The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-24
Public Lands.
Railroad Matters-Temperance
Senatorial Election
Appropriations,
ETC., Etc, Etc.
To 'Me Legislafure:

Kansas, during the two years Intervening
since your last session. has enjoyed q degree
same period in any of the States in the Union.
The population of the State has increased at
the rate of one hundred thousand per an
mum; the labor of the husbandman has been
rewarded with abundant harvests; the facil-
tiles for transportation have been greatly in
creased; our manufacturing interests are in
sources Of the state have been rapidly de-
velOped; civilization has planted itself on
the western frontier, where, but few years
Res, which are now populated by class Of
citizens whose school houses, churches,
thriving towns, and well cultivated farms
gence. industry. enterprise. and progressive
spirit.
Business enterprises have revived and in
creased; and today, Kansas. young in years
dustrious, intelligent population of nine hun
dred thousand people. located near the geo.
graphical, and in course Of time to be the
ing by the lessons learned through past
reverses and hardships necessarily incident
to pioneer life. looks to the future full of hope
ness of her people.
INDIAN RAID.
regret that the existence of the fact that
during the months of last September and Oc-
tOber band of Cheyenne Indians, variously
estimated at from one hundred to two hun
dred in number raided the western border
of our State, makes It my duty to call your
attention to this matter; and, without stop
led to this raid, 1t is sufficient to be able to
state, from a personal investigation of the
facts, that no citizen of Kansas, nor any other
person within our state. gave the siightest
ted by this rowing band of murderers.
1t is a fact, no less humiliating than true,
that about twenty five days elapsed from the
time these Indians crossed the southern
boundary of our state until they reached the
county of Decatur, on its north.
ern limit; moving in their line
western border of the frontier settlements,
making incursions into sparsely settled dis
tricts, where the people were wholly unable
to protect themselves. killing as they did
about forty citizens. destroying and carrying
away large amounts of property, and COM
hitting outrages upon defenseless women
and children, so brutal, heinOus, and revolt
ing in their nature as to never be forgiven or
forgotten. In declining to discuss the Ques-
ton touching the effort made by our State
and national authorities to protect the set
lawless band OF savages, do not wish to be
understood as casting any unjust reflections
upon any one.
The duty of the houris not so much to deal
with the past, but to look to the future with
q determination that q repetition of these
Outrages shall never again occur in our State.
The doors OF Kansas have been thrown open
wide, and cordial invitation extended to
the industrious, law. abiding people of all
portions of the civilized world to come
among us and build for themselves homes.
Many who have accepted this invitation have
chosen for their habitation our western from
tier, and it becomes an imperative duty of
our State to protect the lives and property of
these citizens against every invasion by pred
atory bands of lawless sayages who attempt
or threaten to deprive them Of either, and to
administer to such bands within our borders
prompt and merited punishment, and delay
the settlement of all technical questions that
may be interposed until after the safety of
the citizen has been fully secured.
Section IL. of chapter "a, of the General
Statutes of 1868. provides:
"That in case of fnsurrectdOn, invasion, or
threatened invasion, the Commander-in-
Chief may order into active service any COM
pany, regiment or brigade, or any portion of
either he may designate, in such forms Of Or
Ranization as he may direct" etc.
While section Is, OF the same chapter, pro-
vides:
"That all expenses provided for by this act
shall be sworn to by the officer making the
same, and approved by the Major General, or
Brigadier- General, certifying that the same
were incurred by his order and were neces-
sary for the service, and the amount thereof
reasonable and just; and the Auditor OF State
shall audit the same, and - soon as any
moneys are appropriated for military pur
poses, the Auditor shall draw his warrant on
the Treasurer, who shall pay the same"