The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-10-28
MITCHELL, RYAN ANO TIRE Usage LANDS.

/ Demagoguc Mitchell in his remarks on
Friday night last stated that the law said that
all settlers on the Usage Lands should adyer-
tise thirty days prior TO October a, 1850, and
make proof and payment therefor on or be-
fore that day. Mr.. Mitchell either willfuliy
misrcpres tnts The law. or else he never read
il. in either dilemma he is guilty of what the
boys term a Not So No man who is a
candidate for Congress is excu>able for max
| Ing such false statements concerning law
| that the whole people wonk better than he
| does.
The act known As the Ryan act provides -
fellows: THAT all actual settlers under ey-
listing laws upon the Usage Indian Trust ami
Diminished Reserve Lands in Kansas, ANY
failure TO comply with such existing laws
notwithstanding shall be allowed sixty days
after day TO be fixed by public notice by
advertisement. etc, ETC.. which day shall moi
he later than min ty days after the passage Of
this act. within which 10 make proof Of their
claims, and to pay one-fourth the purchase
price thereof. 9 And If default
be made by any settler in the payment of any
portion or instaliment at the time il becomes
due under the foregoing provisions, his entire
claim, and any money he may have paid there
on. shall be forfeited. and the land shall, az
ter proper notice. be offered for sale accord.
iBg to the terms hereinafter prescribed, I'M
less before the day fixed for such Offering the
whole amount OF purchase money shall be
paid by claimant
Section three OF said act provides that "ali
lands upon which such default has continued
for ninety days shall be placed upon a list
and the Secretary OF the Interior shall cause
the same 10 he duly proclaimed for safe in
the manner prescribed for the Offering OF the
public lands. but not exceeding one quarter
section shall be sold to one purchaser. .
But such lands, upon which such de-
fault shall be made. shall he offered for sale
by advertisement. of not less than thirty days
in two newspapers in the proper land die
tricts respectively. and unless the purchase
notice. shall be sold for cash TO the highest |
bidder ut not less than the price fixed by |
law
There is nothing in said act requiring par
ties to advertise their intention to make their |
proof. but the Honorable Secretary of the /
Interior decides that il was unnecessary for
settlers claiming the benefit Of this act TO |
Repealed the act of March >. 1879. so far as it
relates TO the Usage Trust and Diminished
Lands in Kansas.
Ii will be further seen that the law was
and permitted parties TO pay one
fourth of the purchase money provided they
ook the benefit of the law during the sixty
days allowed by law Nor did the, Forfeit
allied to take the benefit within The required
line. But after the cath OF October. the
ime fixed by the Department a the limit
or settlers 10 take advantage OF said act any
ettlers actually residing on said-lanti. on the
Sth day Of May. 1850. have at least four
months. and in all probability six months, in
which 10 make proof and full payment.
rue. they cannot, after the cath of october. .
iake one-fourth payment, but they could
ct have that advantage prior to the passage /,
I this law.
Mr.. Mitchell also stated that If Mr.. Ryan
lcceeGs in making the Receiver pay back
he money collected under the act Of March
1879. requiring claimants to advertise their
ltcntions to offer proof. that he Mitchell
ould have conferred great favor on the :,
,ople By arousing the people on the qYes-
on. Now does not the demagoyue know,
much even As the average claimant, that h
1t one cent of this money paid for adycrtis- a
& can go through the Receivers hands; =,
at the Receiver has nothing whatever TO "
with the advertising under the act OF b
arch 3. 1879. aud that no settler ever paid
e Receiver one cent on account Of such ad-
rtisement. Snch is the fact, and Mr.. p
itchea had better read the Law or else stop u
king to intelligent people about something 4,
knows nothing about. r.
We have Very little patience with plblic
eakers who deliberately peryerts the truth, III
who state things As facts which are false. nj
d their Ignorance cannot in the least ex. il
Sc them. N
Vcrily the demagogue has tough time Of e,
when people become acquainted with him. d.