Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-04-04

reply of the "silver men" in Congress to
the letter to President Cleveland, and We
recommend it's extensive circulation
among the people. In tire Presidents
letter nothing is said Of the appreciation
of Oh indebtedness that would come in
consequence OF striking down the silver
dollar. Tho assumption that standard
silver dollars of 4l21 grains are worth on
ly SO cents is unwarrsnted in law, con-
tradicted BY facts, and calculated to de-
ceiye and lmislead the people. We de-
mand that when national banks contract
their circulation United States legal tends
er notes shall be issued to the amount 50
withdrawn, aud that the Government
shall retire all bank circulation aud SUBJ
stitute legal tender notes in its stead; that
legal tender notes shah be further issued
in payment of public debts, IN constructs
ing needed puDlic improvements until
the idle labor is employed and the vol
ums OF money in circulation is sufficient
to enable the American people to transact
business on cash basis. The present
volume of currency is by no means suf>
ficient for such purposes.
We arraign the United States senste
for rhs defeat Of the Reagan Interstate
Commerce bill, and demand that the Ma
tional Government shall rsgulate and
control interstate commerce BY constructs
ing and managing postaI telegraph and,if
necessary, system Of national railways.
While all parties In the late Prssiden-
tial campaign demanded the forfeiture Of
unsarned land grants, Congress has refns-
I'd TO pass, with one exception, any inn
pnrtant bills Tor that purpose, ignoring
platform pledges, turning deaf ear 70
rhc prayers Of settlers upon these lands
and sustaining corporations in their brss-
IN efforts to ssizc nearly one hundred mil>
lion acres Of our ch,ldera's inheritarcs.
An unprecedented crime against Law and
American citizenship has been committed
Oklahoma. where honest ssttlen hare
inst been evicted from their new homes In
rider that cattle kings may use the land
.or pasture. ihs Government did, BY
reaty in 1865, purchase Oklahoma Of the
indians, obtaining all their right and title.
these lands .here-upon became public
.nds, were surveyed into sections as such.
and many thousands Of acres granted 10
he Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Compa-
~. The Indians do not even claim these
lands, which are now. and have long beens
,pen to pre>emption and settlement un-
Ter repealed laws; but cattle syndicates
have illegally seized, fenced and now oc-
cupy and hold them by virtue Of the Unit
ed States Army, which expels home-
Steadcrs as il they were outlaws. Con-
gross, with utter indifference, has wit
messed the substitution Of bayonst t. Tor
our cpurts. and United 6tascs Senators
have endeavorsd to create the impression
that these lands bslong te In.lians, in orr
dor TO cover tae offense, and even deny
that cattle men occupy them. though il
is proved By special reports and confirmed
by all who enter the Territory. We ap-
peal tc al men who bslisve In the sup.
remncy Of law and in the rights Of Ameri-
can citizens to JOIN u in demanding the
immediate withdrawal Of the United
tates Army from Oklahoma, unless Il
can l,e used to protect law.abldiug set
tiers, ana to help us displace from power
any party or any officer who dare speal
to the bAyonst 70 wrsst from the people
thor heritage. and to hslp n elect :
Congress that shsll restore ~ once All Tors
teited land grants to the public domain.
IN this alarming juncturs, We urge ev-
cry member of our party to put forth re-
uewed efforts to 3 ird himself for new
struggle with the erganlsed system oi
injustice that controls the country to day.
Ours IL the only party that can give 70
labor its rights, and save the nation from
anarchy and ruin. Sustain our prsss,
uphold our speakers, lift high tho banner
of equal rights sverywhere. and the day
OF our triumph il It hand. By oder 1t
COMMITTEES. +. 3. Gillette, Chairman.
h. W. Tsrlinds, Secretary.