Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-21


.That the publio lsnds should be dis.
tribu.ed a. widely As possible smopg the
people, aud should be disposed Of eilheir
undsr the pre. en- D ion or homestead laws,
o. so,d Ia reasonable quantities, and to
mono but actual occupants, at the mini.
mum price established BY the Govern.
uent. Where grants of the public lands
may bo deeu. ed necessary for the encour.
sgement OF important public improve
nsen,s, the proceeds Of the sale OF such
tsads, and not the lAnds themselves,
sheald b 20 applied"
This L menk exoellont Republican doc
trine 4<o4 = ouglIono ooonsotirn Win
poIilios have so<1estly conissded for
the policy OF rsssrving The public lands
Tor sotnsi settlement aud ttllAge. for
twenty odd years / have publicly adsooa.
ted the housstead principle, aud the Re.
publican party now stauds ready 10 ad-
vance even beyond this, by providing
that the tarthsr sale OF the public lands
ahsll cease, except ~ provided Tor 10 the
prc-emption aud homestead laws. A bill,
ssbod ying this provision, has been 70.
ported from. tie House COMMITTEE on
Publsc Lands, aud is now psndiug. while
We principle has already been sanctioned
BY tho House Ia the lorm OF . resolution
adopted Ia March lass, which further pro
s,ded that fsll proposed grauts VI land
" aid ~ the construction VI railroads. or
fos other speolsl objects, should be care
ialiy seru.inised aud rigldly subordina,ed
70 the paramount purpose oi securing
Aossss Tor the landIess poor, the settle
mepi aud ullage of the public domain,
aud tho eoareq uent Increase ef. the NA-
tea.i wealth" La pursuance OF this
lstter proyisiou . bill bas passed tho
hou~s 'sguS""g MI 'u'uFe 'ana kfan~
49,, - .,,s,.s ff 80 .ssa ss"s '".s, '' ~
Ia - .",as, % ss',las. .e,s a,,,ss
.o, y,ss,sr ih.s a.s ha,d,sd s.J s,,,v
-. aaa ,as asl.. a., 1, -
aoII., - ard an !, & na.,. na, sn,s ,sss.
..,,.. ,ha. .s,,ls.aa, - 49, s,'.,.s
~n,," a,'d,a @ s"s" .as " ' sv'""y
essds AZ ihs ssls ~ .unh lsaJ. saJ M M,
~. l..J. .hamssly.. !" rh,s hi 80
T. .nds,.,..l ns..sa ,ha s.a.,a
an. ~ i .dl',sg,.,a., arh..a ,sJ,.sl sa5
h. a.,. ad ,ss
.an.,,,s's 49, n.'s.,,.l ns,s ~ rs ,s. nsnahl,
a. ....at s.a 80 ,hs ,laa o,i, ,,y ~
..h $50 me. - s,a,sa aaa
! n,ronr. I'd h.,dlls =, ~. ra",.,h'', s
ls.a..rr,.. 4. ,La,, N,.aas, r.,ara,,''
us G, ns r., ,I.ns - ,hs,s s" s,.,,',,n
aL,,,aad r.., ,hs,, a'l,,,s.i oara','sa,s r
!, ,.,. 49,. ssffs"ss"
~ - --s.a,,,, .a.s.s,.. -
sncs rh,sh s,,, minis over All ad,so,,vss
nd a. aal.ei,v ab.alu,sIy ,,.nsso.dsn-
Iii ,lsv .sL ,Ls Loaa., mas,as az ,h.
..onle ~, ,h~,. s.oao,b
t
fnk DEMOCRATIC accord
centlsmcn, la the light OF these ugly
"'s '.s" "ssI s"s" oe pa'uo"sa y ""
called Deaoesas, aud pslt them a litds
while vtih tho excellent timhef
which they have sought 70 p~oeure
from US by theft Ii may do lheuI rood,
aud also serve - q warning 10 others
against che sse Of false pre,eases. Since
actions speak louder than words, let me
examine the Democratic record on the
land questioa. I believe IL Is Waldo
Emerson who SAYS that the strength Of a
sentence depeods upon the man
who stands behind IL. Ii mere
Professions woatd make the men saints
millcuiam would ioug since have been
ushered Ia. | do not deuy the possibility
OF a death bed repentance, or al ius,an-
tansous conversica. whea the cup Of
miserable recresat has been made full to
overilowing; q sudden spasm OF remorse
may reveal 10 him his true character and
opea the way for new life. Having no
evidence Whatever that any such msrcy
has visited the Democratic couscie nee. we
are compelled to judge the patty to-day
by its fruits. What are these fruits?
-
F ahh LAND 'nASr sfsrhh'
being with what's called our land grant
policy, which, in brief, is this: For the
purpose OF aiding the construction Of a
proposed railroad or canal. Congress
grants the alternate odd nun bered sec
tions along the line of the work, within n
margin OF six, ten or twenty, miles on
either side of il: and if any Of the lands
within this belt shall have been disposed
Of by sale or otherwise. the deficiency
shall be made up within a certain speci-
fed distance beyond IT, The lands thus
granted are taken charge of by the com-
pany which undertakes the work, and be-
come at once complete monopoly. No
time is fixed within which the lands shall
be sold by the company which may avail
itself of other resources. and hold them