The Dillon tribune., 1886-10-22

-'"" ,"''">: The people through ,h,. !
congress OF these United S.o,., h.,,
,"'"e.' ana c"'>ed 70 be enacted liberal ~,
"e''''a' laws regarding the l;i>rosa, OF,
''e p"o!1c domain to actual settler. j.,
ger that these Territories ,nav be s.,,,,, -,
oy athri!'v and industrious Gins. ~, -: ,
~eo>' ana That BY such settlement ,h,>,r,.
'''of'es might eventually be erected ;r,,,
Young and prosperous comuonwa,,,hs
e'p'o'e OF ana entitled to >elt.yovernmc,,
ana statehood. whenever their ;,du<..;,.
"e'''''' ana population should cn,itlc them
10 e"ese glorious rights and privileges:
IN" ''@'''"S: One Wr,. y. I. Sparks
commissioner OF the general land ot)i,, ~
q series OF repre'aensiblc and indet,n.ib,
rules and regulations applying to, and de;,.
ions constituting the public land laws. Ia,
perverted every principle of Justice, .oui,v
ana con''non.sen>e; and has hy reos,,
thereof subjected large number Of re,,.,,.
able and industrious citizens OF this Terri.
tory to great Inconvenience and unn,,p,.
sary expense:
Int 7>Nerrus: The sale; Spark, has by
MS acts, orders and rulings sought to prac.
tica'v annul and repeal the acts Of Con.
greSs relating to the disposal of the publ,
lands, and has in many instances violated
the letter and Spirit of said laws: The, etorc
be it
TrS"'f"' That we most c:nphu,icallv
dssapprove of the acts and policy inauour
ated and enforced by the said Sparks.
! That we see in his retention ii Ollie. the
deliberate purpose and intention o, Iii, al,
mini>tTa:ion OF President Cleveland to
retard the settlement and progress OF these
Territories: to turn back the hands of:;;ue
upon the dial OF progress Tor the p,lrpos,
OF preventing them from enjoying the ill.,
turc benefits and privileges OF >cli-sovern-
ment by denying to them .hy rn>>1nli.,,>
OF STATEHOOD;
Hr~17f7' Thai the citizens Of Montana
| Territory have suffered il, full measure
! through the existence Of these evils: that
we arraisn the present administration
tto::--
That it has given couutenu.ltc and sup.
port to the disgracelul and unprincipI,d
war upon silver, thereby practically dc
strovinH one O: the chief industries OF this
territory.
That it has countenaccu ard approved
Of the di>graceiul action and policy OF VIM
y. !. Sparks III permitting him 10 pcrsc.
cute, h;ra>s and annoy the citizens o, this
! Territory by harsh, nonscnscal and unjus
orders concerning the cuttin. OF timber
and approving OF his pcrvcr>ions and re-
peals Of public land laws by delaying hon.
est, bona lide settlers OF this Territory in the
acquisition of titles to their lands.
RsM';"d:' That the retention OF the said
Sparks in Office is an insult to-. an outrage
upon every honest settler upon the public
, domain, auda convincing proof OF the an
friendly and unpatriotic attitude OF the ad'
min;stration Of President Cleveland TO.
wards this Territory.
Rs~l,nd:-That as american Citizens
we contemplate with shame and humilia
, ton the cringing subserviency of the al
mins,ration TO the unjust demands Of :
powerful and arrogant foreign power, t.
the yrea, damage Of the fishing industries
of the New England coast; and the blus
terins braysadocio and bullyism assume,
BY it towards !, weak and helpless >ste
rcpublic-whosc only o!tensc was that j
sought to punish a journalistic blackguar'
for injuries done to the character and goot
name of its citizens
R.~q,.d: That the Dcmocra,ic admin
istration OF prcsilcn. Cleveland has utter
" failed to keep the solemn pledges upon
which it came into power-
1t promised rct:cnc''ncnt and economy
but has been the most c\.rava.ant eve
known.
|, promised! to uphold and protect th'
honor and dignity OF the Republic and t
protect its citizens in all .hcir rights OF per
son and property, both at home and abroad
but has proved itself incapabl: OF dom:
either.
II promised Civil Service Reform, bu
Ia, made that phrase odinu> By not onl,
removing from office, bu, attempting u
blackcn the character Of thousands OF on
best citizens many Of them old so'<''c's--
upon the cowardly subtcrfugc OF "o'lcn>'''
partisanship."
R.<ol;xl: That the Republicans Of lea
3D., verhead County, standing for that principle
of equal citizenship TO which is due the >"
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