The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-02
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The Republican central committee
has just issued circular from which we
make a few extracts:
AS FRIEND OF coLoRED MEN.
In 1865 q Republican legislature,
recognizing the colored man as q citi-
zen, and having confidence in his 10y.
atty and patriotism, passed the militia
act, which provides that "all persons
subject TO military duty under the con-
stitution of the state, and such other
male persons as shall voluntarily enroll
themselves, shall be enrolled in the mill
tia" Mr. Click and two other Demo-
Gratis expressed their hatred of the col
ored people in the following protest, APP
pearing in the House Journal page Alb
PEoTEsT OF Z. ". GLIcK.-lst 1 vote
against the bin, because, in my Judgment. 1t
violates section Of article OF the consti-
ton. 1t seeks, and u - hes any effect II for
ees into the militia service persons who, by
It's provisions. are exempt from n4ilitiA ser.
vice.
ID. 1t mixes negroes part of the militia,
and places tner lie by side IN the ranks
with white ciiiLens- do not believe that my
constituent oT ine people OF Kansas. are
ready for SO rallcal change IN our SOCIAL
system. hei!eSe the placing Of the negro
l TO the white man, and Of no benefit TO the
negro. In its effects II 10 long stride IN
favor Of negro equality, that am not ready
For these reasons think the bill should
not be passed. y. W. CLICK.
adopt the foregoing protest.
CHARLEs S. GLIcE, 3ist Dist.
concur. T. n. O'BRIEN.
As a further illustration we call atten-
l ton TO the fact that the Democratic
state convention held at Topeka on the
| Goth of February, 1868, to elect delegates
to the Democratic national convention
solemnly
"Resolved, That we 1.-THE Democratic
Dartyl are in favor of granting TO each
state in the union a republican form Of
government under the control of the
| white race"
Geo w. Click was a member OF that
Democratic state convention, made 4
| speech in favor of its platform, and wa!
chosen q delegate 10 the Democratic ma
tional convention. (See Wilder's An
nails, PIP. 479, 4S0)
HIS RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
At the session of 1881 Mr.. Click wa
| again q member of the house from Al
| Gibson county.
The demand came from every quarter
| OF the state for some just and fair legis
lation to protect the people from exces
| sive freights and fares and unjust dis
I ordinations by railroad corporations.
On the 18th day of January, Mr.
Dofflemeyer, of Sedgwick, introduced {
bill providing for regulating fares anC
freight, and prohibiting unjust dis
l examinations.
Mr., Click, true to his record as
monopolist and q railroad attorney, wa
equal to the emergency. 1t was agreed
that he should introduce bill.
The provisions of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Click, were apparently just anC
fair; but the colored individual wa
neatly stored away in the wood pile
The Introduction of this bill was but |
trick to deceive those who had been lee
to place confidence in Mr.. Click.
On the 9Th day of February, the com
mittee on railroads reported a substi
tute for house bill No. 116 (Mr. Glick's)
embodying all the essential features o
that bill, with such additional guaran
ties and safe guards as, IN the opinion
OF the committee, were essential to thu
interests of the people and successful
enforcement of the law, with the recon-
mendation that the bill be passed.
The Dofflemeyer bill once safely out Of
the way, Mr.. Click entered upon a sYs
tematic warfare against his own bill
emasculating it with amendments, re
sorting to all sorts of expedients to pre-
vent it's discussion On IFS merits, and a
last, on the question of its final passage
voting against it!-House Journal, pag'
SO2.
Mr.. Click deceived them shamefnliy
in this railroad matter only two year
ago.
AS AN HONEST FARMER.
Mr.. Click and his supporters, in his
present canvass for governor, endeavol
to create the impression that he is a
| farmer-an "honest farmer" The shall
lowness and dishonesty of this pretexl
are shown by tn public records and
| public history of the state. Mr.. Click
| was a Darnocratic member of the Kansas