The Wichita daily eagle., 1892-11-29
GOVERNOR LEWELLING.

GOVERNOR LEWELLtNG.
The Kansas City Star sent member
of its staff to the political Mecca OF KAN
sas last week to interview the next~gov-
ernor of the state. The interview, in
cluding the pictures of al tue members
of the governors household, covers four
columns and half, all of which, except
the pictures, is up to the Stars usual
style in such enterprise. We make
few extracts:
"Of course" continued the governor
elect as he dipped into the olive bowl,
'.taere's lot of work connected with
this job and, of course, the boys are
hungry-and why shouldn't they be?-
but they are not nearly so fierce as | inn
agined they would be. saw an item in
the papers the other day to the effect
that have 500 Offices at my disposal;
that will put wire edge on their appe-
tites if anything will, but really that Is
an absurd exaggeration. for, as matter
OF fact. have only about thirty offices
directly under my control.
Taking out ''Rufe" Cone, who is in
troduced to all corners at ''headq arterS"
as ''the next warden of the peniten-
tiary," only twenty nine places remain.
Further than this no one knows, for the
governor-elect gives no one any salts
faction, telling each and all that when
the matter comes up he will give their
claims consideration.
Speaking OF the message Mr.. Lewel!-
irs said: "There was a representative
of some New York financial paper out TO
see me yesterday to find what l was go
ing to recommend in the way of financial
legislation. The young man seemed to
think that we were going to turn things
topsy turvy. ! assured him, however,
that we intended doing nothing of the
kind. As have said before, the only
thing we can do, and / am not at all
sure that even that will be recommend
ed, is to reduce the maximum legal rate
of interest to eight per cent. The mini
mum is as low now as the business of
the country can stand, and if it
were placed lower the law would be in
operative. The New York Financial Re-
porter seemed to think that we We're
going to put in some sort of a subtreas-
ury. | don't know that our people, even
as national party, are tied to the sub
pau tlo a AlC pug dioieh VI Auesd
cial relief; we want relief-even the
bankers will admit that there is some
thing wrong, but when we get things
our own way we are not going to put
anybody down. We want to do the
fair and honest thing to relieve the
financial pressure. ! am rather inclined
to think that the best method of arrang-
ing the relief is 20 establish government
repositories for public money and pri-
vate funds IN various centers of popula-
ton, with the power to lend money re-
ceived at fair rate OF interest. This, Of
course, will prevent money from piling
up at the great trade centers, and will
also prevent its drain from the smaller
centers and will keep it in the hands of
the people. This, of course, is only my
scheme. am not Infallible, and may
be brought to see that it Is not the best
possible scheme"
Z 4 =
Mr.. Lewelling is receiving great deal
of attention in Wichita now. His neigh
bors on Fairmount hill gave him recep-
ton first, and then the board of trade
followed and the Kansas Travelling Men )
association rendered him banquet.
The Kansas travelling men, it will be re-
membered. turned Alr. Populist Con-
gresham Otis under the sunfiow wers, but
they are by no means latter" all the
Populists. At the board OF trade recep-
ton Mr.. Lewelllng did not know one
half of his hosts, and Wichita man, in
speaking OF Lewellins's limited acquaint-
ance in his town, said: ''Three weeks
before the election Mr. Leweliing might
h,x ,,-o1i-a1 from tho north on1 nf
Main street to Douglas avenue. and from
there east on the avenue three miles,
and not 100 men would have known
who he was. He had minded
his own business during his resi-
dence here, and had taken little pains to
make himself hail fellow well met. And
yet there is not today man. woman or
child in the city of Wichita who viii
not fight for Lewelling. The town
turned out irrespective of party last
summer to yell for him at the Populist
state convention because they heard l:s
was Wichita man. That did great
deal to get him the nomination. Nichi-
ia never asks How or Why? She only
wants to know that it Is Wichita
institution. and she is in for it till the
last ballot" And this spirit has made
Wichita. Wichita will stand by Lewell-
ing. liz every other town ON earth, If
stranger should 20 into group OF citi-
zans and begin talking about new pub
lie man, some one Of tile group VIII
begin abusing the statesman. and say
he was either at heart dishonest or much
over:atsd. In all Wichita you cannot
hear a word AGAINST Leweiling.
Such is the new governor of Kansas.
4 poor man. but not demagoSue; q
firm man, bu. no. an obstinate one; q
hearty man. but not fiastere-: an hon
est man. but not a fanatic de IS very
human. is Goyernor-eiect Leweslin.1, ana
is liable To make the great mistake OF
standing oy his friends, which, when
one discrimiuates between friends, and
pretended friends, Is dangerous presce-
dent to establish Wiser and stronger
men than Governor-elect Lewelling
have set out TO do that thing. and al tie
end of their terms have been Called
;reaclierous. vaciiiasiDg, two-faeed,
scI,eming ingraies and other things 100
numerous and too unceniieinaiiiy io-
publication. Il suppose. said The guoer-
Material novitiate, as he turned and lei'
the reporter when the car hove IN sisDi
Il suppose If you come back here In II x
weeks or so. you viii have no trouuie
finding people down IN Town who viii
abuse me. It'll be different fhen-per-
haps" and he buttoaed Up his great
coat and made for ts.e tile light on ti'ss
rrsirie-where even then. IN SIX or
eight weeks. there viii be warm bfs-
side, loving Lesr1s ani the sweetest
BABY smile in tae woIl1 10 welcome
ham.
Bernard Eeily Not In IL