Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-19
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To ,Aose newspapers which have been
% basiIy Spreading reports OF dissen-
.ions 10 the Interior Departmens over
the land question. and the oMei2i acts
Of Connissionsr Sparks. ve command
TIE foglosins extract frotn washing
t5u letter Of Dc. 9Th 10 the - Paul
Pso.,er Prsss, witch ID certainly rail
road orRan and an anii-sdninistrsiion
journal Of the moet pronounced syps;
TIE mistake SPARKS has made has
been TO trsat the work OF bis pfeoeces
=1rs as that either Of fools or knAvs>-
Mach Of IL has been xronR- Con his
s1ouers that have stood cot against the
and thieves have been oSerruleo os
secretaries sho vers relatives OF part
asrs OF the thieves themselves. Bat
net ali puSlie business doce oy hspao-
iiszn land commiss iooers IN the Psst
twenty i've years has been cofrapt- M
sparks strongly suspects 10 Was IN
deed. be pots the borden OF proof on
nis predecessors. lie be sure. of the slx
commissioners since ISL one has become
toe attorney Of railroad al $louo.
which 10 a. sny calculation tssAS year
n0rs than his abilities and present ser
vices can be entitled to; another com
missioner VAS removed fron office for
ualie.sance. and then tecame q iasd
Iaxyer before the office. with large re-
saiuers from railroads interested IN get
tisg grants which they vere either
unable or unvilliue to earn by building
The road repaired Of them. foese To-
stances may iasiify Mr.. Sparkss saspi.
sious, bit they do not justify the length
10 vhich be has gone 10 threstsuine
nearly every land grant IN the Unised
y ates where the lawyers for the Govern
meut have held that the lands vere
deserved and earned by the companies
and bonds havs been BASED upon them
Bat there can be no doabt of Sparks's
nooest intentions, and II there IL douol
Of bis good sense, he does not stand
alone.
Nov AN telling yoa What happen
10 kuou about this matter. Wheshef
se believe SPARKS 10 right or nos. We
ought 70 pot the responsibility for pub
Inc actioos fairly where it belongs
sparks hasn't done anything in his ON
eIsl capacity that the President and II e
[, ,mar do no; approve. In other words.
I am In q position 10 know that vnai
sparks has said and done 10 simpsJ
orooh~oy Of the Democratic policy OF
tbo lsud question. Toe reasoa Why
bslievo TINS foiloss. About svo months
400 the Land Commissiouef expectes
sast Mr.. Lamar Vas going back on ham
| He vas lost then working DOT bis tneof,
Of the adjustment of land arantA Hi'
theory wss shat, base lines at right an
sl1s 10 the general direction OF the road
| being determined. the sections shoaic
| oe eonuted of on each side OF soc To-
GATED road, exactly as shs Lac N Akius
the grant provided II 10 enough 20 sAj
| thai the grants As taken by mes. road
| arc not laid cut exastiy by this plan
| Mr.. Sparks decited 20 foftIfy himself
aud be wanted Mr.. Lamar 10 go 10 th,
| Presidents With hin and talk things ever
Tbs Prssidsns resolved than cordially
aud gave land Off % IN alters his closes
attention daring the ipGervies. Mr.
sparks had wiIh hin maps showing hos
he proposed to adjust the grants. III
President endorsed the plan IN Mr.. La
aAT's presence, and t orcalne . part 0
tbs Com IN issioset's report. The faaou
1 Oruef ot Apfh D uy wusoa psacaa AAs
been wiIhheid. was approved By 10
President The var on timber thieve
IL Just ~ mach NJ. Cisvel4nd's bstsl
as Mr.. Spsrkss. All there 10 of tai
whole matter 10 this: Tbs Democracy
party has come into poxes on profession
OF honesty aud reform. The President
by conc hating a class Of Republicans
nss had the newspapers with hiu- Som
Of his followers really mean What tbe
say about reform, aud Sparks 10 one Q
these. he IL = Catholic. and, i. "a
spirit Of the Jesnits, Who carried thel
faith To the Northwest among savage
aud nnawed by starvation aud sutertns
be proposes - give eimseif, body Al
soai. ~ ~nat be has undertakes. In
isht on him 10 Understood by the Pres
dsat and Secretary Lamar. aud they 81
going TO Support hia- Tue Comuli
sioner appointment has been connsrne
By the Senate. lmpcacamsnf or r,
noval by tie Presideai are the oni
ways TO get him cot Of oihoe. IL vi
hardly be the latter. Ii may be %
fofaer. Ii u Is. Mr.. Cleveland an
Mr.. Lamar should be Joined In ID
iadlctmenL"