Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-23
Topeka LETTER.

| pdiBh; anu the pCpullStS know now as
we'll as later about what they will have
to meet. Morrill, Will be the nominee
for governor; that much Is settled if
The delegates keep their pledges. Nor
I'll Tor governor is an endorsement of
the bosses of the gold standard for our
money basis. While this is settled
tact the convention will, no doubt, re-
iterate the Minneapolis plank on the
money question which means bimetal-
ism, single gold standard or free coin
age OF silver or nothing, just as each
individual voter chooses to interpret it..
The war cry will be, no;doubt. I'VE
demand change" vice "stand up for
Kansas, repudiated, and I'VE mean
what we say" vice what we say is to
catch votes,'' fact which every body
knows. The spectacle then will be
an amusing and ludicrous one to say
the least. The republicans usually
poll about as many votes through
amusement and hurrah as in appealing
TO the judgment and good sense of the
people. The main argument used in
Maj. Morrill's candidacy is that he is
the only man who has anything like
enough money to defray the expense of
state campaign. Poor Preacher
Hoch, with all of his proclaimed purity
VIII have to content himself in staying
at home and whooping 1t up for the
fellows ne characterized as fixers and
spoilsmen. Such is the fate Of the up
starts like Hoch who want to be elect
ed governor because of their honesty
and purity. The innocent die young,
hence Hoch's early demise. Good bye
Hochey, goodbye.
A close scan of the coming battle
field reveals the fact that the republi-
cans are badly demoraliZed in this state
beyond all hope of getting together if
Morrill, is put at the head of the ticket.
We have it from pretty good authority
that the State Journal OF this city Will
not support Morrill, even if he is nomi-
mated. a few issues ago it did show
signs of weakening and an inclination
to explain away its former charges that
all his appointments had already been
framed out. This caused us to make
some inquiry as to what it's editor
would do in the event that Morrill,
should receive the nomination, and we
were told that Mr.. Lennen never yet
ate the crow and that he did not
think he would on this occasion. Our
informant cited us to the city cam
paign of four or five years ago when
the republicans put machine candi-
date against its warnings and the
Journal turned in and assisted in elect
ing democrat to the mayors Office
rather than recede from its former po-
sition. A great deal of fine work will
have to be done to get it into line if
Morrill, gets the nomination.
News comes in from all over the
state that the pOpulists are united and
are willing to sacrifice personal ambi-
tiOns for the success of our ticket,
which IS in marked contrast to our
common enemy.
Our present officials have been faith
full and have made splendid record on
economy and honesty. We have fire.
quently spoken of their sincerity and
determination to work for the people of
the state and shown wherein they have
saved large sums of money.
In this letter we wish to call our
readers attention TO the follwing press
taken from the Capital, which
shows that honest and determined men
can bring big corporations to time if
they get at it and not sell out. Here it
is; it explains itself and covers AttOrn-
ey General Little all over with glory.
Parsons. Kansas, May 16th-At the
annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
today over 500, 900 of the 600,
900 shares of stock were represented. 1.
c. Rouse was reelected president and
L. c. Purdy vice-president and general
manager"
At the conference of Attorney Gener-
al Little and officers of the company
relative to the general Office question
now before the courts it was agreed
that the suit now pending in the Unit
ed States circuit court, be remanded to
the state court; that the Missouri,
Kansas 81 Texas railway company
should erect within reasonable time
general Office building within the state
of Kansas on the line of its railway at
which should be kept the general Of
fees of the company, as required by
laws of the state of Kansas, work to be
commenced within thirty days; that
the company should be allowed 10
establish offices elsewhere for
its general business, and that the suit
should be dismissed when the general
offices should be established.
For the information of those who
have forgotten the circumstances
which led up to this suit we will state
that the laws of Kansas are such that
the NJ. X. & L. r. r. Co., mad to main
tain its general offices in Kansas or for
felt its charter. Under republican
rule it did as it pleased about this mat
ter and kept its offices in Missouri. Up
on complaint OF the citizens of Par
sons, Attorney General Little institut-
ed proceedings to compel them to COM
ply with the law or forfeit their char
ter. They have made very stubborn
fight TO do as they pleased 10 the mat
ter, but when they saw the Judge
meant business and had gotten them
in hole they came to time as the
above fully shows. No wonder the
corporations and their tools decry the
populist party. The people praise it
and Its officials. j.. M, p.
WHATEVER may be said, Senator