Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-16
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Tss infamous granting act, vhioa an
ss,sask At one fell svoop 70 give AWAY
ssshs Northern Pso' he Speculation Com
- over Efty million sores Of piIblio
- also crowded that whenever q d
- ssetion should he completed 10
s.et artss, within - given period the
p,,ssdsx,t Of TIE United States shonld
arooiat commissioners 10 examine and
asssss the road On the DaFt of ths gov
svazasnt. No one who ever read the
- vould seriously dispute that time
- ms ssasacs of ths entire agreement.
ard President Arthur veil knovs tsfat
q has no iawfal authority to acsspt
say psFs Of this road completed ., this
"a day. He knows that In hurTyinV
n sommsssionsRs ont 70 Yakima and
Esepisa them hovsFing aroaud Ia snow
slarun. 10 order to have them on the
essund the moment the road "a finished,
Z : rot esrvibg the psopls In aoeOEd-
sure With his oath Of office. bat is truck.
Ia h 40 unssernly manner 20 the wishes
a lhass graspin9 land grabbing specu-
.tcrs he knows that these spectators
ksss foffsitsd all legal and Just claim 70
fsis land, and yes be u prosaitrtins bis
kIRh oisas By trying 20 forsstaIl the 60
iisa of CsnQfess. which has the question
4 furfeisura nadeT present ooasidara-
i'm. Mszt OF President ATthnE's bcts
hsgs bssn characterized by a decent re-
xsra for taw and right, bat this partici
azli11 In 3 snow storm scramble 20 de-
fsSuA tho people of their heritage is
slsbsus Justification. IL IL an ingait
from tho executive 10 the legislative
hnnsh Of our government. IL savots
90 lsadiy Of sharp practice and land
Mugkna 70 be at all becoming on the
M Il Chef Magistrate In whose
kssgnga cohhdinR, law loving peopis
haze fapBed great trust. It Is Just
ssch ssss as these that havs brought the
keDabiican party into aisrepnte and
e1tte6 70 10 the saakolosh Of defeat.
ilh jasi sueh monopoly service N this
that hAs shaken the peoples oontideilcg
y pkrty vhiou once grow great and
fieona thfvugh tho bestowal Of their love
sndifust Bat. after ali, the Preaident's
nfsiee 70 the corporation may not prove
y value. After all, these land grant
geuuist0rs may be overtaken by the
hsnesis OF forfeiture. That the Presi
asnis ~ accepting the road At shis time,
txeeds bis authority az an executive.
tksfe oa1 be no question; and that be
tlkss this action ia The face of due no.
hse. both from Congress and the people,
b Q notorious fact. under these OR
rillstAnces his acceptance Of the road
WI hot, or "a least should not, have any
hndiuR effect or influence.
kfom the main line 10 this place.
tistanoe OF e6 miles. she road hss been
stesgruesed over lsnd almost as lrvrl as
I Boor. The ooat Of construction has
~ necessarily exceeded. 10 any great
s1isnt, she cost Of the iron and the ties
~ The expsnse OF sptking them to-
gs4her. A small force 0f men has been
snpetent 70 4. .oya along With the work
iihs rate Of mills or 10 day; snd yes
~ mis- strip Of road the President pro
p<ses 70 give she company several mil
1lia dollars worth OF the peoples land.
his n On outrage which the public wall
~ tolerate ~ishotit opposition. They
WI tahs u to ghe litter end. They will
s{Fsal 70 Congress, and, II this does n0s
1i.n9 iks desired rlief, they will follov
~ slzantie steal into the courts. They
III carry IL 10 tbs tribunsl of lass 10
Nh They will thsrs test by what All
iasiiy thss eompany has been given
9sssAl Withdrawals % land on it% CAT
zas branch line. when the granting act
nussmplAsed oniy one; BY what siRke
~ fgals waa shifted froni the north a.
~ ap0ihi BY what right lAnds weru
xIz1cfAEn before the line OF said road
- slsaaiteiy AIRED" !" ~ prescribed by
~ aes3 By vhst provision OF lag q
80 adshniie iooatlon" nap waa nl@a
= and accepted by she Interior De
pnElBlent lena after tho road should
nNfelly have been constructed; aud
sazllt bs what riahl this road wss 80.
Mptsa st THE late day by the President,
mas'isnss % iav and public protest.