The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-02
mot ALL VAPOR."
General Daniels and His Taxation Ideas
Discussed in His Native State.

tenant Governor Daniels 10 an able
champion il not the originator is re-
ceiving no little attention throughout
the nation. And il will continue to do
40 until the question Of taxation and
revenue are settled Ia that or q better
way. 1t involves not only the questions
above mentioned, but also that Of guard
ing against the evils Of concentrated
wealth which has become q menace to
good government. A fews days ago the
Providence Or. ~ Daily NOsOs, a repub-
licsn paper, contained the following:
'If one we're TO suggest that Rhode Island
is place where POpuliStS are born he would
be put down as visionary. But Rhode Island
has turned out Populist, and one who has
risen to eminenoe in his party.
"This morning as General Rhodes was
hurrying up TO the assessors office in the
CITY hall, he stopped for a moment TO speak
TO representative Of the News noticed
in the News the other day an editorial about
Percy Daniels and his billion dollar idea.
Now do you know that he was a native OF
this statep Mol Well he is and know him
very well. He was a splendid fellow and
one of the best soldiers chat ever went TO
the front from this state
"Tbe general hurried on to his Office. A
little inquiriDg developed the fact that the
present lieutenant governor Of Kansas is
none other than the Percy Daniels who
marched away in 1852 as Arst lieutenant in
Company E, Seventh regiment.
"There wasn't much of the Populist about
him then, his friends say, and some Of
them wonder how it came about that he
should become member Of party with
80 many meretricious theories about gov
ernment."
The article from which the above was
taken went on to state that Mr.. Daniels
came from Woonsocket; that he was
promoted to the command Of his COM
psuy as early as 1868, was in 1864 placed
in command Of his regiment and after
wards breveted colonel by special order
from army headquarters. It states that
after the war Col. Daniels came to Kan
sas as a civil engineer and was after
wards made brigsdier general Of the
state troops. The article concludes:
"'Hls elevation to the office of lieutenant
governor is fitting testimonial TO his worth
his old companions say, and the POpulist
cause is little less Objectionable to them
because he has enlisted in it,
"His scheme for raising $4,000, 600, 900 by
taxing incomes may look like the vaporlngs
of a visionary, said one who knew the
colonel when he wore the blue, but you can
bet all the money you ever expect to own
that there is something in il after all.
"Peroy Daniels has head that isn't filed
with nonsense. don't say that bis scheme
would work, but I do say that he Is honest
in his belief that it will, and that is more
than can be said of a majority Of the men
who are put in high Office in these days"
Shortly Rfterwsrd the NewO contained
the following letter and editorial "Apolo-
gies to Col. Daniels"
To the Editor of the News;
S1R-I have received copy of the News
Of June q, with an article about my tax
bill (snd myself incidentally thOt is 90
misleading that wish you would do me the |
favor to correct it. 1 am not surprised 10 |
see that 80 erroneous ideas exist in the East |
OF the efforts and plans Of the Peoples |
party, as we are habitually and continuous
ly misrepresented by the old party papers,
and especially the city dRilies.
generally ignore these eYidanoea that |