The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-17

Among the representative men of the
! Dunsmore house sentiments were ex-
! pressed similar to those we have quoted
/ from the senators Take fo- instance
! the following from Mr.. Dunsmore,
speaker and leader of the rump house.
| He says:
! We recognize the Jurisdiction Of no court or
/ tribunal except the senate and executive and
/ viii submit to their wishes only. The fight has
I Just begun Our appeal viii be TO the people
| ard the campaigu viii be opened at once.
Your secretary of state offered good
deal Of advice at the time, urging that
the duty of the populist members was
to go home and not recognize the Doug
lass house. He also said:
The daily papers have suppressed the facts,
and only printed what was favorable 70 the
corporations, but that will be changed.
This decision Of the partisan supreme court
has given me more power than I want; they
have said that can make the next legislature
BY simply issuing certificates to whom please.
I don't like 90 much power, but the people will
have say in this matter.
Representative Daugherty, of Geary,
said: 81 will abide by the decision. but
d-n the decision" and this expression
was probably the general sentiment of
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house and senate. The reproof admin
istered to the supreme court BY United
States Senator PETER was very mild.
He expressed regret that the court had
not seen its way clearly to decline to
take jurisdiction. No tears The 9TH
er populist United States senator from
Kansas, John Martin, although he had
expressed himself - more than dozen
prominent citizens before going to
Washington. including the governor
and chief justice. that the Douglass
house was beyond all question the legal
house. had an opinion telegraphed from
which we take the following bit OF po-
litical demOgogy unworthy Of an
United States senator:
lam not Al Ali astorished at the finding Of
the supreme court. not that believe the de
cisicn correct for on the contrary I believe l. 10
be rLlically wrong. II my Judgment the opin-
ion delivered by Judre Allen Is clearly the law
Of the case ard i = substantially sust tanned By
decisions OF The supreme court Of Indiana and
Ohio. AMI II many similar cases But, unf0rtu-
uatslv. the supreme court Judges are men with
Ike iufrmitiss with other people and when
political questions are involved their decisions
IN nine cases out q ten are made TO meet the
demands OF political conditions. instead Of he
Inc cleau-cUt and fair exposition Of the law OF
the case
Nou see nv dear governor. we are
pasting bits OF history together at this
time that will be useful hereafter. You
and your party Will want to get away
from this record after the people have
had time to take a good look at it and
to realize which way your crew was
=
want law unless it suits you; you don't
want courts unless their decisions are
in favor Of populistic interpretations OF
the law and the constitution. and above
all YOU don't want the majority to rule
unless you are the majority. Isee that
your General Artz. whose battles
prior to the recent war were fought in
a Colorado court against a disbarnent
for perjury. has been giving ont the ad-
miniStratiOn war policy. When | re-
member the hasty exit Of your war sec
Rotary from our neiEhboring state and
his rapid promotion after few months
in Kansas, I am reminded Of the aged
moss-covered story OF the boy VINO
urged his father to come west: Come
west. dad; id mean men get office
here We take the following from
the generals interview:
Men are drilling all over Eausas t0-dl-. Not
with guns. they haven't got them yet but they
are being drilled IN TIE flciuZS and marching,
and they viii be drilled with The suns when
they are ready for them The law does not
prevent the organization OF an unlimited num-
Der Ct military companies who can arm them
selves independent Ct the state, and this : be-
in- done to-day, the people are IL earnest
My dear governor, this would be a
good day for you to shut u the stream
of place hunters. advisers. fixers and
revolutionary idiots. and retire to some
quiet place where you can take 4 large
think all by yourself Don't YOU see
that the law-abiding, peace-loving citi-
zens OF Kansas have no occasion to go
into military companies and be armed
and drilled? What will they do this
for? In what county IS there necessity
for armed men? What does this fellow
Artz mean by this sort Of iniammatory
nonsense about the people" being in
earnest? Who are the people? Does he
speak for the $50. 600 republicans? Does
he speak for the 50. coo democrats. or
has he even authority 10 talk that sortI
OF reasonable rot for the 10. OO0 pOpu-
list voters? This kind OF villaiuous talk
is quoted all over the country to show
that property and life are not safe in
Kansas I believe, governor, that if
you succeed in having a private inter
view with yourself you will see the inn
portance of asking the governor Of Col
orado to send a requisition for Artz
There Is another subject I want to
talk a little to you about this morning,
governor, that seems to NE 70 be im-
Portant to all the people. except. posi- !
bly,. the large nun Der Of lOafers who at
taeh themselves to the successful party
for the same reason there are camp fol-
lowers What this and every other
western state needs to make it prosper
Gus IS a constant increase in her popu- /
lation and development of her resources /
by incoming capital Kansas has IN
limited salt beds lead deposits, coal 1
fields. water powers. and only a part OF /
her rich soil IS producing crops Let I
Us turn from revolution and the drilling
Of men TO building up the business IL
terests Of the state. Let Us make .
the Kansas exhibit at the worlds
fair the starting point We want |
home-seekers TO come TO our
state, bringing with them capital to as
sist in the work Of making a great and .
prosperous state Many of Us have 7.
been here for more than thirty years, /
and this must always be home 10 Us !
The government OF the state IS not for .
the Office holders but Tor the mass OF .
the people who pay the taxes, and they /
ask for such a condition of peace and /
good order that the tens Of thousands 4