Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-19
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.iIuse requirements, could you,''
That is where Lord Sanders helped me.
W C thought of every name we could and
then went to the land office, and, with the
aid of a good bonus, we had names enough
entered 60 take up the alternate sections.
Then, as soon us my tenants came, each
one was placed on the desired quarter sec
ton and began to cultivate it. When the
time comes for proving up it can be shown
that the lands have changed hands and
are in the hands of actual settlers. | shall
enter it in each tenants name and pay all
the fees and rent the lands to them, while
they transfer to me the fee simple"
Now l see how you manage it. But I
should think the American people would
object TO foreigners coming here and hold
ing SO much land"
They are always glad to have foreign
ers come and make actual settlement and
my tenants will qualify just as soon rs
possible; then there can be no objection to
them. And the railroad lands we can buy
as much of as we like; though some wild
fanatics are making fuss about it,
Il understand that Englishmcn now
own about twenty million acres in the
United States"
Il believe that is true. We are gaining
the lands our fathers lost without fighting
any bloody battles for them"
Il remember reading in an English pa
per before | left home that No matter
what course Congress may take to prevent
it, the inheritance of the American people
will yet come into the possession of the
English nobility Now | see what it
meant. But some are working to defeat
your plans"
Il do not wonder that the American
people are waking up to the truth of the
situation. English and Scotch landlords
already own as much land in America as
the entire state Of New York"
Here is a piece of ground that must
have been under cultivation before you saw
it," | said, as we came to an old log cabin.
eyes, Waverland, that l bought of an
old man who had lived here a number of
years When l fenced my property he
found himself without highway"
But you had no right to do that"
"The cow boys | had here herding my
stock made him feel little uneasy"
"Then you forced the old man to leave
this beautiful piece of ground where he
had toiled to start a homer" I asked.
II bought HIM out" said the duke,
wincing under the word force.
Ibid you pay him for his improve
ments?"
mo, could not afford to do that I paid
him the same that l paid for railroad
lands"
Then his two or three years hard work
went for nothing"
HE had one or two good crops from the
land"
81 think the equal rights to ALI clause
in the American constitution has been
abolished and might makes right has
been inserted in it's stead"
"You are right in that, Waverland The
boosted liberty of America is only in the
name, when they submit to being gov
erned by money, backed up by physical
force. Just look ct Jay Gould; he counts
his wealth by the hundreds of millions!
When he wants to steal anything bv law
he finds plenty to help him. Liberty, IN.
deed! It's all bosh!'
81 do not wonder that we hear of riots
and strikes. No one would object to his
great wealth if he would allow fair wages
to his employees. But when, month after
month, he cuts down their wages a few
cents at time, until starvation is at their
doors, am not surprised that they rebel
Then | have heard that his men are COM
PEELED to pay a monthly tax to establish
and maintain hospital fund, under Mr..
Jay Gould's finely organized system OF
tyranny" I said, as we started for our
little boarding house after long ride in
this dukedom.
Thus riding and chatting from day to
day. sometimes on horseback, sometimes
on wheels, but always in hunting suit;
with game bag, dogs, servants, and guns,
we spent two weeks on the dukes great
estate. It is in extent about twenty-five
miles wide by fifty long equaling i'll size
about two COUNTIES OF the common size in
KANSAS, illinois, or Nebraska, u medium
principality in Germany, or small duke
dom in England. 1t is a huge joke on the
American theory of liberty and equal
rights.