Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
Hudson On Humphrey.


is waging war on Boss Humphrey of
the governors Office. Hudson does
not tell US anything but what we have
known, but it is interesting to see his
paper come square out and tell the
truth once and while. We reproduce
the following from the Capital: ''What
has the Capital said? That Governor
Humphrey was not justified in US
ing the patronage and influence of his
office in defeating other ADLER and more
deserving men for the position of con-
gresham; that he was not a strong
man for the party or the state; that he
ran behind every state officer in his
own county; that he was lacking in the
elements of successful campaigner,
and that this precedent of using the
Office of governor for his own political
preferment was an outrage on the
people of Kansas, regardless of party.
'But this is not the most important
argument against Governor Humph-
rey's ambition to remain in office. He
has shown such a sympathy with
violators of the prohibitory law in
Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City,
Kan, and Wichita, that today, with
the Governors implied sanction, his
unwillingness to demand the enforce
mento of athe law, the saloons are run
with fine representing license. If
a governor occupied that chair where
letters demanding that the officers do
their duty meant anything, the law
could be enforced in every city. Is the
promotion of Governor Humphrey to
be based upon his failure to do his
sworn duty?0
'There is another reason why Gov
ernor Humphrey should not be en-
dorsed by a nomination to Congress.
For six months he has had a played
out politician, a lazy political loafer,
acting as his personal roustabout.
This barnacle is borne on the rolls of
the adjutant general as Lewis Han
back at $4,000 per month, and has
not in the past six months done one
hours work in the adjutant general
Office. He has beer kept travelling
about looking after the Governor S
political fences, for which services the
Governor has drawn orders on the
contingent fund.- which is under his
personal control, for $4,000. These
orders gwen by the Governor may be
examined by any taxpayer in the state
auditors Office as they are among the
From December 16 to April rs, 1892,
Mr.. Hanback, drew on five vouchers Of
the Governor $4,000 for especial
services" ':extra services" etc., tC
each Of which vouchers was attached
the following certificate signed by
Governor Humphrey: ''I do certify
that the within was contracted by me
for the state under authority of law,
and that the amount therein claimed is
correct according to such contract anc
is unpaid
"When Governor Humphrey signed
those vouchers he knew Lew Hanback,
was receiving SIoo per month from the
state, not one dollar of which he earn
ed. He knew also that the private
political work Lew Hanback, was doing
and is doing today for him on the $50
he drew on Monday, April IS, was moi
an expenditure of the money of the
state warranted by exigencies of thu
public service or contemplated by law
It.was not honest toward the taxpayer.
nor was it just towards the party thai
, has honored Governor Humphrey
overmuch already. Talk about serv
j ing the republican party with sucl
; shystering politics as this! A repub
lcan party paper is expected to do {
good deal for harmony but there ar,
times when little plain truth viii
help to clear the atmosphere. WheI
the pump of the interviewer is agar
; put to work on our modest Governo
we hope he will drop the Faction:
mackeral and get down to plai1
straight forward answer to the charge
here made. which if true, are disgrace
full to the Governor and humiliation
to the party and the state"
i U. III. Holder, postmaster at Hois
, ington, is out in card announcin,
! himself as candidate for the office @