The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-04
CALLS 1T EVOLUTION.
Mrs Leases Comments On the
Coxeyite Uprising.
THINKS THERE'S NO DANGER

OfBlOodshed In This Country Because
the People Are Too IntelIigent-she
Saw Gen. Fry at indianapolis
''Do look much like dead womanf'
asked Mrs. Mary E. Lease of STATE
JOURNAL reporter last evening at the re-
form school as she left the room where
the Hitchcock investigation had just
ended its days session.
| The reporter confessed that he had
never seen her look much better, when she
continued: 81 was in a pretty serious con-
dltlon for a short time, the other day, but
! 1t was not serious as my friends
thought.
at was all the result of overwork. l
had been speaking twice day for some
time and was just worked out. 1t was
after the evening lecture and Mrs. Gou-
gar and |, had gone to our hotel / had
been feeling exceedingly had during the
evening and before L reached my room
dropped in the hall in faint Mrs.
Cougar screamed and the hotel clerk
called for a physician, and l was soon
much better. but it got out that l had
tainted and away it went over the Asso-
cIated Press wires l have been resting
since then and feel like my old self
now.
81 saw Gen. Fry and his army of COM
monwealers at indianapolis, and it was
indeed most sad spectacle. They were
the most sorry looking lot of men l had
ever seen and oh, how my sympathy
went out for them General Fry is
young man. He is what / call very much
of an enthusiast; he lacks sound judg-
ment which leader should possess. He
means well enough, but the truth of the
matter is he is little Eighty.
"While there are undoubtedly some
desperate characters among Fry's men,
still there can be no question but that
most of them are honest unfortunate
men marching to Washington simply be-
cause they have failed to get work and
it is their last hope. But they are wrong.
Petitions will never help the conditions
of the workingmen of this country. 1t
must be done at the polls and through
the ballot box. The men of this country
have almost proven that they don't know
how to remedy the deplorable conditions
but just wait until the women get a
chance.
ton; it is evolution. There has been no
bloodshed and don't believe there will
be. We are living in an advanced age.
The common people are thinking too
much now to be drawn into a revolution.
It is just as l said before, it is evolution.
The workingman is today reading the
same class of literature as his employer |
and there can be revolution when |
the people read and think for them |
selves.
causes of every great revolution the |
world ever saw was failure of crops. hun /
ger and starvation. It was SO in ancient /
Italy. 1t was so in Spain. Hunger and /
preceded the French revolu-
ton, but notice the difference in the con- /
There has been no failure of crops. |
There is plenty of breadstuff in the /
country for all, if each individual just /
had his share. Isn't that proof enough /
that we are living in different age?"
"Were there any Populists in General
Fry's army?" asked the reporter.
sob, yes" replied the Kansas states
woman. "They are all Populists. This
is making Populists."
In regard to Kansas affairs she said:
just know how things are at home, but
hope to soon be able to see clearly. In
regard to my reconciliation with
Governor Lewelling, there is simply
nothing in that After l had
beaten him at every turn in our legal
Der told you once before l live up to
he rules of the ring and never hit man
when he is down. Ever since our bout
Governor Lewelling has treated me with
and I have reason to be-
ieve he wishes he had not made his fight
lgainst me but that is all over now and
treat him the same as any other MEM
Der of the party.
II will not take any part in this inves-
cation of Mr.. Hitchcock, l did not get
here soon enough to hear any of
he evidence and I have refused to
axe any part in deciding the case.
was asked to take. seat with
he board, but have refused absolutely.
W hat the outcome will be l cannot tell.
Whether all the charges will be sus-
aimed or not, if the board lives up to its
policy of the past, Superintendent Hitch
,ock will be removed. We have always
made it a rule to consider the manager
IF any of the charitable institutions as
lnf1tted for the place, whenever there is
rouble in his institution which he is not
lble to control have no idea who will
)e Superintendent Hitchcock's successor.
~ sorry 1 will be unable to attend
he suffrage convention here next week,
,ut the board will meet at Winfield on
Monday, and l must attend that meeting.
After the board adjourns l will go d.
ectly to Minnesota on lecturing tour !
# few weeks, but l will be back i'm
ime to attend the state convention"
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