Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-23

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Extraordinary consequence Of evil 70 the
present and future Of the states and ter.
ritories affected by this order. it becomes
pertinent to inquire upon what author
ity Of law and what warrant Of fact this
wholesale slaughter Of the rights Of 252.
753 citiz"ns Of this country is based, The
authority Of law is raised by co,struc,
ti"n, by implication. and that is raised
BY what ls Gu led evidence furnished by
the published report Of eighteen special
agents who ARE relied upon to impeach
the w"rn evidence of 1921 claimants
and l66 5O2 di-interested witnesses and
VIII" must have sworn for them, aud in
addition to this the 9th: lin i,nsn Vt the
trusted local land officers Of the govern
mcnt. Some OF the evidence (rclmrt>)
OF the special ngens would seem to com
mend itself To the rdicule uf all reason
able men by statements Of tbs kind:
l give it as my opinion tha, in Kan
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ton Is ~ per cent to 10 per Cent, "f bona
hde and y '..itly successful cultivttors.
HIRE the gentleman Is speaking OF
timber culture c!uim.. and, on the
strength Of this opinion II IL mar
hired to hunt down these settler. Of the
frontier, All order issues st.pen ing not
only timber culture patents, but all pat.
ents. When before, with the approval
OF civilized men, Was the opinion Of HI
inforn,er taken as ground for the sus-
: et,slcn Of the due course Of Law? NJ
II from the west, that region which -uf-
fer- most from the aggrsssion3 Of the
landed corporations, but will sympathize
with the commissioner in his effort To pro-
tectthe public domain from the encroach.
ments Of the corporations Of all kinds,
whether cattle kings, 30 called, or rail-
roads. We do not object 10 he susl,en-
sion OF timber culture entries or to the
suspension Of any entry Of whatever
kind whenever aspeci6c charge o. fraud
liz made agains. that entry. We do pro
ties. against q cloud being cast upon the
honest claims Of settlers on the agricul.
tural lands Of Nebraska, and other states
and territories, by the dust raised by
eighteen spies who're official heads hang
upon the slender thread Of the caprice
Of an administration mad with reform,
and a department which believes itsel
laboring with a mountain Of fraud, which
seems to breathe Hi atmosphere Of sub.
picion, and which appears more than
willing to see the sweat-stained face Of
the western settlers masked and con
temptible scourdrels intent on robbine
the people Of their great patrimony, the
public lands. Does it not occur to the
honorable commissioner that he is doing
in these states and territories, where the
land il valuable for agriculture, the very
thing that the l~snd-grabbers and thieves
want done? These men are poor, good
proh they are not rascals. They are
not prepared for q siege, much less can
they Withstand for years the FIRE Of Off.
eisl batteries. They have some rights
~ human being they are not Wholesale
liars. Men do notconmit perjury by the
hundred thousand. This order covers
half u continent. Men do not ALL by the
continent-hey do not attempt TO take
~ empire by perjury. Men are not
punished geographically, or condemned
by the million without their day in court.
The reasonable doubt which save. the
wretch trembling for his life, 'the pre-.
sumption Of ~innoceuce' which guards Us
all, speaks for these men and demand.
that the heel Of the department Of the
interior e taken from the NECK 81 these
settlers"