People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-04
POLITICAL HASH.
Served Hot and Cold to Suit Our
Readers,

AN POI " IWO years dgO was
to use rigid economy in the admins
tration of government affairs. Much
was said about the 'billion-dollar"
congress in which the republicans
had a majority. The first year of
pure undefled and unfettered demo-
cratic rule has just ended. Like all
their other pledges this one has been
most outrageously ignored. While
they claim to havo reduced the pen
sion disbursements something like
$50, 100000, the total of other appro-
priations has been increased. Speak
ing of these expenses Congressman
Cannon Of Illinois says
Mr.. Cleveland, by his estimates,
asked congress to appropriate for the
public service for the coming year,
including permanent appropriations,
$500, 662, $40, and congress has appro-
prlated for such service $500, 66S, 800,
This, in round mum bers, is $40, OOO,-
600 less than the President asked for
the public service. A large part of
this $4,000, 900, however, will be APP
propriated next winter by way of
deficiencies. A comparative state.
ment Of appropriations made at
this congress for the fiscal
year ending June 30 next,
with appropriations made at
the first and second sessions of the
last congress (the Fifty-second con-
gress), and at the first and second
sessions of the Fifty-frst, commonly
known as the Reed congress, shows,
and such is the fact, that the appro-
priations this year are greater by
SIS, 1867, $50 than were those made by
the first session of the Fifty-frst or
Freed congress"
There have been many increases in
the salaries of democratic officials,
especially in the diplomatic and con-
Sular service. The salary of the first
assistant secretary Of state is in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. The
minister to Belgium is increased from
$500 to 5000 The ministers to
Switzerland and Portugal, Messrs.
Caruth and Broadhead, are in
creased from $4,000 to $500 respec-
lively. The minister to Mexico,
who receives an annual salary of
Pl7,5OO, has the salary of his secretary
Of legation increased from 81, 500 to
$3.50. The ministers to Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, for the first time, are
allowed secretaries of legation at
H,SOO each, while the Bureau of
American Republics is cut down from
100000 to $4,000. The auditors of
The treasury department are increased
from $4,000 to 81, 900 each"
Capt ]. G. Waters, one of the
7 leading attorneys of the state of Kan.
sas, in an interview saws that he is an
Abe Lincoln republican. He denounces
the Kansas republican party as owned
and controlled by the railroads and
will not vote for any man on the
ticket Among other things he says:
n am opposed to the railroads run
ming and owning both Supreme courts,
and the republican machine in this
state. know one man who dispenses
passes for a railroad in this state,
that is the uncrowned king, he has
dictated to governors, Legislatures and
the judges of the Supreme court and l
am only exercising my right 10 help
give them black eye this year, for
they deserve it. l an no topper. AS
] do not want Office, l can criticse
and here is my criticism. There are
now two judges on the Supreme bench,
Horton and Johnson, who have taken
and used passes ever since they have
been on the bench, and they hear and
decide cases where these railroads are
on one side and lone widow, orphans
and one legged brakeman on the other
This is crime. 1t needs for plain
speaking to break this custom up
The sutton who has case against a
railroad would never try it before
twelve jurymen who each had a pass
IN his pocket and no honest and up
right judge would require it Nor
ought any one to be handicapped by
having the entire members of the
court of last resort, all armed with
passes, finally determine his case.
Men are human, the railroads give
passes under the head Of courtesy to
the bench, but it is not for health or
philanthropy. They are intended to
be sent where they will do the most
good"
The radicalism of to-day becomes
the conservatism of tomorrow, and
will be used as vigorously against to-
morrow's radicallsm as the radicalism
Of the last century is used against the
radiealism ofto.daY. To-daY's Utonia