The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31

Judge Talcott Quotes From Old Files of
The REGISTER to Prove the Utter
Falsity and Folly of the
POpulist Charge.
SAN DIEGO. CAL, July % 1894.

| EDITOR REGISTER, lola, han.-
Dear Sir:-I have read with much sur
prise and profound contempt that por-
ton of the proceedings of the Allen
County Populist Convention which
charges the Republican party with an
Offense and great wrong in the sale
made by the Board of County Com
missioners of the county's stock in the
l.. l.. and G. r. II. for the sum of 81 90
etc., etc.
L have also read your articles con-
corning the same, in which you give
a history of the transaction. Your
history is correct so far as it goes, and
your remarks are timely. Thinking
to help you out on the history, l have
been raking over my old files of the
REGISTER, and as a result send you
some more history, together with
suggestions and recOllectiOns of my
own, which you may use as TO you
seems best either i'm whole or in
part.
The commencement of the proceed.
ings complained of, are fully set forth
in the following report of the secre-
tary concerning the lola meeting and
as published i'm the REGISTER Of June
10th 1869, to wit:
RAILROAD MEETING.
lola KANSAS, Thursday, June 10 lS69:-At a
| large and enthusiastic gathering of citizens OF
| lola held in the court house, Hon. John w
| Scott was elected President and Ii, W. Talcott
Secretary. After stating that the object for
| which the meeting was called was to listen to
the proposition of Mr.. Joy concerning the build.
ing of the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Calves
| ton railroad, and to take a voice of the people
| thereon, the President introduced the Hon. l. ).
| kalloch the Superintendent of the road.
| Mr.. KalOch addressed the meeting for a
short time during which he read letter sd-
dressed TO him by James Joy, in which Mr.
railroad that he will take the management Of
| and will build the road through the county OF
Allen. AMI to the south line of the State of Kan
sas on or before the LIST day OF January. ID.
ISL; provided. the counties will relinquish the
capital stock derived from the issue of the
bonds already voted to him.
| Hons. A. Riggs also addressed the meeting in
| a few short and terse sentences.
WhereupOn the following resolutions were
submitted by the Secretary and unanimously
adopted tO-wit:-
| RcsOlred That we have listened with pleas
ure to the remarks of Messrs Kalloch and Riggs
and TO the reading of Mr.. joys letter; that we
heartily and cordially accept the PROPOSE
tons submitted In the said letter, and that we
now, henceforth and forever discourage and
| discountenance all attempts to hinder or delay
| the building of the road the delivery of the
| Allen county bonds or the REIMBURSEMENT of the
70
| X. shall be completed TO the south line of the
county, and through the towns of Humboldt
| and lola.
ResOlued That we hereby request the County
Commissioners of Allen county unqualitiedly to
accept the propositions submitted to them by
| Mr.. James +. JOY.
ON notion a committee of five was appointed
by the President, consisting of II. W Talcott.
| Dr. John Hart Capt &. L. Twiss, Mr.. III. ID. Par
sons and Mr. l.. l.. Northrup to confer with the
Commissioners of Allen county at their meeting
tfNann tn tn 4 n nj nc
| meeting. and to urge upon them the acceptance
of the proposition of Mr.. JOY.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
J. W Scott. President
Hw Talcott Secretary.
That Large and enthusiastic gath
eringn filled the Court House to over
flowing, and there was not republic
can, democrat, equal suffragist, green
hacker, prOhibitiOnist, nor an n. Z.
A. or A. II. U. man, nor COxeyite.
nor laborer. millionaire, Pullman
aire, nor an American, Irishman,
Dutchman, Chinaman, Niger, white
man, or fool in that assemblage.
There was no one there except an en-
thusiastic, happy, unanimous lot of
people who had become joyous because
of the good news. And they were
there without regard to politics or
race, color or previous condition; and
they were there to do their utmost to
prevail upon the board of Commissi-
Oners to transfer the stock.
| 1t was no child's play the action
of that meeting. Long and weary
months-yea, years-the people of AL
len county had hoped for the early
completion of that railroad. From the
southern boundaries of Hungry Hol-
low on the north to the NeOshO county
line south, and from the NeOshO to the
MarmatOn, going west to east, there
was deep anxiety. All looked upon
| the completion of that railroad as an
event devOutly to be wished for.
The long delay and many disappoint-
ments attending its construction, and
the fears that its projectors and man.
ayers were not equal to the occasion,
made the people sick at heart, and be-
came a source of great discourage
ment. The promises of speedy work,
and certain completion of the road,
were only recognized AZ hope defer
red. But when the proposition came
under consideration, it was like rev.
elatiOn, and no wonder the people
embraced it. 1t was as if the Sun
had lost sight of Allen county, and
after long search, bad found it again,
and to do penance for seeming neglect.
had concluded to make reparation by
adding fresh lustre to his shining
face.
The REGISTER of June 10TH, it's
first issue after the board had made
its order, contained the following COM
mentS:-
GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY.
This town was visited last Thursday by Hon.
l. S. KallOch, Supt. of the l.. and G.. Il. Il
Albert aud Buckingham sturgis OF Chicago, and
Hon John W Scott directors of the road. and
by Hon Sam A. Riggs. of Lawrence. Their
mission was happy one TAT least the people of
Allen county SO regard it) but the result which
is to follow is still more happy.
Mr. Kalloch came with authority from Mr.. ].
F. Joy, the great Railroads.&c., to say to our peO-
pie that he would build the Leavenworth. Law
renee and Galveston Railroad through Allen Co.
and to the south liue of the tate by the first of
January. ISL. provided the counties which
stock 10 him. Large and enthusiastic meetings
were held at this place, and at Humboldt and
were addressed by Messrs Kalloch. Riggs and
others. At lola the following resolutions were
passed unanimously, to Wit
Here follows copy of the resOlu
tions as set forth above. Then the
REGISTERS editorial resumes as fol-
lows:]
At Humboldt similar resolutions were passed
with but one dissenting voice. The board of
county commissioners met Friday afternoon TO
consider the proposition. at which meeting the
resolutions. as passed above, were p esented.
and after remarks by various gentlemen of the
county, and due deliberation. the board adopt
ed the following resolutions, TO wit:
Here followsa copy of the resoluti
ons referred to, and in the same
words as yours of Goth inst. has them
quoted.
With a PREDATORY remark ONLY. the