The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-03-08

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Of the house and in the later troubles
arising from villainously rebelIious and
RnRrcbistic disturbances caused by the
republican rump house, ending in riot;
and we think that under the circum-
stances he was fully justified in calling
out the militia to quell the insurrection,
and in disbRnding them and cRpitulsting
with the enemy when he found that they
were traitorous and not to be trusted as
the guardians of the peace of the COM
monweRlth of KanAas.
ReSOlVed, That the hostile attitude of
the republican representatives in their
forcible entry and occupancy Of the state
house in direct opposition to the will OF
the governor and the duly organized and
recognized house Of representatives Of
Kansas merits the utter contempt Of
every law-abiding citizen Of our common
wealth; and we maintain and insist that
the sheriff Of Shawnee county, his depu-
tized thugs and the officers and privates
of our state militia be punished to the
full extent Of the law for their dis
obedience to and reasonable attitude
toward the official orders of Gov. L. ID.
Lewelling, their duly elected and quail
fed commander-in.chief, in his efforts to
quell the Douglas house riot.
ReSoICed, That besides being extremely
reasonable, it is highly inconsistent in
the republican party, posing as it
does as the impersonstion Of loyalty,
and hurling as they continually do at us
the mRd.dOg names Of anarchists !"
Communist" "Herr Must's' and the
like whenever we agitate reform meas
ures, to resort to, much less to endorse,
"a they are now doing, to open-hsnded
rebellion against law and order. We
think, too, that it is ridiculously incon-
sistent in that party and press that
loudly applsuded when Pennsylvania
militiamRn was hung up by the thumbs
and otherwise subjected to the most
cruel treatment, because he had mad
vertently spoken disrespectfully of a
cruel-hearted millionaire, to now applaud
Kansas militia officers and privRtes for
their open rebellion against the official
orders Of their commRnder-in- chief, and
in direct violation OF their oaths Of en-
listment, and TO endorse the acts OF
county sheriff in his open violation Of
law in deputizing q lot OF cut-throats
from Missouri to thwsrt the governors
purpose to keep the peace
ResolOed, That the action OF Welch, the
captain Of the Douglass mob, in wiring
the Santa Fe shops for 1000 fighting
men to aid in withstsnding the COVER
nor's forces, is in our opinion highly sug-
gestive Of the attitude Of that corporation
toward the Populist house, and Of their
intense antsgonism toward all legislation
in favor of the people as against the rail
road; and moreover, that it also indicates
to us that our much criticised declRra-
tion is not ill-founded, that 'The peo-
pie must soon own the railroads or else
the railroads will soon own the people"
.Re8olved, That we think it very strange
indeed that supreme court that pro-
fessed itself powerless to simply call back
q discharged canvassing board to correct
some Of it's confessed mistakes" last fall
has now the effrontery to declare as con-
the republican house, that
has not been recognized except as law
less mob, by either the majority Of the
people, the senate, or the chief executive
Of our state.
ResOIced, That in our humble opinion
the foregoing resolutions reflect the pub
lie sentiment Of the Peoples party in the
state and in the nation upon the ques-
tions involved; and moreover, that they
will meet with the approval Of all con-
conservative and loyal citizens
Of our commonwealth, regardless Of
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