, 1891-04-12

report of 1885, republished in
The LEADER a few DAYS sgo.
1t would have fitted the case exacrlS
The practices which he condemned then
he nov approves and he lodges the re-
sponsibilit, bv saying he didn't vote on
the bill. Neither did Carey 10 far as the
records show and yet Carey took a wild
midnight ride in a hack to induce the
president to sign the bill II Warren
was opposed tn the hin his remarks would
have appeared 10 th- CongressionaI Rec
orl HIS remarks there are represented
by an aching void.
But this is worse and more OF it:
The recent land law passed both
houses in 1890 before the election OF any
OF our members OF either house or senate.
In the last session the matter was onlv be
fore congress, as a body, for a few mo-
ments at rs closing hOurs-iust long
enough for concurrence. d
As a matter Of fact the bill which nc.
tually passed had never been before con
gress 10 1890. This latter bill went to a
conference committee during the closing
session and came from it very much
changed. The bill is alluded to 10 a
Washington dispatch to the Sun pub
lished In the issue of Thursday, Feb. %,
1891, under glazing headlines to this eff
feet: "Carey's Land Bill. An impor
'tant measure that will be passed before
congress adiourns. Repeats an odious
Law" The matter was before congress
from the latter end of January until the
close Of the session. In both the senate
aud house there was more or less discus
sion over it but in neither place was a
question asked. an objection raised or a
protest entered by any representative
from Wyoming. And why should there
have been when everyone OF them fav-
ored the measured
The Sun beRs leave to remind the
LEADER that while under the old law a
settler could not afford to coufine his op-
c~raliOus to 100 acres for irrigation be-
came debarred las witnessed by failure Of
Wyoming Development company to get
titlesl from Joining an association or cor
poration in handling his lands, while un-
der the new Law this mode OF securing land
aud water is provided for and. therefore.
il Is practicable TO use his land because
water can be cheaply and practically pro-
vided through co operation.
And that very circumstance became
much Of the real milk in the coooauut.
Carey favored the bill because he hoDed
il would te'p him out in the Wyoming
Development company business in which
he is heavily Interested. Warren favored it
because he could peaceably retain posses
sion and the use OF a very great deal
of land which he didn't own. If the law
should secure title to the development
company it will do no further good No
one owning 100 acres eau nov ak up
land under the new law and no CO mbina-
tlou of settlers can be found to 20 in to-
Vether to build expensive bitches to re-
claim it. 1t is entirely beyond their
means The Sun congratulatcz the pub
lie that The only loss by the last law is
the pre- emption privilege This is very
poor consolation when that loss alone
falls little short of annihilatiou. Wyom-
ing could have afforded to l1se every other
land privilege but the pre- cmpuon That
was worth to them all the other laws com
bined.
There is no practical difference between
the threatened laws of lss4-5 whish Gov
ernor Warren denounced and the Law OF
1891 which Senator Warren must have
favored AS he did not oppose. The pro.
posed law wiped out the timber culture,
preemption aud desert laws. Tho law
DOW in force wipes out the timber culture
and preemption acts and 20 hedges the
desert act as 10 render it practically value
less. They are as much alike as two peas.
Any one with one good eye can see it.
There are those who would be-
lieve black is white on the representation
of Governor Warren. These will believe
the land laws are all riREt-or at least
say so in public. This is the case of the
Sun, 1t is only a few days ago that the
editor said to a political friend: This
land law is a very bad thing, but of course
cant say so through my paper II is
for this reason there is so much bluff and
bluster. such outrageous infractions of the
truth and such a medley OF nonsensical
assertions that the self respecting reader
IL afflicted with pauss.