The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-10-14
THE KANSAS DEBT.
Old Party Papers Answer Facts and Fig
ures with Wind.

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ures with Wind.
Republican editors and politicians
who II they are noted for any one
thing it is their ignorance of facts
and figures are making a great ado
about communication from W. +.
Rightmire relative to the debt OF
Kansas. 1t will be observed. how
ever that they introduce no testi-
mony in behalf OF their protest All
they give us is wind.
We have carefully gone over the
figures in the state auditors report
and the other citations OF Mr.. Right
mire says tho Topeka Advocate and
Tribune and, with one exception. We
can vouch for their correctness. Mr..
Rightmire gave an estimate OF the
chattel mortgage indebtedness with
out having the exact data to place
that estimate beyond question. In
this lie made mistake; for while
his estimate is probably conservative
1t Is best at all times to limit our
statements TO such facts as are sus-
ceptible OF absolute demonstration.
The chattel mortgage debt
however constitutes very small
part Of the incumbrance upon
Kansas property. 1t Is scarcely
worthy OF consideration when
taking into account the vast aggre-
gate concerning which there can be
no question. Those who are pleased
to cavil over these figures seem to
have an idea that the way to stand
up for Kansas Is to lio about it. In
stead OF ascertalning facts recognize
ing actual conditions and making the
best provision possible to meet these
conditions as all prudent men do In
their individual affairs this stand
up" crowd seems to prefer to conceal
facts to deny what II is absolutely
essential the people should know, and
| to bawl calamity bowler every time
any man throws CLEAN OF light In
the direction OF truth.
RNln 1890 We secured through the AL
liances OF the state comparatively
accurate census OF the farm mortgage
Indebtedness. OF course it was not
complete, because tho entire state
was not organized ut that time and
some Alliances failed to respond to
our call for Information upon the sub
iect, From such as did respond wa
est mated that part OF our indebted
ness at $li7 000 900. The facts re-
| ntinn IN thnt aottponAn nnd tkn $500.
by which the results were ascertalned
were published In our issue OF July 2.
1890. Then what u howl went up
from this same "stand up Gro wd.
We were running the credit OF the
state by publishing such falsehoods.
But soon came Mr. Porters census
bulletin, which officially declared that
part OF our debt to be 500, 900. 900
greater than wo had estimated It.
What did this crowd do thenP Oh.
they concluded that this was not
much OF debt after all. Kansas was
u great state and would soon pay It
of.
Kansas Is great state. It has
vast and almost unlimited resources
Every loyal Kansan is proud OF its
past history and hopeful OF It's future;
but tho way to make that future sue.
cessful Is 10 deal with tho present In
n plain, buslness-lihe manner Just az
every business man does with his
private affairs. The people should
understand our actual condition in
order to know how to provide for the
future, Tho cry OF "calamity
howlers' will not change q single fact
nor will 1t deceive the people; and
those who are giving US so much wind
on account OF Mr.. Rlghtmres pre-
sentation OF tho incumbrRnce resting
upon our state might save their credit
by looking up this facts before COM
hitting themselves In oppos ton to
his conclusions without any data upon
which TO base their declarations.
The truth Is very easily ascertaine6.
Mr. Rlghtmlre has given his citations
80 that his statements II erroneous
can b. very readily proven 10 be so.
and II truo they can as readily be
verified, The figures are there in
cold type. and IL would be we'll to
look them up before saying too much
in opposition to his conclusions IL Is
possible for men TO DO fools unneces-
sarly