Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-26

AmonR their own number ten pc sons VINO he'd
no cortt cltes OF elt ction and who NoTO defeat
cd at ths polls In opIositon 10 ten OF those CON
stituting tho majority, Tho nlnoaity OF tho
legltlatnr, tAen assumed 20 pr duc, and have
qualified these ton persons Ns members, aud In
connection with them assumed and pretended
to organize the house OF approximations
That thereuT on these tlfty.eight persons, act,
ing together with tho ten persons VINO then and
there respectively usurped tho offices Of repre-.
sentatives, without any form OF rial or right
thereto, or without submitting their claims OF
right to any tribunal, then and thel unlaH fully
pretended TO organize themselves 10 tho house
OF representatives OF tho stato OF X anFRs, and
from that time up to tho present the REVOLUTIONS
ary body so OF ganized has rotously and tumul.
tOusly sell Cd nm held the hall Of tho house OF
representatives, and has obstructed tho lawfully
organized house OF representatives IN tho trans
action Of any business.
IL is furthermore true that one II. II. Artz re-
Gently APP ontoi adjutant general OF the state,
conspirng with this Teyou 1 nary body TO awe
and subject tho civil power OF tho htao 10 tho
military arm thereof, has Illegally and wrong.
fully appointed large number cf pretended
officials unknown 10 Tho law, called deputy nd
iutant generals and has placed representative
hall In the custody and power OF these sham
officers, who have for IDLY prevented the law
fully organized house from trNneacting It's husi.
ness, and menaced the personal safoiy OF those
representatives and gooa citizens OF tho state
who mny havo business here.
Up to the pr, sent time the governor OF the
state, instigated as we believe by Owl advisors
has failed to recognize the lawful house of rep.
resentativos and TO protect them from tho UNI
lawful intru ion Of this irresponsible military
body, which has been maintained in their pree-
ence in violation Of tho proroRative OF the
house and also in violation OF the constitution
and laws Of The United States and state of
Kansas
sixty-throe OF tho sixty-four members confti-
tutnR the lawful house were chosen as ropub-
lcans, one us an independent republican, since
III II 10 hon tod
three members OF the legislature chosen as DEM
ocrhts, utter full deliberauon and taking careful
counsel have joined and associated themselves
with the lawful house and have openly Tepnd'-
ated the claims and pretonses of those resisting
its control
Recognizing tho gravity and peril Of tn 8 sitq-
alton, threatening as IT. does tho continued
SUPP emacy OF the laws and the integrity OF or
ganized government in This state, we have do
Iermined 10 and hereby earnestly and respect.
fully appeal to the patriotism of the governor
OF Kansas, and earnestly and le.pectfu ly a k
him to do that which tho cons'itut on requires
from him no the supreme executive OF the state,
namely: to SEQ to the far and full execution of
the laws of Kansas.
We also appeal to all good cit ons of Fansns,
in every part OF the commonwealth, to lawfully
assemble and to temporarily discuss the stua-
ton, and mako manifest by some public eX-
preston their recognition and support by all
lawful means OF the lawful house of representa-
tiyes Of Kansas.
Finally we extend to Hon. GEORGE H. Douglass
and his fellow hcers OF the house. and TO thu
members of that body, the assn ance Of ouI
earnest and continued support in the mainte-
nance of their rights, and the consequent n ain'
tenance and vindication of he laws OF Kansas,
and we call upon them TO stand firmly by those
rights and to perform their public duty
W. H. RosSINGToN,
D. r. ANTHONY,
j. X, HUDSON,
DAVID OvERMYER,
j W. ADY.