Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-30

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cisiop Of tho supreme court In th
case pending therein, No. 6773. 4
supplementary bill was filsd In cas-
No. 6llS, and IN Injunction wa
granted restraining the collection o
the taxes Of 1889, on the 18th day o
December, 1889. Another supple
mentary bill was filed In case No
GllS, and an injunction granted OF
the same conditions restraining til,
collection Of the taxes Of 1880 on th,
18th day Of December, 1890. The cas-,
In the supreme court was decided II
1891, and on the 18th day OF Decem'
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 aud levy OF fakes thereon
I'm all Of these cases the Attorney.
General Of Kansas appeared a. the
attorney OF record Of the count iea
defendant, and when the mandate
was filed In the circuit court, the at
tention OF the attorney general was
called to the matter by the clerk Of
said circuit court, but nothing has
been done In the matter to the pres
ont time.
"ln 1893, In February, called the
attention Of the governor and the
attorney-genera 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 for on.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.
1.-TWO months afterwards, on In
quiring Of Clerk Sharritt, l learned
that 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 II was
none Of my business that they we're
running the state, and would run 1t
In their own way. returned to my
office with q determination to watch
for results; and what were they?
First, q reduction Of the assessment
Of Pullman cars 1880 per car In the
Of 1898 by the board Of
railway assessors. Second, a free
Pullman train to TAX the state off,
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 docket Of the
United States circuit court for the
present June term at Lsavenwerth,
while John 7. Little, attorney.gen-
eral OF Kansas, was present to pro.
tect the interests OF HE private
clients In the case Of the Black Bob
lands, he sat in the court
room and looked wise whom case No.
Bll6, Of the Pullman PalaceCar com.
pany W, Allen county, Of al, was
called. In the words Of the prophst
[siah, AS q sheep before her shearer
Is dumb, 80 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
axes all settled In the different
counties BY its pretended generosity
II paying the same before the In.
unction cases are decided, II the
counties will throw of the penalties
md interest
"Knowlng that the true populists
II Kansas only need to know the
ruth to retire the present state off,
ers to the obscurlty from which
hey arose, rest my cause In their
honesty and justice.
w. F. RIGHTMIRE."
Do the people Of Kansas believe, In |
be face Of these facts, that Governor
dwelling and the present state ad-
ninistration are honest and worthy !
4 their Endorsement?