The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-14
Railway LEGISLATION.

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The Republican newspapers Of u
Territory have much to say concern
ing the power Of railway corpora
TONS in elections, and profess to h
alarmed about the influence the.
may exert in the present can'I'ai.. n
III tie platform, ado: !,sl hy tie Ter
riiciiai Republican Convention
plank is asserted d.prec'ting any at
,c'.;. ~: the part cf railroad c"ri'o
ralio.s to control il'e public and y"
lite 1 affairs q! this Territory. ihi:
l"c';s .vr!l OFT imrer; sounds vir'u'''s
. AID may po:,ib!: Lead 4 few to he
liuve that til: Republican party Il
sincere in lis declaration. But .
glance ut The history o! the railway
h.;;=la:i"n ~: TIA; lmrty will con
| vince any unbiased :;ind Of the h"!'
lewncss OF It's declaration. Thirty
vars ago, wien II party ceuld nc'
afford 10 te dishonest, and wien it,
platform e:nbo,!;e'! principles which
were rel. .iuusly adi.s red t., the Gle.
u.enis Of what afterwards lw.cnlie the
great Republican ;ur!;', gathered III
Pit;sbn;:, and adopted ibis .res'lu-
ton:
"L'r.nE,'r,', T.:"t the putiic lands
al the United States belong 10 the
people anu should not Ike sold 10 in
diviGuaiS, nor granted to corpo. "a
tons, but SHOULD be held As u sacred
trust for the benefit Of the people,
and should be granted, free of est,
10 landless settlers"
This resolution was q powerful FAC.
tor in bringing into the raxks Of the
then weak organization the laboring
Glasses. ]. reflected honor upon the
is.rty and brought to its support
those WHO held that the lands be.
lorget; 10 the people and should be
given to the people. Ten years after
the adoption Of that resolution the
party fu!ii;Icd lis early promise BY
the enactment y: the homestead law.
This was Il good ANA al honorable
beginning G'r tie party, and had it
continued its policy UP /" the present
lime TIE people would have no occ:..
Sion to fear the influence Oc railroad
corporations in determining political
euntests. But the party became de-
hauched through u sIrtcit Of newer
and :cl! under contr,l "f corpora: ions
wh;c;. have used it To further their
schemes "i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1t be-
came their willing tool, and in to:,-
si''er:ticn OF their supw IT ut cleo
ti"Es It has Ieyislat.tl away the pub
u: domain Until The l.n'lle>s citi.e
can scarcely find spot ur"n which
to file : homestead entry. During
I'll! the years il which the old par.
ties, Fidcralist, Democrat Il d Wing
were IN power, extending ti,rv,,.i,-
Dat period Of *eventy-:"ur years,
they granted! only 81 ,GM,sli ac,c. to
States for Internal improvements. |
Now let lis see what the i.cpu J;ican
party has done in The VA: of grants
If public lands. Bat xc~n the f.n,.,h
IL" o. Starch. 1861. a...l the fu:.r:',
lay ri Marc, ,..;. :; ..r:;..l %: c,ur.
e.:: yc.:,, it !i:- granted &. r;ii,.o,;
'O::nra:io:is ;33.,n>l -. acres q: IL.
'utli" d.n,ain, an: fer read. and
a""!s ;; li:.,1i2 :;"r.'-, making. i; t.! i! i
II l?3. l";,'.,1 acre.. o.; t;,,. fourth |
IL. t.: March. $50, ti.c n.,n.lat;..
art: ':n'c i,,;" urrtrs.l OF tie Ma
i"na' House o: Representatives.. and !
in:c then Il" grant hi. !ryn mad,
cncwc'; cs enlarged. !:
Herein Ii shown Republican ,cn-
i-;'"cy'. Republican Lon,x,y. Ti.e
arty set Gu; viii ,i,a declaration
hat She public. lands '.;'n nrcd to the
c':.!:- ;'n'' ,.:":il :;.:i !" sE.nt. Il 80
~:o'.'i,is. H..:,Hr il VA. ia
over :',fcn years it had -;v. ..a~av
, corporations vu','i: li.,Is which,
in one b"'i,y w";!d make I W. ;c.,;-
':ir-. c:a:l ia.:,er tam No ,ana.
" i"ur:' 20: Republican -in.r,i,:.
I; representative Ur"aGs il, a:uhi-na
rate ..'s'''; Tie danger vi corporations
! in:iurn"in'. t:'rt;,ns. anil :,:;;a.; ~
rlicv" that .H.:iur Ma.inuis wa,
''.!inate.i ne ely 10 CATCH The rail-
,,;i vote. This is tie hc:.>: Len
n-e. IL the lai:"ai corporations
axe amy ;,,nr. 10 ;e>:nw lie; Viii
!'a""i'' over tn t.: .:puh':can
srlH - the party that blew :I.e
tat', "t 'i.t il: their no- t::!s and
l. sustained aud enriched them Nv
c"n,inMsl series Of favorable Legs
ti"n. Tie Democratic party las
ever favored corporations OF Az,
I'D, ami have no reH>"n t. exrect
vors !f"n them. They are crea.
res OF the Republican part; aud
long 10 it.