Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
TRouTMAN RouNpED.uP AGAIN.
(Continued from last week.

HUI dItcHpI 10 answer the rest or my
letter and tell me about the other re-
publican deficiency bills. amounting in
all to $40, $50. 38?
Can't you explain further about those
sandwiches, etc.. Mr.. Troutmanp
Then please correct your statement
about the unexpended balances IN 1891.
from 1915, 143. IS to $171 ,I12. so as shown
by the republican state treasurer's re-
port of 1891. '92. page 70.
Then, to have correct conscience,
you should acknowledge that the $50,
81 .H saved on state printing should
be credited to the populists, instead of
trying to claim it for the republicans.
Then tell the people that the pops
are wide awake and progressing, and
that they actually spent $3I5, 500 90 on
public works, or nearly double that of
the republicans.
Then acknowledge that there was
Sis, 1872, under republican rule, not
withstandinS the receipts of the state
treasurer In 1892 were not as much as
in 1892 by $256, 973. is making an actual
difference IN favor of the popuIists of
1912, 1867.
Then tell the people that the populists
expended $74.S71.OS for our Worlds
Fair exhibit.
You failed to explain why the repub-
lican boards of county commissioners
of so many counties RENTED railroad
tax, upon simple requests of theJfoads.
You failed to explain away the pop
ulist board Of county commissioners, as
rule, refused to remit the railroad
taxes.
You failed to acknowledge. when 1t
was explained to you, that only about
one tenth part of the taxes saved by
the populists Is state tax, and therefore
| only about one tenth of the saving
should show up in the state treasury.
You failed to explain about the $40.
665.42 balances unaccounted for on the
Auditors book from 1871 to 1884.
You failed to explain how it came
that your republican secretaries of
state actually robbed churches, lodges.
| charitable institutions and cemetery
associations Of thousands of dollars, by
charging charter fees of two dollars or
one dollar and fifty cents when the le-
gal fee was only one dollar.
You failed to explain why republic
can state officials 80 far forgot them
selves as to have Governors Martins
and Humphreys messages printed IN
foreign languages and distributed as
republican campaign literature, and
this long after Governor Martins term
| of office.
Then you also failed to note the fact
that the total appropriation passed by
the legislature of 1898 tpop) was less
than 1891 rep by $15, 993.47.
| Now, MIR. Troutman, please be more
specific in your next letter, and when
you have explained the above matters
please tell me about your republican
Assistant Superintendent of Insurance.
Billingslea, the embelSzler of about 81,
OOO.OO OF the states money, and tell me
why Gov. Humphrey would not order
an investigation, although he knew of
the enlightenment for months.
Then til ne about the Impeachment
and conviction of your republican eec
rotary of state, John w. Robinson, who
was patty to selling bonds of the
state for less sum than the law allow
ed. Tell me about the impeachment
and conviction of your republican Aud
itor of State, Geo. s. Hillyer, who was
an accomplish with John w. Robinson
in the illegal sale Of state bonds.
Tell me something about the shady
transactions Of your republican ex-
state treasurer, Hayes who was I'M
peached, and about whom Daniel w.
Wilder, republican Auditor of State
said in his report of the Governor for
the year 1874. From the time I came
into Office until the then treasurer went
out, the public money was never in the
treasury. It was loaned to banks and
to private citizens, and interest recelv-
ed upon it for the personal gains of
the treasurer. Warrants we're stamped,
Not paid for want of funds when there
were funds to pay thsm. Such war
rants drew interest; the state paid the
interest. Such warrants were sold by
the holders at discount; the people
lost the discounJ and the spectators
made it. The state has thus lost
through various administrations more
than $lO0.60O.00 in interest money.
The people have lost many times that
amount In deprecated state paper. It
seems to me to be time to put an end
to these crimes; to this perjury and to
this stealing"
Then tell NE about your republican
state treasurer. Samuel Lappin, and
his history of CRIME, forgery and rob-
berry of the state school fund to the
amount of ST., SSS74, his subsequent
arrest and escape from Jail, and how
he lived several years abroad fugitive
from justice.
Then tell me about the $4,000 which
your republican state treasurer, j. w.
Hamilton, appropriated to his own
use, and which never came to light un'
til after row occurred among the sub
ordinates in the state treasurer's Office
For information on this subject ask
, Byron Roberts. Geo. Eyans, ]. ]. Cox
r Senator w. e. Sterne, Rory Moore
3 Hal Coffin, Elk State Treasurer VIM
Sims and Ex- Governor Humphrey, al
republicans. Then tell me about the
r Sd, 400 embezzled by a certain re
i publican bond clerk in the Office OF
State Superintendent OF Public In
structlon, by drawing state warrant.
: on the permanent school fund tor fieti
3 tlous bonds which transactions wer'
i kept hidden by the republican state of