Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-10
DAILY T-INTEIuGENcER.


The Tacoma Ledger appears In ne~
role-that of art critic. 1t doesn ao-
m;re the map of this Territory, recently
published by authoritg OF tue Sea'''e
Chamber of Commerce, showing 'ne
area of lands included within ~ithdra"-
Al ,;nes fixed by the Interior Depart
,nent. and based upon maps hled ana
appIications made by the Northern IA
eific Railroad Company. IL refuses W
consider tue map as artisilcaiiy eAsc".
ted. and discharges several gallons Vi
;napa critiolsm at its faulty execution
We promp.ly concede that the nap ID
question is rot painting by one OF Tue
old masters it is not even steel Gu
craving, although it represents one Vi
the hnoest and most barefaced steals
ever attempted by railroad corpora
ton in the United States. IL IL PLAIN
wood cut, printed as well as local faciil-
ties allowed, and has one shining merit
not noted by our agitated contempofa-
nv. towit.: il is accurate IN all respects
In which IL claims to be 80. The Ledgs'
COMPLAINS that the sven numbered sec
tions are included within the biacK
shadow. SO they should be. MOI only
ia the Incoming settler compelled 10 pay
a double price per acre for lands inside
the limits of withdrawal, but In cases
where the land has not been surveyed
he cannot tell what price he may DE-
called upon to pay, not knowing ~heth-
or the spot selected for his home may
ma noon AN odd or even numbered sec
ton when the lines are run. NOT TOT
the came reason can he know, perhaps
for wears, and long after he has im-
proved mis- acres. whether he IL to get
an upencambered title by patent from
the Government, or a conditional lease
hold through a so-oalled deed from TIE
corporate anaconda which LAYS claims
tn his home and the fruits OF his LABOR.
The shadow rightly covers all the lands
affected by withdrawal claims.
We beg to correct the Ledger In its
use of artistic terms. The IN W in ques-
tion in not a chrono." Chromos are
vari. colored. This map has bat one
color-black. Tue ink is we'll laid on,
and, We may be hardened for expressing
the belief, to more purpose than that
expended in the publication of the Led-
qey's crftiqe. We also beg tn correct
our chaste contemporary In its assertion
that the subj OF of the picture IL en-
tIrely new" by statiag that, 80 far from
being so, it has attained the age OF al
most 20 years-almost a voter. so TO
speak. II WAS born July 2. 1864, and
has posed in various positions over this
Territory from 80 miles north OF the
Skagis Pass southwark to the Columbia
River for 10 these many years. IL Is
quite a vigorous, imp Drtant and infiu-
entail subject, involving directly third
of tue public lands within our borders,
and indirectly another third. The Led
gers fear that the presence of the map
at the Republican Convention at Chi
oago would convert that body into an
anti monopoly mass meeting was not
altogether baseless, for let il DO noted
that the Republican National platform
of 1884 is more nearly anti monopoly,
recognizes the rights and demands of
the landless and takes stronger ground
against land monopoly than any here
tofore uttered ky party in whsse ooun-
oils for the past twelve years monepo-
lists have had far too much say. II
even went so far as to say that want of
good faith in prosecuting the construc-
ton of land grant railroads should sub.
ject such grants to forfeiture, prinei
pie which. il enforced in practice, would
forfeit nearly 1O0.0Oo,0O0 acres of the
public domain now claimed by railroad
corporations. 1t may not have been be-
cause of the map" that the Republican
party declared for the first time in favor
of the forfeiture of nnearned lands, but,
all the same, the map teas there.
II has gone all over the United States
and to every member of the National
Congress. II will be looked at, the
marginal statements thereon will be
read, investigated and their truth es
tsblished. II may not be 80 highly ap-
preciated "a work of art by alias by
our Tacoma oontemposary-bu its
other notable characteristics, its cor
rectness and the lesson it conveys will
not be without effect. Once more our
critical contemporary is politely re-
minded that the question OF forfeiture
Is not local matter, arising from. and
depending upon, alleged community
ieaiousies. It's discussion has already
extended beyond Tacoma.