The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-28
CLEMENS BURSTS OUT.
The Original Topeka Anarchist
Enjoys Himself.
LASHES JOHN ]. INGALLS, AND OTHERS

Everybody That Herr Clemens Hap
pened to Think of Came in For a
ScOIdinS-Opening of the PODulist
League Rooms.
The new Populist league rooms at 42O
Kansas avenue were dedicated last even
ing, three hundred members and guests
were present. Gracia Hart superintended
the decorations; the room was bright
with golden rod and foliage On the
wall was huge cartoon representing a
man and woman pulling a rope attached
to liberty bell ringing out the old and
in the new"
G. c, Clemens, the first speaker was
introduced as a man "whom all knew
and loved
ut has been long time since I talked
politics" began Mr. Clemens, because
the bosses and brainy conservative men
said l was too radical They called me
an extremist but l am not.
"This is quiet little meeting and the
bosses may not hear of it-that is the
brainy conservatives.
1.-The laboring man is being betrayed
by his leaders. This is the case with
the coming Labor Day cele bration.
81 read in the STATE JOURNAL last
evening that Mrs. Diggs was to speak in
Topeka on Monday next. l hope it is a
mistake And l hope no Populigt will
be present at those exercises at Garfield
park.
''On that occasion a pampered son of
luxury who looks like a bean pole with a
pair of spectacIes and a hair mattress
mustache will speak.
"A man who is the greatest literary
fhlaf n and ~ lfn1n Hou6
mans sermon that he might become
famous and who skinned Johnny
Re bells when the war was over
ole is the man that always tells in his
speeches how he was detained twenty
four hours in Chicago and missed an i'm
portant engagement by the 'mudsilP
strikers of Pullman.
This lean and hungry thing from
Kansas went out to see the Chicago
on claw hammer coats and fashionable
derbys he decided they were foreign
'mudsills' anarchists and the scum of
creation.
THAT is why don't want our people
to go and patronize the Labor Day exer-
cises, for that man will be present
"The officers of the Topeka Trades
and Labor assembly should be hanged
for bringing him here. Aud you all
know who these officers are They
couldn't invite Governor Lewelling who
was the poor mans friend in truth and
never too proud to take him by the
hand.
81 won't say to the Peoples Party
Keep in the middle of the road l mean
by this no fusion with Republicans Dem
ocrats or Prohibitionists l favor sitting
down on any man who offers a prohibi-
ton resolution in the convention.
The Pop party was not organized to
drive out saloons but to drive out usury
and poverty. We have seen enough Of
the cant and hypocrisy of the pro-
| hibitionist in the present administration,
| OF the pharisee or the publican give me
the publican.
'.Don't let such prohibitionists as John
and Joab Mulvane and P /. Bonebrake
who talk that way 364 days in the year
and then vote for the money crowd, fool
you They let the saloons go on. l am
opposed to saloons but our mission is of
different nature. Keep in the middle
of the road on silver. The Omaha plat
form has the proper ring Stay by it.
"Pat Coney and A B. Jetmore talk
| silver and think they are in the head of
the processiou-but away back over the
| hills, the Alliance started it in '88.
81 want to see our county convention
meet, adopt the Omaha platform and ad
journ.
81 want to see our meeting tonight ap
point committee to condemn that bru'
tai police murder in North Topeka-for
it was nothing else. His chief says the
murdered man had once been in jail
for Gods sake who hasn't! 1 was once
myself for not paying dog tax and tina
tax isn't paid yet" said the speaker with
grim smile.
SIT is a pleasure for me to de
nounce these fellows; just think of thos'
fee grabbers that jailed that Old grand
mother because she hadn't few dollar
to settle costs. am glad to speak to
night for it's seldom l get an opportuni
ty."
The chairman appointed James But
Ter, G. c. Clemens and L. T. Yount as
committee to report resolutions on tn
manner of the death of Robert Cruger.
Colonel Fred Close spoke briefly.
John Radford also addressed the meet
ing favoring government ownership 0
railways and dwelt upon the good feat
ures of cities owning their water an
light plants rather than eastern synd
Gates, and cited Kansas City as a promi
nent instance.
Peaches. grapes and cake were serve
free to the audience.