Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-22
MRS. LEASE Or KANSAS
7HR REMARKABLE WOMAN LAWYER AND
POPULIST ORATOR
av,m,p Has No Place in Politics" Said Senator
Ingalls, Whsrsat She Joined the New Parry
F,r Varied Taleus-Two Hundred
Speeches During the Campaign, -Four
Of Them Made in One Day.
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" Y, SIN.
TOPEKA, November 14.-At the open
inc of the Presidential canvas OF 1888
Senator Ingalls,, I'm one of his cnarac-
+erisric speeches delivered at Abilene,
Kan stated that women has no place
i'm notifies" liz was this sentence that
frSnired Mrs. Lease 20 affiliate herself
witb the new party. She is one OF the
most remarkable of women, and, as she
herself SAYS, is the best advertised lady
I'm America. One Of her friends at that.
time asked her why she Joined the Pop
,iIisr marty. She answered; because 1
can not ind a place elsewhere
The crushing defeat sustained oy the
PenubIican party at the election above
referred 10 was explained by Senrtor
Sherman. Speaker Reed, and others as
bainr due 10 a great measure 10 the WO-
men OF The country and their influence
oD the voting population. This eXpIa-
nation applied with special force 10
rbe case OF 1.-THE Kansas revolt, as IL
was termed. The Farmers Alliance OF
tbis State was largely controlled by
= women during that campaign, and the
farmers wives surpassed their bus
hands in the work Of organizing against
rbs Republican party, and throwing a
stout lariat around the position OF
United States Senator, with the end
securely kuotted 70 the Alliance side
saddle. It was through The efforts or
tra women that the picniCs nd parades
,rs-a made so successful. They'brOught
ONT the Young people, formed lyceumS
and glee clubs, and kept the lights
bgrniug in the school houses. The
wives and daughters thrilled the ALI
arce with such melodies as
Tie Lord win never stand such injustice in our
vstgtea5ed that the POOR should have home.
7. This and other ways they cheered
-bs farmers on their road TO the ballot
box. and inspired q victory that well
rirr exhausted the public font OF eX-
r,awation points. The most cOnsplc-
mons figure ju the campaign against the
orF p1rties was Mrs. Mary h. Lease,
of Wichita. She is one of the few te-
male LAWYERS Of prominence in kansas,
and her sympathies were early enlisted
fr behalf of the oppressed farmers by
that epigrammatiC remark OF the oriI-
liant ingalls, referred 20. Mrs. Lease
visited every locality In the State, and
developed into one OF the most attract
i've and convincing speakers engaged IN
the contest. Her services were IN con-
srart demand, and at every prominent
meeting of the Alliance party sue was
the Minerva OF the occasion.
Mrs. Lease was born In Irel and, and
has lived in this country from Infancy.
r-HH. q ~ IA a
died iu AniersOnvule prison. she mas
resided in various sections OF the cOun-
Try and is COnverSaut with the wants OF
The Deo0le. She was q resident Of Den
isor. Tex. for nine years, and there
formed belief that the interests Of the
South aud West were indentical, and
that they were 60 be promoted and
.--ar -thegei by the a. lisuce movement
two colleges and
...... .-ne OF poems soon
90 appear. Ter voice is rather maScu-
line aud her energy that of an athlete
A brilliant cOuverSatiOua.ist,h her mas
cujnity disappears under the spell or
her versatile mind and her arguments
have the rationale OF a logic thar often
disappears, however, by rigid analysis;
particularly does this obtain ln her dis
cussi0us OF great political questions.
She took great interest 10 the campaign
and thoroughly enjoyed the work. or
The general character OF her laOOrS and
their effect she says:
"i made not less than 200 speeches
during the campaign, speaking once or
twice each day. On one occasion /
made four speeches, two OF them before
breakfast This was az BellviIle, la Re-
public county, Kansas 10 was almost
morning when I arrived there, and / re-
Ouested the hotel pro prIeJ0r not TO call
me for breakfast until late. When !
c0t up there were several hundred peO-
Die iu froE6 of the house CIamOriIg for
speech. Y had 10 show myself and
Felix ThenNhey insisted that l should
s-go with themNo the depot % meet Con-
gresham JOhND3yiS. Atthe depot we
found several thousand people waiting.
They wanted q speech, and / talked 10
them am hour then returned 20 the hO-
tel for breakfast. Davis was 20 speak
iu the afternoon, and an immense crowd
had assembled. His train was late, so
took the platform and talked until he
arrived Another big meeting was held
A.a aaN NaINh AA AlAN " HiNAH AANNANNn NAA
there ] made the fourth speech of the
day
OF criticised Senator ingalls, severely
in my speeches, and / think contrib
u,ed my share to the accomplishment
of his defeat 1 know that if money
could have taken him back 10 the SEN
ate he would not have heSitated TO use
So, but I did not believe our Alliance
ben could be bought. They were early
Understand how they would be
- vote, and I was confident
all stand together for the
1rty candidate, whoever he
the opinion that the Ali
sssmen from Kansas will
Independent course in Con-
0e la the middle of the
concession is made il will
locrats, and certainly in
political nature the
be sOlidiy against Re-