Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-26
THE PROBLEM OF THE CENTURY.
The State House Bosses Have at
Last Selected an Issue.

The cowardly action Of the Dickin-
son county Populists in refusing 10
discuss the Pop party's record during
the past nine months has caused much
amusement and no little disgust. 1t
was not exactly understood when the
Topeka State house gang seized the
Pops OF Dickinson county by the nose
just how hard pressure was to be put
on. The course pursued has showed
the party up In so unfavorable a light
that it's members have been hard put to
1t for anything to talk about. Mustn't
mention the legislative fight, mustn't
talk about Artz, mustn't discuss
finance; one per cent money and sub
treasures are exploded fakes, there
was crying demand for an issue. 1t
has come. IL arrived by telegraph
Wednesday night and the Monitor has
given up nearly its entire editorial
space to the new issue. The orders
from the Topeka gang came in cipher
but the REFLECTOR today at large
expense secured translation. They
read this way:
STATE House, TOPEKA. Oct. IS.
TO Dickinson County Populists:
Shelve all issues aud make compaign
on trimming Of court house trees.
Charge Republican State and National
administrations since the war with
this terrible crime. Dscuss nothing
else. On such glorious issue we can
win. Pledge every candidate never TO
trim trees and whOOp 1t up for more
bran ches. This is official. By order
of the GEAR.
How we'll the order has been obeyed
by the State house henchmen the
the Monitor issue this week shows.
1t sneaks away from every other
question before the people. Nothing
about our public affairs, no attempt to
give its readers a discussion Of the
grave problems before the people; the
tariff, finance, currency, good gov
eminent, conduct of public officers aud
iustitutions-what are they compared
with the paramount, overwhelming,
tremendous and far reaching question:
Did Janitor IIoIzworth cut off ten
inches too much from the tops of
the frees in the south part OF the court
house lawn The Importance Of this
matter, 1t must be confessed, appeals
with growing force to the mind Of every
intelligent man the more lle studies IL.
| Such grave topics ~ American indie.
pendence, the MOniOs doctrine, eman-
cipation, reconstruction, the M Inetizi-
ton of silver, the Mckinley tariff, the
Sherman bill and even the laws If
gravitation and he future destiny Of
the human race are dwarfed by it's
in mensity and pale into nothingGess
compared with this tremendous issue.
We understand that staff Corresp0n
dents Of the Globe Democrat and New
York Herald are on the way here to
fully portray the mighty issue of the
ages for the readers Of these great
papers.
When this expose Of the Populist
plot to force such an important issue
ia read by the Republicans of Dickh.-
son county wide spread CONSERVATION
IL sure to ensue. 1t is indeed doubtful
II on such short notice 1t eau be- sue.
cessfully COPIED with. The central com
mittee is, however, considering sending
for Mckinley, Reed, sherman and
Ingalls, In the hope that their massiv,
intellects may be able to handle it. II
event of their not being able to do 81
on their arrival there would seem to b'
nothing left but to withdraw from
the race. The problem of the century
is heavy one to solve in two weeks.
still, whatever the outcome, a thrill
Of pride must tingle in each Dickinson
ian's heart that those 8 trees on tn,
court house lot are, between now anC
the time next summer when they grow
out prettier than ever. to furnish NJ
tissue that shall 90 laundering dow
{ the ages even unto the utmost end u
3 time.