The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-09-13
MAKE HIN THE ATTORNEY.


The aStar,, this morning very vir-
tuously (?) would wash its hands OF
what 1t terms 80 blackmailing scheme
ON the part Of the State Land Come
missioners, in requiring new deeds Of
land owners holding deeds given by
school superintendents, and "pufis'
itself with the statement that 1t is
more honorable in its statement OF
public matters than this paper.
In the first place, no Legislative ac-
tion ever. authorized school superin-
tendents to make deeds. In the second,
the ssStar'' states that which Is un-
true when 1t says that the deeds Of
the school superintendents have been
endorsed by the Supreme Court and
Judge Deadly. Upon this point 1t
would be well for the "Star'' to state
times, places and the cases decided
upon.
We have never held that 1t was right
for the + tate Board during Growers
term Of Office to make blunder and
create o swindle in this matter, and We
do not hold that to-day the people are
not justified In complaining against
Grover's.negiect, and the neglect OF the
others who composed the Board of
Commissioners. What would be the.
use of complaining? Aud why was
the sStar" not honest enough to say
this much, aud admit at the conciu-
sion of its article that it would lock
the door of the stable after the horses
are stoIen7 The .'Star" has known
about, the complaints made concerning
the new deeds SO long as we have. The
complaints began three or four weeks
ago, but the -aotarn passed them by IN
silence. The truth Is, we have no.
complained because We do not expect
| Justice from the stars Democratic
Governor, or can expect to put Grover
back Id Office to repair his grevious
blunder. And then, We know that the
HStar'sn complaint IN this matter oniy
| found utteranee when the lawyer who
| is It's editor discovered that he couid
do nothing in the way OF making out
1
| nized nothing excepting that which
came from the attorney OF the Board
! in this county. The Board would
never have been found fault with by
| the " starn had the Board permit
| ted any and every lawyer to act as its
| agent. While recognizing the inJus-
| tice of the second deed, SO far rs our
farmers are concerned, and believing
that second demand for the same IL
wrong i'm every sense of the word, We
do not lose sight OF the "Star's" mo.
| tive In the attack upon the Board We
/ will wager anything that let the editor
of the nStarn be appointed the Boards
attorney, and that paper, edited as II
/ is. by one 81 the chiefs of the old Rose.
burg ring, will have nothing more to
say against the Board. It would black
mail the Board, and its article 10 ap-
propriately entitled.
In conclusion we will say our re
| marks are not prompted by desire t.
defend the Boar,l In anything, but by
desire 70 answer the cOntemptibl'
meanness of our contemporary, WHIT
again refers to the payment OF $25 u
this paper for advertising as . stea
perpetrated by PORTION Of the county
Bosrd of Commissioners, when 1t J
well known that Mr.. Cook justified tn
appropriation, made the bargain an,
since told Mr.. Fioed this much. The
farmers can Judge for themselves. W.
have no interest in telling them what
do regard TO the new deeds, what cours
, to pursue, since we have no reason 7
breed lawsuits in order to appear l
them as NIGHT the editor OF the ''Star
| to secure employment as lawyer.