People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-17
Senator FOrney's Protest.

Mr.. PRESIDENT:-I feel that this
senate has presented tO IL an unfJrtu-
nate affair, which never before oc-
Cured in the history of our state.
which is the recognition Of two houses
of representatives during pne session
of the legislature. ! very much regret
that ever such a complicated and dis
graceful affair became necessary. The
sight | witnessed this morning | nev-
er shall forget; that demonstration of
loyal manhood, that true exhibition
of obedience to law as construed to
comply with the desire of IA political
party, those sixty-siX noble and true
representatives of the people, who
were surely elected, and through
fraud were counted out and after as
serting their rights according to the
will of the people, the constitution,
Justice and right, were BY the decis-
ion of partisan court" again count
ed out.
1t is very humilating to me to refer
to the highest seat OF justice in our
state as political machine" but
certainly the time has come when we
are called upon, not only to assert our
rights, but emphatically proclaim our
opinions of our officials, no matter
what position they occupy, when
they step outside the line of duty, es-
pecially for partisan purposes.
The people should know the in
wardneSs of our supreme court and |
dm satisfied that the charge and COM
pariSOn before referred to, can be sus-
tained before the people as a true AS
Sertion, for the reason that, who will
doubt for minute that if there had
been one more POpuliSt judge on the
bench, the POpuliSt house would have
been sustained? The decision would
would nave been reversed, also accord
ing to law and justice and then the
test would have come, WHO the law
abiding people were. Republicans
charged that he PODuliSts would not
obey the law as diShed out by the su-
preme court, judging by themselves,
of course, but when the loyal sixty
six elected members marched into
representative hall arm in arm, car
rying the stars and stripes, with
barred heads, bowling to the mandates
of the court, it gave them the lie to
that infamous falsehood.
No sooner is one lie exploded, than
another is held up to the people
by the partisan papers for political
effect. How long will the common
people be controlled in this way by
political corporations?
At the very moment when the su-
preme court was rendering its decis-
ion, twenty-eight officials OF the A.
7. & S. f. railroad company were in
the Douglass house advising the men,
bers how to enact legislation in the
interest of the people, (?) and down
in the DunsmOre house they were
passing the Uniform Free Text School
Book bill: yes, every measure de-
manded by and promised the people
have been passed by these members,
but in steps a power which has many
times before thwarted the will of the
people and again justice weeps. ] am
proud that not one thought Of DISC
bedience or dislOyalty to my people
has ever hOvered in my breast and
| feel that when l cast my vote
on the 18th day of February to rec
ognize the Dunsmore house, / did
what was right and unless can gain
Information different from what /
have now. shall always believe the
Dunsmore house was a constitutional
house, but since the supreme court
has seen tlt to step down from its
place Of dignity and establish a legal