, 1882-09-09


TIE bearer cf the above now nlcst con- !
sp.cuous name is native of the Stale OF /
Michigan, born at Avon, September %, /
1890. lie was graduated at the State !
University in Ann ArbUr, in 1853, and ,
TWO years afterwards was admitted to /
the bar. After this he removed 70 On |
sopa-on. Mich, IN the month Of Novem- |
Der. 1879, ana vas elected distr:ct-at- !
torney IN the Upper Peninsula OF the !
State in 1851 and 1859. In February, |!
1850. he removed - EoGghtoa, Mich, |
and WIS elected district-attorney Of |
Houshton County in 1851, 1865 and 1850.
He spe..t the next five years of his life as /
a practicing lawyer, and as such assisted |
considerably in the derelopment of the |;
mining interests oi the Uupper Peninsula, !
Mainly as the resl!: OF the influence he |
acquired in this way, he was elected /
member Of the Fort third Congress, and !
has represented the same district ever |
since. |
3fr. BuGbeil IS Chairman and Acting !
Treasurer Of the Republican Congressional |
COMMITTEES. and i is as such that hls !
name is particularly prominent Just now
l. stands az the head Of 4 Autographed !
circular dated tiav IL, 1882, which, It Is !
alleged, hes been seat to the numerous !
persons employed in she bervice of the !
United States, aud s"licits voluntary |
contributions from them for The R-puh- f,
licln CONVERSATIONAL Committee, ''ia order !
that It may prepare, print and circulate /
suitable Documents Illustrating the issues {
winch distinguish the Republican party /,
from any other, aGd may meet al proper !
expenses incident 10 the clmpaign. An
anusin4 feature Of the circular Is, that al |
amount IS gwen ii it which, 1t IS assumed, |
its recipient '.wi:l esteem 1t both privi- /
lego and a pleasure to contribute. THE /;
circumstances under which the country !
finds itself placed" and the fact that '',he |
labors cf tie committee viii effect the /!
presidential election in 1881, as well as t
the Congressional struggle are gwen as |
reasons Why = positive response should be !
gwen the circular.
Naturally enough the issue Of this doc
ument has exc,te,i a great hubbub in pc |
htical circles. The Civil Service Reform |
Committee in Ner Norl, sent TO all the !
clerks IL the Government Offices an oppo- |!
sition circllar, which, OF coarse, tended |
to check the How Of Z stream OF money |
which, IL IS calculated. il uarestrained !
would amount 20 about four hundred |
thousand dollars. Democratic inquiry in .
both the Senate and the House Of Rep /
tasentatives, a.G GOOD deal Of talk - /
members Of these bodies whose interest |
lies IN the suhgersion Of the party in /!
pv8sr, nave NOT resulted i'll positive action
against the doinss Of the Republican Con
gress;onal Committee in the premises
and il may be questioned whether the
combined efforts Of Democratic Congress
men and Inc C.vh Service Reform Com
mirtec have so ctiectually set public opin-
ION against political assessments IS the |
press. 3ir. Hubbell has been, "a mat
ter Of course, the chieI object Of attack
Writers grave, s&tirical and merry, and
caricatggIs:s ci various grades 0: ability
have pointed pen and pencil at the derot-
cd head OF Uub5oII, VINO is The best
abused man in the nation. Undoubtedly
he ms himself provided the material for
that Iloat effective Of Ill offensive weapons
against ra5l:c man-ridicu!e.
Ia az evil hour Ir. Hubieil published
book, himself is reputel author lis
substance, aim and object Of the gloriica-
tion q the HnJbeI family of which he Is
most distinguished member. Accord
ins - this preo.ous piece u geneaology,
the founder oi the family WAS Ba3ouin.
Who so apt 10 collect assessments effectu-
ally as ho! At an early date the family
emigratrd 20 Norway, when and where
enforced assessments Wers continually III
order. The remova! oi the EG5bel's 10
France and subsequently, to tAe Jaited
States furnish excellent material upon
which tie cayicaJuriss can exercise his
fancy. ! uatJel at the court Of Louis
XIV would certainly have made assess
Iaents from his colleagues there, and from
tier III. in America gave representatives,
Of the same stock opportunities Of assess
ing from miserable Indians and travellers
BIZ the stage L. unsettled regions bnt ar
the head and iroat Of all the Hubbell
assessors st=nds the great political assess
nert man u 1882.
Ill this may amount TO little in the
es' 'ecm Of the coid-blocded Philosopher,
buG IS excellent material with which TO
overahelIa 4 political opponent, for phil
IS piers are mighty scarce. No;wi:k-
standing the useful and honorable lie OF
is author. sui tie iact hat political war
les led Il ia financial s.uees, and tie
secui1z .easorsJisness of those who eve
Their means % i.vplihoodt 20 the supremacy
4 a party L,in- taxed 20 maintain It, II
looks very much as L the Hub5e,i oircu-
lar VII prove g have lvea gigantic
bigutg-.