The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-21
A POWERFUL SPEECH.
ANARCHY ADMINISTERED A SLEDGE
HAMMER BLOW BY DOUGLASS.
An Immense Crowd Gathers to Hear
the Defender of COnstltu.
tional Rights.
A Terrible Arrangement of the Populist
State Administration for Fraud, Forg-
cry, Incompstency, 1nconsif -ency,
Rottenness and Rebellion.

ing room was at a premium.
l. was the most attentive audience
ever seen in Wichita aud it is no exaggsra-
ton to state. and men of every party will
concede it. that ton persons did not leave
the hall from the time he opened until the
close of his remarks. Many ladies were
present.
Mr.. Douglass was little hoarse but for
all that his powerful voice filled the hall
and every word he uttered was heard. La
many instances he became positively
humorous and at intervals of every half
hour he illustrated point with some apt
story that would throw the audience into
uproarious laughter.
The Sedgwick city band, a fine military
musical organization, furnished some ex-
cellent music that was highly appreciated.
Chairman of the county committee, j.
II. Mccall, in brief speech, introduced
Mr.. Douglass, who at once stepped forward
and began his speech. He began by saying
that the people year ago, suffering under
hailuclnstion or something worse. had
voted for change. This they had got at
both ends of the line, national and state.
Much might bs said Of the natIonal-the
Washington-endo of the change. but there
was too much to be said about the Kansas
end
We had goi Lewelling and Artz, and would
have had a bloody revolution but Tor the
horse sense of Colonel Hughes and the state
militia. He was not here. he said, ID
criticise the rank and file of the Peoples
party who voted fusion last tall; put
he proposed TO say something OF the
leaders = OF Lewelling. Moan AL
len and Lease. whom lie knew
here 1t home in Wichita. knowing these
people as he did, he was not so much sur
prised at their hypocrisy aud falthiessuess
to their promises as others who had not
That advantage He thought last fall that
all these people intended to give their
dupes was ''sweetened wind" and was
now in position to say, II told you so. "
He took it that people who would read
nothing but what was printed III PopulIst
papers might vote that way and be honest.
They were simply misled by their dishon-
est bosses. But that they were content TO
be SO hoodwinked and humbugged, was
the enigma of the time. How many, he
asked, of the rank and file knew the truth
OF the controversy at Topeka last winter,
which threatened to shake the very toun'
dations of the social fabric iu Kansas!
The Populists had circulated the lie that
the Republican house was founded on
technicalities of the law, when the reverse
, exactly was the case.
He told OF Doster's brilliant scheme, by
which a minority Of fifty eight was to be
! enabled to elect a IMAM like Mrs. Lease
to the senate, aud said that Doster admit
ted to him that his theory THAT any man
who WAS voted for, whether he had ma
jOrity or NOS, had right to claim his seat,
be sworn in, participate in the work OF the
legislature aud draw his pay until oustedj
carried to its conclusion was absurd, but
| that they would have to trust TO mems
| conscience for its non-abuse. He cited
| this as an illustration of the looseness OF
ideas of government prevalent among
| Populists.
! Governor Lewelling and the other lead
ers of this party refused TO take the advice
| of John Mart and other well-knowr
| lawyers who stood by the law and the de
! cisions of courts of justice, but followed
| that of Doster, Clemens, Webb. Lease ano
ilk. Senator Martin told him douglass
the day after he was elected senator tina
the case was too plain for argument thai
members holding certificates OF election
| only were entitled to organize the house.
Taking up the controversy last winter
which, he said, for some days had threat
ened the very foundation of social orde
in Kansas, he said that the Republican
and Democratic position Qor, be 1t re
| membered. every Democrat in the legls
lature stood shoulder to. shoulder with the
Republicans, fighting for the constitution
and the law aud the principles OF goot
goTernment) was absolutely right, whii
the position of Governor Lewelllng ant
| his Populist followers was wrong, 10
only under the constitution and law, bu
! wrong upon the real merits OF the cas-
and, as the speaker said, morally rotten.
He said the whole case OF Popullsni il
/ Kansas now rests upon the record 1t mad
last winter in the attempt to force u lsgis
u, u. .fa|r hG.rN
pie of this state at the point OF the Dayo
net. If that effort was patriotic. was hon
est and for the interest of the people Ant
good government, then he had nothing Il
say against the Populist party; but, On tn
other hand, if 1t was an unpatrlotIc al
tempt TO foist fraudulent legislator
upon the people, in violation OF the con
sutution and the law, then no homes
man ever ought to cast another vote 10
The Peoples party in state or county.
He cautioned his hearers If they wante'
the truth about last winters TRANSACTION
not to 60 to the Dunsmore house 1ourna
TO find It. That book in its vital parts Is
bold, barsfaced fraud. II is not recon
of what the Duusmor house did. 1t Is
record of what Judge Webb of Topek
thought they ought to have done 4
original Dunsmore journal contained til
substantial truth as TO tho organization G
|
heads of the party come to read TIL
. original journal. they discovered that tn
truth would ruin them and immedatel
| the original journal, which told the truti
was called in and destroyed as far AS prct
cal ana q committee appointed 10 prepai
revised journal. This revision III II
recitais concerning the orgaulzatio
of the Dunsmore house Is delibe
a.e attempt to falsify the truth OF histor
? | md xyas uoftS I'M fay tke pl,nosa nj in
posing upon the courts and the peop
ANY member OF the Duusmore house WI
has any self-respect Will admit that tt
| recitals in this journal are false and not
the interest OF the people and reform.
was adopted by the Dunsmore house und,
the Gic;aiion Of some OF the bosses aud b;
been published aud distributed all ov,
Kansas at tbs expense OF the taxpayers
the state.
Inc SPEAKER took up the organizatio
If The Duusmore house. He said tn,
sitter the majority OF the members elst
? lad organized the house OF represent;
!, lives that minority OF the ffty-eigl
PopuIists got oE il one corner OF the ha
aud went through the horse play of o
rauiz rg. what they called, another hoa:
Of representatives, and upon what the
: did there the case OF Populism les
: TODAY. They had hfty-eight members e.
: titled to participate III organizing Il
i house and they wanted ten more ~ ord;
10 make some show of having quorum
aud ia order To give them them one MOI
| member in the Dunsmore orsanizatio
Z than the lawful house composed. he the
| explained at length how these ten men
! aers were obtained, basing his statement
!, | upou what he saw with his OWN ewes al
what Ben Rich had told him He sa
/, hat the populist bosses FIRST sent Tor BE
r. | Rich. QUE of he high AMI lofty tuHoie
Al. the reform circus from Treso count
md then they sent fer The official 70!
which the secretary of state had refuse
] 10 Law before the members OF II
I | lawful house at Its organization
| aud proceeded then and there