The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-11-07
oLEvELAHD's ADMINISTRATION.
Of the Public Land Department in the
Interest Of the Actual Settler.
Taken from the Report of the Commission
or Of the General Land Office for
Fiscal Year 1888.

Total grants to railroad companies,
grants to states for railroad; purloses,
grants to states for wagon roads br this
Republican party since March 4th, 1851,
total in Il years iS5 ,il5, MS AZ ;lcres.
From March +th. l7S9, tu March 4tl,,
1861, only -, ,s.4 ,0S3.37 acres.
Excess by republican purity in IA years
over all time l5G sol ,l59.l0 acres.
Since March 4th, 1875, no railroad
grants of any kind have been made.
From March 4th, 1885 to June 3Oth,
1sss, democratic administrator 49,
l5S, 800 81 acres restored to public domain
and opened for entry and settlement,
and 65 ,02O ,53s So acres recommended for
restoration, making grand total restor.
ed and recommended for recovery of
I4s,l79, ,5oS. 81 acres, These are forfeited
land grants made by the Republican
party. Tie Democratic party now goes
before the country with record in pub
lie lands showing it to be the friend Of
the people and the enemy of land mono-
poists and corporations. '''
/. 1t has put q stop to the improvided
and wrongful granting Of the public do
main to corporations.
2. 1t has insisted upon interpreting
grants already made to corporations in
the interests OF the people instead of the
corporations.
8. 1t has enforced, as far as possible
the terms of contracts with corporations
by which grants should lapse TO the gov
ernmsnt upon failure by the grantee to
comply with their conditions.
4. 1t has made an actual restoration to
the public domain of over eighty mil
lions ofarres wrongfully distracted there.
from.
5. 1t has in process of restoration ovel
sixty-five million acres more.
q. 1t has boldly rescinded the pernlci
ols orders of Republican executive Off
cials thdrawing lands from settlement
and entry within the indemnity limit'
of railroad grants,
7. 1t has torn down the unlawfu
fences of cattle kings and allowed homes
settlers an opportunity to enjoy til,
privileges which the law gives, of going
anywhere upon the public domain the
choose,
8. II has insisted upon an honest com
lance with the terms Of the law on til,
part of those who made entries of publ
lands, and has fearlessly protected tn
"honest settler" however poor and Oh
scure from every attack, however ric
and powerful the attacking party ma
be.
0. 1t has began the good work Of re
jectiug false and fraudulent private Ian
claims,
10. 1t has held for cancellation fo
fraud over 5000 entries, aggregating owe
100000 acres OF land.
IL. During the year 1887 alone, !, Is
entries, covering 10000 acres of Ian
were actually cancelled for fraud,
12. 1t is to-day doing more work an
better work in the general land ofiic
and the interior department than wa
ever done under any former administr,
tion with an equivalent force.
MoRsIsrowN, TENN, July 4, 1883.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
Gentlemen-Five years ago was so IN.
fortunate as to contract an extremely bad
case of blood poison. My bones achsd and
my muscles began to swell and contract. /
was under treatment OF the physician from
the inception of the disease until found
that he could do me no good. Then,
through the advice Of friend began tax
ing S. S. S. Your medicine seemed to have
an immediate effect. / took six bottles, and
to-day am sound and well. That was two OF
three years ago, but have seen no evidence
Of the return Of the disease, and ! take this
opportunity to thank you for what It has done
for me. It saved my life. You can refe,
any one to me. X. M. WALL.
FARhfERsvILLE, TEX, June -, 1888.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
Gentlemen-The mother of a membei
Of our firm was afflicted with a cancerou.
sore on her face for about twenty years
During the past few years 1t troubled hel
very much by continued pain and itching
She used your S. S. S., and the sore ha,
disappeared and is apparently well. Shouit
It break out again, will advise you.
Very truly,
PENDLEToN, YEARLY & riley,
.a Duggists,
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