People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-24

concerning the late legislative trouble
seems TO have completely knocked
the lank and lengthy editor OF the
Monitor entirely of his feet. He
accuses the VOICE with reckless
mis-statements and wilful false
hoods vet We take notice that he
does not point them out. 1t attempts
TO put lie in our review By saying:
Its statement. for instance, that
the Republicans owed their majority
OF one member to the Justification Of
the returns By county clerk is will
fuI and deliberte lie"
The VOICE did not make any such a
statement nor anything that could be
construed as such. 1t originated in
the diseased brain Of the Monitor ed.
itOr. What the VOICE did say was:
They the DunsmOre house, inyesti-
gated the election cases and showed
by undisputable proofs that certlfi-
cate had been issued 10 a resident Of
Oklahoma territory, that the major
lty OF one member was deliberately
given by the county clerk TO his Re-
publican opponent; that in several
cases the honest result OF the election
had been falsifed in favor OF the Re-
publicans and that certificates had
been issued TO several federal Office
holders who were Ineligible to an cleo
tiun, showing cOnclusiyely that the
claimed Republican majority was a
fraud and swindle on the voters Of
the state.
That is every word the truth and is
not disputed by honest Republicans
who have studied the facts.
The Investigations of the DunsmOre
committee showed conclusiyely. by
sworn and competent testimony that
instead Of Fitting, rep. having a
majority in the Goth district, his op-
ponent, Mr.. Goodwin, pop had an
actual majority Of ten. They showed
that the returns in Gray county had
been 50 manipulated that Douglass.
rep had been declared elected when
in fact, he was fairly and honestly de-
feated by Mr.. Morrison BY an actual
majority Of thirteen. They gave
court decisions showing that the post
masters elected were ineligible. Also
the affidavit Of one member that he
was citizen Of Oklahoma. In the
case Of White vs.. Richter, Of Morris
county, the investigation brought out
testimony showing conclusively that
parties had been hired to vote for
Richter, rep. and Others had voted
for him who were not legal voters.
Also that Republican Judge in Ohio
township was detected In substituting
Republican for Populist ballots and
other gross frauds, and that instead
OF Mr. Richter being entitled to a GER
tifcate, his opponent, Mr.. White, was
honestly elected by fifteen majority.
Knowing these facts and knowing
that they could be sustained and
proven by fair and impartial investi.
cation, the Populists insisted on their
eight to the organization Of the house
apd even ignoring the two Populist
postnasters, it did not give the Re
publicans an honest majority.
We have given all the facts, figures
and testimony in these cases and yet
the Monitor says mot to ssave tnelr
worthless necks, dare theygive name,
and places" where these frauds were
committed. The aforementioned
cases do not include the Rosenthal
and Cofey county cases, the msnipu-
lstOn.of which BY the Republicans
has even been denounced by good Re-
publican papers.
The Monitor SCOTS at the idea OF the
Republicans trying TO control the or
ganization Of the House by the false
issue Of 8 certificate OF election to
ROsenthsl, and would have the people
believe that this is the sole charge Of
corruption against its party, and that
this was amply stoned for by the act
OF seating Rosenthal in the House.
We should like 10 ask the Monitor II
Q thief Is any less thief by his being
caught In the act and by his magma
nimity in returning his booty as a bid
for his freedom? Having sufficient
fraudulant certificates frsm other
sources TO accomplish their purposes
they could afford TO be magnanimous
TO Rcsenthal when the fraud was so
plain that his opponent TO whom the
certificate was issued would not COM
promise his honor by taking the seat.
The other frauds were not in the
Sandwich Island, but right here in
Kansas in the counties herein named.
Will the Monitor take note of them,
or will it continue to fire its inquiry
into the air, where are the frauds?"
The people recognize their where
abouts, and they observe further that
there was enough Of them to make the
majority claimed by the Republicans.
They also know enough to hereafter
refuse to place confidence in a thief
whom they catch in the act.