The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-28
ARKANSAS CRY. Feb. 1s. 1899.

Friend Nead,-I received n state
ment from you in regard to my sub
scription for the PLAIN DEALER
was negligent and let the time for
which l had paid run over. Please
find postal note for ~ 90, which please
put to my credit II want the paper
for the Howard county news in par
ticnlar. Then again ! want it for the
position taken in the cause Of hunan-
ity. When will the labor class learn
wisdom and elect men to make laws
some what In their interests and not
solely in the interest Of the money
power; tell you friend Mead, some
times get Disguised when men will
acknowledge that the legislation Of
the country is wholly in the interest
Of the monopolies OF the country, and
keep on voting with one or the other
Of the old parties. TO my mind there
is very little difference between the
democratic and republican parties.
~ Far as benefiting the I'oor man.
The position OF the democrats on the
tariff question is to my mind correct
and should have prevailed. like
the principles Of the old Greenback
party for the question of finance is
the most important question before
the country. DO away with national
banks and let the government issue
all the money. gold, silver and paper,
making all legal tender. The cheap
er the money comes to the people the
better, providing it is good money.
l noticed short article in the
PLAIN DEALER of February Il. in
regard to the cost of supporting the
Indians. You are right. the American
Indian is a nuisance. Since my resi-
dence here, l have had very good
opportunity Of learning something of
their manners and customs as the In
dian Territory is only 4. miles from
Arkansas City, and We see more or less
Of them almost every day.
Some tribes have one thousand
acres Of land for each man. woman
and child. which they rent for one or
two cents per acre to the cattle bar
ons; they do not want land to Guilt
vate, for they are an Idle, lazy race of
beings. If any one wishes to live
easy and have every thing furnished
to make them comfortable by the
Government, let them become an In
dian. You are well aware Of the des-
perate struggle that has been going on
i'm Congress in regard to the opening
up of Oklahoma proper and large
tracts Of land not included in Okla
holna proper to settlement as provid-
ed in the Springer bill SO called.
Thanks to the friends Of the bill for
their untiring efforts in the lower
house Of Congress. Of whom (ien.
Weaver was one Of the foremost). it
has passed that body and is now be-
fore the Senate. What its fate will
be in that body time alone can tell.
The cattle barons are making most
desperate efforts to defeat 1t in the
Senate as they did in the House
The country owes debt OF graft
tude to Gen. Weaver which they can
never pay. Would to tod we had
more men in Congress like him.
Arkansas City is situated within
four and one half miles Of the Terri
tory which is to be opened for settle
ment if the Springer bill becomes q
law, and it is fine country az the
sun ever shone upon. | send you q
paper containing the Springer bill re
it passed the House; also map Of the
Indian Territory. showing its proxiin-
ity to Arkansas City.
Very truly
S. s. LAMBERT.