The Fulcrum from Burlingame, Kansas • 1

XT I 22 'Vol. VI. No. Topeka, Kansas. Friday, November 2, 1900.

Whole dumber 297 OUR CANDIDATES. From R. T. Admire, Lyon Oct. 29th, 1900.

Editor Fulcrum: In reply to your query of a couple of ago, Governor. VOTE FOR win say Liyon uounty rronms are au riget and pushing the prohibition char- Major Frank Holsinger was born of lot forward. Let me say to Bro. Tal- madge and all my friends in the cause, that although Lyon county has net taken aTvery prominent part in the present campaign and I agree the out look is not as bright as we wish it were, yet we expect to; be able to show an increased vote over that of former years. i van 4 4- j- It seems to me that the action of both Dunkard parents in Bedford County, Pa 1836; attended district school came to Illinois in 1855; attended the Mt.

Morris Seminary one term came to Kansas in 1857; took an active part in the early troubles as a member of the Free State 5uards was a delegate to the State Convention that adopted the Lecomp-tion Constitution. Returned to Penney lvania in 1859; was run ont of Maryland in 1860 for being a Lincoln man; was looking up oil in Ohio when told of the fall of Sumter; enlisted in the Pennsylvania Reserves was in McClellan's Pope's campaign in Virginia; was in the bloody battle of Antietam, Later taking the dying message of a comrade to the family of Elder David Long, the the old parties is forcing the concien- cious christian voters Into the ranks of the Prohibition party. I say forcing, advisedly, for as a party we have made little or no campaign, not because of lack of interest in the cause but because of lack of funds to make an aggressive fight. Bro. 3.

H. Moore spoke to an appreciative audience in Emporia Monday evening Oct. 22nd, at Arrieri- preacher of the Antietam Dunkard Church, he there met the girl who after the war became his wife and who is cus, Tuesday the 23thd, to a large aud-ince," and at Admire Wednesday even ing the 24th, to a very attentive audi MAJOR FRANK HOLSINGER: PROHIBITION CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF KANSAS. ence at Hartford the 25th. I have not heard from the Hartford meeting but known all over Kansas as one of the leaders of the W.

C. T. U. Fredericksburg gave him his first wound and was sent to the hospital. When he reported for duty, it was as Captain and he helped doubt not they had a good one, for our school.

Principle before dollars every workers down there are alive to the singer iv is not there in his interest showing that he places principle before time. cause and Bro. Moore strikes telling to organize the 19th U. S. Colored troops was assigned to Burnsides corps Maj Holsinger has been treasurer of blows against the canteen and corruption in high places.

I have Deen so the SUte Horticultural Society for the took in allef the Wilderness cam past ten years. If you want a Gov situated I have attended political meet paign at Petersburg his regiment was ernor of Kansas who will place Man ings of all the parties, held at Admire dollars. The only office that Major Holsinger has ever held In the state was director of School District No 16, Wyandotte County Kansas in 1883. It had Deen the custom to pay the colored people out of the school fund to keep their children at home. To this illegal method the and Law before Dollars, vote for Major and I speak from personal knowledge Frank Holsinger, of Rosedale.

when I say our meeting there was as well attended as any of them and far in tne hpttesc of it; was wounded at Bermuda Hundreds and lost the chance toenter Richmond. His regiment was de tailed to serve the Freedmans Bureau in Texas where he had ample opportunity tn learn state craft; was mustered out in Lieutenant Goyernor. ahead of any of them in the close atten William Laren Coryell, the subject of tion given the speaker and in the favor- able impression made by that speaker, this sketch was born in Michigan 26 1836. Of Christian parents; Con 1867 with a record of six yearsjto his -credit. upon his hearers.

I remain sincerely verted and united with the Christian and truly yours in the interest of the church before his twelfth year, always taking a prominent part in church and only party that has a moral issue worthy the support of the Christian Sunday School work; born and reared R. T. Black. an abolitionist, he early took an active Major put a veto and told them to send their children to school. This caused a company of masked ruffians to call on him at 11 P.

M. October 16. and then the cowards tried to get him to come outside so that they might mob him This he would not do and when they attempted to break in the door he fired at them. Then they began firing into the house and after firing forty or fifty shots, the Major only fired three, they left. Finding that they could not drive He was then married and came to to Kansas and settled in Wyandotte -County and commenced the life of Farmer, Fruit Grower and Nurseryman.

He was one of the promoters and stockholders in the famous Olden fruit farm of 2,800 acres in Howell County Mo. When the orchard came into bearing part in politics opposed to Although too young to vote for John Yery Snggestiye. A certain Barber County minbter ad Freemont, he took an active part in helping to swell the vote of that year, mits that he can not talk Politics with being a radical believer in the third out getting mad. This suggest two party movemement. sJTour years later he not only worked for the election of, things: but walked forty to vote for Abra 1st.

If one takes the devils side of him, they on Dec 3rd following, applied ham Lincoln, which he counted the best the torch to what was at that time the days work he had ever done. any mo-tal question, he is sure to act like the devil. Enlisting in the 21th Regiment of his partners wanted to distill liquors out of all fruit not fit to ship. To this Major Holsinger said. "No" and threatened to serve an Injunction on them if they attempted it, in o'der to carry out their plan they bought him out and at the present time there is a large government bonded warehouse on the farm.

But to the credit of Major Frank Hoi- finest bank barn in Wyandotte county. The barn an contents was entirely des 2nd. A moral wrong can not be made noliticallv right, even tho' championed troyed, a loss of over six thousand dol Michigan Volunteer Infantry he left a young wife to look after the farm, and answered his country's call to arms Was mustered out of service in 1865, re-(Oontinued on last page.) by a professed minister of the gospel. lars for Right, but all this did not stop W. L.

C. the colored children from attending.