The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-13
HEAR FROM
THE PEOPLE.
Barton County Silver Voters
Censure the Legislature.
Indignant at Defeat of Maxi
mum Freight Bill.
ASK THE GOVERNOR
To Ignore Observation-Disclosures
Want No Special Session.
Members Should Vote in Topeka
As They Talk at Home.

Pawnee Rock, April 13.-At a meet
Ing of the Free Silver club of this city
held April 10, the following resolutions
We're passed unanimously,
The fundamental principles under
lying a free ana just government OF, BY
and for the people. is the right to life,
liberty and pursuit Of happiness, and
last fall believing that we had elected
legislators. by of and from the people;
and thereby would be fully represented
as people should VINO live under just,
fair and impartial government; and
whereas, our legislators have gwen us
some very good laws. such as the school
book law. and the law for the protection
of depDsitors in banks. Also in the re-
duction of salaries of public officers, in
the passage of the stock yards bill. in
the state grain inspection bill, whereby
The inspection of grain was taken out
of the hands of the board of trade; and
also The antitrust law. Also the as
signment mortgage bill. whereby the
mortgages name must appear upon
me records. thereby giving the mort
eager an opportunity to know to whom
re is indebted
And. whereas, after giving due cred
it for all the good and the benefits to be
derived by the people from the enact
ment of said laws most of which said
laws were passed under pressure from
their constituents after their legal time
10 draw pay had expired.
And. whereas, The people had time
and time again asked for q maximum
freight rate bill. and had been promised
said bill by said legislators publicly and
privately:
And whereas. Said legislators scarce
" even attempted TO pass a maximum
rate bill, but tried to palm off on the
people bill that was gotten up, which
was more favorable 10 the railroads
than to the people
And. whereas. It appears that a con-
siderab Die number of our legislators vol
q
protest. when they should have emulat-
ed that patriot of Coffee county who
said, This bill is not what my people
want and therefore vote no. Now
therefore be it.
Resolved BY the Free Silver league
of Pawnee Rock. that we hereby con-
denim the cowardly action of our legis-
latOrs in refusing TO pass said maximum
rate bill And be it further,
Resolved. That we condemn the &C
ton OF the legislators who voted for
the so-caIled Harris bill under protest
as snlacking too much after the actions
of the old parties, in trying to find an
excuse for not doing their duties in ac-
cord with their pledges to the people,
Their
Resolved. That We call upon all of
said legislators who failed to fight the
sO-caned Harris bill from start to finish
TO resign and let the people elect men
who Will vote in Topeka as they talk
at home And be it further
Resolved That we hereby ask the
governor not to appoint any of the said
so-caNed Harris bill supporters to any
Office within his gift. And be it fur
ther
Resolved. That we hereby ask the
governor not to call a special session of
the said set of legislators. so that they
might fritter away their time at the
cost of thousands of dollars to the tax
payers And be it further.
Resolved, That a copy of these re-
solutions be forwarded to the governor
and also a copy to each of the free sill
Yer papers of Barton county
Il. T. GOATLY
Vice Pres. Free Silver club.
IF. T. BELT.
Secretary, Pro Tenn