Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-27


val. 20 mortgage the former for
enough 10 pay the Uovefnmsnt price
of u. when, havisg secured title, the
settler VAS st liberty to move away
aud take the bensdt of the home
stead lsw. The ,ui,as II the Con.
missioner is ealeulstsd 10 put On end
10 this practice. I, leaves the sstilsr
s,ill . right 10 secure either Q pre-
smption or homestead In addition 10
his " tree cisin. aud, o. fer a. the
ruling itsslf goes. u leaves him ths
riah, 10 secure . pss.smptioa claim
in the usual wsy. aad thea secure .
homestead BY hvlsU spea Ne ioad
ave years bot the latter right 0sn.
sral sparks does not eosseds.
II hss been stated that he has
made ruling 10 the effect that NO
pefsen 10 entitled 10 the benefits of
both the pre- smptioa aud homestead
laws. Tbis 10 incorrect. NO such
ruling having besn made. There 10
resaon to believe, however, that
when ibis question comes before him
In the way Of demand for . formal
ruling on the subject. he will hold
that Ia passing ,he homestead Law,
Congress intended only 10 give tie
choice 10 settlers of limited means.
by anortlins them q method of oh.
,aininR iCO acres of land without
other outlay than the pas meut of the
customary f.es. In place Of purehas.
ing, under the pre-smpiion Law.
Such ruling. he says, would be In
cooeufrencs with views which have
inspired the movement In Congress
90 repeal tho pre.emIaion Law out.
right. and should the timber culture
law bs repealed, would have the Of
feet of restricting tho area obtainabls
by a single claimant 10 Que quarter.
section.
Gen. sparks holds that tho two
laws, homestead and pre- symptom,
standing together aud interpreted
as they have hsretoiors been, Offer .
temptation 10 fraud aud place pre-.
MUM upon II. The hope of sscur-
ing Q second claim is held out by
one Law as an inducemsut 90 make
settlement aud improvements upon
the frat claim of The most Temporary
aud inexpensive character. simply
designed to mako q false show OF
good faith, and to "swsar BY" %
immediately after dnal proof or CON-
mutation. ne the case may bs, they
ATE TO be abandoned and another
residence established upon claim
number two. Gen. sparks holds
that u Congress bad designed 10
otve Ne samHo SETTLER NE konsoA e
both laws. II would mol have imposed
upon him requirements 10 sstablish
temporary home In one place, only
10 be sbandoned for smother Withia
. few months.
should the ruling indicated q
probable never DO made, that already
made. prohibiting communication of
homestead claims by persons who
have previously been prs-smptors,
will still. hs believes, have sn tmpos-
tan, resal. In prsvsating. 70 . con-
adorable sxtent. speculation In
claims. The obligation 10 live Ave
years upon . claim 10 . test Of good
faith 10 which only actual farmers
who desire land fos thsis own cult
walton will care 10 subait.
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Bospos, Msss., Nov. IB,--At "
Esssx club dinner lass night john
q. Whittier seat . letter, The main
part OF which was - follow.
President Cleveland hes provsd
himself better than his party, and
has done aud said some good thinRs
which ! give him full credit for. but
the insiiscts Of his party are against
him and must eventually prove too
strong Tor him, and instead ol his
carrying HE party II will b likely 70
carry him. II has already CON
psllsd him 10 put his hands In HE
pockets fos slsotionssring pusposss.
sad travel all the way from Wash.
inston 10 Buffalo 10 give HE vels ios
. spokesman and anai civil sesvioa
msehius politician. " ] would noS
liks 10 call 70 Q case Of I" odtnsive
psr.is.nsaip." bus u looks Q good
deal lihs Il.
"A Q Republican from The Outset.
am proud Of the noble record oi
The party. but ! should rejoice to
- bsasAosat work taken up b. The
Dsmcosstio party Ind - faiiklully
carried on as 10 mako our orRsuiss.
tiea no longer ssessnasy. Bue. .
lss a. ws caa 60, The 0qoublieaa
party hes etili its missioo ~ ~
istars. when labor shsll ovssy.
where have its Just reward aoo ~
gains of u ere made secure % the
sarnsrs, vhsn sduealiou shall b
snivsrsal, aud North and South I'll
men shall have the free and full en-
jcywsst Of OWL rights aud privi.
lsgse, :sssspsctivs Of color OF forues
coalition; whsn every viss vhisA
dsbssss the community shall b djs-
eousaesd aud prohibited. sud every
virtue which sIsvatss Il fustsvsA nd
ssrssgthsasd, uhss merit - n.
nsss shall 10 sbs coaAin1eos q eenss,
ssd when ssclioasl dtslsusl end
preia.lics shsIl give pace 10 we'll.
mssissd conAdsncs IN the loyalty
snd patriotism d ail. thsn will ths
work ef the Rspublicln party. - {
party. be ended. and all politiosI
uvslriss 10 merged In The one grsal
party of tho people. witt no Other
sim than The eowmoa welfare, end
NO other vatchwosds thaa Psoss,
Libsrsy snd Unlon.
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