The St. Johns herald., 1889-11-14
WOIaey and his Recommendations.

properly scores Gov. Wolfev and his eo-cOnspiratOrs upon their little
 scheme to steal by fraud and cor | ruption, the half, if not more, of the lands of this Territory suit
 able for cultivation and grazing. Such a scheme as is outlined in
 Wolheys recommendations to Con- gress, would not be. in its opera tions and effects, confined to Ari- zona alone, but its baleful infu- ence would be felt throughout the whole extent of country west of tlie
 Big Bend of the Arkansas and south of the tlirty-seventh parallel of north latitude, lying within the
 United States boundaries. In other words, this is another Central Pa rife. Union Pacific and Atlantic & Pacific land steal," gotten up by a combination of thieves to be rail- roaded through Congress. "Why should not Congress be as liberal to such corporations combination of land thieves as it has already, time and again, been to the rail- roads?" Can any one doubt the objects in view after considering the meaning, in its fullest extent, ] of the quotation above? Congress IS asked tO take for its precedent. former legislation by that body in favor of railroad land steals. as a justification for another steal as gigantic as those of the aforesaid railroads.
 We will make another quotation from the recommendations submit ted to Congress, or rather to the Secretary of the Interior for that purpose, by Arizona's great Lycur- gus, viz:
 If the above irrigation law was supplemented by change in the land laws that would permit the settler to give half his lands, and five dollars an acre Gur water right tO his remaining half. payable on reasonable tern s; together with the yearly payment of two dollars per acre for maintaining dams, reser vOirs, canals. etc, then the above law would serve a useful purpose "
 Please mark the virgin modesty of these "forty thieves" The poor devil of a farmer must first pay the government for his claim at the rate of $1.25 or S2.50 per acre, then afterward give halt Lis lands, and five dollars an acre for q water right" It is quite apparent to the most indifferent observer, that the parties to this gigantic land steal do not want the whole earth, they simply desire to gobble up HALF the lands within the territorial linn. it's of Arizona. Exclusive of the "half lands" steal, and the $5 pel acre "thumb-screw" steal, from the poor man who attempts to make q home in Arizona fur himself and family, these modest schemers want to virtually peon for life, and their children after them, every one whom they might inveigle into their scheme, by compelling each and every man thereafter attempting to till the Soil anywhe within the boundary of their franchise, to pay these land-grabbers yearly two dol lars per acre for all lands he may own within that district and this, too, so long as he lives or continues to own tine land. In fact, it is cun- tracting a debt that can never be IiQuidated, but goes on forever and forever. This is mce picture to contemplate-a few Understanding human vampires tO be permitted by ! law, to lay yearly tribute on hon est toil, and this, too, for centuries 70 come.
 There is another feature in this matter it would be we'll to consider. Ehn schamnrs wnull uSe nvnr..