The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-08-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


at least, with writ of injunction
from one of her own courts. The
writ, issued by Judge McCrary, has
the effect of temporarily interposing
the civil arm of the government
whenever the military shall attempt
to interfere with the plans OF Capt.
Payne in the occupation of Oklaho-
ma; and Gen. Pope, in command of
the southwestern department, is ord
cred to call halt whenever his troops
venture to NEEDLE with the affairs of
Capt. Payne within the Indian Ter
ritory. Since the government has
already expended some two or three
millions of dollars in its futile efforts
to suppress Capt. Payne, and now
he has got its military force handcuff-
ed with an injunction, it would seem
to be the proper thing for the govern
ment to back down and let the Okla
homa folks and Capt. Payne fight it
out, whether ii results in the disSolu-
ton of the Indian Territory. or the
extinction of Capt. Payne. as one or
the other now seems inevitable.
Whatever may have been the in
fiuences at work among the Chero-
KEGS, who practically govern and con-
troll and own this vast and magnifi
cent country, there is no doubt that
there is a predOminating sentiment
among them in favor of opening the
country to that higher civilization
that now surrounds them on every
side. With this there are no less
than six railroads already completed,
ard now in embryo, whose lines lie
along the edge Of the territory both
on the north and east, and these are
patiently waiting with their iron
horses ready to enter the coveted
paradise as soon as the bars are let
down. The Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road, now one of the most
powerful in the southwest; the Kan
saS Southern, the St. Louis & San
Francisco, the Fort Scott & Gulf, the
Missouri Pacific, and the Little Rock
& Fort Smith roads have for years
been at work in the direction of Great
ing a sentiment among these people
favorable to the opening of the terri
tory to white settlement; not only
because these roads have stations on
the border, but because of the entire
revolution in the cattle carrying
trade that will surely follow in the
establishment of innumerable cattle
markets within the territory, and
the extinguishlnent of the old cattle
trails whose preparation has kept our
porter-house and surloin steak at a
price beyond the reach of anybody
but the well-to do.
TT 10 oppororIU tIIou, IlIat tire great
interests that these roads have in the
opening of this rich and superbly
fertile country, haye prompted them
to encourage Capt. Payne in the pros
ecution of his Oklahoma boom, and
that he is seconded in all his move
ments by the consolidated force of
half-dOZen corporations that have al
ready demonstrated their ability to
defy the government by upholdiDg
and defending the open yiolator of
its laws. The sequel to the issuance
of Capt. Payne's injunction will be
one of the most interesting phrases of
our history, because it commands
general of the army to desist from
doing what the law and the most
solemn treaty stipulations between
the government and the Indian
tribes of the territory provides shall
be done.
Ringing the changes upon the tariff
question seems to be the occupation
with which the Democratic candi.
dates for speaker of the next house
are now busying themselves, both at
home and at the watering-places,
There are Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Car |
Isle and Mr.. Morris who harmonic
upon reduction of The tariff TO rev.
enue basis. There is Mr.. Randolph
Tucker who declares that the rates of
duty should be adjusted to a revenue
standard. There is Mr.. Blackburn
who in effect reiterates Mr.. Tucker,
by saying that the tariff must be re-
duced to the revenue standard, and
Mr.. Sam Cox thinks that the tariff
business is calamity anyway. With
these almost uniform sentiments from
different candidates as to the necessity
of reduction Of the government rev.
enues, we have also the like declara.
tions of Mr.. Mcdonald, of Indiana,
who more than any other man ex.
cept Mr.. Tilden, is talked about as
the Democratic standard-bearer next
year, and of Mr.. Hendricks, also prom
inently mentioned. and of Gov. Gro
yer Cleveland, who may yet be men-
tionad.