The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-29
CRY OF FRAUDS SHAM
Governor Jones Talks of the
Alabama Situation
Says UIteriOr Motives are Behind
Cry OF Fraud.
FEARS NO TROUBLE.
IS NO TROUBLE.
Likens KOlb to a Lunatic Who
Believes He's a King.
The People VIII Not be Gulled
Into InsuIrection.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 29.-The
Advertiser says.
In view of the sensational utterances
given out to the northern press by the
Populist Congressman-elect Howard Of
this state and some correspondents. as TO
what KoID and his 10000 followers would
do here next Saturday, The Advertiser
asked Governor Jones to state his views
as to the prospecs of any disorder that
day In response Governor Jones said:
There will not be the slightest dis
turb bance on Inauguration day for TWO
very good Reasons. First. there is no
cause for challenging the result Of the
election as declared on the official count.
Many of the most intelligent Popuiite
and Republican leaders admit Colonel
Oates's election If every negro vote
in the Black Belt were stricken out, and
only the white vote counted, Oates would
still have handsome majority The
cry of fraud. to extent vitlatlng the
result Is a mere sham urged for Interior
political operations The opposition are
not lacking IN courage, but they cannot
be guiled into insurrection on any such
pretense AS the defeated candidate
urges.
4Second-Tt is known that the author
tiles are thoroughly prepared to stamp
out any disorder. We are not IN Mexico,
where any petty chief can issue pro-
nunciamento and rally any respectable
mum Der OF people to his standard Of re-
volt Armed bands. even il they could
be gotten together, would not be
permitted 10 come to the capitol
She masses of our people are thor
oughly disgusted at the idea they are
ready to fly at each others thrOats,
and if there was any necessity for it,
hundreds of Popnlists would respond to
the call of the civil authorities
Possibly the defeated capCIdafQ NAV
take the oath of Office somewhere before
a justice Of the peace on Inauguration
day, and even 40 to the extent Of Issuing
a proclamation as governor. But this
wOu d be just as harmless and have as
little effect as the doings Of patients in
insane hospitals, who imagine themselves
crowned heads Merely pretending 20
be governor is a very harmless oifense,
and does not amount to treason under
our laws.
The report that the authorities con
tempiated arresting the defeated candi-
date for treason il he should take the
oath of Office and claim to be governor,
is without any foundation The state an
thorities viii deal only with overt acts,
or resistance of the constituted auth ori-
ties. As long as the defeated candidate
avoids such violations Of law, he will be
left alone in his glory"
The state military. as usual on inau-
guration day, has been invited to be
here and the three regiments will be in
attendance This is custom that has
prevailed since Governor UOuston's in
auguration, and there will doubtless be
As full a turnout as usual The Inaugural
tion ball Is liable to attract all the sol
der boys in the state, To say nothing Of
their admiration for his empty sleeve.
The troops will not be here specially to
keep holb or any of his followers from
doing anything foolish.