Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-19
DAILY POST-INTELLIeENcER
A DAREVxEb srs.

The New York sss IL fairy oatdoins
itself in it's new foand zssI for TIE ean~
Of III. land thieves. Like al other pa
psrs Of iis way Of thinning. u - las'
nov engaged in making violent attacks
anon Commissionsr SPARKS, the ofiiciai
40 whom mus. be accorded the honor OF
stirring 10 the rascals as they yer.
n,y.r stirred up before. lie = recent
EDITORIAL eritielsinR tie Cornniissi'tef
for his action 10 saspenI sR the issa-
ancs Of patents. the ssa says;
n widely stated that Land Com ni--
sionsr sparks has suspenfsd TIE hilhke
ara entries ~ nearly 1900 ssitlsrs 10
the Western and Northeastern Stfis7
and Territories until be car inves,i Ha.e
susp4ct.d frauds IN some 81 Tue H4'-S-
aod entries
ANY ue~.paper should be ashamed 70
s.ate its case la 40 urjass manner
Ths Sun. especially, wbish prides it-el'
nm its reputation for accuracy, should
hesitate before psrverting facts 90 gross
Iy 10 order to make poisi against Ah
offi,ial Who bad inenrred the dispi7aS-
IRE OF i,s corporation masters No'n-
missioner sparks has not suspended
filings aud entries, a. every ihteliiRen'
eitix-n knows. Filings and entries are
made at every land ofiise IN Tbs United
States jass As usual. The only effect OF
Commissioner Sparks order Is to sns-
pad the fnaI issuance OF patents ansii
aha eSoysrnmsnt can determine that TIE
application IL a proper one and thN u
"a mot bss,d on fraud. Toe G3yorBrneu'
simpIy declines 10 give away ia lane
until 1t 10 satisfied that the ciAiu upon
iss Jas, one and that It IL tbs CLAIM
OF an actual settler, precisely as - sooio
desline to pay claim for money nnhi
s,tlsfisd Of It's Justice. A settler can
Die and prove up gu land iu1 as De
eoald before the famous order was made.
The only change is that instead OF re
eeivins his patent at once be Is eem
PEELED 10 wait for 10 until his case IL IN
ves,igated. HIS title TO the land is as
Good a. under the former method oil
doing basiness. 1. IL rule which can
not possibly cause injury or loss to any
homes. settler, bat IL IL well calculated
20 Strike terror TO the hearts OF those
Who vish to steal land-of thoss whose
object l. TO dsfrsud the people.
The San. hosever. makes another
statement which IL more absurd. u that
DO possible. than that jas, qnoted. After
stating that the numo-r of CASE. sf 'ot
ed bv the new rule Is about 3o,oOo. II
continues.
Al the present established rate OF ad
tasting title. in the Lind 0ffi,e. these
nearly 5000 suspended Gases cannot,
with the labor Of a thoastnt special
agents and the expenditure Of milton
dollars, be adjusted within one handred
years.
How utterly absurd! such a state
mont carries with IL its oxn refutaiion
A thousand special agents cannot invss
Sig te 3D,Uu cases u huhuted scars
or course. then. enc agent cannot IN
vss.ie ate thirty GASES In a hundred year
aud cannot investigate Que case In thre'
and one.third years. Either the case
m s, be horribly opnplieated, or th'
ae ants anus, be horribly slow.
II Is painful. exceedingly painful. q
see so bright q i,u'nal as the Sss 81
wrstchedly inaccurate, so ridiculous II
Its stitsmpnis. Ii il not snrprisine
hosever. A journal which has sold IL
self TO the money power will 40 to an!
lengths in doing the work Of its exac,
iHe M asier. Hat 10 is too bad to SCI
the Saa, which used to shine for all
fallen 80 low.