Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-16
Populist HYpocriaY.


ment, the chief instrument for the
promotion Of dishonesty and political
corruption, the most useful servants
aud the most valuable allies of the
lawlrBs classes are to be found today
in the Populst press and among the
Populist leaders. They are doing
more to encourage dishonesty in public
aud private life than any other agency
that has ever existed in this republic.
Take up any sheet that is pub i'hed In
he interest Of the Popuist party
listen to any speech made By one of the
leaders Of that party, and 1t is one
TRADE against the government, and
abuse Of every public man in the
Nation "A defense uf anarchist socialists
and all other classes who are engaged
in the attempt to overthrow all Lawful
government.
Under the false pretense of friend
ship for the people they hurl their
anathemas at corporations, trusts and
monopolies, at each aud every occasion
when their thrust cannot possibly
have the least effect upon trusts, cor
porations or monOpolies Their fury
Is always dashed, when or where IL is
known that it will not do the slightest
harm, or interfere in the least degree
with the purposes or plans of mOnopo-
lists. But the simple souls who con-
stitute tue following of such teachers
read the vigorous protests and SWEEP
| lug denunciations, Of these hypoCrltes
and accrpt them as honest utterances
and sincere expressions Of virtuous in
dignation and holy horror, There is
Pharisacal swagger about them, with
which they endeavor to convey the
impression that the leaders and press
Of both the old parties are in collision
with the money powers, and the
monopolists generally, and in Kansas,
especially with the railroad companies,
and that the only, the sanity assn-
ciates of Ar,Z, and Osborn have the
spirit, the honesty AMI the courage to
speak out against corporations and in
favor of the people.
Last winter when they undertook by
force and fraud to drive tie legal house
OF representatives from the State capi-
toll and establish military despotism
at Topeka, they were thWar,ed In th'lI
- al. lac la h..F ha
courage aud the wisdom OF the R'pub.
licans led by Mr.. Dluglass, of Wichita
No sooner were their plans frustrated
than they sent up the hypocrtictl howl
that the Republicans were aided by the
Santa Fe railroad company and that
Douglass had procured the tladge with
which he put down reason in Kansas
from the Santa Fe shops. NOtwith-
standing this fsl5ehool has been TX
posed from the start, the P1pulist
leaders have continued TO repeat the
lie with relish characl eris,ic OF their
love for anything that is untrue.
Mr.. Douglass has become tired of
this infamous 81 ,nder aud 10y proof
| irrefutable he has shown that the only
party to:the Legislative trouble" who
consulted with the Santa Fe railroad
company aud its officials was Governor
Lewelling, leader II the revOlutinnists.
Mr.. Douglass produced the original
draft of Governor dwellings, letter to
the house, which proves to be in the
handwriting of Geo. r. Peck, the
attorney of the Santa Fe, and is sign6
by Lewelling in his own handwriting.
Mr.. Douglass also shows that Geo. r.
Peck was the man with whom Level
ling was advising all the time. So in
this instance, as In all others, these
ranters about corporations and monop.
olies when thoroughly exposed will be
found to he in constant communication
aud u have complete and thorough
understanding with the corporations
Whenever the corporations say TO Lew
elling howl Lewelling LOwls
Whenever Geo. II. Peck told Lewelling
to quit, Lpwrlling quit.
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