The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-12

ZenS 90 form ana organize an army Oi
the unemployed to march to Washing
ton and ask congress in person for the
passage of such bills as will restore
prosperity and dot the now barren dis
trict with happy homes.
CHEERED THE STATE JOURNAL
The Meeting the Court House Last
Hight-Jos Waters Speech.
The meeting held last night at the
court house in the interest of Sanders
army drew a large crowd, and by the
enthusiasm manifested one would con-
clude that if sympathy could help the
ommonweaIers they did not lack for
that.
The meeting was called to order by
Alonzo Wardall, and A w. Earnest was
elected chairman and Mrs. AlonzO War
dali secretary.
Immediately Alonzo Wardall arose and
took from his pocket copies of the bills
Coxey intends presenting to congress
and began to read He had only fairly
and said: 81 don't want to listen to the
Coxey platform. If that is what you are
here for you can count me out. L had
assurances from Gov. Lewelling that
this meeting was to be held to consider
the situation of these men now with US
and that is what 1 came here for.''
Wardall at once collapsed and he and his
Coxey bills were heard no more. Waters
had not finished. however, and he was
called to the front and made a speech
which was often interrupted by cheers.
when / was at Mission Ridge" he
said, "a great body of unkempt men
rushed through our ranks, hungry and
half starved, but although they wore the
rebel gray, we opened our haversacks to
them and gave of what we had.
L. l. A
500 unemployed men, kenneled like dogs
and guarded by United States marshals,
some of them our own county officers.
my whole being rises in protest. They
are in charge of United States officers,
and still were kept from 3 o'clock this
morning until 5 o'clock this evening
without bite to eat We wouldn't want
to see our dogs treated that way. When
l sat down to my simple supper this
evening, it seemed almost d crime that l
should eat it while 500 of my fellow citi-
zens were locked in cars almost fam
ished. l have not been friend of Gov
ernor Lewelling, but 1 want to say that
his conduct in this affair has been mag
nificent. He was right, and pride my
self upon having a governor who has
backbone enough not to listen to the de-
mands of corporation attorney who has
exceeded his authority.
''This railroad attorney and United
States Commissioner Wagener were ex-
hibiting unwarranted cheek, to say the
least, to arrest these men who, l am sat
isfied, are guilty of no more crime than
ann Captain Waters added that he
figured that the appearance of the men
in the United States court would incur a
cost of $4,000.
Captain Waters devoted a great deal
of his talk to United States Commission
er Wagener. In speaking of the men
he said that some people say they struck
VIII Craf 6aV hn at
does not alter the conditions of their
stOmachs now.
When Captain Waters had finished
there were loud cries of $50 onI go onr'
but he didn't go on, SO Noah Allen was
called. He thought that ''the man who
issued the warrant for the arrest of the
men should be retired to some secluded
spot where he should be made to eat
sand and drink muddy water all the rest
of his days. He should either be in an
see the Coxeyites." He said that jury
could not be found to convict the men.
MIR. Allen called the deputy United
States marshals "little babies who for 50
a day would be willing to shoot down
their fellow men-these little sucklings
who would all have taken to the brush if !
any show of resistance had been made"
q. &. Clemens next spOnded to calls.
He walked to the front with an I-told-
you-sO kind of a smile upon his features.
He said that he was In most peculiar
mood. 81 try to be mad" he said, s'but
every time l do it l am just bursting
with Taught to think that the Missouri
Pacific has been kind enough to help
those men so far on their way" He
wanted to see United States Commits
sioner Wagener put his finger on Judge
CaldwelPs buzz saw. He said. ssWhen l
went down to see Sanders l didn't in
quire for United States Marshal Neely or
any of his deputies. | inquired for Balie
Waggener and he said Sanders is locked
up IN the car He didn't refer me TO
Nicely for Wagener is the real jailer
and the men United States mGrshals and
all his pr ners."
State Superintendent Gaines was next
called and he surprised every one by
making a personal defense of his own
in the bond deal. He defended
the Populists and didn't talk to the point
at all.
Noah Allen again claimed the recogni-
ton of the chairman. He said: 81 wish
1t to be understood that if said ANYTHING
rejecting upon the newspapers in this
matter didn't mean it for l think that
one especially deserves our hearty com
for its attitude in this matter.
1t the first on the ground with a
wagon load of provisions for the hungry
men and l want to say frankly and freely
that the EVENING JOURNAL deserves the
thanks of every one for its course in this
lCheers.
Mr.. Allen then offered the following
which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we citizens of Topeka
in mass meeting assembled do hereby
demand r0SiUOafiOn rr rar17,xval of