The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-26

THE FRIEND or THE Poor.
WAT 80 ns.ssvssy. Dsssss ~ shsss
Lease 81 Fewer. Ms Desc g 1se's.@
sL~ l-snd Scr 'hs People Whiea nes
y.e~s. UaIusely Donssed - Coeperaslens
~ she Isspsslle.a fsrsy.
John g. Carlisle. Speaker Of the
House d Representatives and one q
the most prominent and eloquent %
American statesmen. lately delivered :
powerful address "a his fellow citizens
Of Coyington. Ky. from which tho fol-
lowing extract Il taken:
The policy Of the Government ofthc CnItcd
states IN rciativn "a the disposition q -
pubic Lands = q y ys ~. sss es s,sec.slis -
those who work for waxc< much more IN
porsant gentlemen than . Eenerally sup,
large area q sssnie lands has eonsr!bosed
kcep - tbe wages Of Amer can labor ~ tnIs
syrs ion ss is ssf s n 81 ana s.. ny
vas Impossible 20 reduce bis wagcs ocIos =
certain point Prior 20 -. there never he'd
acre of your public lands 70 any private cor
Var when sbs bemocrsfic party gcneslls
~ rspssi tscrs vas not q acre o. your pub
Il is true shss ~ sherman has Frequently q
m maj Land grants 20 railroad corporstIons
party ~ ! s.sss O isns. = e ss.'ss e 4.
making this statement gentlemen. ~. bnsr-
man does himself very. xroe: in{ostice. - -
cause be knows very vel that the Dcmocr,u ~.
D Dossy Cs nsus Rsrosd Company Or any Other
81 act srsnflnr about s.sol.eo, acre. q land.
o. or i IN eli the people ~ that great
| state With this land the state OF Illinois sue
oeeded in having constructed lEl miles @
| Company by which the company WAS " pay
/ into the treasury OF the State every year
| certain percentage on net earnings ana IN
s sres sh r cee about sisSc ana are re-
| ccIving everv year . large part Of tine rcvenue
required 10 defray the expenses Of their stAt<
Th.s then. vas not grant to any. private
| corporation. but grant Of land 20 the state
~ Illinois for the benefit 81 Al ~ tnx-psyers
1875 acres OF land. But IN ISL Tor the nrsl
| time in the leg.sisfsOn Of this country. tn<
policy vas inauRurafed ~ 2 Republican .on
Corporations There had been. uD 70 tha'
time. granted TO twelve Of the states for th<
purpose - enabling them 70 construct o q ~
acres OF land. and they succeeded IN hasin1
con sfructed out Of the proceeds q tbs lans
miles q r.rosd e ssc one s ~1ls pot
friends took control BY acts passed iron
is6s 70 1854 when there Vas scarcely
Democratic vote n either - branch cs, -. z
road companies 1.s4.<0 acres OF land
These corn panies constructed under the>'
acts S:,s miles q rsilrosd: or one mile =, E
lie lands. These companies according 70 thei
own reporfs have sold those lands ~ an aver
pre- O. 9 Rsr ssss e a. se
b. them, g3s0O. In addition 20 this the Gov
eminent issued its bonds- bearing intere~
payable e the =, s'q y y sss
sane companies upon which INC GOV ernm ss Z Z
has been paving interest every SIX month
from that time 70 this . That IS
people Of the United States more than tlDn
i00. DO So that the Government rave 70 ther
is ov. noDS, g ps9 s q rosS e
sfructcd Therefore. they have received fro,
th<- Government fsS 80 in lands for each nil
escS nm mile 81 road constructed: 50 thai the
! have received altogether In bonds and land
J fss ~ for every mile Of road constructs
t and rs Sns q the sortns people 81 n
country--profess 70 Be In favor o. resiorin
I / this land 70 the public domain. and prescr'
ne Ssss 'cs IS he es When
eighth ~ INK CONGRESS n over Who's deliberations
go ny lana g SSs 70 the s'
I pie. [App-ause1 In addition 10 the MI
i railroad companies about which ! ha'
u Claiming grants under various acts o. CO
/ cis minr about iioe1o10 acre. Of lands; :
II an area flvc times q large Is the who
i state Of Kentucky. These companies clati
. ing those 1I00o0lD acres had not constrns
II Congress. yet when went INTO that chair {
!, the frst Monday OF December. lsSk not q
solitary acre OF these one hundred and 2.
a COMMITTEES on Public Lands was apposr
Q "a. which at once began : thorough inves
Y shss ID II 70 The prsse II time Ne have succeed.
= in forfcsting aud restoring 20 the public q
a main. By acts which have passed both hous
msies 81 territory. twice as large . tract
the whole state NJ Kentucky. IApplens1
e This amou Mt Of your public lands: Which -
;, psnies We have s nov succeeded in rrstoril
! one &c Congress and hsif o. another, Bssid
Hoo.e q Repre.ensssives bills forfens
10 restoring TO The public domain 3. &O.sH ncr'
q which the senate has not yet sEreed %; ms
h are now on the calendar Of the Hou'
= | with favorahle report OF the Committee I
:. Public Lands awaiting action Of the hou
. l next session bills forfeiring about -
L square miles more And thus No expect
y. 70 on. n We succeed In rotaininx control
y the House Of Representatives in the exec
II ton OF this policy Of juse1ec and r1xht 70 Z
a people until eveyy e0e q land ,wprupcl
N GRANTED away and Improperly held ~ pr.v1
le coPporafions shall be restored 20 TIE pun
D. domain and kept Tor honesfeads Tor the y
I. pie. single bill passcd b. TIE House .
- recent eeesion proposes 10 restore 90 the ~
v lie domain over thirty-six million acrcs
- land whbch the House claims have not -
n earned ~ the rnileoah companies now clni
" Ing H. hut the Senate has rcfn<ed 20 con-
Ie in H.: in other words. bas bgreeo % y
q euch a ainendment a1vi make the bill &
felt onIv two OF thru miIli6n ocrrs % ta1
er wiviue 70 the railroad company about tnfr
two million % which q y not entitled
g at OUGHT TO LANcuisH-
III Thus n. nlnsne nsaseaS Absst Z
n / Counsry's Prosperity. sd - Iaeress
y. R~fuseo % Fnco the Knctes