The advocate., 1894-11-14
A SAMPLE PIECE OF REPUBLICAN
SKULDUGGERY.

OF the Kawe9h cooperative colony in Cali
foPnis to Attorney General OineY which
shows the spirit that RnimRAes the two old
parties, but more especially the Fepubli-
can party, in their dealings with the COM
mon people Of the United States. Il fur
nishes another link in the Ohsin Of
testimony showing the approach Of mill
tary desp0tism. The letter is self -eXplanR-
tory and is as followg.-ED.
Los ANGELES. GAL, April 81, 1894.
To the Hon. Richard Olnsv, AttOrney General
of the URitet States, Washington, d. c.:
S1R:-Oa behalf of a number Of indus.
trious, law abiding citizens, who earn.
sstly desire to do what is lawful and
right, I address you in your official ca.
pRcity as attorney y-genersl Of the United
States and respectfully ask, in the in
terast Of law, order and justice, your sd-
vice and counsel in the premises which
briefly, conservstively and truthfully
set forth as follows:
In the year 1885, number Of citizens,
commonly known as the Kswesh colo
nistE, mostly artisans, OF the state OF
California, recognizing with much CON.
corn the alarming increase in the ranks
OF the unemployed, sought to relieve the
strain which to them, even at that time,
appeared to be approaching the danger
line, by leaving the city and going out
upon the land and inaugursting useful
and self sustaining 90 operative indus.
tries. They accordingly sought unoOcu-
pied government land containing re-
sources such ss would afford the best
opportunities for diversity of employ
ments. They fled individually upon
lands in Tulsre county, California, in
conformity with general invitation ex-
tended bV the government to its citizens,
aud fulfilled on their part all the re-
quirsment Of the law in relation to their
filings, which facts are admitted by the
government. Their bona tdss, however,
being challenged, final title was with
held pending official investigation. In
the meantime, to prove that they were |
not dummies" as was suspected By the |
government, many Of the flsrs settled |
upon the land; and as it was their aim |
and purpose to give employment to as
many of their industrislly inclined oi'i-
zsns as the resources Of the region would
conveniently and comfortably support,
they invited q number of their friends
and Rcquaintsnces to join them, per-
mitting them to share equally with
themselves in the benefits that might
arise or accrue from the exercise Of their
labor upon these natural resources, usury
and speculation being entirely barred
from their operations. Ia good faith,
improvements on q large scale were
made, and several hundred colonists
from various parts Of the United States
came to take part in the cooperative in
dustries that were being established.
Schools, public library and a weekly
paper were conspicuous features Of this
settlement, while on every hand evidence
Of social advancement and industrial
success were abundant.
In 1889 an investigation was at length
made by the government which fully
established to it's satisfaction the legal.
ity of the filings, and the bona fdS in.
tent and purpose OF the 6lsrs. A noun.
tain road twenty miles in length, which
cost these colonists several thousand
dnllnra In rnnnav. and aanAral naara OF