The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-24
FACTS Vs. FICTION.

appears to have turned the Ananias end
Of the Capital loose on my poor head;
and while I appreciate Brother Hudson'a
good will in trying to make great man
Of me, the same as he did Jerry Simpson,
Gov. Lewelling and many others whom
he discovered next day after a Populist
convention, and did more than all our
reform press and public speakers COM
bined to elect them, hence ! say l feel
grateful for the good will and effort Of
the man who is not STATE PRINTER, and
only answer this to show that q republi-
can editor can write q hslf-column ar
ticle and never refer to the truth once.
It reminds one forcibly Of the old fellow
who lived in York state and was counted
one OF the richest and most influential
men in the community. A young min
ister, fresh from Theological school, was
sent to the town with instructions to
build up church, and q pointer that
Mr.. Leach, the influential citizen, must
be captured to make the thing 90. Ac-
cordingly the next Sunday the young
divine laid himself out Leach was pres
emit and paid close attention. After the
sermon good deacon took the hedgling
dominic down to where Leach sat and
introduced him.
Show do you like my sermon~ asked
the young man, q smile OK self-sstisfac-
tion overspreading his face.
"First rate" said Leach.
"Whst part struck you the most for
CiblY?" asked the dominic.
"Oh, it was all good" said Leach, "but
the part that pleased me most was that
you never meddled with politics or re-
hgion."
To our mind the most pleasing part OF
this clipping is that Hudson does not
get any nearer the truth than he did to
being state printer. In fact, the whole
business bears the earmsrks Of having
been hatched in the same incubator that
brought forth the senate Doodle investi-
CATION. Here it is:
In the ADVOCATE last week is letter from
w. L. Brown, secretary OF the senate, urging
the governor to call an extra session of the
Legislature Mr.. Browns reasons are some
what unique. He sets forth that the people
desire railroad rate law and law providing
for q court Of appeals, and the urgency Of these
measures is such that the governor would be
justified In summoning the legislature, at
great expense to the people, in extra session.
1t Is strange that the Populist senate did not
learn Of the popular demand for these meas
ures during the regular session. The republi-
can house passed both the bills desired by
Secretary Brown, and Nj. Hoch and his fellow
members Of the conference committee ap-
pointed to arrange basis Of agreement be-
tween the house and senate and issued a card
over the joint signatures stating that the only
reason expressed by the senate members Of
the committee for refusing to agree to report
recommending the passage Of the bills, was
that the people would have the right to elect
the judges and commissioners instead Of al
lowing the governor to appoint them. This
was not a patriotic objection, and 1t was dia-
metrically opposed to the claims OF the Peo-
ple's party that 1t stands for the popular will.
The Populist leaders urged the principle that
the people should have the opportunity OF
electing their servants so far as possible, but
there seems to be mental reservation where
Populists are interested.
The real reason why Secretary Brown thinks
that an extra session should be called, Is that
Mr.. Brown has his nose to the crib and desires
to grow as fat off the people as possible during
the brief reign of Populism in Kansas. His
salary and pickings during the fifty days OF