The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-01

at the time they took their salts and
remained postmaste-s in Office during
the entire life of the Dunsmore house; anu
yet, in the interest OF the people aud re-
form. this steering COMMITTEES" ana Inc
Peoples party propose to forge ana dld
have forged the official roll for the pursose
of unseating four Republicans because
they were eX-postmasters, While at the
same time, in the face of the constitution,
which forbids federal officer 10 be a mem
Der of the Legislature, they had sworn IN
and maintained two postmasterS who were
Popuiists drawing pay and attempting to
make laws for the people OF this state. III
| had not seen this with my own eyes
would never have supposed any political
party or association of men IN kansas
could be so lost In every sense OF honor
and regard for decency, honesty and con-
sistency to be guilty Of such doings in the
broad daylight and in the sight OF the
world,
The speaker then explained the Jackson
county case. That was a case where the
Republican was elected by an undiSputed
majority of 173, but in the interest OF the
people and reform the defeated candidate
was brought down to Topeka and applied
to the supreme court for a mandamus to
order the county canvassing board OF
jackson county TO throw out all the votes
in the city of Holton upon the fiimsy pre-
name of the city OF Holton was omitted,
although the township in which II was
situated was included.
The supreme court before the legislature
met decided that no such thing as that
could be done or ought to be done: that
the legislature could not be supposed
co have intended to dsfranchise 80
American citizens and that II the
! legislature had attempted to do such a
thing it would be unconstitujionaliy null
and void and under no circumstances
| could these defeated Popuists claim TO be
elected. Fooled in this attempt to enlist
in the supreme court in the effort to dis
! franchise five hundred and fifty of his own
constituents, this Populist ietormer in the
Interest, you know, of the people and re-
form was the command to swear in when
the legislature met and under the in
| structions OF the steering committee" the
| roll WAS forged for lis benefit. The he
publican who was elected was stricken OF
and the name OF his defeated brother was
inserted, and that is the way they got
another member to make up the Duns-
more house in the Interest or reform. "
LEWELLING TAXES 4 HAND.
After this Dunsmore house was organiZ-
! ell the governor forgetful alike OF his
! duty to the people and othe constitution,
actually Recognized" this body part
| of the legislature and there were some
people who supposed that such recogniza-
ton would thereby galvanize that fraud
| into life and make out OF 1t Il house OF
representatives. 1t had been commonly
! supposed that the Almighty had reserved
| the powers of creations to himself alone.
| But last winter the theory was Started
that an exception had been made ia favor
OF Governor Lewelliug, and that by his
mere act of recognition he could create a
house Of representatives at will and make
| fitty-elght men greater than sixty seven.
But few weeks later the supreme court
OF this state, in decision demanded by
| the great lawyers and common sense men
| from Que end of this country TO the other,
! just took that theory up and shook the
! life out of it-and there Isn't enough left
OF 1t IN Kansas today TO talk about.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
Referring TO legislation of the session,
| the speaker said that for all failures the
! Popul!st party was principally responsible
| in squandering six weeks precious time in
an attempt to revolutionize the state. As
| to work attempted, if any Populist asks
you why the appellate court bill failed. tell
him, and you'll tell him truthfully, that il
! passed the house, WAS agreed to by the
| conference committee Of both house and
| senate; but that the POpuliSt senators
| killed IL because they were not willing to
have the people elect the judges and insis.
ted that the governor should appoint. II
anyone asks you why the railroad bill
failed-that bill of which siX-sevenihS was
verbatim copy of the Iowa iaw-tei1 him.
and You'll tell him ;ruthfuliy, that it
failed because on the last day of the sess-
Jon the populiSt senate sent us word by
their committee. that they would not
agree to the provisions for exciting railroad
commissioners by the people. ana that un-
| less we abandoned that part of the bill
I they would refuse to pass 1t. But Repub-
| licans having solemnly pledged themsel-
YES to this provision, would not consent &c
surrender il or go back on their pledges TO
| the people; and so the PopuliSJ senators
| defeated the railroad bill when the final
| moment came, because of this provision
| in the bill. That WAS the reason then
| given: and If IL WAS true then 1t Is true
now.
THE WINTER CONTROVERSY.
Taking up the controversy last winter
which, he said for some days had threat
eneh the very foundation of social order in
Kansas, he said that he Republican and
Democratic position (tor, be it rel embered
| every Democrat in the legislature stood
| shoulder to shoulder with the Republic
! cans ii Citing for the constitution and the
! law and the PRINCIPLES of good govern
| menD was absolutely right, while the pO-
! sition of Governor Lewelling and the Pop
ulsts followers was wrong not only uu-
der the constitution and law, but wrong
| upon the real merits of the case and. as the
| speaker said, 'moralv rotten" He said
the whole case of Populism in Kansas
| now rests upon the record 1t made last
winter in the attempt TO force a legisla-
| ture which was not elected upon the peO-
! pie OF this state at the point of the bayO-
net. If that effort was patriotic, was hon
f-, l,..Y rr.F tN. IN ND
good government. then he had nothing to
| say against the Populist party: but, on
! the other hand If il was an uupatrotiC
| attempt 10 foist fraudulent Legislature
upon the people, in violation OF the cor
| stitution and the law tten no honest nau
ever ought To cast another vote for the
! Peoples parly in state or county.
! He cautioned his bearers ii they wanted
the truth about last winters tradsactlou
not 10 go to the Dunsmore house journal
! 10 find it, That book in its vital parts Is
| a bold barefaced fraud. 1t is not d record
of what the Dun>more house did. 1t IS a
record OF what Judge Webb of Topeka
| thought they ought 10 have done. The
original DunSmore journal contained the
substantial truth AS 10 the or2aniZ' alton OF
the Dunsmore house, but when the wise
heads of the party came 10 read this
original journal, they discovered CHat tue
truth would ruin them and Immediately
the original journal. which told the truth
was called ia and destroyed as far as Drac,
teal and n committee appointed 10 prepsfe
u revised journal This revision la itssre
citals concerning tie organization OF the
Dunsuore house is Il deliberate attempt e
faisifv the truth of history and WAS gotten
up for the purpose OF imposing upon the
courts and the people. Any member OF
the Dunsmore house who has any self-Te-
spect will admit that the recitals IN this
journal are false and not in Tie Interest
OF the people aad reform. 1t was adopted
by the Duusmore house under the dicta
zion of some OF the bosses aud has ceen
nuhlisheu and distributed all over kansd.