The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-31
POLICE COMMISSION POLITICS.

| Il want to tell you what think of that"
said well-knowp Populist who was can
didste for Office in this county last year,
handing the EAGLE reporter the following
clipping from Topeka paper last night:
Governor Humphrey stated yesterday
| that quite n pressure was being brought
! TO bear on him to have all the police boards
! of the state abolls he'd. He is asked to do
| this just before election, not for the pur-
| pose of Gripping the police commission
system or of interfering with the enforce
ment of the prohibitOry law, but to compel
the new administration to show its hand.
Governor Lewelling has beeu repeat edly
| interviewed regarding his attitude on the
prohibition question aud especially re-
garding the police commission as Il
means of better enforcing the pro-
hibitory law, but not word has
been spoken indicating what the policy of
the admi nstratIon will be. 1t comes
from close friends of Leweliiug that the
governor-elect is greatly disturbed about
the police commission situation and the
action which Governor Humphrey is asked
to take, so IL is argued, would compel the
new governor to take stand one way or
the other II is understood that Bernard
Kelly and other prohibltiOnists think 1t
would be unwise for Governor Humphrey
TO abolish the police commission system,
Republicans had at the last moment
abandoned prohibition. Governor Hum
phreY stated last evening to Capital re-
porter that he was considering Lhe matter,
but had not arrived at any conclusion.
We'll, what do you think of it %
81 think that Governor Humphrey will
abolish the commission, and l know that
when Mr., LewelIing is inaugurated his
first act will be to put it back on again. /
also know that It will be the first thing he
will do A little boy will stand beside
him while be is taking the oath, with tn
pen already dipped in ink, and the first
thing he will sign is an executive order
creating new board, for Wichita at
least"
But there must he petition, signed by
200 citizens, frst,' suggested the re-
porter.
1--WE know that, and we are prepared for
it. The petition will be signed before the
day of the inauguration, aud, instead of
200 names being attached to it, we propose
to have an even 1000 l am giving
you straight goods, for l happen to
know the program mapped out. We have
been anticipating such movement on the
part of Governor Humphrey"
Won't the Democrats object to
restoration of the commssion?"
They may, but it will do no good.
You fellows don't seem TO understand that
this will be a Populist administration and
that the Democrats will not be in it.
They old Us during the campaign that
their object in helping US was to down the
Republican party solely; they nave done
that and ought to be satisfied. We
propose, at least. 10 take 'em at
their word | want TO tell you
that the Democrats will get nothing
except what they would get under Re-
publican administration, such as one mem
Der oe the board OF railway commissioners,
etc. Their strength and position as po-
litical party in the state do not entitle
them 10 mnch, but inasmuch as we are
compelled to give positions TO members of
another party we will reward a fusion
DmeOcrat in preference to Republican.
There was something about the gentle
mans manner Of speaking on this subject
that indicated that be knew what be was
talking about