People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-08-19
Friendship for Topeka.

In your letter, you say further:
Il have always felt great pride in the CAPT
tai Of Kansas have always done everything in
my power to encourage the building Of the cap
itol and other public improvements there .
have always thought that it would have been
far better for the state if all the charitable in
stitutions had been located at the capital"
In all this believe you. l have always re.
I garded you as friend TO the city of Topeka
and that as good citizen you took a natural
pride in the capital Of your state, and felt an
ambition to see it built up and beautiied in
such manner as TO harmonic with the intelli
gence, the morality and manhood OF the people
OF the state generally. That you are still
actuated by the same intelligent pride, have
no doubt but you mar the beauty Of the pretty
! picture you have drawn by the following SEN
tence in your letter
You are well aware no doubt that the people
OF Topeka have nothing to hope for from the
calamity party by way of any further appro-
priations for the completion of the capitol,
judging by the action Of the last legislature
Every republican legislature has acted very
literally and generously with your people
You have certainly to look to the republican
party and not to the calamity party If you get
anything further in that direction
On behalf Of the citizens Of the city of To-
peka generally Ianswer this statement by say.
ing that our principles and convictions are not
Tor barter and sale in the manner you suggest.
we shall rely upon the justice and merits Of
our cause; upon the intelligence, the integrity
and natural state pride that belongs to every
kAngnn tho
Judgment OF every citizen of the state, whether
ne De republican, democrat or peoples party
man. to see to ii that the great public interests
and public institutions that are located in the
city Of Topeka shall be carried forward upon
the basis Of interest of right OF Justice of pro.
priety, and that no citizen OF Topeka, republic.
an or democrat, shall be required to barter
away his integrity and manhood for the support
OF any political party in order to obtain the
favor OF an appropriation for the benefit Of pub
TIC institutions that have been located here by
the common consent and friendly action Of all
the people of the state
However, do not admit your suggestion as
to the illiberality and ignorance Of the mem
bers of the peoples party to be true. presume
mat tney Will be more cautious, exercise greater
prudence, and, perhaps, be less liberal toward
all public institutions, in Topeka and else
where, than republican legislature would be-
because they will be spending their own money.
Having produced it by their own toll and labor.
they will in all human probability, be more
prudent in the manner and method Of its ex-
penditure. Iadmit that if The republican party
should get control of the state offices and legis.
ature, 1t might be more generous and lib
eral in its appropriations generally. because
1t is quite certain that those who
are intrusted with the appropriation of
other peoples money are as a rule,
less careful about the manner Of its distribu-
ton than if it were their own In addition to
TINS, l am inclined to the opinion that a repub.
lean legislature and republican state govern
ment would also be more lavish in their ex-
pendltures in order to more efectually main.
tain the rings and cliQues that have grown up
and been fostered by the republican party for
years and years, and who now dominate and
control the actions and policies Of that party:
and for this reason I think it will be prudent
and entirely safe TO intrust the administration
OF public affairs, at least for awhile, to your
calamity howlers if for no other reason than
that "a new broom will sweep clean"