The advocate., 1890-10-29
WHAT SORT on swINDLERs ARE THERE

IHE ADVOCATE desires 10 call inc Ht-
tention Of the honest and industrious
yeomanry Of Kansas, and Of all her good
people TO the following from the Leaven-
worth Times:
THR POLICY ROBBERS.
The following letter Is from prominent onl-
cial, Of Wyandotte
KANSAS CITY, Kan, October IL, 1890.
Editor LedDonDOTth Times
see In your daily issue Of yesterday that you
speak In unmeasurod terms OF tho great gambling
scheme that exists and Is carried on In Kansas
City, Kansas, under the auspices OF The Kansas
Mercantile Association" This gambling scheme
II better known tO the hundreds OF poor people,
who daily pAtrOnlZe II, as "pOlcy ANA they are
duped into putting in their last nlckle under the
deluslOn that their investments will bring them
| In return many bright and shining dollars. hut
alAal how few OF them are 50 fortunate ~ %
oven ever see their hard earned nlckles again.
| The charter " this neinriOus gambling scheme
was issued under the great state OF Kansas and
signed by los great secretary OF state, William
Higgins While 90 the face Of the charter II pOr-
trays Mercantile Association, II turns out that
the company operating under the sAld charter
have two daily drawings from Olg lOWery Wheel
| placed In HausenN opera house, IN Old kanlns
| City Kansas. The profits OF thia gambling
scheme are said 10 be immense, az they have
agents In MI the larger towns throughout Kan
sas, 10 Ia common tllk her0 among 1feW KNOW
| Ing ones, that on the hTst day OF each month
check % the amount OF $780, out OF the net profits
| of this company passes the Central bank or thia
| city and the money sent To Topeka for the pur-
! pose OF division among certain state Oihcers,
] great many OF our best cit1ens mere nave given
! This matter considerable thought Of late and
some definite action has been IN contemplation
| To expose the thieving scheme but nnsmuCh as
! your paper has enlisted itself In the good and
noble work. We hope for the good Of mankind
| I'm general and the good morals OF our state thht
y0n win continue with your open batteries and
| urge an immediate investigation OF how his char
| ter was obtained, and why II WAS granted by
William Higgins, when he knew at the time, ana
knows now (having hutTecontly visited Mr.. Kline,
OF this city, the manager) that the company WAS
| going 10 carry on gambling scheme, only
second 10 that Of the Louisiana lottery company
Anon, hANHAN.
The Leavenworth Times has ofton re-
ferred TO this gigantic swindlo, which Is
daily rObbing the people, but 80 far II seems
the policy lottery Is firmly established and
receives the support OF the strong arm Of the
republican state administration.
Oh course in fraud of this kind IL Ia no
easy matter 90 get NJ the facts as 10 who are
the interested parties. Perjury is no terror
TO those who are interested In such a scheme
OF plunder. Attempts have been made 10
crush out the scheme here In Leavenworth,
but every effort has proved a failure, for the
reason that the administration no Topeka
has discountenanced every attempt on the
part of the city officials TO throttle the mon
ster, that monster that daily robs the poor
est class of our people OF hundreds OF dol
lars.
No way has been pointed out. The swindle
has attached TO 10 the name OF "Wm. Hig-
gins, secretary of state, and the robbery
goes peacefully forward, the people are
lleeced and the bread taken from the mouths
Of the poor 10y authority given TO the rob-
bers on parchment charter signed, "Wm.
Higgins, secretary OF state" with tho great
seal of the state OF Kansas attached.
This ''policy" shop scheme sends monthly
TO Topeka $500 of its sproAts.
Who gets this money!
What are the facts2
No one but the robbers can tell. They
only are inside. They only know all the
facts, and they won't tell.
The money (S500) is sent TO Topeka
monthly. That much is certain.
Who owns this "policy shopW Finlay and
Kline
Who is Finlay?
Finlay Is the father Of Finlay, the state
coal mine inspector, appointed by the gov
ernOr.
What 10 Finlay's reputationp
Finlay's reputation is bad, 80 bad we can
not publish what is said OF him.
Who ia KlineY
Kline is a man who has been for years en-
gagged in games Of hazard and Is reported To
have made considerable money.
Kline ia very intimate with Higgins, Che
secretary OF state Their families are also
intimate and visit each other often.
Kline 10 often assessed large sums OF
money for political purposes andis reported
10 extend charity in liberal amounts and
with lavish hand in that direction.
Il il claimed that this institution also pays
large sums Of hush money 70 newspapers M
we'll as 10 politicians.
Billy Buchan, chairman Of the republican
state central committee is reported TO be IN