Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 5, 1898, Page 9

— comremneal Put a cross-mark (X) opposite the name of each candidate you wish to vote for in the squares indicated by the arrow. Member of Congress, Sixth District,’ | PAGE MORRIS—Republican, Democrat Member of Congress, ser eople’s Sixth District, | CHARLES a. TOWNE} Pe ‘INO HOd ALOA Member of Congress, } Sixth District, s EDWARD KRIZ—Socialist-Labor. Member of Congress, } Sixth District, State Senator, ne + State Senator, to, G, McCARTHY—Republican. 4 | a 3% —} State Senator. a Sond Distant? |W. H. SKEMP—Demucrat x g S State Senator, | 2nd District, f Representative, } "1 a sine 52nd District, s 2° E. LYNDS—Republican Representative, ) y v. 0 ica 52nd District, 50. N. MAUSTEN—Republican x 5 Representative, ) a 2 ag 1 District, c. C. KELLEY—Democrat | 3 T i] Representative, cs Kh IRy. . Bond ania nf CHAS. KEARNEY—Democrat x 3 So Representative, | 52nd District, f Representative, } 52nd District, f County Auditor—H. R. KING—Republican = i 8 ss , itor_l PARRELL § Democrat = County Auditor—E. J. FARRELL 1 People’s S so Set ib 2 ss See ze re ee os z County Auditor— | = County Treasurer—A. A. KREMER—Repuilican | | = | f.3 \ | 4 e | conta County Treasurer—C, C. MILLER te ore | ee vo} | | # wes -|———|4 | foie County Treasurer— j “ | Sheriff—W. C. TYNDALL—Repubdlican eas: i oe Sheriff—PHILLIP CASELBERG { Bena he = | Somes = 7 a I Sheriff— Register of Deeds—FRED A. McVICA R—Republican <4 3 _ - 7 Es a Register of Deeds—A. B. CLAIR { Democrap 2 Regis eeds—A. B. CLAIR } people's g ii dase 3 Register of Deeds — i] Judge of Probate—BE. A.” ARNOLD—Republican chsh Alr et ——| Democrs = Judge of Probate—T, M. BRADY {pelo =| | cea a pt ad tee ees Ss Lo] Judge of Probate--OSCAR TOOMBES—Independent $ a Judge of Probate— * County Attorney—C. L. PRATT—Repuhiican DONOHUE $§ Democrat County Attorney—J, R. 1 People’s INO HOA ALOA County Attorney— ee atm ern aero meme ne A. BROWN—Republican y County Surveyor—J. < 5 i] re) ee -. se f Democrat oe lounty Surveyer.—AL. PHILLIPS { People's ey J ~ Ss “A County Surveyor— | Coroner—C. M. STORCH—Republican <= 5 S @roner—M. PERREAULT. { Peopieae x g a oS oan: —% z Coroner— i] ee Superintendent x is a oe perintendent}. PERMELIA:STILSON -Republican Superintendent 3 Democrat 3 of Schools } MRS. M. 5. EHLE { People's = 3 Superintendent a Le Gehnals i A. BERRY—Independent s i] Superintendent Pe Retogis } | were numerous changes, lapses and ex- | the period. LAND GRANT AND RUINED SETTLERS The Political Sequel to the Hastings & Dakota Land Grant. WHEN WILL REPUBLICAN OUTRAGE END? Saving Tricked the State by Deeding Lands to Russell Sage, to Defeat the Forfeiture Bill, Sage’s Agent and At- toruey in Evicting Settlers, Lyndon A. Smith, Is Made Candidate for, Lieuten- ant Governor—Fraud and Trickery Fit Companion to Guaranty Loan. Tavo years ago, although somewhat late in the campaign, attention was called to the manner in which the State of Minnesota was defrauded out of more than 5,000 acres of land in the western part of the state by the Russell Sage— Hastings & Dakota—land grant fraud, better known as the Hastings & Dakota steal. In the time that has elapsed the matters come home to individuals and people and come into the campaign with peculiar applicability, from two facts. First, that the settlers on the lands are being ejected therefrom; and second, that the instrument or attorney in Rus- sell Sage’s evictions IS THE REPUB- LICAN CANDIDATE FOR LIEU- TENANT GOVERNOR, LYNDON A, SMITH, of CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Two years ago the state Democratic committee officially stated the case from the records, and from the same source the Reform Press now presents the fol- lowing summary: Hastings and Dakota Grant. The land grant of the Hastings & Dakota railroad had never been finally adjusted, but in the course of time the supposed rights remaining due under it had come into the ownership of