Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-16
FROM THEIR own.
What The Pepulist Senator from Wyan'
dette Says efthe Present State
Administration.
Eenator Taylor, Justice Allen and Mrs.
Lease Coincide Exactly-They All Soy
That LewellIng Is Giving the State
the Most Disgracefhl and Corrupt Ad.
mlnlstratlon In It's History.

Many pOpullsts lnciuuinB oen"t
Taylor, Mrs. Lease, Cy Corning, e.
Congressman Clover Justice Aller
Hon. W. II. Bennington and othe
populist leaders denounce the part
because OF the corruption Of It's LEADER
SOME P0pULIsT HISTORY.
The populist party came into powe
with wonderful enthusiasm.
II promised great reforms. Chic
among these reforms was the relief o
the people from alleged political rings
The administration OF public affair
was to be pure and honest. This nev
party was to be the peoples friend, tn
enemy Of vice and political corruption
and a holy terror to political jobbers
Its candidates were profuse in thei
promises and loud In their pretentions
They were inaugurated with blar'
OF trumpets and, to a casual observer
unacquainted with the wles Of politica
adventurers, 1t appeared as though the
political millennium was at hand. Thou
sands Of honest citizens Of every class
and vocation congregated at the capi'
tai to witness Their representatives
Installed IN power ana pid Them uod
speed These conhding citizens had
been warned that the many lalr prom
ises and high pretenses OF these oflicials
might prove delusive; that inc past
record OF inc men whom they had
exalted 70 power ana not Justi1y their
expectations but on the other hand
gave ample cause ior anxiety ana alarm
but tnese people resented sucn In
slnuatlons WIN bitterness lhey
trusted their leaders implicitly ana
from tne iestivities OF tne inaugural
'ney returned 70 their MONIES hlled
WIN enthusiasm ana confidence on IN inc
1ntnre OF populism' inc people are
now 70 say whether the leaders OF pop
ulism nave oeen true 10 tnelr trust
anu 70 pass on .ne 'herl's Oh 'he men
'ney nave placed IN power.
sso me- ~ ''"', wv" ''o :"
state n move honest nuro, a 49, ,nans
ooorom,ooI rororn,nont .ha.,.h.ah.
toro thov a,s entitled 10 anasnsa..as.
= tbe ro,ls hrt ,thov h,ra nat tha,.
thev should ha retirsd from og,oa
Tbis Ia n question IN which ovaru wan'
sar 10 ,rtarss.od md nm ,,,h,.h sha,,,a
.o.a,r. VI. a,su.s.,a.s.s .~..s,s.....,"
~ tbo raonla So. In i,,a,.,mo,. ..,h,,"
~. ny VII. poop'o ses ~ Juue'"on' ",ne
tnis reform administration Is placed on
trial, and II 1t is condemned by the evil
dence, let the outfit that goes 10 make
n IN be east into thu outer darkre.s a,
,,,I,.,.., oh,,u,on H.. -. J.. 49,. -
poAs'Vs' oD ,,, W"cre 'nero ~ weep
ing ana wa'iing ana gnashing OF teeth.
There Is no need TO call In republican
witnesses, who might be preiudiccd
and unfair. Let the testimonv coma
go, ~. ..a.,l. H. Ls,..Sa -
o s"e peop,0 ""o "''p'u ei''ac
the administration ihto power
SENATOR TAyL0R's SPEECH,
soro,or Tou,or =, wronao... s.
'e" ~ =, "y""uo''o oo"n
W. one OF the apiest ana most highly
respected members OF the populist
party, at the recent populist conyen.
fion in Wvandotte countv IN tbe cours.
"a s,,u~,, H.. A.. -.
- wy 'k "'''o'e w .ie c,,ar
acter Oh INC present administration
said;
1.-TWO years ago at this time, gentle
men, you selected the delegates who In
turn selected the governor. The dele
yates YOU will name to-duy. II thew
should be so fatuous as to renominatc
Gov. Lewelling, then in nv Judgment
IL will take five figures to reach 10 tho
bottom of the majority under which
he will be buried.
up to the time OF Lewelling's In.
the party had had n phe.
nomenal growth, but every election
which has since been held and all other
tests OF pa rty strength which know
of show that. although the very stnrs
in their course have fought for he peo.
pies party, Us they fought for Sissera
Il has, nevertheless. lost strength in,
stead of gaining. ever since the fatal |
moment when Mr. Lewclling's annie |
anatomy first pressed the velvet Of the
pubernatorial chair
Permit me TO remind Won that wa ,
fought in the campaign Of two Years
nyo under the banner of that magic
word. reform. We denounced the cor. !
ruptions OF the republican party. And :
we promised reform. Some of MS tool, !,
the reform business seriously TO heart.
We meant every word we said. Judpe !
Of our disgust then when we found !,
that the reform which we had as
sisted Ia bringing In began in tho I.
skillet and ended In the fire, Once
lust once is all that little game can
be PLAYED on us. =
birds Of feather flock together
Some idea Of the governors tone and
caliber can be formed from Inc tome
and caliber Of the men he has mi in
office. There are enough men of char.
acter and ability in the peonle's nsr,y 9
10 I'll every Office In the governors :,
yift. How largely he has drawn mon
he class having character ana ability !.
10 making his appointment and hoy
argely upon ne class Of veteran y
,ie.hun,ers. LAWYERS without clients '
farmers Of the farmers and a ,uiscel, :
aneous stock. Of whom the best that = =