The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-21

Considerable comment appears In the
Republican press concerning President
C!evelaDd's refusal 10 modify his order
TO the cattle kings. The Blaine organs
agree that the monopolists should not
have been disturbed. The Louisville
Courier-J Journal takes issue with these
organs. and says:
The interview Of the cattle men with
President Cleveland drew from him an
answer which, though duly conditioned
with the forms Of courtesy, practically
expressed the Shakespe1rean sentence.
|'Stand not upon the order Of your going,
but 20 at once He was immovable
lin h;s resolution 10 maintain the 4O-dsy
limit but he intimated that, in partic-
lular cases. ifindulgence should be found
Ito be clearly justified, II would be gran
ted TO individuals
that the removal and transfer 10 other
ranches OF The 100000 cattle from In
dian lands can not be accomplished ia
less than year, which Is certainly so
much the worse for the cattle men. But
against all the interested statements put
forth by that interest, In order to Sc
onre another seasons grazing at two
cents per head. II IL 10 lie remembered
that Gen. Sheridan. after ample investi-
cation Of the various elements Of the
case. assured the President that period
Of forty days would be time sufficient.
Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, pub.ish-
es q letter showing that the infamous
OF the Department Of the
Interior under Teller was the origin OF
the whole trouble, both to the honest
settlers, 10 the monopolist cattle rings,
and to the United States army. On be-
ing questioned by prospector in regard
10 leasing venture on the Indian lands,
Teller il said to have answered that he
knew Of no law under which the gov
ernment could recognize such leases.
but the government could easily avert
its eyes and assume ignorance, SO that
The desired occupation might proceed I'M
immunity. The cattle men
nnst decide nov whether their misfor-
Innes are due 10 Teller's inviting them
into the snare by violating the law, or
10 Lamar. who reinststes the law BY
driving them forth later, trespassers IS
they are. And in considering their pri-
vate grievances they can not easily for
get that their intrusion has instigaied an
Indian uprising, attended with panic and
and that tile latter Is forcing
the United states army TO concentrate
on their flank. and forsaks' for the mo-
ment al other duties
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat. which
displays marked ability In ifs
columns. publishes a singular awkward
on this subject, In which il very
sides with the cattle men, be-
cause that IL the side Of 81. Louis capital.
The argument II made that the Indians
will lose about SiOO.uO0 per annuin in
grass rents. but that they will save more
than they will lose BY that loss Is CO.
gently implied in the facts that they re-
ceive thai rental for 100000 acres or
land. and thas the lease system has
proven 20 injurious to them as 10 PRO-
vuke their ineurrection.
The Globe Democrat also attacks the
policy Of the Government holding The
position Of lord paramount Of Indian
lands. and Of denying 10 The Indians the
right TO sell or lease their land outside OIL
their tribe The q. ID. says that accord
ing to this Interpretation the Indians
have no right 10 their lands which il fit|
10 be called BY such . name.v Now III
makes very little difference what par
Iicular name may be applied to Indian
rights in the soil they occupy by rirtueI
Df Government cession but IL IL OF very
decided interest TO them that they are fol
be projected hereafter in the occupancy
md use OF their lands, with nothing tol
fear from white violence or fraud. The
fact should be well known that theI
United States is Theoretically the guardi-|
In Of the Indians as to their ceded rights|
Ind late events indicate dearly enough
hat this guardianship, 50 far from beingl
! hardship or dctrimcnt. only assnres tol
hem the peAccablc use and employment
Df their lands and property. II enlarges|
instead OF restricting the value Of their
qualified proprietorship.'
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