The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-26

Ed. REGIsTER :-'rhe following re.
ply to H. w. Cox's attack upon the
League of ElsfHOre, puhlished In the
| Humboldt Union, of July Is, 1881, was
refused publication in that paper on
the ground that the writer was not q
subscriber. Well we don't care, as 1t
will reach great many more people
through the REGISTER that it would
in the Union. AS for me being q sub
scriber, am not; never was, and as
long as I retain what little sense
have, never will be. That is one thing
that I will not have to answer for
spending money for SO contemplate a
little sheet as the Humboldt Union.
Mr.. Cox asks, are the the people sat
lsfied? I will say that they are not
satisfied to depend on the Railroad
title, when their neighbOrs who were
supposed to have good titles from the
railroad company, are being sold out
under Judgment; and it would seem
that Mr.. Cox is not SO sure that his
tide is good, though: he says that he
is satisfied with it, or he wonld pay
his taxes and not allow his land to be
advertised for sale, He quotes from
Lawrence that "the settlers have no
right to dispute the railroad title,
Lawrence says that OH page 80, arti-
Gle 4, reads, "parties in possession
without contract can defend against
an action to recover" And quotes %
or 80 authorities to sustain his opinion.
He says there seems to be an effort on
foot TO raise some $4,000 more. So
there is and it will be raised and 81 900
on top Of that if necessary, to carry the
suit through. He intimates that the
leaders are bleeding settlers for their
own benefit. We do not feel hard
towards Mr.. Cox for making the asser-
ton, for he is conscious that if he had
the chance to steal from the settlers or
any one else, he would do it, and he
judges others by himself, He says
that he heard the writer say he did
not care when it was settled. Friend
Cox is mistaken, I never said any
such thing. have said, and still say
that if they persist in keeping us out
of court that we can stand it as long
as they can, for they are paying the
taxes and we are using the land. He
says he would like for any one to show
him any hope for the even sections.
If he will take the trouble to examine
the records, he will find that the l.. l..
& G. II. r was located some seven or
eight miles east of Humboldt and the
land withdrawn from market from that
line which brings all the even sections
that we claim inside the ten-mile linn
Its of that road and consequently it is
held as double minimum land, SO that
the act of $50 could not attach to it.
That act reserves all lands that has
been reserved by any competent au-
thority for any purpose whatever from
the operation of this act.
So it is plain for any one to see that
the NJ. X. & II. r. r. has no right to
have even sections. He wants to
know what has become of our leading
men since we got Lawrence's opinion.
They are all right where they were
when 1 became identified with the
League except one or two contempt
ible sneaks that has been bought off
by the railroad company with the
promise of a quantity of land provided
they can break up the League. But
we know who they are and have them
spotted. He says that some says that
Cox can't tell the truth and wants to
know how near those fellows came
telling what was for your interest
when they told you we could have an
east and west road, bonds or no bonds.
Well..:.how near did those fellows OH
the other side come to telling the truth
when they told you that that was the
last chance you would have to get a
railroad. VIM. KENNEDY.