The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-04
MRS. LEASE WON OVER.
In a Kansas city Street Corner Speech She
says Vote for LsweI1Ing-


KANSAS CRY, Kan, Aug. Mrs.
Mary E. Lease delived a Populist ad-
dress on a street corner in Kansas City,
Kan, last evening. The meeting was
held at the corner Of Lyons avenue and
James street A farmer named Thomp-
son was advertised to speak there, and
during the afternoon platform was
built in the street from which to speak.
Thompson was there but he had to de-
liver his address in sections. About 8
o'clock in the evening Policeman Pat
ton spled Mrs. Lease riding on cable
car She was accompanied by
the other members of the state board of
charities, and was on her way to the
blind institution, where a meeting will
be held today. A committee called upon
Mrs. Lease, and she consented to talk
awhile.
Mrs. Lease started out by telling of her
sickness recently. She said that this was
the second speech she had made out of
doors for fourteen weeks. She looked
rather pale and was not as strong as she
used to be. She spoke for hour, and
towards the last a hacking cough seized
her, and she cut her remarks short. She
defended the principles of the POpulist
party, and stated that she was for Lew
elling and all the Populist nominees.
Among other things she said:
The forces Of labor are being crushed
by the money power of Wall street, and
ing men must unite, or there is a future
Of slavery for them.
t'We have certainly reached a crisis in
this country, and the labOring people
must stand together or be subjected TO
slavery. 1 was in Chicago last winter,
aud saw the same thing there. I con-
denim the plan of shooting down men in
the streets just because they want some
thing to eat. l am proud to state that
live III state where labor cannot be sup
pressed by gatling guns or policemen.
When the bill to repeal the silver law
was under discussion, they told Us that
we would see better times, but have we?
No! They have been getting worse ever
since and will continue to until silver is
remonetized."
She spoke of John Cleveland and
Grover Sherman.
At this point she said: 'sThe people of
this state should move to make the cleo
ton of Lewelling unanimous this fall"
This remark brought forth great ap-
plause from Chief Of Police QuarIes, who
occupied seat on the platform
She asked those present who had ever
seen a gold dollar to hold up their
hand. and she counted five. She also
asked how many had a gold dollar in
their possession, and one lonesome man
stuck up his hand. She then took this
illustration as a text for a discussion and
devoted about half hour to it.
She said that Cleveland was the Amer
lean agent of foreign bankers. Mrs.
Lease, after discussing the transporta-
ton and land planks of the POpulist plat
form, turned her attention to state poll
tics. She boldly declared that Willard
would be the next congressman from the
Second district, but gave no reason for
making the prediction. She concluded:
1T has been reported that 1 am about to
leave the POpulist party. That is absO-
luteIy false. l am in it to stay It is
trne that the governor and l did have a
little trouble last winter, but l took him
into the courts and licked him. Since
that time he has been just as good pie.
We are all right now and ] shall talk for
him in this campaign and predict that he
will be elected by from 5000 to 10000
plurality"