The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-23
-, administration of our affairs than is

-, in the reckless waste aud corrupt
wandering of our magniiiicen public do
mains Before the ascension To power OF
the Republican party grants OF land to
some of the Western States had been
made to aid the public improvements. me
grant to Illinois, TO aid in the construction
Of the IHno. railroad, amounted to about
?, 800, coo acres. These generally resulted .
in the rromotjon Of the public welfare. II .
was nn, until 1863 thnt the trick was in
aururaied of voting away whole empires
In priyatc corporations made UP Of rings .
organized ftvoritc. # the party IN power. |
In tina, wear. at one fell swonp, 35,0Oo,OO0 |
acres were granted to the Mon Pacific |
railroad company alone. I say nothing |
herr of the imperial subsidy in govern
ncnt bonds granted to the same company. !
Not satisfied with this. in 1864 Congress
granted to an association at gentlemen,
organized under the name Of the Northeh
Pacific railroad company, each alternate
section of an empire so mile, wide, ana
s,reatching clear across the continent, from
Lake Superior To the Pacific ocean. Inc
estimated number of acre. contained IN
thi, Grant is l7,WO,0OO, equal TO the entlrc
area of the great States of ONO ana IN
dnna. Not content with this, an act was
passed during the late session of congress,
and approved by the pres ident, on the 3lst
day vi May last, increasing very largely
this grant, and The franchises and privi-
lcgos Ut this now imperial corporation
number of other grants of this character
have been made, that cannot now stop to
cnumeratc. hold in my hand THE
Hand Book of Politics just published, by
Mr.. Mcpherson, the republican clerk of
the house of representatives. On page 625
will he found table showing the area OF
| the land, states, the amount Of land granted
railroads, sold, and otherwise disposed OF,
| and the amount remaining on hand in each.
To this table is appended the following
notc:
"Thc amount remaining ON hand is sub
| jcct to reduction OF l63,i96,626 acres,
granted by congress TO aid in the construc.
ton Of railroad lines, and not 1T yccrtiiied
to them"
| Can any mind here take in these cnor
nous figures at one grasp?-l63, oOo, oo'
ncrcs awaiting selection BY organized ring
Of plundcrcrs under grants already mad
by congresp How much is this w
can only comprehend its magnitude b.
comparison. The state Of Indiana con
taini but 81, OOO,0 900, md Ohio, the empir,
state Of the west, contains but 25ooo,ooo
| nero u u 1INCtlOU oNtE III tNCu tuTN' but
state IL in round numbers for convenience
This land then, now awaiting selection b.
the land-grabbers, under acts of congress
already passed according to this rcpubli
can authority, IL consolidated into on
body, would make seven states OF the siz
Of Ohio, and in either case we would hav
land enough left TO mike several New En-
gland states.
But this is not ALL Something like n cart
load of bills are now pending in Congress
asking for additional land grants. The.
lie there awaiting the action of the peopl
at the polls. Some of them have Rlread
PASSED the Senate. II the men who HAY
MADE these grants are endorsed by re-clec
| ton then farewell the hoinestcads Of tn
homeless and of unborn generations. Thu
poor will be given to oppression, and one
half Of our country to the hesrtlcss nom
nations Of monster corporations.
RrruBLicAS STAT. CONVENTION.
our rricnus ~ ,no .sep,.S...... -.
: here in convention on the LIST inst. u,
presenting what was known for ten year
or more the dominant party ofour impcria
state, their responsibilities were great, and
looking myself only to the interest Of gu
great country, will frankly admit that
hoped and expected n far different result
from their deliberations. ] hoped 70 So
thi. great party, with 80 much power, TO
good or evil, take new departure IN ia
Northwest, or nj least in Illinois, and I
hear them assert with no hc,itating or un
certain voice, the rights of the West, an
! e. boldly proclaim that they Will II
longer be- the mere tail H. the kite of Me-
. England and the money lords who ar
rioting ON the fruits of our labors, and NJ
nually robbing Us Of uncounted million
1 hoped to hear them proclaim that III
, | great Republican party of the West Wi
: no longer be mere eats paws in the hand
/, Of the bondholdors, bankers, manufacturer
: and land grabbcrs, who are seizing !
!, wholesale upon the inheritance OF Il
,. people. a. AN lll!noi,an. proud of ~
!, uublu state. I rend the platform adopt,
here 10y that convention with feeling,
;. pain and mortilcation. II /, - shninelc
= ana huuillaung evasion of all the vi,
!, I questions that interest, the great badly
. cur people 10 disgraccful abandonment
= the rights OF the entire West.
Its notorious, aud has been time M
: again charged and proved 10y the lcadlr
/ paper. of the Republican. party;
That within the last ten yanrs (thc tin
; that the Republican party had absolu
| ''Hti'i VI 'pAN's W. "N"h' lN''
turc, have quadruplcd, and yenality an
4. corruption have run riot in our Legislative
halls TO such an extent that the, have b
come disgrace and II stencil in the no
trils Of the civilized world;
That tho federal congress is run aud col
trolled largely by tariii, bondnolding, M
land-grabbing rIns., to the injury m
threatened ruin of the country
That under pretcncc of raising rcvcnu
Tor the purposes Of the government, u
outrageous tarih system has been built u
, that robs the people ofthc West of million
at dollars annually, to enrich the lordl
manufacturer. who are already riuting !
: wealth
That uudcr these systems, labor Is mad
= tributary To capital, and lordly Hristocr,
c'e' are being built up upon the RUNS NJ
Z free people,
/, Ihm tie expenditures Of the govern
u lheht are most wastcful and cNtrayagan
q nnd the hard-earned substance of the pee