The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-12
INDIGNATION MEETING.

AS the result of Gov. Anthony's decis.
ion, q meetinng of citizens was held Mon
day evening at the Court House. The
meeting was a large one, comprising both
the bone and sIneW and the business men
and property owners of our city and
county. Geo. W. Frederick called the
meeting to order, and on motion Ex-GoV-
ernor Eskridge was made chairman, and
j. r. Graham, Of THE EMPoRIA NEWS,
II. Y. DeefendoIf, Of the Topeka Common.
wealth, j. IL. Davis, of the Emporia Sun,
and Fl. w. McCune, Of the Emporia Ledg-
or, were made Secret aries. MIR. Graham
being called upon to explain the object OF
the meeting, did so in brief speech, and
w. W. Scott, Esq, was then called for
and spoke at length. On motion of VIM.
s. jay, the chair appointed committee
OF five to report resolutions, and pending
the deliberations Of the committee, Mr..
Eskridge addressed the meeting. The
committee then came in and reported the
following preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The city of EmporIa and
Lyon county are now and always have
been entirely peaceable and law abiding,
and no sympathy has been felt or express
ed here for any unlawful opposition to
the running of railroad trains or with
efforts 10 intimidate railroad employees
from working during the present strike
on the A. 7. Il S. F. railroad, or any 9TH
er occasion; and
WHEREAS, The sheriff of Lyon coun-
ty had fully responded to the Governors
call to protect the railroad trains and en-
ploYes and property from molestation,
q n an n 10 Of oil
liens on duty to ensure the peace against
all violation, and no obstacle exists here
to the running of either freight or passen-
ger trains except the absence of engineers
willing 10 run them; and
| WHEREAS, Ne city o. county officer,
and no respectable or responsible citizen
had made any application for troops, no
excitement had been lelt or danger ap-
| pretended by our citizens, ard no cause
whatever existed to justify the expense
| the fair name of this city and county
| which the sending OF troops here has
caused; therefore,
| RESOLVED, That in thus sending with
out consultation with our local authOri-
| ties or citizens, an armed body Of men
from the city of Leavenworth, calling
themselves militia, to suppress imaginary
| lRwlessneSs in peaceable community,
Governor Anthony has aired his military
authority at the eX 0ense of his previous
/ reputation for good sense aud consider
| ate Judgment, and the citizens of Empo-
ria and Lyon county hereby express their
| Indignation at the unwarrantable ard un.
| provoked insult thus offered to them,
and their emphatic condemnation of such
an executive outrage upon law and pro-
priety.
RESOLVED, That we demand the imme.
date withdrawal of said troops from this
city and county, and inform Gov. Antho-
ny that whenever troops are needed to
/ uphold the law here, they will be applied
for by our regularly constituted authori
| ties, and by responsible business men and
| tax payers. none of whom have advised
hun to resort to any such extraordinary
| absurdity as the placing of Emporia un
der the protection OF military from Other
cities.
Resolved, That we call upon our fellow
citizens throughout the entire State Il
note our protest against this highhandeG
attempt to brand Emporfa as a ely where
| lawlessness Is permitted, and we appea
| to the facts Of the case, and to the unblem
mished reputation this city and county
have enjoyed sicce their Organization. {,
justify US in demanding from Gov. An
thony the fullest PREPARATION in his power
| for the insult he has so weakly and 81
imprudently permitted himself to b.
made the medium of offering to as peaeea
BILE and laW-abidlng community as cal
| be found in the United States.
| ReSOIUed, That the secretary of TIL
meeting furnish copy of these resolu
tions to Gov. Anthony and to the neWspa
per press for publication.
A motion to burn Gov Anthony in Ell
gy was made, but on motion Of Mr.
Graham, 1t was laid upon the table b!
large majority. W IN. A. Randolph
county attorney Sedgwick, and mayo
Watson made brief speeches, and tn
meeting adjourned. The sneeches wer,
plain, pointed, forcibie denunciatlons o
Gov. Anthony's ABSURD military fla
$500, aud were enthusiastically ap
plauded. The meeting was IN earnest
but at the same time calm and determin
ed, and its resolutions express but moder
ately the prevailing sentiments of th
people OF this city and county,
Gov. Anthony was again appealed to a
follows:
EAdPoRIA. rs, Apr. 8, 1878.
GOV. ANTI Kansas
We wish again to state that in send I'M
those armed men to our city, you haY
acted without warrant OF law, and tina
our citfzens and peace officers feel just.
indignant. Our Sheriff is amply able q
QueII any disturbance that is likely t.
arise. We therefore beg you in the nam,
OF peace and goJd order TO recall you
armed men.
T. n. SEDGwIcK, county atty,
j. s. WATSON. mayor.
4 TOPEKA, April 8.
T. N. SEDGwICK Your second dem an,
| for withdrawal of troops, reed. an
responsible TO the law for my action
Troops will in no manner interfere will