Every defense here which is made of the Commissioner of the Land Office is an attack upon the Secretary of the Interior. because this very order of April 3 which was issued by the Commissioner has been annulled by the Secretary of the Interior. What was the foundation of this action on the part of the Commissioner? It was a declaration on hearsay evidence. such as could not be admitted to invalidate a single title. that 90 per cent. of the land entries were fraudulent. Does any man in this House believe that story? Does any man believe that 90 per cent. of the immigrants into the West are thieves or fraudulent persons? If so. how does it happen that all this fraud is in the West and none of it in the South? The truth is. those who know Mr.
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Generalization that 90% of immigrants are thieves or fraudulent persons.