The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-05-27

claims until Ives returned feeling that
all was we'll as Ives had told us that it
was all right with him and would do
what he could for as. But when he
come and they still hesitated, claiming
all the time that if it was all right
with Ives it would be with them. This
caused me to suspect that Ives was
playing double. So we went to see
him again and told him frankly that if
he had any objections to say so and
we would drop the matter right there.
lie still commended that he had none.
SO we again pressed our claims on
Mitchell ard Coulson and when pressed
hard to SETTLE the matter up they con-
fessed that Ives was opposing Richie
all the time to them. Here my sus-
picious that he was guilty of duplicity
was confirmed. Ives, Mitchell, Coul.
son and Webb soon began to talk of
Douglas of Wichita. That struck me
as not being the proper thing. SO |
! commenced to bring all the influence
L could to bear to prevent this; secured
a recommendation of Richie, as to
ability and so on, signed by P. p.
Elder, speaker, Hon, William Baker,
j. G. Otis, John Davis, B. H. Glover
and others, praying fol Ritchie's APP
pointment to the end that there might
be one attorney on that trial whose
sympathy was with the peoples party,
presented this petition to Ives, but to
no avail. He remained stubborn.
When this matter of couasel was
brst talked of at the first meeting of
the board of managers in April Ives
took the pains To tell the board that he
wanted it distinctly understood that
whoever was employed was to be sub
ordinate to him; that he proposed to
conduct that trial, although no one had
intended anything different. | told
him that the reason wanted some
one was acquainted with and in
whom had confidence was because
apprehended his official duty would
keep him away part Of the time and |
ulu nOb W"hb w uO lCIb Juctb WIFI I'LL
republican counsel, Whereupon he
assured the board that this was also
his official duty and that he proposed
to look after the trial to the exclusion
of everything else. Notwithstanding
this as soon as the argument to re-
spondent demurrer closed Ives dropped
completely out of the case so far as
rendering any assistance was concern
ed, and was seen in that court room
but few times thereafter. This very
member Of the board and every seno-
tor knows TO be fact. Senators fire.
quently inquired what had become of
the attorney general.
When Ives should have been look
ing after this trial he and the rest of
the board of assessors were junketing
through Colorado admiring the
beauties of mountain scenery on
special train at the instance of the
Santa Fe Railroad company as part
compensation perhaps for his vote to
reduce railroad assessment $4,000
and add it to the shoulders of the tax
ridden farmers of Kansas, and for
voting for that scoundrel and lobbyist
Mitchell for railroad commissioner as
against Bradshaw who had been nomi-
mated by the house evidenced dis
position not to recognize anybody in
the ranks of the peoples party. AS a
last resort | pressed the claims Of
Righmire and Jones of Rice county,
but no one / could name would do.
Ives seemed determined to have a re-
publican at all hazards. Douglas was
telegraphed or written for and WAS
hired by Ives, Mitchell, Coulson and
Webb, they paid more money than
Richie offered to do it for. Coons and
| protesting.
The cause for all this opposition by
Ives was apparent to Inc then as it Is
now He did not want any lawyer
who affiliated with the peoples party
employed for fear they might make
recOre and be in his way in the future.
His fight was not upon Richie but on
the peoples party, for he bitterly COM
planned to Richie and me Of his trea;-
ment by the last house Of representa-
lives; said he had been snubbed by
them all the way Il rough; that he had
been treated much better by the re-
publican senate aud he wanted them
to understand that with majority Of
AZ, 900 at his back he asked no boot Of
them.
He seemed TO think that each men,
Der of the house should have stopped
each morning while passing his door
and bowed as an acknowledgement Of
his superiority and to appease his dig
atty, and that his unprecedented ma
jority was the result Of his personal
popularity instead Of II combination Of
circumstances, as il really was
In conclusion | want to ask all the
reform editors who have come out
against the reduction in railroad tax
just how much crow they will expect
to eat il Ives is nominated.
1t is true that Ives voted for Brad
shaw in the last railroad commissioner
contest but remember this is just be-
fore election and this is his first re-
cognition 10 my knowledge, OF any
body presented by the peoples party.
All things stated herein in substance
are facts will swear to. most essential
things | c4u prove, and many Of them
are matters Of record now in the hands
Of Hon. j. b. COOns, Of Miami county.
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