The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-03

by every rule O. right and OF justice, 10 an
additional representation in Congress.
The State of Connection,
| with population OF SS7,.
The Siaie Of Maine. with
population OF t56, ,i5i.....-..... has members
The state OF Louisiana, Win
aIopularion oil 6-3 svJ.......-.. has members
] lie STATE oi MarylS with
| a population q; .3l.Ul0-.--..-. has6 members
The - ATE Of kanst>- with
| population OF s-J,UIO.....----.. has members
In view OF these facts. anu believing, il
an additional Member shonld be elected
| from the Safe Gt Large, that upon a proper
showing he would be admitted, L therefore
! take the liberty of announcing myself an
Independent Candidate for the position.
DO this with the belief that if el.ct.d
and admitted ! can lie OF service to the
State
Mqnuy citizens of Kansas have Just
claims against the General Government
for property captured or destroyed by hos
tile Indians, which will require Legislative
action before they can be paid.
The State also has claims amounting in
The aggregate TO a large sum of monsy,
which will require additional legislation
by Congress
All OF these claims have been presented
and some of them acted upon, while Others
| are still p. nding.
We have secured a decision which gives
the State in round numbers 10000 acres
Of school lands.
Also a favorable decision for five per
cent. of the net proceeds OF sales of lands
in Indian reservations, which, when all Of
said lands are sold, will net the State over
800 600. The amount now due on lands
ALREADY sold is Sl9l 900.
A bill appropriating S410,726 10 reim-
burse the State for money expended in re-
pslling invasioEs, and suppressing Indian
.kostilities, passed the Senate last session,
and is now pending in the House. This
bill includes outstanding price raid certit
Gates assumed by the State.
A bill providing for the appointment of
4 commission TO audit and adjnst the claims
uf citizens Of Kansas and Nebraska for
property captured, stolen or destroyed by
Indians on the frontier has also bes II intro
d iced and is now peniing.
These measures are right and lust within
themselves, but it will require all the pow
er that can be brought to bear to secure
legislative action thereon.
Similar claims from the older States have
riheS pNth atlhStSh pau, dEu
would seem ours would follow as matter
OF right but such is not the fact. A hun
dred precedents, strong as Holy Writ
though they have their weight, are not suf-
fcient TO pass single bill.
In all these matters our present Senators
md members Of the House, as we'll as the
State authorities, have done, and will,
doubt not, continue TO do whatever lies
within their powers to insure success. But
if We are entitled TO additional representa-
ton, and can secure the same by proper
means, 1t is our duty, at least, to make tie
effort Personally | feel double RESPONSE
bility in the premises.
Some two years ago, as many know, l
was appointed by the Governor to prose |
cute the claims OF the State against the |
United States, and so far have succeeded |
beyond my expectations. Yet much of the |
work remains TO be done, and if elected, |
whether admitted or not. it will aid mate
rally with the work in hand; if admitted, |
il will aid the more-not only in helping |
to secure the passage of bills already men
TONED, but in other matters relating to the |
inter SIS of our people.
OUR HOMESTEAD LAW
should be changed SO as to require a resi- |
dence of one year uron the land instead of |
five. This would, in my opinion, encour- |
age immigration, and hasten the develop |
ment of the State.
1t would also save many persons the loss \
OF their homesteads, who after residing |
upon the same for two or three years, de- |
sire TO engage in other pursuits or change |
their location.
The pioneer who spends one year upon |
a quarter section Of land, and makes the
Improvement should have a pat
ent of fee therefor. Then if he wishes to
change his vocation, he can do SO without
injury to himself or de,riment to the pub
lie. Again, the policy Of doubling the
price Of land and limiting homestead and
entries to eighty acres each
within railroad limits, is all wrong. By this
policy the government requires the settlers
On the even numbered sections to pay for the
and in the odd numbered sections. BY this
policy the settlers and not the government
are taxed to build the roads.
If the government wants to assist in
building railroads, the expense should be
borne by forty eight millions of people, in
,tead OF few pioneer settlers, whose hard
hips and privatiOns are known only among
themselves.
These lands should be reduced to one
ioliar and twenty five cents per acre when
pre-empted, and for homestead purposes
made free, in tracts Of one hundred and
'ixty acres each.
There are many other questions relating
o Indian treaties, reservations and the
tights of settlers, which may be adjusted,
md settled TO better advantage, and more
peedily by four members Of the House
haE can BE- done with only three.
Ny views upon other matters of public
nature are generally known, but perhaps it
nay not be out OF place to restate them
iere.
am in favor of a free Republican form
II government, universal suffrage, and COM
,ulsory education.
am in favor of broad, liberal, inter
Ia, improvement policy, and q tariff for
evenue only. l am in favor of abrogating
very Indian treaty upon our statute books
md the passage Of a general Law by Con-
.ress, for the government of the Indians,
which will bear with even handed justice
lpon all concerned.
am in favor of the amplest protection
o every citizen, in the full enjoyment of
III hl. rights, be his complexion whatever
I may; but am not in favor of the gov
rnment e1pending eight million dollars
annually 10 support two hundred and fifty
thousand indolent, worthless Indiana, in
luxury idlepess and crime. These saw
'ge outlaws, who for quarter of . century
lave been taking shelter under fraudulent
reaties, which they neither understand nor
aspect, should be called in and taught two
essons; one that the war path leads to
lea,h, the other that the Indians must
york or starve.
They have, long enough, carried en their
avage warfare sgsinst deiense!e.s frontier
ettlers. 1
The flag Of this country wherever it
ioats, whether over the citizen ut home,
he miner in the mountains, the drover on
he plains, or the mariner at sea, should
AIRY with it protection.
am in favor of free coinage and circu,i {
alton Of silver, the same n gold, to the ex-
ent OF the production of these metals By Z
'ur mines, but I am opposed to the policy
t increaeing our bonded Indebtedness for !
he purpose Of buying either. IL
am in favor Of paying our bonds in
trict accordance with the letter and spirit =.