Russell Sage, the many times millionaire of New Y-.k. In what manner this oc- curred, and how the hocus pocus has been worked to keep the lands from the tax assessment rolls, is not important to the case now. Concerning the grant it- self, tho facts are old to most residents of the western portion of the state. Con- gress granted the lands away back in 1866, reserving, and by subsequent act continuing to withhold, such lands in the certain belt, as might have been taken by the settlers, In tne years following there tensions, during which time settlers con- tinued to go upon the lands which the railroad company expected to obtain, and the questicn of title and ownership became greatly complicated. One thing remained clear, howev-r, that people settled on lands in good faith and went ontomske their homes and improve the country, increasing the other lands in vuluc. Where Sage Comes In. In due time the Hastings & Dakota company dissolved, and what it pos- sessed, or expected to possess, passed, as has been said, into the hands of Russell Sage What remained? The people claimed that nothing remained, but that the. lands belonged to those who -had se- cured them under the government laws and the protection of the state. This matter has been agitated for years and reached several sessions of the legisla- ture, and was the stock in trade of sev- eral very active Republican politicians. It came to a head in the session of 1895, under the efforts of twosuch politicians, respectively, Representative J. F. Jacob- son, of Lac qui Parle, in the House, and Senator E. T. Young, of Swift county, in the Senate, as representatives from the region where many of the victims of what has come to pass reside—or did be- fore ejected from their homes. Those gentlemen made the campaigns of their lives for their friends and neighbors, op- pressed by these adverse claims on the part of Russell Sage. The Hastings & Dakota land grant was more talked of than any. other proposed legislation of In a previous session something had been attempted, but not till the session of "95 was success at- tained. These ‘defenders of the poor settlers,” united the whole Republican strength of both houses for the bill they agreed on, which declared a forfeiture of all rights and interests of Sage and any one else but the settlers occupying the lands. Lands not occupied by set- tlers became the property of the state. This was agreed to-be the only way in which relief could be had for those peo- ple in that part of the state. Where the People Go Out. Senator Young, by agreement with Representative Jacobson, introduced the bill in the senate, and piloted it through that body. It passed there on the 11th of April by a vote of 82 to6. Then Mr. Jacobson took it up in the house, ‘where it passed on the’ 18th of April by a vote of 90to1. While both managers talked much of corporate op- position to the measure, and expended oratory galore, it was notorious that there was little or no opposition to the measure from the railroad lobby, which usually fought such legislation. The reason came out later. The bill became alawon the 18th of April by being signed by the Republican governor and being deposited in the office of secretary of state, and the legislature a few days later adjourned. When it was safely departed, then was the discovery made that on the 13th of April, FIVE DAYS BEFORE GOVERNOR CLOUGH HAD SIGNED THE FORFEITURE BILL, THERE HAD BEEN MADE, SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED, BY THE SAME GOVERNOR, A DEED FOR THE STATE, TO THE SAME RUS- SELL SAGE, FOR THE VERY LANDS. DE FORFEITED BY THE ‘YOUNG-JACOBSON BILL. ‘hus, not SBE ey get soca [ane | } { i } —_— only had the whole legislative m.