The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-13
Col. LounSberry'S Washington Letter

there will not be a Reno affair very
soon again in this country. / am glad
to see the uprising throughout the
world, and the determination to sup
press the pictures which show what
johnson did to Jeffries
I notice Colonel Brownlow of Ten
nessee Is dead. He did not sit around
and wait, when he came to Washing
ton as NJ. c., to have some one show
him how to get on to the pay roll
but he just got there, and whenever
anything was wanted for his district,
or II anything was lying around
united that his district would need or
could use, 1t just had to come along.
He got more pension bills than almost
any other fellow and kept a getting
long after his quota was exhausted,
by going out and getting some fellow
on the rolls, but the boys who were
favored knew to whom the credit be-
longed. May be l have told you the
story before. I was in Knoxville,
Tenn, when Brownlow's father, Par
son Brownlow, returned from exile.
The way he roasted secession and
secessionists was caution. 1t would
make the cold chills run down the
back Of an ordinary minister Of the
gospel to hear the language he used.
He was telling of the antics Of his
secession neighbors who had forced
him to fee. He said, To-day one of
these internal wretches, one of these
hyenas of hell, came to me and asked
aims. l give him aims. I'd see him
further in hell than a sledge hammer
can fall in a week first. I'd like to
be an avenging angel and have a great
inclined plane extending from the
earth to the depths of the Internal
region and as these men came along,
these scoundrels who have deluged
the south land in this sea of blood,
I'd like to pitch them on to this in
clined plane and see them plunge to
the depths of hell" Whether the re-
publicans are strong enough to elect
a republican to take his place is not
known as yet.
On March 2, 1907, before signing the
bill affecting the public lands which
was intended to take from the presi-
dent, or seemed to 90 so, the right to
withdraw lands for conservation. pur-
poses without the consent of congress-
President Roosevelt withdrew a large
quantity of land, for various purposes
There were forest reserves, and coal
lands and reclamation projects galore,
and some lands were withdrawn on q
guess that they might be this or that.
After signing the withdrawal procla-
nations he signed the bill
These Withdrawals were questioned
by some, and were believed to be IL
legal by good authorities. The recent
session Of congress gave to the presi-
dent the necessary authority. and Mr..
Taft has made good the conservation
policy of Roosevelt by rewithdrawing
the land.
Let me give a pointer to old soldiers
making proof on their homesteads.
Don't file the original papers showing
service in the army. 1t is enough to
show the papers to the officer taking
the proof and have him take down the
date of enlistment, the company and
regiment and the date of the dis
charge. The war department will be
called upon for the record even If the
discharges, the original documents
are sent in. Those who have filed the
originals should ask the commissioner
of the general landoffice to send them
back. He will do 1t. Give the number
of the entry and the district in cali
ing for them.
Patents are being issued now where
an election to take title under the act
of March g. 1899 is filed, without wait
ing for the classification of the land
A large number of clerks have been
working over hours to bring the work
in the landoff1ce up to date. It is
practically accomplished.
c. A. L.