Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-17

and It viln continue ter three ana q
half years more at least 4 Let ct Us pesin
with the interior Department for .
sample-nndsr the wise ana aoie|
management OF Secretary oLamar. sid-
ed by that gallant manned soldier,
Gen. Black, Gen. SPARKS ana Mr..
Adkins Of Tennessee and their yigllant
sids. w nal mas tne 'hh'eri'f NsPAi
msnt done? .j'tfl" o z. 7'sl 10. iio21 nj nj
pI sl INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, ,J,- ,,5 y
II issued more pensions to union
soldiers and adjusted more old pen
sion claims during the last quarter of
the fiscal year then were ever issued
under Reoublican ~ rule in any one
ouarter ''yapni IL,
n has stonped the cutting of tim.
her on the alternate sections of land
belonoino To the Government, by the
great land grant corporations. ~, -.
II has stopped the system of max
inc the claims Of applicants for PEN
sions especial" where the party has
influential friends, Except in extreme
and palnably meritorious cases) thus
puttinp all applicants upon equal foot
mo and preventing favored men from
beino jumped ahead of equally deserv.
inc inyalids and having their claims
acted upon in advance of Others who
have had their papers on file for
wears. Iia0 0.t @,.,a 'ii
Il has given all applicants for pat
ents eoua. opportunities for attention,
and it is no longer necessary to EN-.
ploy certain high priced lawyers in
order to assure promptness. It opens
its doors without form, ceremony or
red APE to all who have claims to
urge, petitions to present, or questions
TO ask. and the humblest laborer is as
certain of a patent and respectful hear
ine as any Congressman, Senator,
Governor. or foreign "Grandee." The
Secretary and his assistants thorough
" understand and appreciate the fact
that thew are public servants, and not
commissioned masters, and they i'm
press this view on all of their subor.
dinates. NJ a....l. aura.-.s
Il regards the public domain as
property held IN trust by the depart
ment for the people and not as o graz
inc ground to be fenced in by the
cattle kings. or q numbering bonanza
to be invaded by the wealthy timber
thieves or to be stolen by the great
railroad corporations; hence it is as
prompt to interpose its strong arm to
resist the eucroschments of consoli-
dated capital, backed by powerful
| political and social influence, as it
would be to check the inroads of a
pettv marauder. gHp gq Ila r., ...,. , 81
:. II has resisted all pressue for the
appointment to responsible positions,
Of men believed to represent great
land or railroad corporations. -
II has saved many hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the Govern
ment in the matter of its contracts for
the commipg wear. Sr t7maUHi' a.
It has saved over one hundred thou
sand dollars in the contract for Indian
supplies for the present fiscal year, as
compared with the last years expendi-
lures. 1aEgr DE- ,tNg ~ Y ..
II has adopted the policy of strict
adherence and construction as regards
Indian treaties, and proposes to hold
the Indians to their contracts. 2lf ~
1t has banished, or begun to Danish,
all interlopers from the Indian reser-
yations. and in the execution of this
policy will make. no distinction be-
tween The vagrant frontier brawler
and the herders of hundreds Of thou
sands of cattle. "a .'i q ,'..,.''
It has restored, and is restoring
millions of acres Of public lands that
are now covered by FRAUDULENT entries
or distorted claims. G.'tIa Ja ~
1t has saved over hundred thou.
sand dollars a year to the Government
| in the cost of the items of beef and
-four alone, for the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians, by having a new
census taken of those tribes. +, rs
1t has prevented terrible Indian
war on the Kansas border by dealing
fairly and firmly with the savages.