Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-12
Late Eastern News.
Gov. Palmer on the S;tua,iou.

NHi' A"o, Oct. f.-EX IUV. JOnn
NJ. Palmer, who is roient in Illinois
Democra,ic politics, and is looked
upon by humber of we ,tern aud
eastern papers as a Presidential
possibility, III an Interview ut great
length, said the tariff would be a
great issue on the next Presidential
campaign. 1t is ell that now re-
mains to separate the parties. He
SAID the general issues of the war
were settled, and 1t now becomes
Il question, How shall the county
lie governed 2 He says the system
IF Protection Of Amtncan indus
tries. as now practlced, is artificial
and unnatural, and must he mis-
chlevous, as is seen by the condition
of the industries OF the country at
present. Hereafter the policy OF
this country must be tariff for rev.
enue only. Make industry free from
the disturb ances Of injudicious le. =
islaiisratlon, and let the country
sop the absurd and pern.cious meth
cd Of making one Industry pay the
cost OF supporting another. If
there was no other objection to tbs
artificial method the importation of
labor will always defeat all means
raised to protect American interests.
TO lie consistent. protection should
include innigra' ion of foreign la
borers."
"Then yom position on the ques.
ton is that Of u tariff for revenue
only?"
Nothing more or less"
Will the Democrats nominate
Mr.. Tilden for President?"
"They ought; aud bothing will de-
feat his nomination except bis own
refusal to accept"
He said he believed Tilden would
accept and that Mcdonald should be
the next. man for consideration OF
Democratic power.
PdyaIiip Tobacco Favorably Received.
SAN Francisco, Oct. Tobacco
dealers manifested considerable in.
terest yesterday in the shipment OF
tobacco thai had been raised in the
PuyalIup valley. aud forwarded to
prominent firm here for inspection.
1t appears, tiOm attempts made by
the gf0wer, that u crop VAS raised
tour Years ago merely with view
Oi Experimenting. Since that time
uOlhlng had been done until the
present shipment. The impression
it made Oh the trade was exceeding
~ favorable, as IL number OF the
best. known experts unhesitatipsly
stated that the sample submitted was
equal to the very best tobacco pro-
duced in the east, and in two in-
stances was mistaken for the Con-
nectlcut plant. Those who have seen
II declare that 1t Is the best effort
ever made on the coast, aud that
similar tobacco will find ready
market at good prices, aud that al
output Of 5000 bales annually would
be taken as readily as $40 OF that
sample. Cigars have been made of
this tobacco, and are pronounced
excellent by smokers.
Stealing Public Lands.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 7.-ColoneI
James Tullls, Special Land Agent of
the Government, who has been in.
vestisating land frauds in the TeErl-
tories of the Rocky mountains, and
who is in Salt Lake, says there las
been some big swearing by witnesses
in some of the Land Offices, and
large tracts of land have been patent.
ed by persons who bad in nowise
complied with the land lays. Tue
Desert Land Entry act has been vlo-
lated with u reckIessness that Was
positively astonishing. In many
cases it was found that absolutely
nothing had been done toward re-
claiming the lands. aud yet what are
known and REGARDED as good citi-
zens have gone before the land Off
GERS and made q solemn oath that
the lands had been reclaimed and all
the conditions of the law complied
with, when, in fact, no mark made
by human hands could be found
upon the entire tract. Other tracts
were taken up under the desert act,
that are no more desert than tie val
legs of the Ohio river. Other lands
were found to have been taken up
under the timber culture act, on
which was growing, at the Time of
the original filing, more forest trees
than the law requires when final
proof is to be m,de. The home
stead law has not Leen fairly treated,
ana thousands of acres have been
patented by persons who have not
complied with one single require.
ment of the law, upon. fraudulent
testimony produced by fraud and
with the full intent and purpose to
defraud the Government. Tens of
thousands of acres of the public
lands are fenced up by wealthy
stock raisers, thus leaving the ac-
tual settler without a range for the
family COW. In one Instance it was
found that a man living near city
in Montana had fenced up 5000
acres Of public lands and in his
Kindness of heart had permitted the
Town, people to pasture stock in his
enclosure for the moderate sum of
one dollar Der month Der head,