People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-03
From Topeka.

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Ed. VOICE:-The long looked for
event took place Saturday morning.
The Supreme court gave its decision
on the habeas corpus case and very
partisan one it was. Two of the
judges gave their decision in favor of
the Douglass house, while the third
one held out for the POpuliSt house.
The senate recognized the Douglass
house Monday afternoon. In giving
reverse decision the court would
have sustained their former decision,
that they had no Jurisdiction. When
the Republicans came with the case,
the Supreme court then had power to
try the case. The added power prob
ably came from the sheriff of Shaw
nee county. The Republicans look to
this sheriff as the Supreme Ruler of
the universe, invested with the power
to enlist small army of Kansas City
thugs to oppose the law and thwart
the will of the people Of Kansas. 1t
condemns their legality when they
were compelled to go out Of the state
to get an armed force to sustain the
Douglass house. Had they been the
legal house, there would have been
sufficient law abiding citizens who
would have volunteered in support Of
the Republican house, but as it was
they did not volunteer. The Supreme
court came TO their rescue in a very
partisan decision, after saying they
had no Jurisdiction in the case. The
Republicans had their pictures taken
in Representative hall and again on
the west steps of the state house, af-
ter they had ordered the Santa Fe
employees out to diSperSe the mob.
The picture represents about one
hundred and fifty armed men in the
hall and about half that number on
the steps, armed with guns of all de-
ScriptiOnS.
We will leave the reader to Judge
which was the mob, after saying that
among the posse, Chief Speers recog-
nized a large per cent. of them as dis
reputable characters belonging to
Kansas City, Mo-, armed with win
chesters, shOtguns and reyOlvers.
The other side of the question did
not resort to arms, further than to
call out the militia to keep the peace
and not to fight Republicans. as they
have circulated the report.
Conscientious Republicans of Shaw
nee county are ashamed of the pro-
cedure of Douglass and his foreign
mob of Santa Fe hirelings. The cost
on Shawnee county for the rebellion
is slO,3OO. Tbs in itself will lose the
county for the Republicans in the
next election,
The writer has secured some of the
pictures of the so-called law and or
der league and will have them car
tooned, so that the people of Kansas
can see them and judge for themselves
whether they wish to support such a
mob by their votes or vote to put il
down.
II is safe to say the Republicans
held a feast at the Copeland Saturday
evening. Now let the people make it
the feast of Belshazzar. The back.
bone of the party has crumbled. Let
the great people now sweep the pu.
trefying remains from off the lands of
the sunfiower state. The state can
ltol should be removed from the hot
bed OF anarchy it is now located in.
and If it is ever submitted to the peo-
PIE 1t will be moved to where if
rightly belongs. The senate conven-
ed Monday at o'clock, called the
roll and adjourned. Nothing was
done toward recognizing the mon.
strOsity.
The Douglas house has been recog.
nized by the senate and work goes on.
If they do not get at loggerheads
there may be some work done. We
will compare the entrance to legisla-
tive hall of the two bodies. Sometime
ago Douglas effected an enterance
with an A. 7. & S. F. sledge hammer
Tuesday the Dunsmore HOUSE walked