The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-04-23

lished the resolution entitled the second
half. and when Il was read and canvassed
ID was the general statement by those
who were present when passed that "
the Istericr-H Herald bad not the exact
woris II had the substance. Afterwards
the Advocate (Alliance) Of Topeka pub
lished what Il called the resolution, add.
ing 10 that published by the HoR-CoR-
fSrRsist, all after the words .politics, : in
dicating that the editors OF that body
saw the pitfall, prepared for and 10y
themselves, and were endeavOring 10 gel
! the resolution Defore their constituency
, in small doses log garbling the same in
one paper at time, skipping about frum
one portion Of the State to another, rs
the different partitions 81 the infamous
thing should lie punished, but il didn't
work. The loys had been, in days gone
by, iniruiucrd TO this manner al
guerilla war fare, AMI were not tn L.
deceived 10y tricks and ambusca,les.
conclu,l,. that as the resolution did
not appear a. a part Of the reported pro
Greetings ul the convention, that the
resolution published as the second half
by the Interior. Herald, If Hutchinson,
Is At least 10 substance correct. and that
tins view is fully sustained 10y the nj
ditinn made by the .idrucats to that pub.
lisyed by the Noa- Con ormis.
Iconclu,Ie further that when any party
or associaiinn is driven Ia alIidavits, Ia
set up the true, but confirm the allega-
ton, to- calling Somebody liar, that
their side is weak and thin, and has been
successfully penetrated by the Interior,
Herid. Stand by the HerIi,l, boys. stand
10y your guns!
Yours in p. c. X l..
II. A. CAMPBELL
Past Post Commander, No. IL q. A. X
Here is the certificate Of the Post
Commander. who is clerk Of the county
nf Reno.
Hutchinson, Kansas, April 1891
To BAom IL may coHoTH.
hereby certify that at the time the
"Reform Press Association met in tins
city Senator Elect PETER was billed fui
an address nj certain time,the hour and
date I do not remember. Througl
curiosity partly but mostly tn TO honoI
tn the man chosen to represent the
great State 10 Kansas in the Senate a
| the L. \. went to the Opera H"ust
the place where their meeting was held
got there before they concluded the bus
iness. just lrfore adjouIning some ont
II htnl
vas adopted without dissent. The Ieso
luton referred to the action Of old sol
dicrs in pnliiirs. Now after hearing tho
resolution read, went away from ih,
hall kind nf mad. but before | mad,
any great noise ! inteTrngated severa
other old soldiers that were present a
the reading nf said resolutions and then
understanding Of them, agreeing with
mine we commenced making u noise
The Alliance fellows that We tacklc'
said We were mistaken, We told them W
would convince them that we wcr
right whcn the resolutions were pub
lishe,l in the Duly NsNs. But 10 an'
behold when the next morning N,T
came out We failed Ia find the resolution
even lind any reference To II.
Then we went for the Mars and abnu
the onl : information We could get in tina
way was that the resolution was taken 1
the Office 10y the reporter and put on til
hook. hut was lost in some way and la
never lpcn found since. I have rra
the resolution rs published Icy tho Non
C"ntarmisi. the Topeka ii""cai' and th
Interior Hcraid snd don't think cithC
Of them is verbatim; that rs publishe
by the Interior Herald and the Tnpek
.idcooniS more nearly containing the SCI
timcni ~ ! unlers;ond ID.
g. J. MoRRIs,
County Clerk.