The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-01
MORE RAsCALITY UNEARTHED.

The Kansas press is pretty unanimous
" engaged in showing up the rascality
and corruption of Kansas officers. A
great deal has heretofore been said
about their silence on such matters In
fact, many of them have been charged
with corruption, whether unjustly or
not. we don't know. But nearly all of
the most influential papers are now on
the right track, and we hope in their eff
forts to expose the corruptions of those
who have held and arc holding impor-
tant positions, they will receive the
sanction and support of the people in
their Sespective localities. Let justice
and honesty prevail, though every Off
Ger in the land is hurled from power
and sunk to ignominy. Let not the
sneers or ridicule which comes from
friends of the suffering parties keep the
press from doing its duty.
a week OF two ago we published an
expose of the thieving transactions of
Col. Clarkson, who had been an en-
ployee in the Secretary of States Office
for several years. Now we have grave
charges against the man whom he serv-
ed under-R. A. Barker, and another
gentleman who occupied a State Office
and who now holds an important gov
eminent appointment. The charges are
made by the White Cloud Chief, one of
the most fearless and outspoken papers
in Kansas. We have little doubt of the
truth of what is here charged. We
only hope, for the sake of the State, and
for the sake of those who have been
trusted by the people, that there may be
some mistake about the Chiefs charges.
Time will show. We extract from the
! Chiefs article as follows:
AN OFFICIAL TRANsACTIoN.-Ago good
deal has been said about the mismanage-
ment of the ST. Joseph & Denver Rail-
road Company, and the speculations
connected with it. But the Rail- DAD
Company have not been the only ones
at fault. There was transaction which
has not yet been made public. but which
we shall now proceed to make public.
that shows the style of men who are
placed in responsible positions in Kan
sas. and whose praises the people are
required TO sing.
i The Denver Road was one of the roads
entitled to 725,000 acres of State lands,
when ten miles were completed and in
| running order, and were accepted by a
board of inspectors. to be composed OF
the Governor, Secretary of State, and
Attorney General. When ten miles oil
the Denver road were completed, the
Company applied for the land, and Act
ing Governor Green, Secretary Barker,
and Attorney General George HI. Hoyt
| npncooda6 IN aVamiDa the work They
found it to be all right, emitting the
Company to the land; but George II.
| Hoyt demanded 81 900 as a considera-
ton for signing the certificate, and
Secretary Barker demanded 81 600. The
Company refused to pay it, and at once
suit was commenced to prevent the land
! from being turned over to the Railroad
Company, on the ground that it belong
ed to the school fund. The Company
employed Kansas lawyer to look at
ter their interests, and on his recon-
mendation, as the best way to settle the
matter. Hoyt was paid $1,000, and Bark
er $1,000, for their signatures to the GER
tificate, and no more was heard of the
suit. This transaction is on the re-
cords; and with the money so obtained
| Hoyt was enabled to go to Washing
ton and bum for the office which he now
holds.
This is Kansas official honesty. Men
who are elected to perform certain serv-
ices, and receive salary for so doing
refuse to do acts which they have taken
an oath to do truly and impartially, I'M
til they arc bribed to do it. This crea-
ture Hoyt is kept in Office by an Admin
istration that claims to make honesty
and integrity its cornerstone. He
spends a great portion of his time in
drunkenness and debanchery, and mai
affairs have undergone no perceptible
change for the better. If a swindline
mail contractor can afford to pay him {
handsome bride, there is no danger thai
his speeulations at the expense of the
Government and the people will be in
terfered with. AS long as Hoyt is re-
tanned in office, let us not hear anything
about the standard of honesty in be
slowing Government positions.
And we might add, let the people re
member the memo, the things-whc
keep such men in appointments at the
expense of the Republican party in Kan
sas.