The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-09

Weller labored and voted for the
bill. and placed himself on record In
favor Of tariff reform in the inter
ests OF the producing and taxpaying
classes and not I'm the interests of
wealthy millionaires.
roRFElTED LAND GRANTS.
Notwithstanding the fact that In
its first platform the republican
party Resolved that the public
lands OF the United States belong
to the PEOPLE and should not be
sold to individuals nor granted to
corporations, but should be held as
a sacred trust. for the benefit OF the
people. and should be granted In
limited quantities free Of cost to
landless Settlers" this same party
since the LIST day OF July, 1864, to
the 4th day Of May, 1870, gave away
To Corporations, 137,2Os,GSS acres.
70 States, 53,490,2
Total, 190,6oS.951
An area 80 vast that great empires
dwarf in the contrast. 1t is one and
a half times as large as the German
empire; three times as large rs New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey;
nearly three times as large as Great
Britain and Ireland, and but little
less than the ID original states of
the Union. In addition to these
land grants subsidies in the form OF
bonds were also given to the land
grabbing corporations. Many CT
these corporations, after losses by
stock gambling operations In Wall
street, failed to complete the roads
In the time required by the terms OF
the grants, and large portions Of
the land were forfeited to the gov
ernmcnt, but the 47th congress,
presided ever by Speaker Keifer, OF
Ohio. who made up all OF the COM
mittees in the interest OF the rail-
roads and monopolies, refused to re-
claim by proper legislation single
acre of these forfeited grants. The
4Sth congress, presided over by
Speaker Carlisle, Of Kentucky, has
ut its first session passed rosolu-
ton, introduced by Holman, OF In
diana, aud supported by L. Il. Well
Ter, Of Iowa, and other reform con-
grcssmen, declaring ALL lands not
actually earned by the railroads in
conformity with the terms OF the
original grant, FORFEITED, and sub
icct to settlement thereon by the
people under the provisions Of the
homestead law. In addition to this
general declaration of forfeiture,
4 SAan,a1 Kills hn. ,,a1.Al
yiaing for the forfeiture OF the fol-
lowing lands:
| Acres.
Gulf and ship Island Railroad. ..... 6sa. 80.
Tuscaloosa ana Mobile Railroad. ...... Gss, ON
Coosa and Tennessee Rai.road....... laa,oN
savannah and Albany Rsi,road........ 5000.
New Orleans ana Stale / nc Railroad. lso,ss
| Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad. 1,oa1.ta
Texas Pacific Railroad ............... 143a. 20
| oregon Central Railroad ............ 1iSo, 81
c,'i'arnia and Oregon railroad a,ssss'
Sioux city and st. Paul Railroad..... s,65s
| IotM.................. BIZ l,eV
Mr.. Weller worked and voted fol
the passage Of each OF these bills
and the following bills which are OF
the House calendar will also receive
his hearty support when reached.
Acres
New Orleans BATON Rouge and Weeks
/, burg Railroad. ....... ........... a03.ci,
oregon and california Railroads.. s,,oi,7e
Marquette, Hoaghton and ontonagon
onienason and brale river Railroad. ssasa
Marquette and State Line Railroad.... 5.o,Sa
Northern Parinc Railroad ........... 0,OU0u
l'Soafharn Pacific, OF California. 100000
| That the republican senate, with
It's millionaires and monopolisti,
tendencies, failed to pass singl,
one Of the forfeiture bills Is al al
ditional reason why the lower hous,
should not be turned over into re
publican hands To defeat Mr.. Wellel
after such u record in this regart
would be an act of folly which no
even party idolatry will excuse II
those whose sons and daughter'
must find homes on the great prai
ries OF the West.
wELLER's YAITHFuL ATTENDANCE.
Absenteeism Is one Of the grea
evils Of legislative bodies, Hardly
vote is taken in the national con
gress or state legislatures but shows
that large per cent OF the member
ARE absent. l.. II. Weller was in hi
! seat eucry day of the session con
tinuing from the Ord day Of Decem
Der, 1883, until the 7th day Of July
lsS4--a remarkable record an,
worthy Of all praise.
wELLER's HOME RECORD.
|, Mr.. Weller has been outrageousl,
vilificd by a corrupt party press
chiefly edited by postmasters. The,
call him u crank, accuse him OF dis
/ honest dealings with his neighbors
: &C., &c. These same charges wer
all peddled through the district tw
years ago. How much truth there !
In them is shown by the vote Q
Chickasaw county, where Mr.. Wei
Ter has lived for Is years.-Look a
!. these figures-of the t,celpe town
ships OF Chickasaw county, ten CAV
a majority for Mr.. Weller, one OF tn
: other two only gave 4 majorit
agasnst him, while Bradford town
} ship in which Mr.. Weller's farm !
7 located and where he has lived 2
!, years, although a strong republica
: township and which actually CAV
: the republican state ticket 65 major
ity, gaze L. II. TELLER FL majorit.
This was the answer OF his neighbor
to the malicious ISLANDERS OF the by
I, ena republican press.
WHAT THE OLD MAN SAID.
/, Said a gray haired old man,
: have for many years kept a clos
Q watch Of public affairs and l hav
h noticed this,-That when man goe
v to Congress or a state Legislator
Q and serves the monopolies and
: true to them, they take care Of hin
n mid to d reelection and lift him u
: higher, while the man who goes
o Congress and is true to the peopl
d they too often desert him and let til
+ very monopolies he has opposed
r the interest OF the people, crus
- and defeat him" Alas, how tru
Il the old mans words were, and IL I'll
Il electors or the 4th Iowa district pei