The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-12

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| resulting duty that these witnesses shall be
protected from injury on account Of their testi-
mOny. The Investigations OF criminal offcnscs
are often rendered futile and the punishment Of
crime impossible by the intimidation OF Wit
J nesscs
The question OF trusts is considered and the
President says that when they are organized
for the purpose OF depressing healthy competi-
tion or TO monopoize the production or sale Of
gerons conspIracies against the public good and
should be mtas the subject Of prOhibitOry and
even penal legislation.
CAPITALIZATION LAWS.
Our naturalization laws SHOULD be so revised
as 10 make the inquiry into the character and
good disposition towards our government Of
the persons applying for citizenship more
thorough. Those who come to our shores TO
swell the injurious influences and to extend
the evil practices Of any association that do
fes our laws should not only be denied citizen
ship but . dOmicile.
BANKRUPTCY Law
The enactment OF q National bankrupt law Of
character 70 be permanent part Of our legis-
| lation Is desirable 1t should be simple In its
method and inexpensive In its administration.
| POSTAL SERVICE AND NAVY.
The President concurs in the suggestions
made by Secretary Of the Navy Tracy and Post
mastcr-Gcneral Wanamaker in their annual re-
ports OF methods to increase the strength Of our
| naval force and improve the ef1ciency Of the
| postal service.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
exhibits the transactions OF the Government
| With the Indian tribes. Substantial progress
drcn Of school age and in the allotment OF lands
/ 70 adult Indians Our treaty stipulations should
be observed with fidelity, and our legislation
ests Of an ignorant and helpless people.
| The reservations are now generally surround
ed by white settlements. We can no longer
! push the Indian back into the Wilderness and
| II remains only. BY every suitable agency, TO
push him upward into the estate OF self-sup-
porting and responsible citizen. For the adult
| the first step Is TO locate him upon farm, and
for the child TO place HMM school. School at
tendance should be promoted by every
moral agency and these falling should
/ for Indians have been very successful and
should be multiplied. and as far as possible
should be 50 organized and conducted as to
/ facilitate the transfer Of the schools to the
/ States or Territories in which they are located
i when the Indians in neighbOrhOOd have ac
cepted citizenship aud have become otherwise
/ fitted for such transfer.
The agreement between the Sioux Indians
and the commission appointed 10 negotiate Tor
the release OF the lands belonging to that trfbc
/ will be transmitted to Congress In due time
1 BY that agreement about 100000 acres Is re-
/ leased to the Government. No results have as
| yet been obtained as result OF the negotiations
! between the commission appointed for that
! purpose and the Cherokee tribe relative to the
| cession OF their lands, nor Is II believed
that q conclusion can DC Immediately
| expected The cattle syndicate now occupying
/ these lands for grazing purposes Is clearly re-
| sponsible for the obstruction or the negotia-
tions. These lands ought not to be and can not
| long be held for the advantage OF q few against
] the public interests. The Government has un-
der the treaties certain rights In these lands.
These will not be used oppressively, but II can
not be allowed that those who by suf1erance oc-
4 cupy these lands shall interpose to defeat the
wise and beneficent purpose OF the Govern.
ment.
4 The President refers TO the opening OF the
Oklahoma Territory. and says that he was re-
luctant TO issue his proclamation throwing
4 open the lands TO settlement because Congress
4 had made no provision for civil government
for the people who were TO be invited to settle
thereon except as the court at Musccgec OF
the United States courts In some OF
the adjoining States had power 70
enforce the general laws. But in view
Of the fact tina; several thousand persons: many
the borders of the Indian Territory with . view
Of securing homesteaas on the ceded lands, and
that delay would involve them in much loss and
lamation. naming the noon hour on
April - last as the time entrance
would be free to the Territory; It is much to
the credit Of the settlers that they very general
1 ~ observed the limitation as to the time when
they might enter the Territory. Care will be
taken that those who entered IN violation q
the law do not secure the advantage they un.
fairly sought. 1t is estimated that there are now
in the Territory about $1,000 people and several
| considerable towns hare sprung up, for which
temporary municipal governments have been
organized.
lie very urgently recommends that Congress
~ once pIoslue y ierIIoIial soseInnent IoI
any time lead to violent outbreaks are awaiting
..ie ~ n - couIls lol .nsI psa1siuI ~
yus.nc.t; ~ .iner.un .;, s.nIus W acI kos'
but i Is neither safe nor wise to leave these
people longer TO the expedients which have
temporarily served them.
Provision should be made for the acquisition
| Of titles to town lots in towns now established
IN Alaska for locating town sites ana Tor the cs
,i dapnsHent o n,uheipai governments. ,.a Any
| u.ispusl,u,ii e .ne pupae ianus aHu ans lssuIs
lions relaling 70 timber anu 70 Ine nshsrles
snouIu nave klholy fegarM 70 Ine ihteIcsls o.
| w nalIe.s ~ app,,opL LIa,loa ~ cauSaioH
snouiu nei'nel ue oserleoheu .'N nor s'ih'eu'
| RIGHTS OF SETTLERS
ln the administration o1 Lne land laws inc
pchcy OF Iaciiitatlng IN every proper way the
adjustment o. the honest claims OF lndlvlduo
settlers on the public lands mas been pursued
Only those VINO are iamillar WIN the conditions
Inaer Wnlcn our agIlcuturai iands nave peei
| settled can appreciate the serious ana often
iatal consequences TO the settler OF policy
that puts his title under suspicion or delays
the assurances o. his patent. While care \
not be imputed without reason
| The manifest purpose OF the Homestead anc
Preempt,on laws WAS TO promote the settle
mem ment q o., me pnpilc DOMAIN o. persons navlng
selected lands. Where this intent Is vel
established and the requirements of the Law
| SosA'FAASN "Ns@s sAes
claimant is entitled to prompt ant
friendly consideration OF his case But where
there is reason to believe that the claimant !,
the mere agent OF another who Is seeking e
evade law intended to promote small hold
lngs and TO secure by fraudulent methods large
tracts OF timber and other lands both principa
and agents should not only be thwarted IN theil
fraudulent purpose but should De made to fee
the full penaltles OF our criminal statutes Ths
laws should De SO administered as not 10 con
found these two classes and TO visit penaltie:
only upon the latter
PENSIONS
am not unaware that the pension roll al
ready involves u very large annual expenditure
neither am deferred by that fact from recon
mending that Congress grant pension to sucl
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors OF th4
civil war as having rendered substantial seryic.
during the war, are now dependent upon thei
own labor for maintenance and by disease OF
casualty are incapacitated from earning It.
Many OF the men who would be included il
this form OF relief are now dependent upoi
public aid, and it does not in my judgment con
sist with the National honor that they shall
continue to subsist upon the local relic
given indiscriminately to paupers instead o.
upon the special and generous provision Of the
Nation they served SO gallantly ana unselnshly