The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-10-12
Oh, THOU UNGoDLY!
CORRUPT REPUBLICAN OFFICE
OEEKERS
RECORDS OF FOUR "REDEEslERs.n -

campaign on redeemlng Kansas the
voters of this state no doubt are just
now interested in the past history of
the fellows who propose to perform
this feat. We know the history of
few of them by personal contact with
verified records, and so far as we know
them we wilt impart the same to the
reader that he may judge fer himself
and tell his republican redeeming
neighbor about it..
MORRILL,.
We lived in Washington county dur
ing the years Morrill, was plundering
the farmers of their homes, and wit
messed the scene of the sturdy from
tlersmen coming to the county seat in
arms, as it were, to repel this old fraud
IN his greed for pelf. Indignation
meetings were held and Congress petit
toned for relief from his thieving
operations in forcing from honest
homesteaders to quit title which was
utterly worthless and he knew it. Peo-
pie in those days would sooner hung
the old demagogue than voted for him
Tor Office, and those who are acquain-
ted with the facts feel about the same
way yet. So much for the head re-
deemer.
TROUTMAN.
The next redeemer on the ticket Is
James A. Troutman, of Topeka. and
he has anything but an enviable repu-
tation for honesty and squsre dealings
| among many people here. He may be
honest for all We know personally, but
the fact that numerous judgments are
against him in this county unsatisied,
| would in 1icate that he is not Just the
man to put into Office for the purpose
of redeeming Kansas. He might do
all right OIL "a republican platform,
with 10 redeeming plank In it, but it
seems to us that man who has lack
of capacity to successfully manage his
to put III charge of the affairs of the
state.
DAWES.
Then there is Mr.. Dawes, he who
prefers to lay under the charge of UNI
professional and questionable dealings
which we made against him some time
ago, than give to the public the facts
in a transaction that if straight, would
not only show that he did that for
which he kept pay, but that we were
wrong in our conclusions that there
was something crooked in the matter
referred to in the following letter
which explains itself.
TOPEKA, KAN, Aug. oath, 1894.
F. b. Dawes, Esq, Clay Center.
Dear Strive have been informed
that you are much aggrieyed at our
article published three weeks ago in
the reform press Of the state, i'll which
we set forth our personal reasons for
opposing you for the office Of Attorney
General.
We are aware of the fact that the
article in question is anything but
complimentary to you in personal,
political, or professional way, and
we believe that our statements are not
too severe nathis matter, taking into
| consideration the shabby treatment
| myself and brother have received at
your hands. You know that you have
been appealed to time and again by us
| for statement of the disposition of
| the Oakland Home Insurance Com
pany case. l stopped off in Clay Cen
| ter once, as you no dOnbt remember,
for the express purpose of getting u
written statement to send to my
brother. You put me off, saying that
YOU we're too busy then but would
furnish it in a few days. 1t has never
been furnished, although, AS you said
yourself, you kept out money for the
payment of your fees in this case.
Your version of the matter was, We
believe, that you got the attorney for
the company drunk, and while in Il
state of intOxicatiOn you got u COM
promise out of him. This sort of a
procedure may BE- strictly professional
but is is new departure to LIS.
Now, MIR. Dawes, l have not the
slightest desire to put you in bad light
in the sight of the public, even though
our politics are any thing but congen-
ial. If have mis-stated this case in
any instance will willingly. yea, glad
lly publish III the same manner your
story of it. My brother aud do not
know, nor can we find out from you OF
the company, how much was actually
paid OH that policy, and to what p,,r-
pose it was applied.
We wrote to the company for this
information several times, and it
ignored our letters altogether or re.
ferred us to our attorney. When we
went to our attorney he told us "a grea!
cock and bull story about getting the
company's attorney drunk but would
never render "a statement of the settle
t ment over his own signature, although
: according to his own verbal statement
to us this work has been paid for
: Is it any wonder that We feel out
ragged at such treatment from the
t hands of our attorney, and that in q
campaign where this attorney is seek
ing one of the highest Offices in the
gift of the people why should not the
facts be given to the public.