The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-23

senator CARS speech
Ia another column will b. found he
speech at senator tall on the question
oi forteting the unearnod lands gta'.ted
To the northern Pacific railroad cnm-
lany. Thi- ~"r,h was delivered ia tho
inltrd States Senate, Nay 9,th. last.
The 81 inst. the senator delivered
another speech on the same subject.
which We like much ~" hst. hut which,
owing Ia it, length, W. arr unahl, 10
publish The one We iay l.fur, uur
rcad"re this morning, covers IA" ground
fully enough 10 -hnw ,othrm To- what an
extent tins question involves thu rights
AMI interest Of tli" people, aud how IN
ruriant to- TIN, country tIS that "" hat"
IN public office men able and Willing To-
grapplr with TIA" giant power Of the rail
road corporations. The great issue in
future between th" leading political par.
ties IN this country will be the people
aud their rights nn "n' sob, and tl,
railroad corporations AMI their power on
tl" ether. " Is - source "f infinite at.
i-fartiuu to ". H. know that senator
t'all j, IT, y" found on thu side uf the
p"oll'. tie clearly an'l uir,r,,orally
presents the proposition that the I'm.
earned lini4 granted H. tlr ,allroa,4
should H. restored IT, til" government
and held T., II fu, the future tlsr and
lanllr-+ should rilll hoii pr,ctd,n, IN
senator ''alI's .4tmation. lle also h.
lnyrs that To- h',t"w great l"i,r1 of land
on corporations. instead of rescr,ing
them for ,hr people. Is "A dangerous piece
ut the government AMI an act that may
mol only initiate against the sovereign
and Just right, of the people. Lat IN the
end ROY" to Il" II foil, AMI a crime.
II will lr interesting to the readers IF
Tnr NtW, to learn What senator Calls
rr"rmtitiun involves. IN July. 1851.
congress, granted To- the Northern nariti,
railroad runpan, l9.on, OOo acres Of the
public hands tu all in th,, constructor If
u r,lI,oal frum Lake superior To- PUGET
sound, "n the l.c'iit coast, III
tancr 1t over 1000 mules. This
grant VI. the most ininiiicrnt of
all Tia" ltlmcly Donations made IN
the rriui Iihrrallty tu all the runsltuc
/ tion If railroads" The band aiIcctrd 10y
thi, gran. and -uhlcc To- its operation ~
tended ~ width fort, mlh- along the
| railroad in All the States Though which
It passed, and eighty mlIcs IN width in
AL the E'tritWn~ \, senator tAll r..
marks, at was grant Of m rmplrr.
capable IT an~tnlnng millions Of l'o.
pie and equal to- amy conquest ly IN,
c"nvnrrIns army At any rrlul N hi,
torN." II r>crcdrd IN extent mora than
the area If llurlua. counting every acre
within IL limits solid. tllIahlc lahl.
l;u tins land was bestowed on tn,
Northern Pacific ralltuai COMPANY. 81
condition that the read should be- com
plttrd it. ,utlto l,neth within u specified
time The company failed t. comply
with the terms h the contract there
iorr. ITS Glands, since "" >pilatluuut IT,,
date Ii>rh for thrrnmpl,tlun ol the road
became s,IhIrrt IT, forfeiture, and sen
ator call contend, that the, should l.,
restored Ia tlu government. Tins Is hl.
rrupnsitlnn.
The Arguments against this itupu-itlut
4ccm weak enough. II j. commended h,
those who wish the road tn retain III,
grant that cuugt,s, has created a >rstr,
right in the land to- the raltual. tha
congtt>S cannot take away, rotwiih
standing the railroad has failed To- ear,
cut the conditions ut the contract. Il
other words. that congress has ahlultr,
it, sovereign power to- lr-i~latr III IL,
premises The law uuitr which the rol,
received the grant expressly pro, llr
that IT the road was not completed l.,
certain lrnGtI vt timr. the land shout,
revert to- the government and the at II
self lr without force ct effect. How
therefore. = it ru~-ihIr iut the tailr "a,