Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-05-19

Republican money is being used freely
is sending broadcast over this district, a
set of resolutions, purporting to have
been passed by the Peoples Party of
Logan county. These resolutions and
charges made in same are absolutely
false, and the author of the same knows
they are base lies, and is circulating the
same fore the purpose of injuring some
of the papers of this district, and to car
ry out the obligation made to certain re-
publlcans. [Omnicrat.
The subsidized press across the way
does not take the pains to enlighten his
readers as to the facts but, leaving them
entirely in the dark, INDUCES in generr
alities and billingsgate and denounces
his populist brethren of Logan county i'll
the most positive and severe language.
The resolutions referred to were unani-
mously adopted by the Populist county
convention of Logan county held at Rus
sell Springs, May Z, 1894, and are as fol-
lows;
WHEREAS, There is strong land Office
prestige being used in this judicial dis
trict to pay political debts by nominat-
ing w. E. Saum, of Wa-Keeney, as the
democratic nominee for Judge of this
district, and
WHEREAS, There is certain federal pat
ronage being used on certain populist
papers to force his endorsement at the
Oakley convention, therefore
Resolved, That we hereby instruct the
delegates to the judicial convention, that
in case of his nomination by the demo-
Gratis, to vote first, last and always
against his endorsement by our conven-
ton, and further that in case Trego and
Ellis county should endorse him and
force him upon our convention, we will
not support him.
BEN L. ALLEN, U. P. @. DAVIS,
Secretary. Chairman.
70 divert attention, the subsidized
press across the way-and we use this ex-
preston advised y-charges that repub-
lican money is being used in this district
for political purposes. These charges
have become so stale that they are no
longer efectiye without some proof and
especially when promulgated by the
"Boss Affidavit Maker'o this district. 1t
is exceedingly poor taste for the populist
papers of this district to charge republi-
cans with corruption in politics when it is
well known that they have been bought
and are now owned and absolutely con-
trolled by Abe Frakes in the interest of
the democratic party. So far as we are
advised there is not populist paper in
this district. Talk about bribery In
consideration of a few land office notices
they allow themselves to be absolutely
controlled by the land Office ring at this
place. Abe Frakes says "do this" and
they "doit," 1t was bargain and sale
andth so-called populist papers were
willing to barter away their manhood
and sacrifice even the appearance of prin-
ciple for the few paltry dollars which &C !
companied the publication notices. Talk
about subsidized press Not political
move is made without consulting the |
democratic mogul who presides oyer the |
US. Land Office at this place. Not
nomination dare be made by the popu- |
lists of this district without the approval |
of this democratic boss. Not only have |
the papers of this district been sold |
and delivered to the democratic party, |
but the populist party itself has been
bargained for and the attempt is now be-
ing made to deliver. The populists of |
Logan county have not received land |
Office patronage, they are doubtless hon.
est in their political beliefs and refuse to
cohabit with a party whose princi-
Piles are utterly at variance with theirs.
But the oft repeated question "Whither
are we drifting" is very pertinent just
now and is a question for every honest
populist to ask himself. What have the
populists of Logan county done that thew
should be characterized as bride takersP
What have they said in their resolutions
that would justify their own party papers
in saying that the charges contained
therein are absolutely false and that the
author knew they were base Iiesp' They
simply reiterated what every democrat
and almost every man in this district
knowsz-that the democrats have bought
the populists and the only question now
remaining is that of the delivery. Talk
ofreform and purity in politicsl A more
shameless attempt at wholesale bribery
was never even charged upon the repub-
lican party. That it was an entire sue
cess with the populist papers of the dis
trict is beyond controversy, as evidenced
by the malicious attack of the Omnicrat