The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-23
sLANDERING KANSAS.
AN Imposition ON II,e Eastern
People.

Ohio State Journal, printed at Co
lumbus:
The KANSAS SUFFEKERs.-Mr.
-aac Harvey is cauvassiu2 Column
bus, and points on the railroads CEN
: ring here, for aid to the Kansas
uf rers. Collections may be made
A. Cincinnati up O" IN" 25th OF Ocio
Der, and then forwarded TO Kansas.
= "iunbus Will be y central point
. COZ ctiOn. Con ributi us will
ie -enr srnn mere, by f. I'll Rich,
- um,u, sg-mt OF the Baltimore
OhiO TOui'road, and w. II |
LHt', OF Ibr Columbus and Hooking |
Vale, road. Local agents along
he lines OF these roads will bill to |
me agents heTs, who will forward |
80 z Governor james Nj. Harvey,
At Topeka, or Emporia, Kansas.
We suppose there are people in
Kansas and elsewhere who will
AXE advantage Of the reports east
about the privstion here. to do just
what the Journal says this man Har-
vey ia doing. We wish to warn
The people cast 10 beware of such
rauds and imposters. We believe
hey are doing nothing more nor
less than obtaining goods and mon
ely under false pretenses. 1t was
announced officially by the Govern
or of Kansas that we were able to
''take care of our own destitute"
This has been reiterated publicly by
all the papers. We do not know of
single organization anywhere in
the State which has authorized
agents to go east and beg for them.
We do not say this has not been
done, but we have seen no mention
of such action in any quarter. That
there are destitute people on our
border we do not deny. The legis-
lature VS. called in extra session
for the purpose, and the local au-
thorities were authorized to raise
funds to provide for such people.
Besides this the eastern half of the
State is in condition to help those
who need it, and they would much
prefer to do so than to have them
begging through the East, and tell
ing lies about Kanasa.
Now, let us examine this case a
little. The supplies are to be shipped
to &C. Governor Harvey. Why des-
ignate him as Ex-Governor? Does
not Isaac Harvey, if he is a resident
of Kansas, know that our cx-Gov-
ernor is now U. S. Senator? II
he had made arrangements with
Senator Harvey would he not have
spoken of him as Senator Harvey
Why have the goods shipped to To-
peka and Emporia? Topeka is six
ty or seventy miles from Senator
Harvey's, or Ex-Governor Harvey's,
home. Emporia is more than a
hundred miles from the residence
of ex-governor Harvey. He has
no business connections with this
own, and does not come here once
IN five years on all average. To our
certain knowledge no agents have
zen auIhOriz, d 10 20 east on beg.
glng ex@u sion by ANY body within
huudred miles of this place. Ii
he goods which this man is beg
ging are intended tor the destitute,
Why are they not ordered shipped
TO some point in the destitute re-
gIoh! The people of that region
do no business with Emporia OF
Topeka, and it seems odd indeed
that the goods should be shipped to
these points. We venture to guess
that this man Harvey is not resi-
don't of Kansas at all. His scheme
has several weak points in it that
show he knows little or nothing of
Kansas. Eastern people ought not
to permit themselves to be gulled
and swindled by such fellows. II
we want their help it will be an
easy matter to put the request in
such authoritative shape as to leave
no room to question the authority
of our agents. 1t will be we'll for
them to send all beggars away I'M
less they are armed with proper au-
thority. They are disgrace TO the
State, and our people utterly repu-
diate them. We understand these
fellows are at work in Illinois. The
dry shell and grasshoppers were
bad enough, but these beggars are
worse. Let our eastern friends
treat them according to their merits
and the begging business will soon
stop.