People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-27
From Senator FOrney.
TOPEKA Jan. q, lS9

TOPEKA. Jan. q, 1893.
EDITOR VOICE: Dear Sir-The Sen
atOrial fight is on and ! must say it is
very complicated affair. The Pop
uliStS are divided and seem to have
an abundance of Senat rial timber in
the persons of DOSter, Briedenthal,
King and Snider. Simpson is not a
candidate. The preference at pres
ent seems to come in about the rOta-
tiOn the names are written here.
The Republicans are also badly mixed
as to who their choice will be. They
have three OF four holding up light
ming rods of a political nature and
with chances nearly equal. But in
steps Democracy with her little
hatchet and demands the plum.
1t will certainly be humiliating for
Stalwart Republicans to vote for
Blily Wagner, a railroad Democrat,
who, at present, | understand, is re-
ceiving $4,000 per year as attorney
for one of the Gould systems of rail-
roads.
1t is stated without a doubt that
there will be two United States sena-
tors elected on next Wednesday and
the seating of the person elected will
be decided according to the wishes of
the United States congress.
1t is also said by men high in au-
thOrity that the congress would seat
either Republican or a Democrat
rather than a POpulist. However
that may be, they may have to seat a
Populist.
The PopulistS are firm and believe
treir actions are right and justitiable
and think they are acting according
to law, or in other words, the forms
OF law, and they certainly desire Sc
to do. In very short time there
will be laws passed by the present
legislature which will be tested as to
legality by the Supreme Court of the
state of Kansas, which will be final as
far as this legislature is concerned.
1t seems strange to me that our
lawyers differ so widely as to the
meaning Of the law. One learned
Judge gives his opinion and digests
the law, while another upon the
same point gives his opinion in the
same manner and they are widely diff
terent. | hope to see the day wheI
the laws upon our statute books will
be so plain and in language that the
common people and ordinary lawyer.
OF our country can understand
Everything is peaceable and Quiet
and the two houses are reasonably or
deTly and gOOd-natured and l believe
nine out of ten of the members of the
sO-called houses desire to do what i,
right. The great trouble is to come
to a conclusion and find out what i,
right. ..
AS far as revolution and charges OF
anarchy or lawleSsness are con.
cerned, they are really absurd anG
misleading. This is brought about
more by and through papers and the
press for purpose than reality.
The senate is getting down to bust
ness in very good shape. One hun
dred and forty or fifty bills have beer
introduced, some passed to the thirC
reading, and If they become laws
they will be for the interest of tn,
people and not an injury to the stat,
Of Kansas.
A Joint caucus will be held on Mon
day evening for the purpose of nom
mating United States senator. VIII,
will be voted for in each house sena
rately on Tuesday and if he receives
majority of the vote in each of tb,
houses, the next day the two house,
will meet Jointly and declare the re
suit without taking the vote.
The slalwart Democrats are flcbt
ing John Martin very bitterly. but
the fusion Democrats and Populistl
feel very friendly to him and wbar
the outcome will be we will have +,
abide and await the result.
The FOrney Railroad Shipping Bill