Of in
competency by the Pioneer Press, is
the irrelevant charge that the Pioneer
Press Is owned by the Great Northern
but charges are not arguments either
In q court or before the people.
That the Great Northern does not
and never did own, by it's officers or
otherwise, directly or indirectly. a
share OF stock in the Pioneer Press is a
fact, and that fact is known by all who
have any knowledge Of local properties.
Nor is the Pioneer Press sentiment or
opinion controlled by any outside infu-
ence. The Pioneer Press frankly ac-
knoWledges the highest admiration for
President Hill. 1t cordially unites in
the tribute paid him by intelligent peo-
pie regardless of locality of being the
greatest constructive railroad man in
the country and probably in the world
He is a citizen of Minnesota, the best
known citizen i'm the state. He is a
resident Of ,111 L,
are wrapped up in the development of
the Northwest. 1t is unnecessary to
recount his achievements, for they are
part of Northwestern history but it
might be recalled, as trifing example
that he built a railroad to the coast
and opened a great territory to the
trade of this city and did not ask the
government to pay part of the bills
His farsIShtedneSs is shown by his
appreciation of the possibilities Of
trade with the Orient, the plan to find
market for the Puget sound wheat
in China so that the wheat raisers of
the immediate Northwest would find
less competition and consequently a
higher price in Liverpool All these |
plans were outlined years ago. and yet !
Senator BeVeridge. after personal |
tour in the Orient has created q sem |
sation by his description of the same |
possibilities indicated long before and |
now De1nS rapidly Drought TO the point |
of realization by President Hill.
For these reasons and because Pres !
ident Hill is citizen of Minnesota and !
a resident of st. Paul the Pioneer Press /
has had no sympathy with the cam !
paign of abuse that has been waged !
against him, much of it inspired by the |
lowest demagogic motives. The merger |
the Pioneer Press always maintained, |
was question for the courts, and it |
still holds the same view. The high |
est court has given it's decision and the /
first statement by President Hill was |
that he bowed to it in good faith and |
would live up TO the spirit of the de- |
cree. The Pioneer Press also unhesi- |
tatingly states that if there is to be a |
merger II infinitely prefers home |
rule" merger, and it believes the people !
of the Northwest have the same pref |
erence and therefore rejoice at the de- (
feat of MIR. Harriman'S attempt to gain |
control of the Northern Pacific That |
President Hills plan to wind up the |
Northern Securities company is fair /
and honorable is shown by the action !
of the attorney general of the United
States.
1t may be added incidentally that the
Northern Securities company is the !
only one of the recent great combina-
tons whose property is in better con-
dition than when it was organized
whose stockholders Will have a sur