The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-18

10 states IOr n.H. puEpO0c0 lU,Z4U,Uo30U
To states for wagon roads 2,bSO.S 78M
Total. ..........l6 6, 4lt, 2O6.H
More than two and one half times -
much land % there are In Great Brit
tain and Ireland. and God only knows
whether the people OF the United
States would now have one acre of
public land had not . democratic
house Of representatives camo thunder
ing down the halls Of the capitol on
March 4th, 1875. From that day 70 the
present no railway grants Of any kind
Of land have been made by congress.
Ut this 1856 millions Of acres the
present administration has restored to
the public domain over 50 millions Of
acres. and now has In the process Of
restoration over 6 millions more,
which think ID sure to be recovered
II the Elkin's, Dorsey's and Blaineis
are not restored to power BY the de-
feat Of Mr.. Cleveland.
In addition to this, the present ad-
ministration found about i've millions
of the public domain fenced up by
powerful cattle syndicates. These
syndicates, with the aid OF their cow
boys, drove of all settlers, but they
soon found q second hickory jackson
in the presidential chair who told
them their fences must 60 and gener-
ally they went. He also told them
they must leave the Indian lands they
had been so long appr0priating for
their exclusive paSturage. This was
bitter pill and committee represent
ing 20 millions Of capital was sent TO
Washington to bulldose the president
into q revocation of his proclamation.
You all remember the result. The
committee found man not easily
frightened. Mr.. Cleveland received
them politely. They stated their case,
the answer was substantially, "yOur
claims have been duly investigated
and have been found invalid, the gen.
eral Of the army. (The l8mented Sher-
idon) believes that the good of the
indians and the people Of the country
require that you vacate the indian
lands and you must Co." and the 20
millions sunk tOvery small proportions,
just ~ m alleged 50 millions did dur
ing the war. You will remember that
soon after the war commenced the
cOnfederates constructed the Ram
called the Monitor, which crashed
down upon and sunk the Cumberland
and all other war vessels lying off
Norfolk. As soon as the news reached
New York . committee, said to repre-
sent 50 millions Of capital, was dis
patched to Washington; they were In
troduced to Mr.. Lincoln by Judge
Davis, and were kindly received BY
him. The chairman made speech
claiming to represent SO mil
lions of capital, and imperatively de-
manded protection to the commerce Of
the country. Mr.. Linc0ln's answer, a.
told by COlfax, was: "Mr. chairman and
gentlemen of the committee, the diff.
ticulty with the government ID, we
haye no boat TO tack Ic the Monitor, and
ii had AZ much money as you say you
have would build . boat and give it
to the government" and the 30 millions
sunk out Of sight and Was meyer heard
of In connection with the Monitor or
any other vessel afterwards.
The Pension Bureau deserves a
special notice. Never has there been
SO much honest work done Ia the
same time by the Bureau AZ in the
last four years. In the first place every
pension agent appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
land. through whose hands nearly 81
millions Of money passess annually, Is
well qualified ex soldier with one
solitary exception. and that Ii Mrs. NJ.
A. Mulligan, Of Chicago, widow Of the
brave and distinguished general Null
ligan, who was killed In battle; one
other soldier, ST.. Wilson, who lost both
legs In the battle of Gettysburg. ap-
pointed by President Arthur, has been
retained by Mr.. Cleveland notwith-
standing great pressure on the mart OF
wounded democratic soldiers for his
place. In our own state . clever man.
but machine politician, had occupied
the pension agency under republican
rule for long time he had to give
away to q well qualified union soldier.
General Black III = recent speech sums
up the whole case, he said: .Tho de-
mocracy has held sacred and has far
advanced the claims Of the pensioner,
rs the common debt Of the common
people, to be sacredly. honestly and
munificiently paid; never since the
tender hand OF peace, first bound up
the wounds of rugged war; never since
the awful fruit Of battle numbered the
red earth never since men died,
women wept and children sOrr0wed,
has greater MuniHcents or more eager
Willingness been manifest than has
been shown to the pensioners by the
triumphant democracy which God
willing shall for many years pour the
nations Ievtving streams by the strick-
On and desolate.'
The.great question now before the
people Is, shall the nation levy custom
duties in excess Of the wants Of the
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