The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-10-29

p ly. In any event it will do no harm
to give the facts concerning Mr.. Al
nold's connection with those bonds
In 1867 we believe, this county vOteC
Sl5O,OO0 IN bonds to the l.. l.. and G.
Il. r., in return for which it was Il
have an cqua! amount of the company
stock. Sometime afterwards I. s. .Kal
loch and other officers of the rroal
came here ant called mass meetin.
for Lie purpose of getting the people t.
authorize the Commissioners to sur
render their right to the stock for
nominal sum. We do not know wha
arguments were used, but they wer,
conclusive and the meeting voted TN
aniaously in favor of the proposition
| A similar meeting was held at Hum
boldt and only two men voted against
the proposal. The voters present al
those two meetings no doubt constitu-
ted majority of all the voters in the
county, and the County Commission
ers, one of which was Arnold accord
ingly entered into a contract whereby
year or two later, when all the cou-
ditions had been complied with, the
stock was transferred.
Weintended to reprint this week the
two Funston letters which the Demo-
crat published last week, and which
it claimed proved that Mr.. Funston
was straddling the land question, but
our space is taken up with matter that
we regard of more importance. One
of these letters is the Ross letter pub
lished last summer in the Moran Her
aid, and the other is q brief note to the
Attorney General asking him to per-
nit the name of the United States to
be used in bringing suit to quiet title
county. There is nothing whatever
contradictory or inconsistent in the
two letters. in his letter to Mr.. Ross,
Mr.. Funston says that he was doing
every thing he could for the passage of
the Anderson bill, as he had been
requested to do by both
League aud Anti.League. He
also says that it is his own Opin-
ion that the matter should be
submitted TO the courts. The views
expressed in both letters are identical
as any one must admit who gives them
a fair perusal. In his speech at Mo-
ran Mr.. Funston referred to the mat
ter at length, stating that he was still
of the opinion, us he always had been.
that the question could only be finally
settled by the courts. If the courts
decide the railroad title void, the mat
ter would then be referred. to Congress
for the disposal of the land as part of
the public domain, and every man
could be absolutely certain that he
would be protected in all his rights.
His statement from beginning to end
was manly, straight forward and clear,
with no attempts at evasion or ambig-
uity, and could not but satisfy any
reasonable man.
In company with dozen or so of
Mr.. Funston's lola friends, We went
out to Moran to attend the meeting at
Moran Tuesday night. NOtwithstand-
ing the fact that the democrats of that
town and vicinity had done all within
their power to make the meeting a
failure by declaring that Mr.. Funston
would not be there, some even going
so far as to bet jack knives and cigars,
the people had put faith in the assur-
ance of the REGISTER that he would be |
there, and they were there to meet
him. At an early hour the large hall |
was packed to suffocati0n, and it was
a delighted audience that listened for
two hours to our farmer Congressman.
And they heard magnificent speech.
We have not space to attempt u SYN
opsis of 1t. but we do not hesitate to
say that it was by far the most power
full and effective speech We have heard |
during this campaign, and we have
heard Gen. Caldwell, who is counted
by many the finest political orator in
the State. Mr.. Funston scarcely more |
than refers to the past history of the
two parties, but deals entirely with the
present issues. He does not appeal to
passion and prejudice but to conscience
and reason. and the effect of this is
seen in the delighted and enthusiastic |
audiences that have greeted him all
over the District. His arguments are
so logical and his illustrations so clear
that his conclusions are irresistible,
and even the most rock-ribbed demo-
Gratis find the foundation Of their faith
If the "Old Man, grows as
much in the next two years as he has
in the past, our prediction is that when
the next campaign rolls around. no
man will have the face to dig up the
old chestnut slack of ability"