The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-02
ARTZ IN THE RANKS.
The General is Just an Ordinary
Private Now.
FIRST DRILL OF THE HOME GUARD.

Arfx Says That Adjutant Generah
Davis IN OpDosed TO the New Mill
rary Movement
Ex-Adiutant General Artz is not an Of
fcer of the s'Coxey Home guards" he
stood in the ranks at the meeting last
night and responded to the commands
= like any good private. He found an OPP
portunity to give his successor at the
statehouse a vigorous slap. Capt Hun
ter attempted to explain why battery d
had refused the use of its hall TO the
HGuards0 He said that the battery was
on-political and as this movement hao
somewhat of a political cast, 1t was
deemed advisable not TO allow the use OF
the battery hall.
General Artz said: 81 think that the
battery il a political organization Inc
majority of the members are opposed 70
as and we may live long enough to find
IL out. When there was a political VIC
tory last year. they took their guns and
used them in the ratification and would
pay no attention TO me and II had nao
INV xeav the battery would have been dis
banded then. More than this l believe
that the head over and above the battery
is opposed to US. 1 believe that the ad-
1utant general of the state is opposed to
US and will do all he can against us, SO
we will have to look out in that quarter"
In the main. the little crowd that lined up
last night for drill in the Populist league
rooms, was made mp of intelligent look
ing men, Many had never had any mill
tary drill while others were old soldiers.
The orders fright dress" or right farce"
were responded to by all kinds OF IAN
tastic movements but before the adjourn
ment the orders were executed with
some degree of military precision.
Captain E S. Hunter gave the COM
mands. For some reason General Artz
was dissatisfied and stepped out of the
n
orders in stentorian military voice. After
showing the men how the thing should
be done he again took his place in the
ranks.
g. C. Clemens was present but he con-
tented himself by walking about and
@Guard"-not a word escaped him.
The first lieutenant, s B. Cope, said
that he felt very much like he did in
1861. 81 am in favor of organizing Sc
cretely," he said, "like we did then. The
biggest coward in the United States now
is Grover Cleveland, and he has a master
in London and a deputy in Wall street.
think that the time has come for action
and that onr differences will be settled
at the point of the bayonet-"
The company adjourned to meet to-
morrow evening at the POpulist league
rooms where they will form and march
TO the court house to attend an indigna-
ton meeting to protest against the action
taken against the COxey band at the cap
itol. Lieutenant Elder was detailed to
secure a flag for the guard for that occa-
sion.
The officers of the ssHome Guard are:
Captain E. s Hunter, timer; First
Lieutenant S. B. Cope, nurse; Second
Lieutenant L s. Elder, guard state treas
urer's office. First ward, Sergeant o. L.
Cope, boy; Corporal A. Crugar, painter.
Second ward, Sergeant q. I. Burgess,
mechanic Third ward Sergeant a H
Barnes. painter; Corporal Il. W. John
son, printer. Fourth ward, Sergeant I.
Nj. Carder, lawyer. Fifth ward, Ser
geant Chas- @. Lilies, laborer.
The privates are: George Ensign. l..
III. Hendrick, J. H Kincaid, p. c. Den
mis-. A. A Avery, T. B. Boyd. Frank
Allen, D. W. McGinnis, E. Ensign, C. U.
Randall, T. H. Wait, L. w. COPYRIGHT,
]. C. Hobson, N. w. johnson, ]. N.
Adams ]. I. BardsleY. Robt. Dietrich.