The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-29
TO THE PRESIDENT
The People Of Johnson County, WyO.
ming, Have Sent q Petition to
the President.
THEY ONLY WANT JUSTICE DONE
The Governor and Both United States
Senators Believed to Have Been
In the Plot.

The people of Johnson county, Wy
oming have sent the following petition
to the president:
BUFFALO, Wyo,, April 2l.-The fol-
lowing telegram from the citizens of
Buffalo to the president was fled here
the evening of the 10th, when it was
learned that the troops at Fort Nc
Kinley were ordered to take all the
prisoners Of the cattlemen's party to
the railroad. The wires have been
down since then, and the message was
wired today and read rs follows;
ave do solemnly affirm that, con-
trary to all law Of God and man, an
armed body Of capitalists, with hired
war men, have entered our country
with the open and avOwed intention Of
taking possession of and controlling the
same III their own interests That we
believe their aim was to terrOrize and
depnpulate the county to their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, TO murder and kill
any and all person or persons resisting
them, regardless of reputation or call
ing; that they have been detected in
the act of the commitment of such
murder and killing; that they have,
with firearms, resisted arrest by the
civil authorities, have deied the law;
thar, when surrounded by the sheriif's
posse and their capture certain, they
were arrested by the military, which
military is now ordered to escort them
IN safety to the railroad.
The band comprises some Of the
wealthiest people Of the state, and
they openly aver that their wealth will
buy them off, will buy the protection
Of the government. Our people have
been calm, patient and miraculOusly
submissive to law AMI order through
their terrible ordeal. They ask not
for vengeance, but justice. The ex-
ecutive department of the state has
moved in such manner rs to indicate
It's sympathy with and protection Of
these influential rebels, which same
they claim now. Our people have
both Judgment and fee ing, which has
ever controlled them yet to see the
slayers of their innocent brothers go
unpublished, may drive them insane.
Now we. in behalf Of our fellow citi-
zens, and rs we love domestic peace
and tranquility, and in the name Of
God and justice, most respectfully re-
quest that the president OF the United
States, the head of our free govern
ment, pledge himself to his people
that justice reigns supreme, that to
the high and mighty, rs well rs to the
poor an! obscure, punishment shall b.
meted out as deserved, according to
the laws ana statutes Of the United
States.
ave pledge our honor that nothing
has occurred to occasion alarm of bodily
injury to the prisoners from the popu-
lace, and that we believe such infor-
nation is false and mnliclously in
tended to injure our people. and de-
fame their loyalty 10 the government.
and we firmly believe that there is
none intended when an assurance
exists that justice will he done, and
while in our judgment it were better
to hold the prisoners for trial ut the
scene of the crimes, amply protected
by troops, assisting the sheriff, yet, IL
II is the will Of the chief executive 10
remove them, we shall labor unceas-
ingly ut his direction to assure his peO-
pie, if worthy, OF his love and protec-
ton.
ave most respectfully ask, will it be
the pleasure Of the president to re-
ceiyc Il committee Of our people who
desire to explain the true condition Of
our county, and how grossly our peo.
pie have been maligned."
G. u. HoGERsoN,
Chairman Board Of County COmmissi-
Oners and Acting Mayor Of Buffalo.
The following names were also
signed to the message:
Charles M. DevOe, county commits.
sioner; W P. Keays, county clerk.
Johnson county; ALVIN Bennett. county
attorney; W. u. Williams, county
treasurer; Z. U. Snider. William II.
Fem. postmaster; d. A Kngsbury,
". P. Adams, A. w. Kennedy, w. b.
Robinson, coroner; j. A. Jones. H. j.
Dalzicl, w. g. Angus. sheriff; w. j.
Thorn, cashier First National bank; j.
H. Lott, NJ. d, j. d. Seibert, Joseph
Reimann, justice Of the peace.
L. U. Snider. one Of the first settlers
Of johnson county, the first postmaster
at Fort Mckinney. and known well
and favorably all over the state, started
Monday as representative Of the
people. He will go to Cheyenne, and
II necessary to Washington, with
proofs, of the true causes Of the late
trouble in johnson county.
Nearly everybody here now firmly
believes that not only the governor
but both the United States senator's
are parties to the plot to murder the
ranchmen and cohfscate their stock.