The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-03-03
A Review of the situation.


Now that the republican supreme
court of Kansas has decided that the
Douglass house is the legal house Of
representatives review of the contest
for mastery and the events following is
appropriate.
In the first place while the republi-
cans had majority of those holding
certificates of election they did not
have majority of the legally elected
members. Some ten OF twelve of those
holding these certificates either were
Ineligible, non-residents or had been
declared elected through palpable
fraud. Contests were duly, and in
form prescribed by law. instituted in
all these cases.
The republicans in the house, in the
second place, objected to the secretary
of state presiding, according to Deus
tom, until the house was temporarily
organized. The republicans then pro-
ceeded to organize, electing Douglass
as speaker. The populists followed
their example by electing Mr.. Duns-
more speaker, and the two rival
houses have been in existence ever
since up to the partisan decision of the
state supreme court
Ia the third place by an agreement
of both rival houses the time was di-
vided and the joint occupation of rep
resentative hall was agreed to, pend
fng a decision of the court on any
given bill.
In the fourth place, the republicans
precipitated crisis by the attempted
arrest of Rich, the clerk of the popu-
list house.
In the fifth place, the populst house
did not at any time prevent the ingress
or egress of any of the members of the
Douglass house, but did attempt to
prevent the entrance of the additional
sergeants- alarms force of the republi-
can house.
In the sixth place, the republicans,
all armed and assisted by;1OO extra de-
putty seargeant-at-arms likewise armed |
did batter in the doors of representa-
tive's hall with sledge hammers pro-
cured from the Santa Fe shops, tore
up the seats and furniture on the pop
ulist side of the hall and use the
wreckage for the purpose of bari
cade.
In the seventh place, the sheriff of
Shawnee county refused the governor
his services to preserve order And
the militia being called out they re-
fused to obey orders.
In the eighth place toughs and thugs
from Chicago, st. Louis. Kansas City
and other places were shipped over
the Santa Fe line to serve as deputy
sheriff on the posse of Sheriff Wilkin-
son of Topeka. Some of the militia
even joining the posse, swelling the
number to 1000.
In the ninth place, thus reinforced.
Sheriff Wilkinson found it convenient
to assume the offensive taking side
with the hoodlums that were in
trenched in the state capital.
In the tenth place the partisan SUI
preme court decides for the Douglass
house. This is the history of the pro-
ceedings in brief, and any one can
draw their own conclusion,
During all this time the por ,,;.+.
. A"'' Led from doing single un-
lawful act or reaorting in any manner
- violence. Which is the party of law
and order, and which the party of an
archy and revolutionP
Men who are in the right do not
break up state property and batter in
the doors of the state capitol with
sledge hammers procured from cor
porations backing them in riotous pro-
ceedings.
1t is capital against labor. The
Santa Fe railroad against the people
of Kansas.
The Republican Rebellion.