Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31


qualities of the settlers on the house
lands.
Honor" he exclaimed, els not con-
fined to cabinets nor do special agents
at Washin gton monopolize that senti-
ment."
Declares Order is Unjust.
Measuring my words with care" he
said Il say that the order Of the hon.
orable secretary of December IS, last,
is both unjust and oppressive. and
that the records of the interior de-
partment do not furnish justification
for the order; but on the contrary,
these records demonstrate that the
order is not only unjust but clearly
as to homestead settlers"
Mr.. Carter presented an analysis Of
the records Of entries and patents is
sued under the various land laws;
which he summed up by saying:
"It will appar from a critical analy-
sis Of the figures and facts that not
to exceed one-haif Of one per cent of
the final homestead entries. less than
one per cent OF the dessert land en-
tries, less than one~half Of one per
cent Of the final timber and stone en-
tries and less than one per cent Of the
final coal land entries are found to be
fraudulent, and the percentage Of min
eral entries tainted with fraud are in
deed small.
Says That Fraud 10 lnfrequent
Taking the whole aggregate Of the
percentage together. and figuring out
from these percentages the average.
we will ind that less than one final
entry Of public land out Of every one
hundred has been found in all the
years to be subject to cancellation on
account Of fraud. default or delin-
quency Of any kind.
LAS to the homestead settlers there
but one delinquent substantially in
every 800 entrymen.
Suspected at every turn in the road
OF evil design. harrassed by require
ment of the interior department. 1t il
not surprising that the homestead
seekers left the United States for Can
ada.
While we are pinching, suspecting
and harassing our homestead settlers.
the appreciating class Of people, as
they were appreciated in the days
gone by, extends a cordial welcome to
American home seekers entering the
dominion.
Opposes Increasing Requirements
THE Canadian law requires only
three years residence on a homestead.
whereas our laws require five, and the
order of the secretary will add from
one to ten years more to the time
limit fixed by our statute.
"As to all final entrymen on public
land, the secretary of the interior vio-
lates the law by refusing to execute
It.
He has violated the law by adding
to 1t conditions opressively extending
time limits. thereby essentially chang
ing its letter and intent.
His order would humiliate, and II
possible degrade a very large and re-
spectacle body Of worthy citizens by
discrediting their sworn testimony and
subjecting them to a system of espon-
age to emphasis the officiai discredit.
And all this be It known, Is to be
done without charges pending save the
general Indictment framed on the
groudless suspicious Of the secretary.
=. Add Insult to Injury.
ITO the band Of pharises who base
their claims to personal. honesty and
public intention on the merciless
slandering Of their neighbors, is is
useless to submit any question in the
expectation Of obtaining fair and i'm
partial treatment.
"He. who would establish his own
reputation for virtue by pointing to
the lack of that quality in others. ere
long becomes the victim of a confirm
ed habit of assimilation. Such amin
dividual will meet law and facts with
opprobius epithets while attempting
to smother the logic of figures be-
meath an avalanche of innuendo and
falsehood.
From that class OF persons the
good people settling the west need ex-
pect neither justice. comfort. nor sup