The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-02

which had been practiced by republic IN legis-
latures for thirty years, thus precipiiating the
| Legislative muddle' with which all are IA
| miliar
| We deny that there was any thing revolu-
| lionary in the acts of the populist house, de.
| clare that in every instance the overt act
| which caused disturbance and trouble was
| committed by the socalled Douglass house. and
court the fullest Investigation on this subject
We further call attention to the fact that sim
| liar controversies have arisen from time to
time in various states and suggest that the
probable reason that no such thing ever hap
| pened in Kansas before Is the simple fact that
the republican party has had undisputed con
| troll Of both houses for thirty years and con-
| sequently, republicans have practically held
| all the certificates
In this connection we desire to call attention
| to the fact that the populists having as they
! believed, and as they still believe, elected a
| majority OF both branches OF the legislature,
| sought to retain control OF the same to the end
| that they might redeem their pledges TO the
people Of the state by passing much needed
| legisla tfon We point to the record OF the
| laws passed by the Dunsmore house and the
| senate as evidence of this desire to redeem
| their pledges to the people. We also call at
tention to the fact that our state bo1rd OF rail-
road assessors fulfilled the pledges OF our party
| to the people of the state by assessing the
| property Of the ra ilroaes in just and equita-
| BILE manner, thereby eQualiZing the assessment
| OF said property with other property of the
| state which has heretofore borne unjust por
| tton OF the burden Of taxation by reason OF un-
| lust discrimination in favor Of the railroads by
former assessors and We condemn the action of
| certain railroad corporations in attempting to
| cocrce the people Of he state into accepting a
| less sum for taxes than is lawfully due from
them, and call parti ularly attention to the fact
| that the average assessment per mile Of the
roads that are refusing to pay their taxes is
| less than onefourth the average mortgage in
| debtedness per mile of such roads. Upon this
| Indebtedness the people have been compelled
| to pay interest in the form of exhorDitant
| freight rates When farmer By reason OF
| hard times and low prices Is unable to pay his
| taxes Or interest on the morigaged on his
home, 1t Is sold without ceremony delaT, and
If he complains or suggests that there should
| be a stay of proceedings until times improve he
is denounced as dishonest man. "repudiat-
| Or When corporation Is unable to meet lis
| obligations it calls to its aid United States
court which interposes and compels its
| mortgage holders to wait for their interest un-
til times improve" and said corporation is
able to pay.
REPUBLICAN, STORIES DENOUNCED.
| The mi5re presentation, vliication and abuse
| which charactcriz ID the campaign of 1892 has
| been continued as to the state administration,
| and never in the history OF any state have pub
| lie officials been compelled to endure more out
| rageoVs treatment at the hands Of a por tion OF
her citizens than have ie present offici ais at
|
| until to-day some good people OF our state
| really believe that our state officials are human
| mon5trosi,ieS
The bond OF State Treasurer Biddle, which
was pronou ced by meeting of Topeka bank
ers to be the best bond ever given b7 q state
| treasurer, was represented to be practically
worthless, and appropriation Of thou
sand dollars was forced upon the legislature.
! by republicans. to investigate the same
In like manner every official from governor
L d0xxr, has hann fIn1 fyvif "A linz fhn
| fact which no Intelligent, honest man who will
| investigate Will for moment deny, that in
most respects the duties Of the several officers
have been disch iryed in a much better manner
| and at much less cost to the state than under
| republican rule While space forbids particu
| lar mention of items here, we inyite all fair
minded people to m IKE ;he fullest investiga-
| tion and comparisons We hIve no fear Of the
result
But" says one, "you have driven capital
| from the state and have given X .nsas q bad
name in the asst" All. have We? Wait a mo-
ment 1t is true that q few months ago Kansas
did have bad name in the east but why? We
answer Gnd we challenge successful denial OF
the same) that this was the dir &C. result Of the
Misrepresentation and villification Of our peo-
pie and our officials INDUCED in BIZ the daily
press. to whice m " be added the failure Of q
number OF X lnsas fna; cal institutions (offi-
cered by leading repubicans-we eau give
names if necessar } which caused m my people
to believe that our state OH ais ald Ijori-
| ty of our people wert repud a.or3. All such
statements we declare to be Infamous ISLANDERS
| upon our people and state and declare tn no
state In the union contains j m r, honest nor q
| better debt paying people than X .nsas AS
evidence of this we have only to point to the
fact that dEriag the frs. nine months of 1893,
Notwithstanding the N oney panic, the most Sc
we're in the history of our country. the short
crops (he poorest in years.. AMI the extremely
| low prices, her people paid Of their indebted
ness TO her banks over Sla,0)00J0, thereDy en-
abling The banks to pull through the panic, and
| at this date, taken as a whole, present more
solid front than the banks Of any western state.
While Kansas had large number OF bank fail
| ures during the panis the amount involved is
| small single failure in ea stern state
often involved more OF actual loss than the
tire amount involved in al Kansas failures
| FINANCIAL TROUBLES DwsLr ON
This brings US to n con liberation OF the gen.
eral situation throughout the country
| to- day, which all admit is most deplorab.e
Dun's Mercantile agency Gains that times
are harder and prices lower than for fifty
| years, AMI while prices OF farm products are
already below the cost of production. they
must go still lower if the present financial
| policy is continued The daily press claim that
evictionS in ew York city exceed any known
| in Ireland Bread riots are of daily occu-
| rem e and mil ions OF laboring men ar, Idle.
while business men of all cla Sses are forced TO
the wall at the rate of 40 or 80, per week.
| factories are closing down and each day adds
| to the distress misery AMI wretchedneSs.
What IL the cause OF all this. and what is the
remedy? Read the Omaha platform and pre-
amble: compare IL with the declarations OF
| other political parties and answer now who
| declared Alright and who fLlsely.
In the campaign Of ls9. populists declared
| that the price of wheat (Which then 81 TO
| GO cents) and the prices of all products would
continue to decline unless there WAS a change
| in the financial policy OF the government In
| reply to this 1t was declared that the great
natural Law Of supply and demand governed,
and Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster
was appealed to and issued manifesto to
prove that there was more monev in circula.
| ton than ever. Everyone is familiar with
what Mr.. Foster said a. that time, but when
he was forced to the wall few months ago he
| stated that the tigntness Of the money market
was the CAUSE He said Oar bills were paid
| in paper (meaning notes and acceptances) and
| we were called on for cash"
But how is it to dav with wheatf The worlds
supply is So 600 O0o ushels less In 1893 than in
I-9. and the natur II law of supply and demand
| being in full force. should receive more per
bushel than in 1,9. Do we; if not why not?
Our republican friends tell us it Is all
count of the tariff and will doubtless appeal to
| you in the coming election ovo,e fer Mckinley
| and ali will be ell This Is the OIL remedy
| that the once ,at party has to ofer for the
| evils that are proiucirg results such rs would
| be q disgrace to q monarchy. VIII you accept
| this impoverished logic. that n continuation OF
| been IN for,e during all the years in which the
| evils of which you complain have grown up will
| prove q remedy for those evilsf