Grover Cleveland actually said...

If it be true that these are public lands, the declaration that they are so by enactment is entirely unnecessary;

I return herewith without approval, and with a statement of my objections thereto, Senate bill No. 150.

Every possible question that can be raised, or at least that ought to be raised, in any suit relating to these lands has been determined by ...

Safety lies in noninterference by Congress with matters which should be left to judicial cognizance;