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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1884
Page
4
The Lawrence Gasette reports from its office located over the Douglas County Bank.
Governor G W Glick of Kansas orders March 1 1884 election to fill the Second congressional district vacancy caused by the death of Dudley C Haskell. Counties listed include Allen Anderson Bourbon Cherokee Crawford Douglas Franklin Johnson Labette Linn Miami Montgomery Neosho Wilson Wyandotte. Sheriffs directed to post notices per state law.
The platform demands immediate tariff reform to tax all classes fairly and cap revenue for government needs, forfeiture of unearned railroad land grants, protection of public lands for settlers, speedy debt repayment, and treasury notes replacing national bank currency. It also urges Congress to guarantee reasonable railroad access under interstate commerce powers and opposes contract immigrant labor.
Citizens of Lawrence urged to register before February 19 to vote for a congressman on March 1. The notice praises Sam Rines for reducing city debt and calls publicans and sinners to prepare for the upcoming election context.
In a Fort Scott convention platform, farmers in Douglas County are urged to support Hon. S.A. Riggs for congress. The appeal highlights Riggs as an anti monopoly advocate who favors tariff reduction, railroad land forfeiture, and cutting revenues to current government obligations.
The speaker argues that protection benefits the wealthy monopolists rather than the weak, labeling the term protection a mockery. They challenge protectionists to justify why the rich must be further protected at the expense of honest labor.
Parsons Pallabrom notes Solon O Thach er of Lawrence as a prominent Republican governor candidate and attorney for two wealthy Kansas railroads. He asserts voters may reject a governor tied to rail interests and charged with pressuring settlers from their homes if Republicans nominate him.
The Fort Scott gathering of nearly two hundred delegates from fifteen counties placed Samuel A. Riggs in nomination for Congress. The Democrats Greenbackers independents and revenue reformers united to back Riggs, pledging strong support from Douglas County and across the district. Col Harris’s speech framed the coalition effort and platform, stressing opposition to monopolistic Republican policy and support for just taxation and workers’ rights. Riggs known for legal acumen and prudent leadership vows to advance public welfare and resist corporate overreach while preserving rights to capital. The convention proclaimed a patriotic, unified push for Riggs as the next congressman from the Second district.
The Lawrence Consolidated Candidate factory expands beyond its offices in the National Bank building. Judge Barker and Governor Thacher direct a Republican county convention, listing delegates and enforcing discipline, aiming to secure Funston support while excluding some figures and disciplining dissenters.
A Douglas county Republican gathering mocked the memory of Hon. D.C. Haskell by pursuing factional aims and omitting condolences. The piece condemns Geo. J. Barker and Thacher for orchestrating preplanned details and ignores tribute to the deceased statesman, noting the party’s drift from respect for the living and dead.
The candidate draws votes beyond Democrats and Greenbackers as hundreds of Republicans pledge support. Farmers and business men, tired of monopoly and fraud, anticipate Riggs increasing his congressional majority.
Managers at the candidate factory expressed concern after surveying future prospects, noting mixed reactions and unease about what lies ahead. The remark hints at cautious outlooks amid uncertain business conditions.
Hon Samuel A Riggs born March 1 1835 in Hanging Rock Ohio pursued law studies in Pittsburg and Cincinnati. He moved to Kansas in 1859 settling in Lawrence and held Douglas county district attorney and Kansas state senate seats. He chaired judiciary and railroads committees and authored the Riggs railroad bill aiding his nomination. Stop that cough with Ayer s Cherry Pectoral. Palmer & Griffins wood on hand and Freup Co 99 Massachusetts Street offer books and paper.
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