The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03

| fuse 10 confirm the sale. Frequently the
land has been long Abandoned; sometimes
fer as much as five years. In many cases
the borrower has never made a payment
of interest or taxes since the loan was
made, from three to seven years prior. 1t
delay IL the land is occupied at abby
whom is immaterial-it is impossible TO OBJ
tain a decree Of confirmation. Under this
| ruling lands long deserted by their legal
owners have been taken possession of with
out authority from any one-by people who
NOT on1 eytb couiu under SHp lease u or d Pus ciI These
occupants have cultivated the land for
years and in favorable seasons harvested
large crops from it without paying a penny
for IFS use. Thus the unfortunate mort
gagee is. Obliged TO pay even the taxes.
while a Populist judge protects a common
trespasser on his property year after year.
A GLARING CASE
A case in Hitchcock county is so remark
able as to justify special mention. A mort
gage was given on a house and lot in the
city of Culbertson many years since. The
principal with accrued interest and taxes
greatly exceeds the value of the property.
Since the execution of the mortgage not
one dollar OF interest, principal, taxes or in
surance has been paid by the mortgageor.
The mortgage has been endeavoring for
FIVE years to obtain possession of the prop
erty through foreclosure proceedings. Up
to this time he has been unsuccessful, nor
was the delay due to any irregularity In
the case. Owing to the protracted litigation
no insurance company will assume the fire
risk: hence the MORTGAGE is actually de-
prived of his security. The debtor does not
occupy the house. He collects and retains
the rents as q landlord. The judge simply
refused to confirm the sale, and in reply
to the protests of the creditors attorney
f he st Il %bi f1sti tSe t9 defe me- MOULD resi aeSef in e fSs
county and the property W 5 occupied. 1t
being respectfully timat to this judicial
officer of a State that boasts the smallest
percentage of illiteracy in the Union that
the house might always be occupied. he re-
piled that his people had had a hard time
entitled to every considers%,n; that ii did
not make much difference If the house did
burn up and the creditor capitalist" did
lose his money. | lift my hat TO, the inpov-
knows they have had a hard time-who
went to the polls last November and re-
pudiated the Popufist judge whose constant
effort was to make it easy for them to re-
pudiate their debts by such means as that.
If the woes of the investor were in evil
dence here much might be added, for he is
plucked mercilessly by every PopuAst Off
cial In court and out. But while he is the
victim of the injury that rs apparent. the
such practices obtain. 1t is bad to rob
men; but incomparably worse to debauch
their honesty. Even the latter crime has
its degrees. If the seducer Is outside the
pale of the law. or a culprit before It's
tribunal. his offense viii still fail to de-
serve the condemnation that follows the
infamy of those who endeavor to prosti-
tute the morals of a people while occupy
ing the most sacred offices within their
gift. This is the offense with which judi
cial representatives of the element advo-
eating the lection of Mr.. Bryan are charge
able before the Nation.
What may be expected from it's legisla-
tors should they ever become intrenched
at Washington as they have been at Lin
coin. Topeka, Denver, Pierre and Bis
marck?
1t has been asked why Mr.. Bryan's elO-
quent tongue has not been heard in protest
against these judicial outrages. Possibly
the great and absorbing grief that has
~overwhelmed him in rejecting en- the
crime of 1873 has left no room for regret
in the heart Of this distinguished member
of the Nebraska bar at the more recent
crimes of the courts controlled by his po-
litical bed-fellows. Before the supreme
Court of the United States is ~reorganized
upon his platform there is an excellent
chance for the eloquent lawyer to do some
home missionary work.