The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-30
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE. 7
WAsHINGToS, d. C., AUG. -, 1882
"Hon. George W Julian, Santa Fe, New Mexico
DEAR SIR am in receipt of your letter
of August Z, 1889, asking the reason why your
services were discontinued as surveyor general
of New Mexico.
"In reply would say that the reasons, what
ever they were are with the president, as there
is nothing on file in this Office, data OF any
kind from which the reasons can be ascer-
tanned. | knew nothing OF your removal, or
the cause therefor, beyond what / saw in the
papers which are as accessible to you as they
are to myself
"You may have been removed partly for
political and partly for personal reasons, as
there was toleraby strong pressure for your
removal from the territory, but as l did not
recommend your removal and was not con-
suited in the matter, / amunable to advise you
as 10 why the president made the change. AS
far as our personal relations are concerned
your retention in that Office would have been
agreeable 90 me, nor do 1 know any sufficient
reason for your removal, other than those
usually existing in a change or administration,
to the consequences of which you, well as
others, must expect to yield. Yours very
truly. w. II. STONE"
$50 il will be seen that was removed
tor political reasons only, in defiance OF
solemn pledges made TO the American peo-
pie by President Harrison, and OF the
principles declared in the Chicago plat
form. So far as my personal inclination
went, was very glad to quit my post in
New Mexico. There is little there to make
life attractive TO cultivated people, and l
am glad to be able TO pass my remaining
years among my friends and neighbors
here in Indiana, and in an atmosphere in
every way so congenial TO me- Still /
took pride in the work / was doing in
New Mexico in the interest of the govern
ment and the people, and | should have
preferred, even at the sacrifice OF my per-
sonal comfort, 10 have prosecuted il TO final
success or TO have turned il over 10 some
one who would have fought the rings of
land thieves as / had fought them. But
this was not TO be.
81 espoused the homestead policy as long
ago as 1915 or '46, and no public man in
the United States was before me as It's adj
vocate and champion. III / have any
national reputation that is specially hon
orable il is as the friend OF actual settlers
and the foe of monopolists during the past
forty-odd years. Ii was doubtless because
OF such reputation that Mr.. Cleveland sent
me to New Mexico, more than four years
ago. 10 wrestie with the republican rogue
ry that had scourged that territory for a
quarter OF a century. The fact is well
Der OF the senate committee on territories,
became well acquainted with the opera
tions Of Elkins, Dorsey, and other New
Mexican thieves. He knew these men also
through Gen. Lew Wallace, who was sew
era years governor of the territory and
thoroughly despised them. When he wrote
me, on the Sd OF last August You are
hereby removed from the office Of survey
or-general of New Mexico he knew that
had faithfully and courageously done my
| duty in trying to save the public lands
| from the spoliation of thieves and robbers,
and my removal was made solely at their
bidding. He knew, and so did these con-
| spirators that had shown by official doc
uments the theft of 100000 OF acres of
the public lands within that territory, and
that had indicated the emethods bywhich
a large portion OF this stolen domain
might be reclaimed. In view ofthese facts,
only one construction can be placed upon
| my removal"
TIE SENTINEL has private advices from
New Mexico TO the effect that since Mr..
Julians retirement the land thieves have
! crawled out of their holes and are again
running affairs in the territory with q high
hand. They fairly swarm about the land
offices, and several of the most notorious
among them make themselves much at
home there, as if they had the commits
siOns of the government in their pockets.
The land rings in New Mexico and the
other territories contributed literally TO
the Harrison campaign fund last year, and
| behold, they have their rewards.