, 1890-06-20

AN VIZ DEFENSE.

informant N as to what Delegate Carey
was doing for the repeal Of the arid land
law which practically withdraws all OF
Wyoming's public land from settlement
the Sun says it was largely through the
''exeItions of Delegats Carey that the
secretary of the interior suspended the
enforcement of the arid land Law until
the opinion of the United States attorney
could be obtained aud since that time
grass has not grown under his feet to any
alarming extent Now the opinion has
been obtained and the adjust ca OF
the law Is plainly apparent, Delegate
Carey will do all in his power to have it
repealed
All OF which Is important if true but
it ism true To any great extent. When
has the eniOrc ;men. of the law been su-
pended oy the s-crsfay of the int .riJr
and what Uolted State, attorney 5 opinion
was deemed So essential
Gen Noble, who is secretary of the in
t%eriUr. spike officially On this suij, Ct
Aug. 8, 1889. III a letter TO Governor
ShOup OF Idaho in which. among other
things. he sIid: You perceive its vast
extent ami the Immense Consequence that
will follow thareirrm IN the direction thai
your resolution points unless there be
further action in regard thereto by CON
gress. IL follows necessarily that the
specul ,tUrs, corporations or other person.
referred TO in tn resolution are uuder the
effect of this law and unable to obtain the
advantage you say they are seeking. I'm
less the law is REPEALED or the president
opens the land TO settlement under the
homestead laws, the government must
have. anj will take eventually. abs lutte
control Of every acre Of arid land that may
be redeemed by the system OF reservoirs,
canals aud bitches as provided 10 the APP
preparation act mentioned. The subse-
queht Appropriation act has not affected
the above provision"
Language could not be more direct or
forcible in indicating the sweeping charac
ter of the provisions of the arid land law.
A little later in the same month Act
lug Commissioners Howe. of the general
land Office, in closing q circular letter to
registers and receivers, says: You will
therefore Immediately cancel all filings
made since Oct. 2, 1883, on such sites for
reservoirs, bitches and canals for irriga
ton by such reservoirs, bitches or canals.
whether made by individuals or corpora
tons, and you will hereafter receive no
filings upon any such land"
In a circular letter drawn up by a com.
mittes Of Cheyenne gentlemen, of which
Delegate Carey was a member. and which
circular was scattered broadcast through
the West on July 81, 1889, it was stated:
I'VE will say further that our people are
afraid Of the proposed withdrawal Of the
irrigable lands from settlement or the
pllcing Of the construction aud control OF
our irrig alton works under the charge OF
the national government, the reason be
ing in both cases that the delay and un-
certainty which would be iuseparable
from such action would be disastrous."
With interpretations of the law coming
from such high authorities us the secre-
tary Of the interior aud the acting com
missioner of the land Office pretty nearly
a year ago, and with the provisions of the
law SO plain as to be open to no other
possible construction. it is rank dema-
gogy for the Sun TO ~lnsinuate that the
delegate was waiting Ia a fearful state Of
suspense for eleven months Tor an opinion
from some other governmental function
airy.
1t is a fact that can no longer be denied
that Delegate Carey has been dilatory 10
the last degree upon this subject OF the
most vital importance to Wyoming. The
Sun uatur ally makes a ridiculous mess Of
it 10 an attempted defense, but it cannot
Dernaps be severely blamed when it had
sptew tarts t. ~ upnn