The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-27
WHO IS STEVE ELKINs Z
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The right hand man OF Blaine in the
present campaign, who fills to him exactly
the place that Dorsey did to Garfield, is
Steve Elkins, of New Mexico. Dorsey, 1t
will be remembered was himself one of
the leading star route thieves, and ii was
through pledges of immunity from prose
cution in case of Gartield's election that he
was supplied with the large sums from his
confederate thieves that enabled him to-
buy up Indiana in October and John Kelly
IN November 1880, and thus compass Gar
fields election. Elllins was not only cheek
by jole with the star route thieves but in
addition is involved in enormous land
stealing enterprises in New Mexico, as
well as mining speculations in Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio and in most of them Jas, G,
Blaine is deeply interested partner, so
that both he and Elkins are interested to
the extent of millions in having the right
sort of Secretary of the Interior under
the new administration.
The Denver Cob Ne,os, after stating
that Elkins, during the war was rebel in
Missouri and had fled TO New Mexico to
dodge the Federal army, and there became
engaged in enormous land-stealing opera.
tons, continues;
II Is an open secret that in all the schemes
in which Elkns is and has been interested
Blaine is silent partner The land grants
of New Mexico, the mines at Leadville,
the coal and railway interests of Pennsyl-
yania and West Virginia-all these and
others, engineered and consummated by S.
B. Elkins, are matters in which the two are
jointly interested.
And this suggests the true secret of Mr..
Elkins' overweening desire for Blane's
election Mr.. Elkins was one of the pro
motors of the Maxwell land grant scheme
and one of the grantors of the present com
pany. Mr.. Elkins, while in official posi-
ton, sold the claim, together with Chaifee,
Waddingham and others, for an enormous
sum To Dutch capitalists. The boundaries
Of the grant were exceedingly indefinite,
but il was known that in extent il could not
exceed million acres. In order to prop
erly define and mark Its boundaries the In.
terior Department required survey of the
grant, ana MI ElklnS was fortunate IN Sc
curing the job for his brother. The lines
were run to suit the owners of the grant,
and finally Secretary Of the Interior was
found whose conscience was sufficiently
pliable 10 enable him TO consent to the issue
of patent according to the survey. It's
fraudulent and swindling effect was soon
apparent, for 1t included 2,65O,O0O acres of
the public domain, TO which Elkins and
his confederates never had shadow of
claim, and very large portion of which
was In the actual possession of bona .fd,
settlers. A suit is now pending in the Cir
cult Court of the United States Tor this dis
tict, brought by the government against
the Maxwell company and Elkins and 9th
ers. to set aside this outrageous and infa
nous grant, and that the action will result
in victory for the government, If prosecu
ted, is apparent to every one cognizant OF
the facts. Mr. Elkins' warranty of the title
10 e,Gj0OO0 acres, therefore, becomes very
serious matter for him, since he must re
spond TO his grantees In the event the titlt
fails. and that means financial embarrass
mept. If not financial ruin.
Does any man acquainted with the facts
with Mr.. Elkins' danger and Mr.. Blainet
reputation, doubt for a moment that Mr.
Biaine's election TO the Presidency mean