Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-08
,us rssARxEB LAMBS.
.,.s,r N which che People Of this
no, yttaiiy Concerned.

snxzlsTy nfs titatis tSeeefneo-
So s.ll sons Of the csaoisi dunksys
4. yorshern Pacific Railroad Com
- .scnssd ttsose Who supported the
<..,s.srazl Democratic platform with
-. eeoufscators, communists, y
81 .sesssUyers of vested rights." A
-. brood Of psuots throughout the
r-~.snry, vstboui brains enough 10
-, ,hs meaning Of the terms or IN
.auusss sBssgh 10 coustrue any inssru
-. sspested sbs scca sstlou. Many
.,esa and wsll-ineanine people. blinded
!, mssizas prsiadics and zeal. without
....auation OF consideration did the
mss thisG
g,s hat ths beat and passion Of the
-, hsss bad time TO cool. and parti
:. ,xsjadicss have become q littls
snsd down, 10 may not be unprohtable
.susmine she doctrine laid down la
X. ,assfusm coueeFBiug the land grant
Z a. ksfthsrn Pacific Company and
!. ,,salss that voaId hov from its sp-
ssussion. and see IL the policy there
.saIusd inss not present basIs Of set
u.us,st sstseen the Government and
- conpAny that would iEare to the
"a. Of not only the Government aud
:. see,Iis. but ~ that Of the Company
- and ali Glasses Of Its sscnriiy
lsh5srs also. No one vill dispute that
on / pOIiry ought 10 be adopted II
..rk sususta eoald thereby be secured.
Tbs plasf0Fm In ede0t declares shat
= rskaoz OF q breach OF several of the
snditloBs upon which the grant was
ID, She entire grant has become
lsssIlp fosfeitable; that, In order TO pre-
,sut ths evils flowing from the land
rs4ns system from spreading any fur
sa. ths Government should. after cJn
EzninR The title Of bona fde purchasers,
sxsh iisslf Of its legal right and resame
uolrpl Of the granted lands; that the
hulis pertaining 10 she 90 called Cosum
IA River and Cascade divisions. upou
MUI||s AAt1A 01AtN tD0GAtANa AAu HuIA las
aged faith been done, should be abso
Misly Festoied 10 the public domain.
slla That all Of the remainder of the
anns ahouid be held in trust by the
llsFsfnmenl. 10 be sold under existing
hsd lsss Of the United States. aud
A. zoeeeds turned over 10 the com
mny. 1he adoption of this program
sgald bs q much less radical measure
ihen the Henley bill, uhich has the
npveri Of large majority of the House
& REPRESENTATIVES, and is sure 10 pass
a. b1dy, II Eeaehed. That bill would
Aks sIDm the company and restore
sAnlsasly 10 the pubic domain its en-
~ grant, with the exception of those
pufitsne lying EAST Of the Missouri river
~ On the line from Tacoma to ka
kna, IN this Territory, which Is at best
aWFy donbtful validity. The measure
qtlined In the Territorial platform
eald, therefore, be much better for
y eempany than. the Henley bill. and
Naid % The same time secure all that
bpsopls really desire, namely: release
q Mo lands from corporate control and
- pFeyention OF the soil from coming
4def the dominion 0f monopolies,
szher eorpsrate or individual, which 10
10 real objection TO tha land grant ava
I'm. the money value Of the grant In
AfhinG 10 the Government or the peo-
- A few millions. more or less, given
HoorpoFatis.ns or individuals. or thrown
tsay, h OF little consequences. But il
~ matter Of very serious Jnsequeuce
~ unly TO the present, bat future gen.
Nstiors, that no part OF this country
3all b. cursed by any such system Of
sndiofdism or monopoly control Of the
usl % efisss today In England and Ire
nod and other afistocracy governed
ouantriss.
Ths Senate, doubtless, viii not agree
y % radical ureasure as the Henley
hal q this session. and perhaps not at
Ne nexl; but public sentiment 10 grow
ne - rapidly all over the country
sRainst the greed OF corporations, and
~ exAnsions and abuses praetised by
han. that even 20 conservative q body
= he senaie will not long stand in the
tsy Of The popular will. IL must not
y forgotten, also, that the courts always
ksep pretty vcli abreast OF public senti-
1ent and the progressive Thought OF the
~ N thelr interpretations Of the Law.
ttekiuns that ten yeareae0 would have
I'm eonsidafed very radical are today
senaldefsd conservative. Ii is therefore
sidsnf thai the efforts the company has
1Ieafa made and sxill conttnnes to make
hstsvp Oh legislation upon its grant are
u-Advissd and will. in the end. do 1t
nals barn than good. IL will gain no.
niaR by sueA oourse, because the Gov.
EAment will not, by lapse Of time OF by
aaf smsnni of eonstFucti0n, lose any Of
y ieRal rights, which became tixsd and
eslAin upon breach Of any one OF the
<naaltions af the grant. Nut only Que.
W. iaany Of The several conditions upou
EnieA ttie RFAslt Was made we're broken
y ~ seinpapy, besides the one great
s'1dltisn Of ssme. The rule OF law is
asi Ne efantor Of an estate upon con
Hnon subsequent Hnay 70 enter upon a
p'sAeh u say ssss Of the conditions. A
tuyait Rfanior mar lose this right Of
n<nfTy by his own laohes In standing
spd nsesng the condition performed
sAbcnt interference. Not % the Gov
naneni, 10 which, by positive rule OF
heees can uever be imputed. As
~ nfes,e Of any one ef the conditions
~ Ne 0cvtgnment q perfeet legal
~ " declare forfeiture, aud as that
4ni eAanot b lost ey any laehes Of
~ uesefnmellt, ID fellows that thai
NsA will continue 10 exist until
E = { direct confirmation Of the
y iexislAtion equivalent 10 ceu-
.sa,ii. Ia view, then, at ths rapidly
<1N paniic sentiment referred 20.
~ W. ekffAinty 0f hostile legislation
~ fstare, II ts apparent that u ts
- muse important 10 the eempsny
- sue FeAsonabla le1islatioh be had
~ tine eoneernlne its land grant
~ Z y 70 th0 public.
~ land grant aysien Ia the nothea
- essny real evils for the people
p eecome les hostile ta 10; and
- matters Afe no. settled nov,
Nl1 Gfowing out cf thai hostility
70 70 NJ far beyund the Proper
sn e II h 10 fall short Of them
llag the eoafse apparently de
q Ne company. Any mar or set
nat cannot zee this nnsf BE-
adl9 hlina.
~ Aed quasiion IA already serious
tn all the rsst Of the World. and
eecemskg 80 IL this csantry. II
3 Ne beef attention of the best
~. " othef countries. WHO declare
Haie liberal sysienas must be intro
~ y efises vill be brought on thai
esaifay the fabrics of several En
,.,'ss sse vesernments such enereach.
: ~ fsss been rasas in this country
s, olcisel 81 The soil by uponepolies.
dAisena for odions systems OF
- have been - broadly and
feiY laid. thai the sabiees L ii