, 1890-05-22

occupied and Idle. on account Of the
apparent Indifference of the govern
ment at Washington toward the re-
moval of obstacles that have for
years retarded the settlement and
development of the far Western ter
ritories and states.
As proof Of the injustice to which
pioneer citizens have been subjected,
tho REVIEW asks the pardon of II
few private individuals for the
liberty taken In the use of their
names in this connection. One
forcible Illustration IL furnished In
the case Of Mr.. John Hickey,
treasurer of Stevens county.
He settled there twenty-one
years ago, and has made
substan tial and valuable improve
ments on his place, which Is now
one Of the most productive farms n
Washington. But, notwithstand-
ing these facts, he Is still deprived
of the privilege Of even filing on
the land that has acquired this value
through his courage, his enterprise,
his energy and his frugality. 1t has
been his habltation for nearly a
quarter of century. He rescued
1t from the Wilderness, and made 1t
blossom rs the rose, but he Ia still,
In law, more or less ut the mercy Of
any unscrupulous landjumper who
may take a notion to rob him Of his
dearly bought home.
Mr.. George Harvey has occupied
hs ranch for over six years, but can
not yet even make beginning In
the direction of acquiring title from
the government.
Mr.. j. ID. Clinton has been there,
with his family, for about six years,
but Is In the same condition with
the others, embracing very popu-
lous settlement. .
These farms produce strawberries,
measuring six to eight inches In
circumference; apples, weighing one
pound and three ounces; potatoes,
measuring from ten to eighteen
inches inches in length and six
inches In circumference, with grain
and other fruits and vegetables In
the same proportion.
While 1t ~ known at Washington
that thousands Of enterprising peo-
pie are annually pouring into this
paradise for farmers, in search Of
homes, the lethargy that has al
ways characterized tho proceedings
there, with reference to securing In
disputable titles, is unaccountable.
1t Is not the fault of the republl
can party or the republican admins
tration, for the same conditions en-
listed under democratic rule. The
fnult exists, however, aud the pco-
pie Of this overwhelmingly republl-
can state appeal toa republican con-
gress and u republican adminlstru-
ton to provide a remedy.
There is another matter worthy of
consideration in this line. The In
dams OF Washington, as Il rule, are
tho most worthless class of people on
earth. They disdain the very
thought of manual labor. They are
supported I'm idleness and yermin
by the federal government, which
still permits them to occupy, In
Stevens and Okanogan coun-
ties alone, a tract of hand
larger than the states of
Vermont and New Jersey combined,
and with variety Of resources far
exceiling those possessed by them.
The Indians do not pretend to cul-
tlvate this vast domain. They sim.
ply hold II by suilrance of the gov
erninont, thus deprivlng the honest
and industrious immigrants Of the
privilege of settling upon 1t and
placing it under cultivation.
The people would not seek to de-
prive the Indians of their property
rights in these lands, but they do
contend that 1t Is the duty Of the
government to effect some arrange
nient with them by which the land,
or ut least so much Of II as the In
dians do not need for their tepees
and cayuscs, may he thrown open
TO settlement and put to some bet
ter uses than hunting and fishing.
These are matters worthy of the
consideration of every member of
congress, as well as all the officials
Of the land department.