The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-10-29

LAYsE. Mich. Oct "a, 1892.
Editor L'A3lse Sentinel:
DEAR SIR saw in Tic last issue o.
your paper, the letter Of the Hon. Jay
A. Hubl,el to Jno. II. Dillon, and desire
to submit tie following by way Of an
swer thereto.
1st The Republican .Iom esteader
mentioned MS desiring the public alton o.
said letter il Mr.. Hubbell's hired man.
ard ibwould seem there was no occa'
sion for Mr.. Hubbell writing him let
ter unless it was done for the purpose
of having it published rs coming from
a homcsteader. 1t certainly locks very
much as if Hubbell had written the let.
ter, handed it to his hired man and
told him to lave it published ostensi'
bly, as heing done at the request of q
Republican homcs,eader. The TACT that
1t was written for publication cannot be
concealed by tho clever little deception
practiced by Alr. Hubbcll. 2ud While
| have not the pleasure of a personal
acquaintance with Mr.. Hubbeil, yet
have heard very mpch about him and
! am bound to believe the history of the
U, Z. Land grants is perfectly
familiar to him. | have understood that
as early rs 1855, those who were fight
ing in the Michigan Legislature TO Sc
cure action therein, that would lead to
the ul innate restoration of the unearn-
ed portions of these lands to the Pnb-
hc Domain, We're baffied in part, by the
superior knowledge possessed Of all
these matters, hy MIR. Mubbell, this in
formation is obtainlb,e from any of the
foes of these different companies,
as witness the following telegram:
"To Thomas Brady, lame, Mich.
Railroad Lobbyist working hard to have
grant go to other company 70 build to
Ontonagon, Hubbell and others help
ing them. McEIillan wants grant
Fought them all day in committee. They
may draw putty lines. Il. Ereen."
For The reason that Mr. Hubbell
"knows whereof he speaks" | cannot
ascribe any misstltement he made Ill
the lette. referred to, as II mistake, SO
one can imagine The situation l was
placed in when L read from lis letter
the following paragraph: Every acre
of lard granted to the state OF Michigan
for railroad purposes was so grnied by.
Democratic Congress, and the Bill
approved by Democratic president" ;"
In this connection desire TO call a,ien-
ton TO tho Act Congress, Mar. 3rd 1865,
(13 L. S. Stat. Mt large page, 500
wherein the crgiaal grants Ito all in
part Z. p. laiiroad) made il 1856, Of
six sections per mile, was increased TO
ten sections per mile, as to all these
railroad, except the one now known as
the o. q u. Il. Il. Il. Can il be possi
BILE Mr.. liubbel overlooked this impor-
tant grant made sftT there had been
failure TO comply with tho conditions
OF the original grant by II Republican
Congress, Senate and President or did
he thin! the settlers knew nothing ~
bout it, or win he insist that TINS grant
was not made 10 he state, but to the
Cos. direc. and suppose he was right
in the luticr claim? III either event
or in any eyelt. lie is gully ot either
telling deliberate falsohood, or of will
fully keeping back part of tho truth
and seeking to maze HE settlers be-
lieve an untruth, provided lie does
know whereof he speaks, either OF
which is not very creditable, TO say the
least. 3rl Mr.. IIubbc'i would have
the people believe thai the Republican
party was entitled 10 rs much credit in
bringing about tho passage Of the for
feiture Act, March 2ud, 1882, ssas the
Democratic party. aud he snyslrc knows
because he was present in Washington
when it passed etc. Knowing all about
this matter why d!d lie not tell Nh,t
kind of bill Democratic house want
ed and what kind oil bill n Republi-
can sen te wanted? lie says there was a
disaereomtnf between the two, hut he
very cleveily falls to state tie basis
thereof. Why did he not tell us how
Senator Palmer, under tho advice of
Jane K Eodington was seeking to
protect tie o. & y. II. R. II. Co. and
Stockbril9e, was working to protect a
lot OF cash entrymen (himself among
the mum er) and how the then Senator
elect from Michigan, McMillen, was
anxious to save the NJ. Ii. & 0. Grant
ior tie co. OF viii h he was president,
and how other Republican senators
were working for the Canal Go. and
that if Re- ublican senate hud been
allowed 20 control instead of forfeiture
Act, it woaid have been confirmation
~ for tI,o Looaft of fhnoa varioue