The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-22
For the EAGLE.
That Record Business.

upon them.
For the EAGLE.
That Record Business.
EDITOR EAGLE.-In your issue of
the 18th inst, you published an editor
ial article in which you seemed to in
innate that VIM. Il. Jewett, the candi-
date of the Independent Reform Party
for Representative, could have any rea-
son to desire that his record, in regard
to taxation, mopolies and railroads,
should be kept in the back ground
during his candidature. The article
also intimates that he, Mr.. Jewett, had
made unkind remarks about the editor
of the EAGLE. Unfortunately, Mr..
Jewett is absent from the state, and
disclaiming for him any personal i'll
feeling, permit me to say that he does
not vaunt himself as heavy tax payer
and further, that he never had any
thing to do with any railroad scheme,
except TO oppose with all his influence
the voting of the 100000 of railroad
bonds for Sedgwick county, in aid of
the Wichita & Southwestern railroad.
That enterprise instigated and carried
| into effect in the interest of band of
spectators, entails its burden upon
our farmers-on whom the taxation
falls heaviest without any countervail-
| ing advantages to that class of our
population. If my recollection is cor
| rect. your candidate. DR.. +. Il. Allen,
did all in his power to accomplish the
behest of those same spectators,
and is. to'a1l human appearances, still
operating in their interests.
You ask if Mr.. Jewctt wishes his re-
cord on these matters. Speaking TOR
him, wish you to understand that he
desires his record shown up in all
things. He is not afraid of it in any
aspect which the truth can make it as
sumo and he has to good an opinion
of the editor of the EAGLE, TO suppose
he will depart from the truth in speak
ing of his fellow men, even to aid his
party in political campaign. But
fair play is a jewell, and while you are
writing Mr.. Jewett's record, let us
have Mr.. Aliens record also, and least
YOU should be at some Inconvenience
in finding it, permit me to furnish you
with a single page, which | think
ought 10 be instructive to the people
of this county. DR.. Z. b. Allen, it
will be remembered, was the represen-
tative from Sedgwick county, in the
legislature of 1873, that legislature
passed law entitled An act TO pro-
mote the Improvement of real estate
by exempting mortgages, and other
securities from taxation, (sec Session
Laws of 1872, page 26i, section ~ and
of that statute reads as follows:
SEC. l. That all notes, bonds, judge
nents and evidences of debt secured
by mortgages upon real estate, as well
as such mortgages, shall be exempt
from tares and taxation.
On page 100, Of the journal of the
house of representatives for the same
session, we find it recorded, that DR..
E. b. Allen was in his place and voted
for that law on its final passage. am
informed that he says he made seri
Gus mistake in SO doing. | grant-if
mistake it vast was serious, but
will the people Of Sedgwick county
return to the legislature a man, who
could be so gravely mistaken as to the
best interest of his constituents, as to
vote for the enactment of law, the cf-
feet of which, if carried into effect at
all, would enevitably be to release
wholly from taxation, $S00,000 of the
money of capitalists, and add q CORES
ponding increase to the burden OF the
farmers Of Sedgwick county. Unqucs-
tionably, such is the logical sequence
of such 4 statute, and ii is difficult 10
believe that DR.. Allen could have vot-
ed for its enactment, believing that he
could therefore benefit his constituent
cy, whose lands he knew were heavily
mortgagcd TO few five per cent mon /
ey loaners. who were better able to /
pay taxes than our tax ridden farmers. (
If / mistake not, you who were q |
senator in that same legislature, were /
two sharp and shrewd to vote for that /
melancholy jest on the poverty of Kan
sas settlers, known as the mortgage I
exemption law, and, If | mistake not 4
further. have heard you so say. in /
highway of this city.
II we read further in that Journal, /
we find that DR.. Allen was invariable
absent when 4 vote was called on the 4
Debenture business. Where was he, I
when that most Infamous scheme re- 1
quired his opposition-echo answers
where. He might better have em-
ployed his time in explaining his alb
sence, than in telling his constituents
on his return from the capital, that
the world would never know what he
had resisted in the Pomeroy corrnp-
ton affair, IS we learn he did from
reading your valuable paper.
In conclusion I have ouly 10 say
bring on your records, put Mr. jew
ett's along side OF Mr. Allen.s-we
tear nothing from the comparison.
and having voluntarily attacked Mr.
Jewett we cannot doubt. but you will
publish this in your columns.
Yours truly.
FAIR PLAY.
A Colored preacher down South