The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-08
THIEF AND BooDLER.

THIEF AND BoODLEE
w F. Hackney, formerly Of Win
Geld, Cowley county, now of Guthrie,
Ok, who has been one Of the staunclI-
est friends and supporters of Governor
Humphrey ana ALSO of Bishop W. Per
kins, the newly appointed senator. has
no use for either Of these former
friends now.
An through the senatorial contest
he has been The bitterest opponent of
Perkins on the ground.
Only a few of his most intimate
friends knew what were his reasons
for making such 81 hard fight to pre-
vent Perkins appointment.
Hackney in company with several
others, went TO the governors Office
late Thursday afternoon to make
final protest. He had become satisfied
that Governor Humphrey had decided
to appoint Perkins in defiance of all
other efforJs, and he resolved to
divulge something which had been
kept back until that time.
when Hackney returned to the
Copeland hotel after his audience with
the governor, lie was sought by the
newspaper correspondents and finally
consented to an interview in which
he gave to Mr.. Funnel, of the Kausas
city Times, ANA Fra L Brooks or tie
Chicago Tribune, the substau ;e of
what lie had said to the governor.
When the matter had been written
out the manuscript was gotten posses
sion Of by NJ. IIaokuey's friends and
was read over carefully, and after
Il consultation Hackney was prevailed
upon to suppress it.
The correspondents were jisgusted
and declared they would write out the
substance Of it from memory and
would send it TO their paper.
MI. Hackney had copy of the
original made nd this he allowed to
go out of lis possession fer time
| yesterday. It reads as follows:
WHAT HACKNEY SAID TO THE GOV
/ Iss,S;uR.
I Mr.. Walker, Mr.. Hauley, Mr..
Finley, and myself came here f.r the
/ purpose Of entering our protest against
the appointment'of Mr.. Perkins.
/ We, with Rev. Kelly, took mp your
cause for the Office Of governor ut "a
time when there was apparently little
hope of success. We did this because
we We're your friends, and believed
/ that You were the best man for
/ governor of this state, and believing
this We were willing to go down with
you il we failed to nominate you.
/ No personal motives actuaied rs,
and there was 10 position at your com
mand that any of us would have.
We came here aud put i'll our time,
and l came very near killing myself in
the effort, and 1 vast to say as your
friend that you cannot afford to APP
[ point b. W. Perkins as it would be
the political mistake Of your life.
He las been IN congress from your
tdistrict for eight years. When lac
first went to congress the Republican
majority in that district was in the
thousands, and from that time
dwHdled until it's final defeat. The
crowd that came from that district to
help him was composed OF Office hold
eTs and men whose friends through
him had been appointed to Office.
Yet, notwithstanding that fact they
were actTated tar more by personal
friendship for you il getting him out
of what they thought was your way,
than by amy desire to elevate him
But the thousands OF men ia that
distriet-good and true republicans
who don't want him-are not here.
Il WAS in Washington last winter
Tor nearly one month, for the purpose
Of securing the passage of bills opening
the Iowa and sac and Fox Iudjai
lands for settlement. The administra
I ton IS as favorable to the bills and the
Indian commission and Keokuk aut
other Indian representatives were
there fer Tie same purpose, there wa,
not a liAing soul in opposition thereto
either in congress or out. lie ha<
been ordered by the Indian committee
J Of which lie was chairman, to roper
these bills, but would not, and WI.
sent there because I had been a resi-
: dent Of his district and had alwayi
: stood by linn, because it was though
! be would report the bills for me, whsi
the IRdian committee and no bod.
]. else could get him to do It, He had
f been notified before Of my coming an,
5 the ol55sss, and wien I met kim q
: received me in a surly manner, and
+ was Informed By nina to 60 home
] that lie would report them vixen in hi
E Judgment tlie time caInei that he hs,
{ served the people faithfully and wen
r ted iney had gone back on him, and
: Cd 1-n them, lie did not car
v'.ietIler he did asiy thias more 70