Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-10

susgur,iun snst tne uocrrne OF states riEun
went down In the civil war Are We 10 under
stand then, that the states are no longer SOW
ereign as 10 their own territory and their own
internal ahAirs7 Arc they TO the vermont
81 Washington only ~ wards 10 y cltyi Tho
doctrine disposed Of by the fortunes OF war
was tho right Of state W recede and assume
to be independent Of the Union 10 throw Oh
It's allegiance 10 the federal government Tho
doctrine Of internal state sovereignty was not
invalldated. on The contrary, the rcc0nstruo.
ton acts proceeded upon tbs theory that the
victorious Union was made up, not Of y coa-
sOidatcd people, hut Of sovereign states.
Regardless of party, all true. loyal cltlEens
of tho commonwealth that yenerates Brown
Qf Osawat tonic and treasures In its hist0ri.
cal society collections tho remembrances Of
other days when federal troops 0ver-run lta
soil ut the behoof Of another oligarchy should
speak 80 vigorously that tho dullest 01iciAl
ears shall hear, and understand that no such
iadignltles will be toofatsd In tho future.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Perhaps no episode In contemporary public
affairs has been 20 grossly mlsfeprcsented
and so egfegiously Misunderstood nj tho Kan
sas legislative Struggle Of two yeats ago, and
a Ilipf account u that conflict !. due 10 you
and to the people,
The Pc Pies party elected 10 1909 It's entire
state ticket and clear majority u The senate,
but the state board VI canyasseta Issued cef
ilnrRtrs VI election ~ enough republican
members III the house ~ give lh0m o quorum
md enable lhonl, II their certificates were con
elusive, 70 ulgnniae the house. The conduct
Of that cnnyas-ng board was 90 6xtinU mary
that 1t was publicly and severely rcbuked
even by leading republican newspaper, and
In . written protest from Hon. Casslpl y.
f1s,cr, the federal judge Of thi dillrip. The
Impurities cl,Ilncd fgr svypfM Of thv persony
70 whom certificates wore thul lisuvd ranged
fr1m d 10 " Yipsi and In NJ least four IN
stanu.. tho ballots themselves showed that
eyon these mnjonte, had been obtained by
mems u false precinct returns. Ballots on
tlrply blank as 10 the Office OF ieprescHtglly0
hal been couniud for the rQHnAli pGn 0iadi.
d ties. ~ had also ballQtg htaiing the name VI
the candtds,e VI the Peoples party. In one
district, where 10 doubt could exist "a 10 tho
real intention Of tbs voters, ballots enough
were rejected because VI mistake In the
name Of the Peoples party candldalp 10 siyQ
the republican a small majority. III another
district Judge of election waJ during The
process " c9un,lgg. detected In lho very act
of suL.lilniing epnbl can for Peoples PARTY
b ,llots and was publicly rcbuked for II III the
time One certificate was b4sed upon returns
In which tho county clerk had, c0nfos.edly.
transpOsted the v0tes 80 81 ~ show the DO
icalea republican cl' cled Another person 10
Whom certificate was issued was citizen Of
oklahoma, with NJ more right 10 SIT IN our
legislature and make laws which he was NOT
n i've under ihnn the territorial Indians
hcmsclyea In other cases, deposItlpns rcgu.
Ia ly taken and hlad with tho secretary u
stute showed Illegal votes enough 10 change
the ,eliil,
soon afier the hour for the assembling OF
the legislature. two committees rushed 10 The
governors Office and announced two house
organizations, The case was not, at thk,
stage. that Of two hot4os More than &
hundred members whose seats were IN no
M inner contested were In the hall but two
hcil0ns Of the one house had vel up rival
Organizations. Mother Organization would
dlsbsnd. The douglass party stood distinctly
upon HE proposition that person, bidding
certaraic., no matter u wronEMlly Issued
we're nl1ne lnt .lleQ to organize the house. The
Dun-nofe pafty stood upoD the proposition
that. even for the purpose Of organization,
mcmbers Of the legislature ARC 10 bs elected
by the peOrle-nOt By canyasslng board, TAs
governor took abundant time b. investigate
aud consider, and 10 Consult Wlth senator's.
One u the organizations must be recognized
or the work Of legislation could nov even
bogin Our constitution does not peii1lt tue
couria to give opinions except upon eosuaI
cases Brought Geipip thea Ivy sa,vss-1
parties. ~ tAe sensM eal soss-- %,
.ombelled 10 dccii,. aud h. or wefo
pf ailY ,Jsyibis 49, .eeliu 10 advance
i0re"e sion w any court Bclng
80 decide. they ronsIdefed the inaniler
upon itsmaIlis, inseid VI upon lechnirali 'lesi
ard recognized NJ DnnAhote IA the spaahef
Of the honse. Even lf'sr his recognition. ne
leonl|e arly NJ iriefs offered 10 iirnfNht
NJ. Doug ~, ~ spcasera8d abanlaa 'iei' psn
organization II tho republicans would agree 20
submit the pending contest cnl9' 70 W. ae,
oslon Of eoAmltslon ofIndfog TO o. WHIT M,
should uot bs Peoples pafiy men pu l,a w
Proposition, which appears upon w y il W.
journal " thu house. was rejected my ly.a1
thencciofth became divided into two alsY ,i'a
hodie-. bus, b. ,acit Auansenent, they s'eatto,
rotll.io1 by alternately using the nnil ~,
Management hal been In operation nun
sni re wofg Of legislation vas .fapldly WA,
Ing comulclion, wncn, as the houae igu, ,ta1
Nav. wv Douglass houAe, February j., ioseyi
hv A s5fles OF resolutions, ordered me hlie.,ie'
tbe chlgf cltlk Of the Dun-mofe house ,ol cv W
i",nnr TIE EFFORT 10 make this arrest iru ~ =
t-isr ya,Iiiis on pnaa4 avrniir. nhfs.- ~
aficrnOon.Dut wnicn was or q srltmi enaTac.or'
lho p4llce coinmisslonefs and The ponce
force Of Topeka were republicans, the shefln
Of Inc county was republican, all tns pehese
nilasrs n ihs nits and Tnisnfs-sars rsDupn'