Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-20
Dishonest Popnlist Statements.

> county, who has two sons in the
Winfield asylum where such horrible
atrocities have been committed, and
stating that bis sons had been among
the unfortunate victims of DR..
Pitchers brutality and that he (the
father had visited them and was sat
isfied. The REFLECTOR at the time
called attention to the improbabiity
that a father Of true parental instincts
would be satisfied with such treat
ment Of his children. We did not,
however, suppose that the whole
statement was a forgery, unscrupu-
lous as the Press is known to be-.
Mr.. Wershaupt, however, writes
a statement for publication, and it Is
witnessed by notary public, saying
that the whole article published by
the Press was a falsehood and that he
neither saw 1t nor signed 1t before It's
publication. His children were not
among the faied eleven, cruelty in
nicted with Pitchers knife, and the
whole thing appears to have been
vain Populst scheme, unscrupulously
false and a forgery throughout, to
bolster up The infamous record being
made BY the State institutions under
dwellings administration. Mr..
Weishaupt's statement concludes as
follows:
II did not write the article to
which my name is attached and
which appears in the Press did not
see it written, hear It read, nor did |
swear to II before notary public or
any other person, nor did | sign it.
mon;al Irom me sto,i"~ thot , vas
wslI nloasod witb tho condition n ~
which found my boys and | told
o;nnod ,ha or,inloo as nnhl;shad IN ,ha
pass fand I om conGIent + All rnM
Il wao ,vitho,, ! oorroct ,ndars,a nv2
Inn - ~ ) nnn,on,s nnd nix ,La h',;a,
hat n was moroIy tost;,nn,iaI ~
surges,ed ahove and not = connlom.
eratsJ mass of ,alsohoods and mis.
,onroson,a,ions 40 /, now an,'aars
ala note in the s,otoment ,bpt / am
made IN sav tbot one n NV hoys was
r,nn;n, fl. on"jua T,,;. /. ~ ok
solute fnlsehood and never made
such an assertion. My eldest son is {
put IA years oil age wholly lhcompc- 1
''1' n 'o' '. ,,,i. " "',,',, g., n,,,..
ton. not that | have n complaint 10
make as to the manner In which my
own boys are treated, but to put me
ILL., WIN 10y ''iel ,, ~ nome WIN
NM, WIN a,a nIac.d IN i, falss ~oSiliou
by the Press article. That | NAV
mike myself plain rs to nv future {
political course, | will here publicly !
State That hereafter | shall vote the y
Republican ticket as | did uninter-
ruptedly for about % years and have 7
no more to do with populism. Y
| have had tho above statement q
,ead to me and am fully and t,lor- u
,uyhly acquainted with the contents \
hereof GEORGE WrIsuAupr
Tb,s dams n amman ,hot tho pans
wv INV" W uo""''Sh' lying IN"
orgery to make a semblance OF sup Il
tort for their disgraceful record, "
There appears to be the best evidence 4
. ..,,,.,.a, su....l.,...,.. : - /,
: : '"flo' " W.. ''"'0'''' VI " ~ :
president OF the Atchlson Il
Populist club, who says in an open p
etter to Lewelling: b
In the matter of eleemosynary in s.
Of the State it was pro- o
harmed 10 DC the intent and purpose Il
,"p :, n " ",,h m"a w aeP ' 'no
partv as last as terms Of ollice Should -.
expire, and that 1t would be shown y
hat mismanagement and extraya- -
sance eN's'eu throughout the length ~ >,
'eu thersor wa Wv wou,a r ""' ,, '"a' :" y
honest, economical, pure and T humane ),
administration Of She affairs Of these ~
Institutions u mas our expectation w
, IN i"'' n'''' "na' 10 'nc ,iis'oly'
competency, dishonesty brntoli ~ =,
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