The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31

cision of the supreme court in the
case pending therein, No. 5773. A
supplementary bill was filed in case
No. CHS, and an Injunction was
granted restraining the collection of
the taxes of 1883. on the ETH day of
December, 1889. Another supple
mentary bill was Fl ed in case No.
CHS, and an Injunction granted on
the same conditions restraining the
collection of the taxes of 800 on the
18th day CT December, 1890. The case
in the supreme court was decided in
1891, and on the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1891 the mandate of the supreme
court of the United States was filed
in the said circuit court, affirming
the decree of the circuit court, and
establishing the validity of the as
sessment and levy of taxes thereon.
I'm all of these cases the Attorney
General of Kansas appeared as the
attorney OF record of the counties
defendant, and when the mandate
was filed in the circuit court, the at
tention of the encouragement was
called to the matter by the clerk Of
said circuit court, but nothing has
been done in the matter to the pres
ent time.
ain 1898, in February, called the
attention of the governor and the
attorney-general personally to this
matter at different times, and in
| formed them that the Pullman COM
pany was taking advantage OF the
state of affairs in the circuit court.
and compromising the claims of the
counties in which its taxes were
large amounts, and escaping the le-
gal penalties fer non-payment, and
asked that such action be taken as
would save the counties the penal
ties and the full amounts of the
taxes, and was promised by both
that action would be taken at
once.
"rwo mouths afterwards, on in
quiring of Clerk Sharritt, learned
tnat nothing had been done, and at
once went to the capitol to see the
governor and attorney-general TO
learn why nothing had been done,
and | was plainly told that it was
none of my business; that they we're
running the state, aud would run it
in their own way. Ereturued To nv
Office with determination TO watch
for results; aud what were they :?
FirSf, q reduction of the as. essment
of Pullman cara 81, 500 per car in the
, assessment of 1893 Uy the board of
railway as eS sors. Second, a free
Pullman train TO tax the state offi
GERS and their invited guests to
Chicago and return for Kansas
week at the Worlds Fair, and moth
ing done yet in the matter in court.
On the calling of the docSet of the
United States circuit court for the
present June term at Lsaven worth,
while John T. Little, a'tnrney-gen-
eral of Kansas, WAS p-essnt to pro-
tect the interests OF his private
clients in the case of the Black Bob
Indian lands. he sat in the court
room and looked wise " hen case No
CHS, of the Pullman PalaceCar COM
pany Va. Allen county, ct al, was
called. In the words of the prophet
Isiah, AS a sheep before her shearer
is dumb, so he opened not his mouth
and the case was continued to the
November term of the court; and
probably by that time the Pullman
company will have its delinquent
taxes all settled in the different
counties by its pretended generosity
of paying the same before the in
junction cases are decided, if the
counties will throw off the penalties
and interest.
KNOWING that the true pOpulists
of Kan-as only need to know the
truth TO retire the present state Off
cers TO the obscurjty from which
they arose, rest my cause in their
honesty and justice.
w. L. RIGHTMIRE" w.
Do the people of Kansas believe, in
the face of these facts, that Governor
Lswelling and the present state adj
ministratioE are honest and worthy
of their Endorsement?