Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-03-19

that the train was needed and that
Is the one the colonel had reference
to. | am surprised that friend Of
the present governor should recall
that matter"
The Argus. Leader then asked the
judge what he meant and what mis-
chief could be done after the bill had
become a law. The judge replied;
Il naturally felt chagrined over the
fate of my pet measure in 1887. ]
was correspondingly elated over its
success in 1889. 1t was what the
farmers wanted; il was what the bus
mess men wanted; in fact, they had
demanded it ever since its adoption.
1t was doing away with a nefarious
measure. 1t was unconstitut ional
and subsequently was so declared
Well, as | said, was feeling good.
The bill passed the council January
24th The same day George Walsh
introduced Council Bill No. 40.
although he later in the day voted
for Bill No. ?. 1t was read the
second time on the 18th and referred
to the committee on railroads. 1t
transpired that this bill was one
re-enacting the law finally repealed
by Council Bill No. 2 Our friends
were not disturbed as they consid-
cred no. safe in the committee. In
fact. it laid there until March 4th,
about six weeks, and was then
reported back with the recommended
ton that ii do not pass. That was
good news. The next day the bill
came up for final vote. We were not
suspicious Why should We be? In
the council was my colleague, Erick
son, Of Union, as straight a man as
ever lived; Glaspell was loyal,
although he lived on the line of the
Northern Pacific, and there was
Major Dollard and Honest Abe Van
Osdel and Soderberg, of Minnehaha,
and that true blue Crawford who had
pledged himself to work for equal
taxation when be was nominated at
the Harold convention. He was
recognized as the sole of honor
although ambitious. There was no
need TO doubt. When the measure
came up there were present nineteen
out OF the twenty four members I
was there to see the victorious out
come The roll was called. The
first vote astonished us. 1t was
Roger Allin, good old farmer from
North Dakota; then two others
increased our establishment, but when
the fourth &C. was called CRAW-
FORD--and he voted aye 1 knew
then new Caesar must have felt when
Brutus stabbed him. There was our
favorite member, for we had learned
to admire him, testifying falsely and
shamefully proving himself recreant
to his trust. He felt badly, and he
looked IL when he stood up and
answered to his name and falteringly
said: j now vote for this bill on the
ground that since voting before have
received a communication from people
In my district requesting that vote for
this bill. That feature Of the Oil relat-
ing to the exempting Of all the lands Of
any railroad company, paying under the
gross-earninss system from taxation ID
against my judgment, but | DO not desire
to set up my Judgment against the oaI,
expresslos have from ny district =
this subject He had entirely for
COTTON the main plank Of the plat
form he had accepted at Harold
and his forgetfulness was fatal to Til
interests Of the masses. Ny chagril
in 1887 was nothing. To be disap
pointed in one in whom one ha
placed implicit confidence is tn
sharpest Of griefs.
"Col. Linn knows this is true. ]
he has forgotten it, let him examin
the council journal. He knows {
the trip to Helena for be was alonl
HE knows as much about the wa
things were done at Bismarck as an
man living, and he knows, too, sh'
| II any Of the Bismarck ways survive
and we're practiced at Pierre,his sci
storial candidate was better equiPpt
than Senator Kittredge, because
had had the experience and be kne
how men could be influenced"
Judge Aikens then remarked: :
is wonderful how easy i is 70 70
20 many good people BY resorting