~*-*- ~~ of the state been employed ina s! trick upon the people, at the 1: pense, BUT THE POOR VICTi. ‘WHOM SO MUCH TALK HAS .. ois MADE ARE FASTENED DOWN IR- RETRIEVABLY IN THEIR MISFOR- TUNES. Lyndon A, Smith, Attorney. There has been no recourse but to leave their homes and their property, or to make settlement at Russell Sage’s own terms. This engages the attention of much of the court machinery and the several agents in the counties chiefly in- terested, those of Chippewa, Big Stone and Traverse, including Candidate Lyn- don A. Smith. The following isa list of the lands which Sage thus obtained, by Republican assistance, and from which the farmers will be evicted, un- less they pay Russell Sage: Sec. T. R. Acres ++ 25 Nepeie et 119 40 160 119 44 80 40 189.97 40 160 41 160 41 160 41 40 41 80 41 160 41 820 41 160 NWx. 41 160 W of SEY. -- 5 121 42 80 N ¥of SEW % of SW 4% SEY of SW... 17 191 42 200 NW 42 160 42 40 42 76.69 K% ty 42 160 N 4% of NE SW % of NW \. 29 122 42 120 NE \ of 81 122 43 40 SW y. 85 122 42 160 Lot No 1, 4 yand SW &%........ 1 121 48 238.85 W % of SE % and NW KofNWK 8 121 48 121.60 Lots 1, 2, 8. & 121 43 120. Lots 5, 6. ‘ 5 122 48 «48.25 S % of SE y. +15 128 4 80 Lot No. 6... 17 123 48 160 Lot 5 and SW 4 of SW 29 NE Y NW &......... 83 198 43 280 S%of NExand E % of SE% ~. 8 122 4% 160 NW of SW K : 6 182 44 40 NE % of SE \% Lots1, 2, oie How the Old Thing Works. The sequel to this interesting story 1s to be found, first, in the actions to de- prive the farmers and other owners of the lands on which for the most part settlements have long since beer made, and next in the action of. the Repub- lican party in making its candidate for Lieutenant Governor, the attorney for Russell Sage in the evictions which have followed. The actions are found in the courts of Bigstone, Swift and Tra- verse counties, where the lands for the most part are located. The cases are so numerous that the complaints on which they are brought are printed by the wholesale, all ready for filling out and : filing. Some of the farmers are able to defend by having occupied the lands long enough, under the statute, to make them secure by adverse pos- session, fifteen years, Such as have not this defense must leave, or what is mostly desired, settle, and pay Sage’s agent or agents. THE RESULT IS THE CONSTANT REMITTANCE TO THE NEW YORK OFFICE OF SUCH SUMS OF GOOD MINNESOTA MONEY AS ARE EXCEEDINGLY GRATIFYIN.GTOALLCONCERNED, EXCEPT THI POOR VICTIMS. The whole is well illustrated in the picture, “How the Old Thing Works.” In the Republican state convention, after Guaranty Loan Candidate Eustis had been selected to head the ticket, the attorney and agent of Russell Sage, Lyndon A. Smith of Montevideo, was very properly selected as the candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Guaranty Loan, and the Hastings & Dakota grant, with their sequels of ruin and distress, are proper companion pieces. THE DEFEAT OF BOTH SUCH CANDI- DATES WILL BE ATTENDED TO CAREFULLY BY THE VOTERS OF MINNESOTA AT THE POLLS NEXT MONTH. EUSTIS UNDER A GALLING FIRE. Preston National Republican: Will- iam Henry Eustis is undey.a galling fire from his outraged Minnedpotis constit- ueacy. His conduct as mayor of the city was flagrantly wrong and inimical to the sacred rights of the whole popu- lation, except those of the Guarantee Loan Association and the Tom Lowry street car combine, and now he is called to account for his absurdities and cor- rupt peculations. In favor of the street car company he disobeyed the law as Jaid down by Judge Smith. The Ci of Minneapolis has never been aro’ by a mayor more heedless of its muni- cipal righs. What he has been to that municipality he is expected to be, if elected governor, to the pine land rings, the school land and iron mountain thieves, and all other combinations or- ganized to rob the state. Allof the local political rings that are now shout- ing for Eustis do so with a full knowl- edge of his unworthiness. From the tables of his central masters in. political fraud the most of their crumbs are dis- tributed. In return misrepresentation and lies are manufactured to deceive voters. 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