Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-11

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tention, happening In other parts Of the Soun.
try, have also suggested the propriety ~ 5ax.s
tending by legislation fuller protection to those
the United States. 3 ,s - 0our's 8
The question OF trusts is considered ma me
for tho purpose Of depressing healthy cemnati.
tlon or TO monOpoltze the production or snie Of
60 article OF general necessity they become don,
should be made the subject OF prOhibitorv ma
even penal legtslA 80 @5
NATURALIZATION LAWS, .sss8 s5sssE
Our naturalization laws should be 80 revised
good disposition towards our government Of
the persons applying for citizenship more
thorough those who come to our shores to
the evil practices OF any association that de.
nes our laws should not only be denied citizen
ship but domicile. -, 8
The enactment OF o National bankrupt law of
character to be permanent part OF our leRis-
lation Is desirable. It should be simple in It's
method and Inexpensive In Its administrations $i
POSTAL. SERVICE AND NAVY. =. ".-'s#.
The President concurs In the suggestions
made BY Secretary Of the Navy Tracy and POST
ports OF methods to increase the strength Of our
naval force and improve the efficiency OF the
THE INDIANS.
The report Of the Secretary Of the interior
exnlplts the transactions of the Government
with the Indian tribes. Substantial progress
mas been made in the education Of the chill
dren OF school age andin the allotment Of lands
10 adult Indians: Our treaty stipulations should
De observed with fidelity and our legislation
should be highly considerable OF tho best inter
ests OF an ignorant and helpless people,
The reservations IRE now generally surround.
ed by white settlements, We can no longer
push the Indian back into the Wilderness and
push him upward into the estate Of a self.sup.
porting and responsible citizen For the adult
me trst step y to locate him upon farm, and
tendance should be promoted by every
moral agency, and these failing, should
be compulsory. The National Schools sloei
should be multiplied and o. fur as possible
should be so organized and conducted as to
faoilitate the transfer Of the schools to the
when the Indians in . ncighborhood have nc
cepted citizenship and have become otherwise
fitted for such transfer. s-#
and the Commission appointed to negotiate for
the release Of the lands belonging to that tribe
will be transmitted to Congress in due time.
to Ee Is
yet been obtained ns result Of the negotiations
between the commission appointed for that
purpose and the Cherokee tribe relative to the
ceSSlon OF their lands, nor is it believed
that q conclusion can be Immediately
expected. The cattle syndicate now occupying
these lands for grazing purposes Is clearly re-
lions: 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 I'M
der the treaties certain rights In these lands
These will not be used oppressively, but it can
not be allowed that those who by sutrerance oc
cupy these lands shall tnterpose to defeat the
wise and benehcent purpose Of the Govern
ment.
THE OPENING OF OKLAHOMA.
The President refers to the opening Of the
Oklahoma Territory, and says that he was re-
open the lands to settlement because Congress
had made no provision for u 'civil government
for the people who were to be invited to settle
the adjoining States had power to
enforce tho general laws. But in view
Of them with their families, had gathered upon
| the borders OF the Indian Territory with view
Of securing homesteads on the coded lands, and
S 5smsTag 1 he did Tho issue his proc
April q last as the time entrance
the credit Of the settlers that they very general
| ly observed the limitation as to the time when
they might enter the Territory. Care will be
the law, do not secure the advantage they un n.
fairly sought. It is estimated that there are now
in the Territory about co., 600 people and several
considerable LOWS nave sprung up for which
organized t - 0,@sr:.5 - - -
He very urgently recommends that Congress
these people. Serious questions which nav At
any time lead to violent outbreaks are awaiting
the institution Of courts for their peaceful ad-
justment The American genius for sen-gov-
but 1t Ia neither safe nor wise to leave these
people longer to the expedients which have
temporarily served them.
RIGHTS OF SETTLERS.
In the administration Of the land laws the
policy OF facilitating in every proper way the
adjustment Of the honest claims Of individual
Only those who are familiar with the conditions
under which our agricultural lands have been
settled can appreciate the serious and often
fatal consequences to the settler Of q policy
that puts his title under suspicion or delays
the issuances OF his patent. While care is
taken to prevent and to expose fraud it should
not be imputed without reason
The manifest purpose Of the Homestead and
Presumption laws was to promote the settle
ment of the public domain by persons having
an Were intent IS as
have been. substantially complied with the
friendly Of his case Bae wh ana
there Is reason to believe that the claimant Is
the mere agent Of another who Is seeking to
eva svade law intended to promote small hold
tracts Of timber and other lands both principal
and agents should not only be thwarted in their
Ir8uOulonJ purpose OUT should De made to feel
the full penalties Of our criminal statutes. The
laws should be so administered as not to con-
found these two classes and to visit penalties
27F3 ~ PENSIONS. 2-'".s'@ 1, Il -!
am not unaware that the pension roll al.
ready involves very large annual expenditure,
neither am deferred by that fact from recon-
mending that Congress grant pension to such
honorably- discharged soldiers and sailors Of the
civil war ns, having rendered substantial service
during the war, are now dependent upon their
own labor for o maintenance and by disease or
casualty are incapacitated from enrning it.
Many Of the men who would be included In
this form of relief are now dependent upon
public aid, and it does not In my Judgment con.
l,ist with the National honor that they shall
continue to subsist upon the local relief
given Unfortunately to paupers instead OF
upon the special and generous provision OF the
Nation they served SO calamity and unselfshly.
Our people Will, am sure, very generally ap-
prove such legislation ID. 81. !gs
existing law that should be remedied. To some
of these the Secretary Of the Interior has called
attention. 1t is gratifying to be able to state
that by the adoption Of new and better
methods In the War Department the caNs of
the Pension Office for Information as to the
military and hospital records Of pension
claimants are now promptly answered and tho
injurious and vexatious delays that have here
tofore occurred are entirely avoided. This will
greatly facilitate the adjustment OF oil pending
claims. n
81 THE NEW STATES > -
The advent Of four new States, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana and washington, into
the Union under the constitution Ia the same
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