Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15
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MA@~A@ - S@eAN NsN"@A~hS"N@~ 49,
10 beins Issued sftex another, and each
ons makes it more evident that the d&J
10 which the G5vsfnmens vas aiiest
With the corporations against the pso-
pie has ended. Ths sba@s WHICH Rrss
90 Iaxarisdtiy us'1er toe sh.msfaiiy
eorTuos administration Of the IGterior
Department BY iseasfz, Kirkso0d srd
TeiIsr are being oorrsctsd 40 rapidly -
% great q v0rk can be done. Aa sasFt
isbeins made 70 apply Ihs sane lss 70
the corporation stsAs ts applied 10 the
people, 70 raise the Mao 10 level VIII
the Thing. 70 convines the cseatare that
the creator has rights which must be
respected. Toe 1nblsshing sstnales
which have bssn psrpesrssed By shs
Northern Pacific railroad in oOnnecton
with iis land dspIrBmsRf, II they had
besn the w.Ek II . private individual,
woaId nave cantSa his Imprisonment
for ito remainder Of his life. Cns BY
ore shsse Outrageous ffAuds are oOusiBe
20 light, and littls by LtsIs the railroad
10 being deprived of Tho power 70 repeat
its ofsnses.
The thres lieu land orders which have
been generally discussed we're good "a
applying 20 one particular branch Of
the sabisos. They we're all issued from
the General L4nd once, and OF course
al were appealed iro@ oy the oompinJ
20 the Secretary Of the Iatsrior. lhs
opinion Of Assistant Secretary jerks
npsn the legal principles invJived IL
Comnissioner Sparks frat order. and
the dseisisn Of Secretary Lamar con
irmina that ordsr. which have RECENTLY
b. en- Published. are significant. They
ahow oluariy enoaaxh that she desire 10
do the sstiiers jastiee Rt last " nVs con
ansd 70 Con@isstopsr sparks and The
General Land 0lnoe, oos that 10 h
shared BY the bead Of the Interior De
psrtmsnt, and tbs, !, must Be regarded
~ the basis of the general policy Of he
Administration In this respect. The
Interior d srtmsnt, from Secretary
Lamar down, 10 united In she de,eFmi
nation TO de- justice between the rail-
roads and the people AZ between mas
and man; aud the uiteranees and 40
tons Of Presidents Cleveland indicate
that be, too. 10 on tho side Of the pso
pie. The theory that there 10 one Las
for corporations and another for men
viii soon be a. efeoiusily exploded q
10 that other theory that the white msn
e shs natural bora ruler Of the blaoh
man and IL by decree of God VISITED
with absolute eontrol Of bis person, his
life and his honor.
Wise and iust ~ were the Indemnity
land deessioss their importance 10 over.
sbadswed by that Of the order Just
Issued by Acting Commissioners Wilkes
Of the General Land Ofiios. where the
former orders attacked the lesser evils
this attacks the great parent evil itself
They we're the pruning knives trimmins
the branches; this 10 the are which
strikes at the root. II confirmed BY
Secretary Lsm,r. and from The general
policy Of the Department aud the spiril
Of former deeiaioos there 10 every n,ssor
70 believe thai II vili be-, this order vii
almost Of q certainty compel tinal set
Element Of the entire question. Tn,
General Land 0iiise refuses 10 issue anJ
more patents 90 tho Northern Pacific
until the legal status OF the grant "a
that road 10 finally determined. Tie
Acting Commissioners in his order states
In the plainesi terms the legal PROPOSE
tion involved. The Government grant.
ID 10 the Norshsfn Pacific oompany q
certain amount OF land on condition
that he company should perform
. certain work within G livan
time. That work was not psrfoimed.
and N acting Commissioner Wilkes
Views the CASE, the Interior Department
has no right 70 assume shat tbs Govern
meat is willing ,, give the company the
lands whether the work is psrformed
or not. The whole matter 10 thrown
back 70 CONGRESS, and The company can
secuss title 70 no more land until sha,
body takes aesior 10 the matter ons vay
or he other. The order wiii thus have
tbs dousle elect Of protesting the right.
Of the q Iverasuent p nd,us laal.l alton
fsoms usiare. sud u eo@peilins 40
ton which viii aaslly sstiis the qnss-
tson. Congress raass either rensw the
grant, which u dare nOs do. or declare
10 forfeited, which 10 appears rslustant
10 do. Uusil one thing or the other 10
dose, The sompsny ests no more .isnss.
This decision. ID b needless 20 say, is
directly In lire with The policy which
shs Resr lsralIioxScEa has persistsn,.
~ advocated ia res.rd 10 ell uusaru I'd
lana grants and 10 shat OF the Nssthefn
Pasihc IN psttisalAr. 4, is splsndld
vindieaiiou Of the principle which tia
psepls 81 wsahineten TERRITORY en-.
dofsed By their VOTES AZ tho last cleo.
tion. Il is bassd upon lac, justice and
eommon sansA, Il 10 a stannlns blow 10
The land ssssllihs corporation. and .
trianphan. ssssrsios Of popular rights.
Little ey little the people OF the Nation
ara becoming tamiliax with tho vass In
iquitiss shies have esovn up aroaasi
The land grant system. ssep BY step
the RrsAi popsisr reform IL advaiaelns.
~ . arsforn hat 10 boaad 10 snseesd.
fhsfe nAs b. times shsn sss advocates
ere aishsasier'ed and len lssdsrs are an
bat vanquiahed. There may Be tines
whsa eosrapiion and corporate powsr
sssm eli bat lriumphana There may b.
ressfsss; thafe may Be disaslers: boa
The reform sfll 10 on Just the same.
A fon naisht a. vsli sttemys 10 check shs
/ mevsmenss og the planets. OF % msas
ths earth csaan revolving on iss aka, "a
70 attempts 10 fs,at II back.
Ths tide Of popalas rights. 81 human
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