Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-05

junction VITA inc mlrsilals OF inc Uniteu
States 10 preserve the peace, aud upon their
requisition 10 use the troops 10 aid them 10
executing warrants and In quictius any r.ots
OF breaches OF tho peace that might occur.
lie was further directed to use his influence
10 promote good order, and to avoid any con-
fiicis between or with the settlers. Relieving
that the introduction and sale OF
liquors. whore no legal restraint or
regulations existed, would endanger the pub
lie peace, and In view OF the fact that such
liquors II ust first DO introduced into tho Indl-
an Reservations before reaching the whole
settlement l further directed tho gene; al
commanding to enforce tho laws relating 10
tho introduction of ardent spirits into the In
dian country, The presence OF tho troops
has given q source OF security to the well dis
posed citizens and FASTENED 10 restrain tho
lawloss. In ono Instance tho officer In imme-
diatc command OF tho troops went
further than doomed Justlhablo, IN support
Ing tho de mcio municipal government OF
Guthrie, aud he was SO Informed aud directed
the interfeienco of, tho military "a tho sup
port OF the marshals on tho lines indicated In
tho original order. l very urgently recon-
mend that congress at once provide u tori
toflal government for these people, Serious
questions which may at any time lead to vio-
lent outbreaks AFRO awaiting the institution
of courts for their peaceful adjustment. Tho
American genius for solf government has
neither safe nor wise to leave these people
longer 10 the expedents which have tempo
rarily served them,
Provision should be made for tho acQuisi-
ton OF titles to town lots In towns now es-
tablished 10 Alaska, for locating town titcs
and for tho establishment OF municipal gov
crnments. only tho mining laws have been
extended To that territory and no other form
OF title TO lands can now be obtained. The
general land laws wee framed with refer
cnce TO the disposition OF agricultural lands
and II IL doubtful IL their operation IN Alaska
would be beneficial. We have fortunately
not extended 10 Alaska the mistaken policy
OF establishing reservations for the Indian
tribes and can deal with them from the be-
ginning as individuals with, am sure, bet
ter results; but any disposition Of the public
lands aud any regulations leading to timber
and to the fisheries should lave u kindly re-
gard TO their interests. Having no power 10
levy taxes, tho people Of Alaska nro wholly
dependent upon tho general government, TO
whose revenues the seal fisheries mako u
large annual contribution, An appropriation
Tor reductions should neither be over ooked
nor stinted. The smallness oi tho population
and the great distances between the fettle-
mcnts offer serious obstacles TO the establish.
meut OF the usual territorial form OF govern
mcnt Perhaps tho organization OF several
sub-dlstricts, with small municipal council
OF limited powers FOR each, would be safe and
useful Attention Is called In this connection
10 suggcstlonsof the secretary OF the treasury
relating To the establishment OF another port
OF entry In Alaska, and OF other needed Gus
toms facilities and regulations.
In the administration OF tho land laws the
policy OF facilitating In every proper way the
adjustment of the honest claims OF individual
settlers on the public lauds has been pursued.
The number of pending cases had during tho
preceding administration been rrently in-
creased under the operation OF orders FOR
time suspending inal action In n largo
part OF tho eases originating In the west
and northwest, aud by the subscaucnt use OF
unusual modes of examination Only those
who arc familiar with tho conditions under
which our agricultural lands have been set
tied can appreciate the serious aud often
fatal consequences TO tho settler, OF policy
that puts his tillo under suspicion, o, delays
tho issuance OF his patent While care Is taken
10 peryent and to expose fraud, 10 should not
be disputed without reason. Tho manifest
purpose OF the homestead and presumption
laws was TO promote the settlement OF the
public domain by persons having "a bona ildc
intent to make home on the selected lands.
Where this Intent Is welt established AMI the
tho rcauiroments of the law have been sub.
stnntiuly coupled with tho claimant IL en-
titled TO n prompt and friendly considcru.
ton OF his case; but where there Ia reason To
believe that the claimant is tho mere agent
OF apothcr who Is seeking 10 cyndu a law la,
tended to promote small holdings, aud 20
secure by fraudulent methods large tracts
OF timber and other lands, both
principal and agents should not only be
thwaried In their fr,dulent purpose, but
should be made TO feel the full penalty OF our
criminal statutes Tho lava should bo 40 adj
minlstercd ms not to contound these two class
cs and to visit penalties only upon tho latter
Tho unsettled state of the title to large bodies
of lands In tho territories OF New Mexico and
Arizona has greatly retarded the development
of those ter, tories. Provision should be made
by law for the prompt trial and final adjust
ment before n judicial tribunal or commission
of all claims based upon Mexican grants. 1t
Is not lust 10 an intelligent aud cnterprIsing
e,plc that their peace should he disturbed
and their prosperity retarded by On, SO o. con
tcntions. I express the hope that tho differ
cnces Of opinion IA to methods may yield to
the emergency OF the case 1--WE.
The law provides q pension for every sol
dlcr and sailor who WAS mustered into Inc
service OF the United States during the civil
war and Is now suffering from wounds or
disease having an origin IN tho service and
the line of duty. Two of tb -ee necessary
facts, viz; Muster and disability, arc usually
susceptible OF easy proof: but the third
origin In the service "a often dlficult, aud 10
many deseI wing casca impossible 10 establish
That very many of those who endured tho
! hnrJshIps OF our most bloody aud arduous
campaign, are row disabled from diseases
that Ind n real but not traceable origin In
| service, we do not doubt. Besides these, are
another clnss composed OF men many of
whom served an enlistment OF tho full three
wears. and re-enlIsted veterans who added u
fourth wear of service, who ESCAPED the cas-
ualtIcs of battles and the assaults OF disease,
who we're always ready for any detail, who
were In every battle line OF their command.
and were mustered out In sound cath, and
have since the close OF tho war, while fight
ing with the same indomtable and indcpend.
ent spirlt the contest of civil
life, been overcome by disease.
am not unaware that tho pension roll al.
| ready involves II very large annual cxpendl-
tire: reitbcr am / deferred from tbt I IN, /
from recommending that congress grant "A
pension TO such honorably discharged soldiers
| and sailors OF the civil war as, having rem.
dercd substantial service during tho war; are
now dependant upon their own labor for
! a maintenance, and by disease or casualty
| arc incipltatcd for earnings. As many of the
mcnt, who would be included In this form OF
relief are now dependant upon public aid. II
does not In my Judgment consist with the ma
tionid honor that they shall continue TO sub
sist upon the local relief given indIscrimin-
alely to paupers, instead OF upon the special
and generous provision OF tho nation they
served so CALAMITY and unselfishly. Our peo-
pie will, 1 am sure, generally approve such
legislation, and | am equally sure that the
survivors OF tho union army and navy will
feel grateful sense of relief when this
worthy and suffering class OF their comrades