People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-01
This Be- Be-. '. :, at Gs,Sadnch and True, Ey.
poses the Sentiments Of the Dem.
OcraCy Of Shawnee County.
sen. MARTIN'SARREST A CONSPIRACY
And the "Stalwart Democrats" So.
Called, Were the Chief Conspira.
tors-Democrats Will Resent II.
Topeka Press, October 81.

tors-Democrats Will Resent II.
Topeka Press, October 81
The arrest Of United States Senator
John Martin by the hirelings of the
republican state central committee on
the trumped up charge of criminal Ii.
bel preferred by Nelson f. Acres has
caused the most intense excitement
ana Indignation among the democrats
OF this city and Shawnee county. The
leaders of the party in this city Voice
tile sentiment OF the eusrt party when
they denOunce the act as the most in.
famous political move ever made by
Gne republican managers TO bring into
dispute that large element of the
Democratic party that has adopted
the most effective policy TO defeat the
republicans at the polls next Tuesday.
namely to support and vote for tho
entire POpulist ticket from ton to
bottom.
Among the most eminent democrat,
OF I"1"la stands Judge ). B. Isen-
hart. Tie has been a tried democrat
In KANSAS VINO has known no varia
0leneSs or shadow of turning. judy,
lSenhart is member of the law firm
81 Oyermyer Il ISenharr. his partne
being the stalwalt democratic candi
p date fer governor. His position quit
naturally makes him lOathe to sDeak
MS mind regarding that element OF
tHe democratic marty that is just now
play Ing so conspicuous Il part in the
attempt to elect Z. n. Morrill, COVER
nor, but the indignation.W which Judge
lsenhart feels at the outrage perpe
trated on his warm friend and esteem
ed party associate has lunSed his elo
qUelt' tongue and 10 a Press reporter
ne freely unOUSOmed his feelings as
follows regarding Senlt0r Martin,
arrest;
i think the arrest of Senator Mar
tin is without cause or reason and is
permedltated and infamous conSpira
cy. Ever since 1892 there is a class .
persons in this state calling themselves
'stalwart democrats, out who in trutl
and in fact are renegade republicans
in disguise, and have ever since 1879.
been working in the direct interest 81
the republican party; and this infam
Gus and shystering Nelse Acres b.
longs to this class OF 'Stalwart dem
Gratis, and in the interest of the re-
publican ticket this man Acres b.
seen 1t to have Senator Martin ar
rested. Such men as Nelse Acres
Eugene Hagan, and few others OF
their sort, hate, envy and deSpiSe Sen
atOr Martin because OF his faithful
service, long popularity, and the biz
esteem in which he is held by tn
qemn0ratic party Of this state.
In the army Of the sD-ealed 'Stl
warts, there are no private soldier
they are all eolnnelS. majors, brigadierS
generaisSimos and other titled offir
erS, who, while all the battles of the
past we're being fought for democrat
bv Senator Martin and othrp dem
Gratis in this state, were eli her in IT,,
republican patty yillifying. slander
ing and lying a out the democrats,
were bush-whaCking in the rear, an
never aided or assisted democracy
a solitary instance, unless it was T.
get an Office for themselves or for
their own special benefit.
HThe truth Of this will readily be