People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-20
FROM TOPEKA.
Senator FOrney Speaks.
TOPEKA. Kans.. Jan. l6. 1899

but the times since last Tuesday noon |
have been terrible hot" most of |
the time around the hotels and part |
Of the time in the lower house.
sometimes imagined that birthstone
factory was near by. Yes, we have !
had a monkey and parrot time"
twenty-One hours to the day. Al
though pandemOnium reigns supreme,
the Jaw machine" running wild, the !
Republican papers claiming "revOlu-
tiOn, anarchy" etc. Still the great
safety valve, which is the intelligence,
honor and manhood displayed by the
representatives elected and claiming
to be, prevents anything further than
war of words and newspaper gossip,
falsehOOds of every description and
purpOSely for campaign fodder. The
POpuliSts claim to have seventy men,
bers elected. while only sixty-One
hold certificates. The Republicans
claim Sixty-three having certitii-
Gates, So both parties organ
lied the lower house, both
claiming to be legally organized and
they both asked for recognition.
They held the fort two days and one
night, STAYED in their chairs all the
time, with Kansas grit and cussed-
ness, very firm, but gOOd-humOredly
and the third day the Governor recOg-
nized the POpuliSt organization,
which action turned the Republican
party, politicians and press, into
double action ''hOwling machine"
When it comes to calamity hOwlers,
the Peoples party amt in it,
My mother used to say there was a
certain time in the moon to wean
calves to keep them from bawling.
BY the noise we've had up here at
the capitol, am inclined to think
this is not the right time of the year
to wean Republicans. The sign is not
right, you see.
If our fellows take it so hard should
they have to turn over the offices in
the future, | will conclude there is
some cohesive or fascinating influence
in IN Office, which l, so far, have
failed to discover in my official capac-
ity.
was passing around through the
House Of Representatives at almost
three o'clock in the morning and
came across DR.. HObsOn, our represen-
tative from the north district, stretch
ed out in his chair, feet on his desk,
oVercoat for pillow, the very picture
OF cOntentment. Heclasped my hand
and exclaimed that he never was so
strong in the faith of the eight hour
law as he was now.
The only class Of citizens | know of
who can compare with The Peoples
party for intelligence, courage, grit,
ShrewdneSS and meanneSs is the Re-
publican party, but we got them
by one notch and they know it. Now
for few facts and l will close.
The government is divided into
three branches, legislative, executive
and judicial. Each branch is inde-
pendent of the other and has no juris.
dictiOn whatever over the other.
Consequently the House of Represen-
tativeS is the exclusive Judge of its
own members and there is no power
to interfere or examine its mode of
organization. The courts have ruled
that certificate is not prima facla
evidence Of elections, neither can his
opponent, who did not receive his GER
tifcate and after being sworn in. be
prevented from participating in theor-
ganizatiOn, If contest is fled. | will
admit that this mode of organization
is not according to the precedent es-
tablished, but precedent is not law.
The recognition by the senate and
governor places them in position to
try their own case and establish a
valid and legal organization. They
have broken no law. They are learn.
ing the opposition the tricks they
played in Ohio, Montana, Maine,
Iowa and several other states. The
courts sustained the laws passed by
the legislature of those states and
One present condition of our House of
Representatives is exactly the same.
AS soon as the facts are before the
people, they will be satisfied and the
Populists will be justified in their
stand.
do not approve of the present
status Of our legislature nor uphold
its action, but to throw the blame
wholly on either side is unjust and
not true. Both parties have resorted
to methods new to the average citizen,
but old 10 the shrewd politician. II
am satisfied everything will be settled
before this appears in print and will
be all right. look for some whole.
some legislation. Have introduced
Senate Bill No. l6, tOcOmpel railroads