The Russellville Democrat., 1892-09-29
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

TIE present administration has
provided homes for at least 10000
people hy its policy Of facilitating
the opening Of Indian lands 70 settle
1neut. whereas the Democratic party
never gave a home TO anybody
Globe Democrat
Lets see. When this government
WAS formed it contained something
like $4,000. 900 acres all told. and a
bout 3O00OO.O00 Of this coded by the
original states TO the Federal govern
ment. comprised it's public domain.
il viii be a good thing to turn this
republican lie into a little profit and
let the country see who acquired the
public domain, and where our homes
came from. The purchases were made
as follows.
In 1903. by Thos. Jefferson, the
Louisiana purchase was made from
France comprising 756, 1851 $50 acres,
out Of this territory has been formed
the states Of Louisiana, Arkansas,
Missouri. Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon,
Montana, Idaho, W ashingtonand part
Of Alabama, Mississippi, Minnesota
Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado, al
so Dakota and Indian Territory. In
1919, by President Monroe, the
Florida purchase was made, compris-
ing 81, 931 $50 acres. comprising the
state ofFIorida. In 1S4s, President
Polk under the treaty Of Gandaloupe.
made the Mexican purchase com
prising 334,443.520 acres, ont Of this
territory was formed states and ter
tories. California, Utah, Arizona and
parts Of .,ew Mexico and Colorado.
In 1850 President Fillmore bought
from Texas 81, 692, $50 acres, com
prising parts Of Kansas, Colorado.
New Mexico and public land strip.
In 1853 President Pierce made the
Gadsden purchase from Mexico com
prising 9.l42, 400 acres. The Mesil-
la Valley, lying in New Mexico and
Arizona. In 1867 President John
son made the Alaskan purchase Of
Russia. consisting Of 1858, 529, 900
acres. In ls45 under President Ty-
Ter, the great state Of Texas was an
nexed, comprising l75,587 $40 acres.
To recapitulate: Thomas Jeffer-
son, democrat, 1856, 9el, 2s0. James
Monroe democrat, 1881, 500. Jas.
K. Polk, democrat, 334, 44S, $40.
Willard Fillmore, democrat, 81, s92,
$50 Franklin Pierce, democrat, 49,
Ia, 400 Andrew Johnson, republi-
can, 369,529,600 John Tyler, demo
crat, the annexation Of Texas. Total
acquired under democrats. ], 220,37I-
200 acres. Total acres acquired IN
der republicans, 1863, $4,000, not
available for American homes how
ever, leaving it beyond dispute that
every American homestead in the
government is the result Of demo
cratic purchase
A little history like this is neces-
sary to show what colossal liars re-
publican journals like the Globe
Democrat can become.
Now, let's look at the other side a
little. That is, what has become Of
these public lands, and we will see
another chapter in republican histo-
~ Land grants: President Fill
more, 1850, to states, S,l9s, 493.
Pres. Pierce, 1856, to states, 1868.
179. Total, 2s,s76,772 These grants
were TO the states for the purposes
Of internal improvement or the pub
lie good, but they stopped just here,
for Buchanan's administration came
in without an acres donation.
Now for the other side: 1862 5
under Lincoln, 1894, sol. 1869
under johnson 34,0Ol, 297. 1902.
under Grant, 19,23l,l21 Total,
12I62s,2l9. All these grants were
to private corporations.
The most Of the donations made
under Fillmore and Pierce we're to-
the states which had ceded their
public lands to the government All
under the republicans were made 10
private corporations for private ben
fit only. 1t may be interesting to
state further that the homestead and
presumption laws and the law setting
apart the 10th Section for school
purposes were all formulated under
a democratic administration Of the
government No wonder democracy
is so Inherent in the faith Of the
American people. 1t viii be noted
that we have used mems names to
represent administration rather
than persons. 1t may further be
noted that the l27,628,2l9 donated
by the republicans to corporations
comes out Of the most valuable por-
tion Of the public domain and hence
it win be seen what hole il made
in that part which was real