Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1903-10-15

papers anu py letters at the time
anu assurance given that every
BONA hde settler and minaral
Claimant would be respected and
reiinqulshments made to them by
the state" The facts do not bear
out this statement.
Within day or two after Ju,v
9th, a long article, apparently the
result OF an interview with Soma
OF the solicitors, appeared in the
Lewiston Tribune, 10 which it was
claimed that the state had selected
and would hold, all lands settled
upon or purchased after the an.
pllcatlon for the survey thereof
was made by the state which par.
ticuiarly mentioned one instance
where 1T was said that a man.
about one year before had pur.
chased place for 81 ,O0O.O which
place the state would hold and the
purchaser lose (this evidently re.
lerred to the homestead of VIM.
Is. ,. Gregory
In the Lewiston Teller of July
3lst, Mr.. NJ l. Goldsmith. in an
authorized interview, is reported
as having saii | quote from mem
ory) that there were no mining
claims worth working on the new
survey except the "Blue Jacket"
and in which he accused the set.
tiers OF combining for the purpose
OF committing perjury in the mat
ter of aflidavits.
This accusation is base.
false and malicious Islander on
some of the noblest pioneers that
ever opened up TO civilization an
empire in the west. Yet, Mr..
jackson says the people were as
snred "that the lands of bona fide
settlers and mineral claimants
would be respected" Mr.. Jack
son could have found plenty of
men in Idaho county who would
have made the selections for the
state without taking any of the
settlers lands, or any mining
claims and thus relieved the land
board of a great deal of work ad-
iusting matters, but he wanted the
settlers homes selected and went
outside Of Idaho county to find a
man who would do his bidding.
The selection of the settlers lands
was useless and outrageous pro-
ceeding that cost the settlers dear
ly and resulted in no good what
ever TO the state.
Before the selection was made
Jackson claimed that the state
would hold the settlers lands. AT.
ter most Of the settlers had put up
for Harbaugh's ''inhuence" he
claimed that there was not time to
eliminate the settlers land. Jack
son knew that Harbaugh's money
was due under his contracts when
ever the settlers lands were re-
linquished by the state and he sc
stated in an interview in the Boise
Statesman of Aug. 22nd. Why he
makes a different statement now
after all, or nearly all, of the
money is paid is for him to ex'
plain. | think the lands of al
settlers represented by Harbaugf
have been relinquished by tht
state while the lands of some
others have not been. Why this
discrimination? Is it because
Jackson has reported favorably OF
the applications made by Har
baugh and unfavorably on others
Mr.. Jackson resorts to methods
usually used by those who hav'
weak causes to defend and attack
the motives of those who have ex
posed his little game. He is vel
come to all the comfort he can de
rive from assailing my character o
my record. He knows that Their
is another Z. S. commissioner VIII
resides 20 miles nearer to most G
the lands in question, than l dc
who does fully 80 per cent OF tn
business from that section. ID
also knows that the action of tn
state solicitors has increased tn
fees of my office.
There are republicans who thin
it unwise to call attention to an
Irregularities committed under tn
authority OF a republican admins
tration, believing that such
course will furnish ammunition to :
used against us in future can
paigns. With such l do not agree
| do not believe in waiting to |
, informed by the opposition OF IL
misconduct in Office of a republ
can. 1t is the misconduct and Mt
bv its exposure and condemnatio
l that constitutes the dangerous an
, munition.
9 In conclusion ! will say that
not believe that the land boal
! ever intended to rob the settlers
their homes. Some of them a
! LAWYERS and knew that this cou
9 not be done. They cannot escal
1 responsibility for the actions an
t utterances of Jackson and Col
q smith, however, as they shou
: have known what their subordl
e ates were doing and saying.
e Respectfully,