The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-14
~. G. q. U. COLUMW.
FOR AMERICANS.
Millions Of Acres Are Held BY
Foreigners For Rental.

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This question 10 Of greater importance
than many are aware Of especially ia
the West. Attempts have been made
in Texas and Illinoie TO meet this issue
and alien land laws were passed In both
of those states, but were declared uncon-
stitutionsl BY the courts.
What is needed IL an act by Congress
preventing and forever prohibiting the
OF lands in this country br
men who live in foreign lands and are
foreigners. Our lands ought 10 be held
for actual settlement. Large tracts OF
vacant land, held unimproved for epecn.
lation, ought to revert 10 the govern
ment, and be disposed OF to actusIsset.
tiers.
THE PROHIBITION IDEA.
In our national platform of 1888. IL IL
declared, THAT monopoly in land is .
wrong TO the people, and the public
lands should be reserved TO actual SET
tiers"
Great tracts oflsnds are now owned
In the Western and Southhrn States BY
foreigners. taken on foreclosure sales or
by actual purchase. 1t is only = ques-
tion of time when enormous estates will
be held in this country by the English
nabobs and rented out To Americans
In fact, such is the case now. A con-
gressionsl investigation some few years
ago found the following foreign land
owners OF United States soil:
Mr.. Sru'lv, an English capitalist.
owns 10000 acres of Illinois prairie
yearly income from the same is es,i-
mated at 100000. The Scholneys.
another British blood, have rentals OF
81 $4,000 per snnum. Marquis OF
Tweedsdale owns $4,000 acres; Phil.
lips, Marshall 4 Co., of London, l.30).-
900. German syndicate, l,l0O. 600 acres I;
Anglo A mericsn Syndicate, Mr.. Rogers,
president. IS GOO acres: William Whslly.
NJ. P. Peterboro. England. $1,000; Rob-
ert Tenant. London, 230 0U0 acres Lord
Dunmore, l2U.0O0: Benjswin Newgrss
Liverpool, 100 0OU acres; Albert Peli,
NJ. r., Leicestershire, England, 600
acres; Sir j. l. Kay, Yorkshire, Eng
land, 5,UUO acres"
British subjects hold about 1900 600
acres Of land 10 the United States
While the land owned in the United
States by oil foreigners amounts to 30,-
OO0, ,00O acres.
That 10 oil wrong. "Americs for
Americans" is good motto, and ought
TO be sounded far and near and made
one Of the rsllyiug cries Of the next
campaign.
But what did the congressional inves-
tigation amount to? Nothing. abso-
iutely nothing; and why! Because. to
maintain his standing ia bic party. he
must DO y TO the iron clad will OF the
money power.
What we want and must have IL q
party with independent leaders who
dare to do right though the heavens
fall"
THE EVIL INCREASING.
This investigation was made several
yesre ago, and since then millions OF
acres have passed into foreign hands
every year. The Prohibition party
would like 20 put an end to this busi-
ness Of British nabobs, English lords
aud John Bulls coming here aud grasp
ing our whole country. The Prohibi-
tion idea Is 10 save the land for Ameri-
can homes aud for the children Of A mer- ]
can homes. Shall wa save IL? Who
ever believes that way, let him 90 to
the polls next November and cast his
ballot for the Prohibition.