Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-02-22
To Mr.. McNeaI.
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TOPEKA, KAs.. Feb. II, 49,
| DEAR FRIEND:- Let me thank you
for those earnest expressions of deep
soiicitude for my welfare and success.
The legal house, so called, is still here
and Douglass says TO stay,-I think so,
as it cannot adjourn. 1t is defended
| by trained students in the fine arts of
political jugglery. Every effort has
been made to interpose tribunal be-
tween the people and their chosen re-
personalities. This is done in VIOLA
ton of the constitution that makes the
house the judge of the qualifications Of
its members. fear not the Judgment
OF the people-have studied every NOR
al and legal phase of this controversy.
We are right, and could not have done
otherwise. We started in to hold a
temporary organization till we could
get just basis for a permanent one
The opposition made this impossible
by unlawful and unprecedented acts.
They had no use for the gavel that
was calling them to order-had one of
NhNAA O"AI' nhu ilO USE IOI Tie
secretary of state or his roll of mem.
DerS that the constitution made his
duty TO lay before the house They had
man to take his place and roll of
their own. You could not have been
hired to come into this hall with a CAV
ell in one pocket and the official roll of
state in the other to take the place of
secretary of state. There was not an
anarchist on our side that could have
been hired To perpetrate such disloyal
act. When the secretary came in with
the roll. what could he do but give it to
the house that was waiting for it. and
wanted ii? The other sO-calied house
was calling bills off in one corner. Let
me tell you they had Rosehthal on one
roll without certificate. Then they
had Stubs ON another to make it legal
They had Ballinger on the roll with a
certificate without any name because
the county returns gave Rice one ma
Jority. L could mention others that
got their certificates by railroadlng
men into the state. Three that [ know
of by bad counting and others by bri-
berry. These railroad certificates are
quite good to make legal house. The
election committee cannot prove who
the parties voted for. You and know
the constitution unseated the postmas-
tiers. voted against taking any action
in these cases. Neither do l favor a
constitution amendment, as we have
an election law that will answer any
purpose.
There was about 20 Martin men in
the legislature when we met. The leg
islative middle was all the talk among
the members. What work was done
was all against him. He stood alone.
The hotels were filled with railroad at
torneys, bankers and agents of the cor
porations, that had come to Topeka on
free passes tofght Martin. Democrats
and republicans in loving embrace.
were after him. Democratic papers
said he was a hybred, and republican
papers said he was a revolutiOnlst.
Corporation agents said to some of our
men, defeat Martin and you will not
wait till you get to heaven for your re-
ward. The pOpulists saw how they
could give their worst enemy deadly
blow and the temptation was too great
and they gotta deadly shot. So the op-
position to Martin by the monopoly of
the state elected him.
You should not have said 1--WE start
ed in to ignore the constitution, prece-
dent and fair play" If the republicans
hold any precedent or law for what
they did on that first day. tell me. Now
the facts are as L see them both rolls
contained names that should have been
left off. We have been reaping fruits
of railroad campaign-the most dis
graceful one ever made in any state.
Think we'll before you judge harshly.
VIM. GARRISON,