Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-15

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would receive the commentator of
every good citizen.
POLICE CORRUPTION.
Second-At the time | was talk
ing with you as to the part should
take in the campaign there were
rumors afoat that the police COM
missioners Of the large cities were
thoroughly corrupt" | did not
then believe that the stories were
true, but believed there was some
ground therefor. This opinion /
possessed at the time / was elected
temporary chairman of our state
convention, hence the reason that /
spoke so emphatically and determin.
ed upon the question of woman suf-
frage, believing that the adoption
Of that plank into our platform
would plainly indicate that the
slum vote and influence was not
wanted in the populist party. When
Governor Lewelling accepted the
nomination Of that convention after
the adoption of our platform, |
could not believe that he knew the
real facts Of the corruption in the
large cities and state institutions,
assuming of course that he was hon
est and sincere at the time of his
speech accepting the nomination. |
was informed at the time of the con-
vention that Governor Lewelling
would thoroughly investigate the
charges not only against the
police commissioners of. the cities
Of the first class, but the
charges against Warden Chase as
well, and, as you we'll know, reso-
LUTON was offered to the convention
demanding such investigation ana
withdrawn upon a promise from the
governors friends that such investi,
CATION should be made. | assumed
that this was true and gave no fur
ther thought to the disgracefu
charges of corruption and DOODLE
made against Governor Lewelling's
administration. | conscientiousl1
believe that everything was moving
nicely and that the governor wa
quietly laying his plans for discover
ing corruption in Office, ''if an,
could be found
THE ALLEN LETTER.
| While so continuing my conf
dence in Governor Lewelling, mag
inc, if you can, the restlessness an
uneasiness the shock of the publica
ton of Judge Aliens letter gave me
knowing him to be cool, consider
ate and conservative man, and i
his letter was direct charge tina
Governor Lewelling not only kne'
of the corruption of the administra
ton of the officers in the cities c
the first class, but that he sanction
ed it. This was more than [ coul
stand. | can't believe that sou
Cover is as honest and SINGER
as I thought him to be when b
was renominated. Being in Topek
, a few days thereafter, | was ar
preached by populists ''high up" i
the councils of the administrator
, who assured me THAT Judge ALE
= had been listening to the enemies {
Governor Lewelling and wIote h
! letter to Lieutenat Governor DAME
!. without proper investigation of th
charges which he has since mad
and upon his return he will max
the statement for publication to tn
= effect that he had done GovernC
: Lewelling all injustice" No sue
statement, however, has been puI
lished from Judge Allen. l accepte
the alleged explanation, however, ;
! true, yet with a fixed deterlninatio
e to make some investigation mysel
which | have done within the pa
q two weeks and the result is star
ling. Judge Aliens letter is indee
: very mild. 1t throws the mantle {
charity around and protects ii
!, most contemplate acts of the pole
e commissioners appointed by Cove
7 nor Lewelling and since the publ
7 cation of Judge Aliens letter and
: fact within the past four weeks,
committee of respectable citizens {
Wyandotte county waited upon tt
governor and told him of man
t cases of corruption among the p,
lice commissioners of Kansas Cit
Kan, and demanded of him al
plead with him that a change in ii
8 police commissioners be immediat
: ly made in the interest of law ar
4 the respectable element of the pol
e ulist party of Wyandotte count
To this appeal and demand the GO
ernor gave no heed, knowing, to
that this committee was compose
d of men whose reputation and cha
acter for truthfulness and fairne
o were unquestioned, and he also kne
q that their loyalty to the principl
of the peoples party was undoubte
! THE INFORMATION FROM POPULISTs
Now this information comes
me not from the enemies of the pc
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