The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-16

Army of the Republic fully as much, if
not more, than it did the youthful en-
thusiasts. 1t was a reminder of those
times of thirty years ago when they
buckled on their knapsacks ard should
cred their muskets to uphold a principle
no less divine than that involved in the
maintenance today of the law and consti-
tuition Of the state CT Kansas. The old
boys were among the first to hold
hurried meeting and to telegraph
10 Speaker Douglass their endorse
ment OF the course taken by
himself and his fellow-members of
the legal house, and pledge
of all the help he needed If additional
force became necessary to maintain the
Republican position.
In the evening after Garfield Posts reg
ular meeting the doors were thrown open
and tia session was turned into citizens
meeting with old soldiers in control.
Judge w. P. Campbell, commander Of the
Post, was made chairman and he briefly
detailed the situation at Topeka and the
object of the meeting. He read telegram
from Speaker Douglass. in response to one
sent by himself, which said: Our fellows
will need all the help they can get. We
are still holding the fort" The Judge
pointed out how logical a result was
the present crs, of the utterances
of governor Lewelling at the time OF his
Inauguration and he insisted that the time
had come for law abiding citizens to come
forward in support Of the law and constr
tuition of the state.
Colonel J. r. Hallowell, in response to
loud demands, first indorsei the chair
mans remarks and then added a few OF
his own. He said that there were three
fundamental branches of our government
the executive, the legislative and the
judiciary-aud that he who usurped the
powers of any one of these was Id
traitor to his country. Usurpation was
now rampant at Topeka and it did not
surprise him TO see men so Thoroughly
aroused as were all law-abiding citizens OF
the state today Even during the war, he
said, he had never seen more Intensity or
feeling manifested than was exhibited IN
Wichita when the order was received from
Governor Lewelling commanding the
battery of the Light artillery to 90 to To-
peka and take with them "A Calling guu
with which TO shoot down the regularly
elected members of the house of repre-
sentatives IF we suffer this outrage
upon the law, the constitution and decency
to go unchecked" said Colonel Halloweil,
"our fight during four years and half,
about thirty years ago, goes for naught.
We must say to Speaker Douglass, Hold
the fort, and if you want us we will come
to your relief and we must compel
Governor Lewelling and his followers to
abide by the law and recognize the legal
house, and let him fully comprehend that
if be does not do So we stand ready TO
fight for the principles we are UNFOLDING"
Captain S. NJ. Tucker spoke i'll the same
strain and made a rafting speech of ten
minutes, during which he scored the gov
ernor and his convict adjutant general
from Colorado-Artz" most numerically
and then he moved that a committee be
appointed to draft reso lutions. w. L.
Campbell, j. Il. Halloweu and S. NJ.
Tucker were appointed, and the following
resolutions and preamble were prepared
and passed by rising vote:
Whereas-L D. Lewelliug, governor of
the state of Kansas, has violated the con-
stitution of our state by aiding an illegal
body of men TO usurp the powers OF the
house of representatives and in fOrtherance
of such usurpation has called the militia
of the state 10 his assistance. Therefore
be it,
Resolved, That as old soldiers and citi-
Zens of Wichita we offer our assistance to
George L. Douglass, speaker, and his fel-
low members of the legally elected and
organized house and stand ready to attend
such body as guards.
J. r HALLowaLL,