The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-03
AN OPEN LETTER.
Maj. Hudson Uses Some Plain
Language.
Gov. Lewelling Severely Handled For Els
Recent Actions-A Racy Letter That
Should BE Read BY All Good
Citizens of Kansas.

Capital. has been writing a series OF
open letters to Gov. Lewelling since
the session of the legislature com
menced, which have appeared from
time to time in his paper. The follow
ing touches in unmistaken terms upon
the late trouble:
Open letter to GOV. Lewelling.
Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill
tramp.
The spirit-stirring drum. the ear-piercing fife,
The royal banner. and all quality,
Pride pornp and circumstance Of glorious war!
And. o YOU mortal engines, whose rude threats
The immortal Jove's dread clamors counter
felt
Farewell Othello's occupations gone"
Ny Dear Governor: The whole state
of Kansas to-day congratulates you
upon being greater failure as a soldier
than as a statesman. That our people
escaped the deplorable disaster of a
bloody conflict is due more to your
vacillation than to your courage; more
to your fear of consequences to yourself
and your party than to your patriotism
While we are no longer menaced by the
grim visage of war. we vet have the
revolution with us The campaign only
settled one point. and that was the
right Of the legal house to the exclusive
use OF the cham Der erected for the house
Of representatives Where Mr.. DJns-
more's political friends may gather for
counsel and an exchange of parlia-
mentary cou-tesies, IS a matter Of the
slightest Importance. It seems to me,
nv dear governor, that it has cost
good deal OF valuable time, much noise,
many speeches and resolutions and
some money to settle a question, the
answer to which was apparent to a
large majority of the people of the state
on January 10. Reform, however, is
always expensive, especially when it is
not genuine The war in Kansas" at
tracted the attention of the country to
the existence of much stupidity, of
lack of patriotism and state pride that
ought TO have been carefully concealed
behind our 5000 school houses. Our
army and navy did not seem to be flied
with that enthusiasm for the war for
the suppression of the repu blican party
that marked the enlistment in this state
in 1861, when the punishment of treason
was the issue. Your war secretary. re-
tNtt DAAA NAAt'L tttAC. NAANh AAct
inspire that degree of confidence in the
army essential to the success of a great
commander. The explanation is OBJ
vious The reorganization of the land
forces should begin at once and none
but pOpulists be permitted 20 enlist
The events Of the past few days have
no doubt proven to YOU without cavil
that You cannot build your dynasty,
my dear duke, without complete pos
session OF all the courts, appointive Of
fees and the army and navy. down to
the private IN the rear rank. There
can be no established paternajism un-
til republicanism Is eXtinguished. This
proposition may be set down as an
axiom. and Your assistant governors,
Webb. Doster and Clemens, will no
doubt cite You many historical refer
ences from the annals of the French
revolution TO sustain this principle.
The re0U oiican officers of the national
guard should a once be cOurt-martialed
and shot, and every member of every
company Of the army most rigidly eX-
ahmed If he does not possess the
grip and sign Of the glorious order that
forms the foundation of the peoples
party he should be discharged. At any
moment 1t may be necessary to call the
army and navy together again to resist
the decisions of the plutocratic courts
and other miuions of the law. At such
time it would be of first Importance to
have none but members of the peoples
party on guard as soldiers of the dy-
nasty. The war department under
Gen. Artz becomes the safeguard of
your administration, and may be abso-
lutely essential in permanently estab-
fishing your title as Duke OF Iowa,
Lewelling L of Kansas.
notice, my dear governor. that some
of your senators, misunderstanding
your official action in bringing the re-
cent war to a close. have criticised your
conduct In a great revolution such as
you are experimenting there will
arise mutinOUs officers from time TO
time. They are mere incidents and
have marked all great movements,
Others more discreet pound the enemy.
Senator Leedy brought up the ancient
topic of moving the capital This is
always popular and, as it is harmless,
shows the wisdom Of mature states
manship. But this senator's mouth
like the militia-is not always under
control, and its mechanical construc-
ton is such that certain amount of
action must take place before it comes
to stop. Hence he should not be held
too strictly responsible. Senator Den
nison labors under the same misfortune
with his vocal organs, but his speeches
do not interfere with his making state
reputation as the physical end of the
judiciary committee.
If the government of the state was to |
be in the hands of the populists in the |
future, then the propriety of moving |
the capitol out of county that gives |
from >, 600 TO s, 900 majority against the |
treason and anarchy of populism and |
and for the republican party, becomes |
apparent The sheriff in such a county |
is not the kind of a peace officer the |
Leedy crowd Is locking for. A city of |
70, 900 inhabitants without a saloon. |
with forty churches and splendid
schools, is not the best place to locate |
a capitol building for the disciples of |
fat, reputation and Herr Most In |
view, however, of the results of the 1
late war, republicans should be consid- |
crate Of the incorporate feelings of /
those who pursue the phantoms of |
populism and the alluring promises of
PETERS Way Out" Even the prayer
Of the spiritual adviser of the populistic
majority Of the senate, brief as it was.
conveyed TO the Lord the deep depres-
sion of Rev. Biddison's mind. He said:
May God have mercy on our treason
infested Tbo%