The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-20
An Emphatic Protest.

tive Pearson were at home. some OF
the leading citizens quietly arranged
| for mass meeting Of the citizens oi
lola, irrespective Of party, to lie held
i'm the Court room, and invited Messrs.
Scott and Pearson to outline to the
audience the legisl alive situation al
Topeka. Promptly at ten o'clock the
meeting was called to order by L. s.
Slower, as chairman, and large aud
fence, considering the short notice
that had been given, was assembled
one that can certainly be termed with
great fairness representative assem-
bly, of lola PEOPLE.
Senator Chas. r. Scott first address
sed the meeting, followed by Repres-
entative Pearson, and both gave
their hearers very vivid realization
of the grave danger into which the
illegal and unconstitutional action of
the Populist minority of the House of
Representatives bids fair to plunge
our free institutions. They did not
hesitate to denounce that action as a
direct expression of the principles of
revolutiOnists and anarchists. 1t was
evident that these speeches had
great effect upon the audience.
These speakers from the scene of
the conflict were followed by Hon.
Oscar Foust, Capt. II. A. Ewing and
Hon. J. Il. Goshnrn, giving free ex-
preston to the Indignation aroused
among all fair minded citizens by the
hind-handed Outrages perpetrated
upon the decent and law. abiding citi-
zens of Kansas by her chief executive
and her lawmakers. They expires
sed themselves as being thoroughly
convinced that the House presided
over by Hon. Geo. l.. Douglass was
legally organized, saying that their
system of mathematics had always
taught that &C was a majority of lbs,
and their civil government had al
ways taught that, in a Republican
form of government, the majority
should rule.
At the close of the addresses COM
mittee was named TO draft resolutions
and forward them to Gov. Lewelling,
which should convey to him the sen.
timent OF the people with regard to
his course. The committee appointed
were w. a. Grace. w. III. Mcclure,
and VIM. Cunningham. The follow
ing resolutions were submitted to the
audience and adopted almost without
a dissenting vote:
WHEREAS, 1t is a matter of common
infOl nation, not anywhere denied,
that OIL Tuesday Jan. 10th, 81 men,
each holding a certificate of election
as a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and the same being a con-
stitutional majority of all the menu
Der of that body, did then and there
cast their 70 es Tor Hon. Geo. l.. Doug
lass for Speaker and then proceeded
in legal and regular manner to elect
the other officers OF that body; and
w II EhfASy IL 10 dlSO Il IudlleI OI
common Information, not anywhere
denied that So men, duly certified as
members of the Legislature, together
with the other certain men who do
not hold certificates of election and
who are totally unauthorized to ant as
such members, nave cast their votes
for j. NJ. Dunsmore for Speaker and
have organized a pretended House of
Representatives; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the people of
lola, in mass convention assembled,
irrespective of party. declare it to bs
our positive conviction that the House
presided over by the Hon. Geo. l..
Douglass is the only legally organized
and constitutional House of Repre-
sentatives.
Resolved, That it is our positive
that the action of those who
united in the organization of the body
presided over by j. NJ. Dunsmore was
illegal, unconstitutional and revolu-
and that the body which they
have organized has no legal or cOnsti-
tutional right to be recognized as the |
House of Representatives of the State |
Of Kansas.
ResOlCed, That we earnestly but re-
spectfuIly appeal to Gov. Lewelling to
use his influence and exercise his au-
thOrity to enforce the observance of
the law and to restore constitutional |
rights. to the end that the will of the
people may prevail, and that the good
name of our State he preserved.
RrSOLced, That we give our hearty
Hon. Geo. l.. Douglass and |
he sixty-seven loyal and patriotic
men who are standing steadfast by
him in grand and we hope success
al endeavOr to maintain intact the
and laws of this State of
Kansas. WILLIAM A. GRACE.
WM. Fl. MCCLURE.