People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-24
VOL. III.
From Topeka.
Topeka, March Il, 1893.

Ed. NOlCE'- tlIdpS gOuI Itduclo |
will be interested in short letter eX-
planning why | am here in Topeka |
again. assure you | have not be-
come infatuated with Topeka life, |
for the scenes. trials and labOrS Of |
the session just closed have been eY-
erything else but pleasant. There |
may be some fun and glory in becom- |
ing statesman at $500 per day, but /
for my part | would prefer more pay, |
less winChesters and supreme court |
interference.
Well, considering our troubles, the |
legislature of this winter passed more |
laws in the interest of the common |
people than any previous session for |
years, viz: the mortgage law, with |
eighteen months redemption, the |
grain shipping law, the game law,
the Australian ballot. the bribery |
bill, the educational bill, the reduC-
tiOn of the interest of tax sale certii-
Gates from a per cent. to 10 per .
cent. and Others, but | am very sorry |
that the free text school book bill |
failed. 1t passed the senate, but was |
killed in the house, but above all was |
the failure Of the maximum freight |
bill, which passed the senate and was |
killed by the action of the house. |
The maximum freight bill was before |
the senate Eve or six weeks, but finally |
passed and was sent to the house. |
The house substituted the Greenlee |
bill, which is not a maximum bill at |
all, but which, ifit had become a law. !
would put the freight rates in charge |
of the commissioners and everybody
knows three men are much easier
handled than the entire people.
Again, it is generally believed that
the bill was drawn up by an attorney
of the railroad company and was very
satisfactory to the friends of the rail
road, which is good evidence that it
was not in the interest of the people. |
The senate amended the Greenlee bill |
by inserting the maximum freight |
senate bill. 1t then went to a con-
ference and there died. The house
did not pass a maximum freight |
bill, but did kill the senate bill and |
the people of this state will hold !
them responsible, no matter what
the opposition may say. The bills
are living witnesses; read them and
decide for yourself who are your
friends. This senate maximum
railroad freight bill is practically the
land law and the same one passed two
years ago by the Peoples party legis-
lature and killed by Republican SEN
ate and this time passed by a PopuliSt
senate and killed by Republican
house. PAY your money and take
your choice" Which shall run this
state, the people or corporations?
You had just as well decide first as
last. Let party affiliations stand
aside awhile and attend to your own
interest first before its too late.
Well, | about forgot to tell you
what started out to, why l am here.
About three weeks ago the Topeka
Capital charged in its columns that
money was used in securing the infu-
enCe Of the state officials for certain
appointments, put it in shape of a
genuine case of bribery. The object
was to poison the people Of the state
against our governor. So the senate
appointed a committee for the purpose
Ofinvestigating the charges of the Cap
ital to ascertain if there was any truth
in the entire story. 1t looks like a
foolish thing to have done, for the
Capital is generally conceded not to
be truthful on any subject Of a polit-
ical nature. Senators King, billiard.
Parker. Thatcher and myself were Sc
lected as court Of investigation.
We got started today. ! hope to
get time to give you the benefit of our
information soon. A. G. FoRNEY.
will tell you little more that