The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-10-05

to make the effort. Personally I feel Q dOubl,
responsibility in the premises.
some two years ago, as many know, I wa
appointed by the Governor to prosecute the
claims Of the State against the United States
and 20 far have succeeded beyond my expec.
done, and If elected. whether admitted or not.
it will aid materially with the work in hand ;
if admitted it will aid the more-nOt only in
helping TO secure the passage of bills already
mentioned, but in other matters relating to the
interests of our people.
Our homestead law should he changed 90 as
to require residence of one year upor the
land instead of five. This would. in my opin-
ion, encourage immigration, and hasten the
development of our State. 1t would also
save many persons the loss of their homesteads,
who after residing upon the same for two or
three years, desire to engage in other pursuits
or change their location.
The pioneer who spends oae year upon q
quarter section of land, and makes the required
Improvement should have . patent of fee
therefor. Then if he wishes to change his
vocation, he can do 80 without injury to him
self Or detriment to the public. Again, the
policy Of doubling the price Of land and limit.
ing homestead and presumption entries to
eighty acres each within railroad limits, is all
wrong. By this policy the government re-
quires the settlers on the even numbered Sec
tions to pay for the land in the odd numbered
sections. By this policy the settlers and not
the government are taxed " build the roads.
Ii the government wants to assist in build.
ing railroads, the expense should be borne by
forty-eight millions Of people, instead Of few
pioneer settlers, whose hardships and priva-
tions are known only among themselves. These
lands should be reduced to one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre when pre-empted,
and for homestead purposes made free, in
tracts of 100 acres each. a1u.A a.s g'.a,is'.- +
There are many other questions relating TO
Indian treaties, reservations and the rights Of
settlers, which may be adjusted and settled to
. better advantage, and more speedily by four
members Of the House than can be done with
only three. lii .a .a..d- .1a..s.sa ~ ,''' Z
Ny views upon other matters of public ma.
ture are generally we'll known, but perhaps it
may not be out of place to restate them here.
am in favor of q free Republican form of
government, universal suffrage, and compul-
,ory education. ."E-ar'1 .o" - /
i am in favor Of broad, liberal, internal
improvement policy, and . tariff for revenue
,nly. am in favor of abrogating every In.
iian treaty upon our statute books and the
passage of general law by Congress, for the
government of the Indians, which will bear
With ven-handed justice upon all concerned.
l am in favor of the amplest protection to
every citizen in the full enjoyment of all his
lights, be his complexion whatever it may;
but am not in favor of the government ex-
pending eight million dollars annually to sup
port two hundred and fifty thousand INDECENT
worthless Indians in idleness. luxury and
crime. These savage outlaws, who for quar-
Ter fraudulent treaties, which they neither un- !,
ierstand nor respect, should be called in and
anght two lessons: one that the war path
eads to death the other that the Indians ,