The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-10-21
CHIEF JUSTICE VINCENT
An Indianapolis Citizen Furnishes the Evidence
Which Causes His Removal.
Fitzhugh Lee Has No Certainty of Being
Elected Governor of Sirginist- The
superintendent of the Helena
MONTY Assay Once.
Special to the Sentinel.

hNlCn pAdtblSeiAi1 W MS AtiAONuAi
is the principal subject of newspaper com
ment. In some of the dispatches the name
of w. 7. Fishback. of indianapolis, is men
toned as having furnished evidence on
which the President acted. Mr.. Fishback
has had occasion to become profoundly
learned in the deyilment, land grabbing and
corresponding violence of that section. lie
knows all abOut the country that a syndi-
cate for the encouragement of murder has
distressed during the last canvass. Hon. G.
w. Julian, II will be remembered, alluded
to the Maxwell grant in his usually cheerful
way.
The stealing of the public domain, Steve
Elkins and the politics of New Mexico con-
stituted tine principal feature of Mr.. Ju-
lian's discourse. Mr. Julian secured his
data from Mr.. Fishback.
During a recent visit of Hon. Joseph +.
Mcdonald TO Washington had occasion to
speak with him concerning the Maxwell
grant. He was familiar with its history and
all the legal wrong under which il is held.
Though acquired by frand and robbery, that
led to the shedding of human blood, in his
opinion at least 100000 acres of the Max
well was valid grant. The Elkins subsidy
Steve Elkins' brOther-was honored by
Congress, ''and ii is the same, said Mr.. Nc
Donald, 'as if Congress had granted the
land 10 railroad or any other cor
man plundered of his lawful heritage-has
been legalized. But hope is comforted by
this assurance:
God moves in q mysterious way,
His wonders to perform.
Every agent OF the extortion, from Max
well himself 10 Frank Sheran, who appeared
Ostensibly in the interest of an Amsterdam
company, except Steve Elkins, has gone to
the bad. Even those who escaped over the
Ration Mountains through Uncle Dicks
pass to the States afterward got shot in bar
rooms. The landholders under the company.
standing in strained and unnatural posi-
ton, are always getting into trouble. Since
the EARTH if it does not belong TO the Demo
Gratis, in the language of Henry George GER
tainly belongs To man, ] doubt the ability of
amy legislative body 10 permanently give il
away. True a few English landlords are
holding Ireland, but it is only in sort of
fashion.
The Washington Post of Sunday discuss
ing the suspension of the CHIEF Justice of
New Mexico, writes:
I'VE know, for one thing, that Vincent is
young man, under thirty and on that
count, if no other, conspicuously unfit for
the place. Furthermore, il appears that
Vincent had, previous TO his appointment
been identified with various land rings as
their attorney, and had, in fact, incurred
imprisonment for practices which the courts
of New Mexico held to be criminal.
1T is impossible TO suppose that the presi-
deEt would have appointed this person had
he been aware of his record and his affilia-
tiOns. The President must be cognizant OF
the irregularities-we may say the notorious
irregularities-in land matter in New Mex
leo, and it is more than likely that he de-
signed, in making his appointment 10 pro-
vide for their correction in the present and
their prevention for the future. His selec-
tion OF George w. Julian for the Surveyor
Generalship indicated as much, even if his
well-knOwn purposes had not been a guaran-
tee in themselves. 1t is not reasonable to
suppose, therefore, that he would have sane
toned the elevation of Vincent to the SUI
preme Bench of New Mexico had he suspect
ed even dImly what that elevation involved.
"In all probability the president has been
in this instance. as in too many others al
ready, the victim of deception by those upon
whom he relied for honesty and intelligent
advice. man like Vincent could never by
any possibility have obtained such an APP
polntment had the Presidents advisers
known and told the truth. Ii is impossible
to imagine anything more inharmonious
with the Presidents declared purposes and
convictions than the appointment of Vim
cent"
Stephen W. Dorsey has had nothing 10 10
with the Maxwell land grant, though he is a
great land-grabber. He acquired the vast
tract he holds by preemption and home
stead. lie employed an army OF cowboys TO
squat on every quarter section not absolutely
worthless in all that country and i'm this
manner gathered ii in at the Government
price.
s&a
A Washington gentleman who talks Vir-
ginia politics like a native said this to me
lately: There ae cities in Southwestern
Virginia whose inhabitants claim 2j, 900 pop
ulation that by the census of 1880 were unin-
corporated villages Of 100 or more This ae-
cessioB of population has come from the
negroes of North Carolina, from the whites
of East Tennessee, and from the foreign i'm
migration of the North, principally Welch
miners All of them, With scarcely an ex-
ception, are Republicans in politics. Their
votes will be cast, on general principles, for
Wise. In tide-water Virginia and in the up
per valley the vote for Lee will be over
wheiining. But in Southern and South
western Virginia. with an increase of over
10000 people since 1880, there will be at
least J0,000 new voters whose suffrages will
be cast for Wise"
Vi that is true he can not be elected.
The Boise City Republican has this to say
of an indianapolis boy:
The telegraphic dispatches bring the in
formation that Mr.. Spruille Braden, the
Superintendent of the United States Assay
Office at this place, has been appointed
Superintendent of the Assay office located at
Helena, Mont, the largest and most import
ant of the Government Assay offices with
the exception of the one at New
York. Mr.. Braden is young man of extra
ordinary ability and though Democrat,
and the first Democrat ever appointed
To a Federal position in the Territory, has
shown himself to be so thorough going, self
reliant and competent that he has made for
himself hosts OF friends, irrespective of party
prejudices, and his only enemies are MEM
bers OF despicable and corrupt ring in his
own party to whose unscrupulous dictation
he would not yield This will leave a va
cancy i'm the office here, which will probably
be filled by some Democrat, and while we
would nothing to say in regard to the dis
tribution of Democratic patronage, ii is TO be
hoped that Mr.. Braden's successor will be
man of the same stamp as himself, who may
be respected and honored by all. and who
will reflect honor upon the position he fills.