Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-01
Protest Against the Land steal.

Protest Agsinst the Land steal.
Under the harmless appellation Of a
CatElemeR's Conven ion which has Just
been held in st. Louis, q gigantic land
steal from the Government has been de-
= cided upon. 1t is no less a steal that
IL Is to be conducted under cover of an
act of Congress that the cattle men ex-
pet TO have passed at the present $685.
sion. That our readers may understand
the question fully we would state that
the cattle kings, as these persons are
called who raise immense droves Of cat
tie on the government lands, are petit
tioning Congress TO grant them . belt
Iof land ten miles wide and fifteen hum
dred miles long extending from Mexico
on the South - the British possessions
in the North. TO be for their use exclu-
sivsly and to be used for the raising of
cattle. The only reason advanced by
these cattle kings for the govern ment TO
deed them millions Of acres Of the peo-
pies Inheritance, Is that Q cattle trail
from the borders Of Mexico to theBritish
possessions would be very convenient
for them, a. it would enable them 10
transport their cattle TO the North,
without any danger Of interference on
the part of the States through which
the trail would pass. 1t seems that
Texas cattle must be fatteued on North
ern ranges to make them worth any
thing.
The grazing regions OF Texas are
very good for breeding purposes, but It
anything else they are practically u;e-
less. Hence, 1t has been the practice to
send cattle raised in Texas to Montana,
Nebraska, Kansas or Colorado, where
in short time they double them sci YES
in weight and value. But 1t has been
discovered that what 10 known ~ the
Texas fever is latent In all cattle CON-
ing from Texas, and that conseQ uently
| this transportation from tho grazing
regions Of Texas to the territorial lands
OF the North, whilst 1t adds i'm ZEN sely
to the profits OF the cattle kings, spreads
di sease far and wide among the cattle |
TO- other States. Last summer the |
State of Kansas, as q matter OF self
protection, established . desd-line |
quarantine on its Southern boundary, 30 |
that the Texas drovers found their way
North effectually blockaded.
To overcome this obstacle, the cattle
kings called the con vention referred to,
and have determined to procure federal
Legislation that will enable them to
grab an extent Of territory that is capa-
Bile Of supporting in comfort many thou.
sands Of families. These land grAhbers
have met with such success in their
gigantic steals that they think they can
do what they please with the public
domain. In this connection we give
the following description from news
paper correspondent, of how these gi-
gantc steals are effected by native as
well as by foreign land thieves
Another thing that has caused q good
deal Of discussion I'm the convention OF the |
cat 10 kings) Is the occupation OF the western
country BY farmers and small herdsmen vi b
whom the cattle kings are not on tho most
friendly terms Millions OF acres OF land ore
owned, and millions more are controlled BY /
foreign and Other cat ttalists. spreading over
the country from Central Kansas, Nebraska
and Texas ~ the Rocky mountains. and from
the British possessions to the guilt These
companies. when they can not obtain I'm.
mense tracts through titles due TO fraudulen
representations as Mexican grauts, which
they have done IN many cases, proceed to
gain possession ny buying here ami there q i
settlers claim Thus,getting the only water
Y miles around, they control the range Il
They buy peactatly when they can, but
those who co not wish to sell. they starye or
crowd out. This practice Is common ALI
through the growing section where larxeI
STOCK companies, and especially so when
foreign corporations have possession OF Dor.
Ton OF the land. Every impeachment isI
thrown In the way Of the small stoe kholder.
anu MS lie Is made as mis- srable and his
business stl as precarisus as Iossible, but the
Dig company is always rsady 10 buy"
This is certainly picture that should
make every patriotic man In the coun-
try stop and think and determine that
to the best OF his ability the public
tnds of the government shall be kept
sacred for bona fide purchasers and set
tiers of the same. We cannot belieyel
that these land thieves are In such high
favor with the people that they will be
permitted TO gobble up, by an act Of
Congress, nine million, six hundred |
thousand acres of the bes. wheat land
In the country, which belong by right
to the working people OF the nation, and |
which the government has recognized |
by providing for the sale OF the same |
70 bona fide settlers ia lots az small a.
forty acres. We can scarcely believe
that Congress would pass such an act,
and yet it is hard to tell what q power.
fui lobby such as the cattle kings can
keep at Washington might accomplish
under the circumstances. Our repre-
sentatives in Congress should be ap-
prised of the temper and feeling Of the
people upon this question, and this can
be done by circumstances sent to our
representatives Mr.. Lore, our repre-
sentative from Delaware, should be
notified that il he supports such a bill
his political doom will be sealed. This
Is question in which there is no party
politics, but one that affects the inter
ests OF the whole people, and united
people should send In united protest
against giving away any more Of the
government land to land grabbers, more
commonly known as land thieves.
THE New York Herald refers ap.
provingly to the fact that
the Fairbanks Scale Manufacturing
Company has resolved hereafter to EN-.
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