People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-30
Topeka Letter.
TOPEKA, KAN, March %, '94.

Ell hOCu, III his lcJJtI dlIuOuuCluE
his candidacy for governor says: 81
am tired of seeing this great Office
kicked like a football over the prai-
ries of Kansas. l am disguised with
dispensing with its perquisites in ad-
vance and as means of its attain
ment. From all these things our
party has suffered solely in the past.
We must take higher ground if
we would reign in and retain the con-
ldence Of the people"
Now, now, Eddy. this is rot and
bosh. This same tired feeling is
what has made so many former Re
publicans POpuliSts today, and We
see signs of you getting your eyes
open and would hope to have you
join us had you rot shown yourself to
be such an anarchist and rebel during
our late legislature. Yes, the people
are weary.
Hefurther says "any and all claims
for this Office are Insignificant as COM
pared with the great issue of redeem
ing this fair state from the socialists
in theory and anarchists in practice"
No wonder the fellow is anxious to
redeem the state. What for? Why,
so his party can rob the taxpayers as
in the past by running up useless ex-
penSeS, employing unnecessary help
and charging illegal fees. Take for
instance, the office of bank commits
missioner; during the last eight
months of JOhnson'S term in this Of
fee the average expense FOR examin-
ing a bank was 1926. When he was
succeeded by Mr.. Briedenthal, the
present incumbent, there were 26S
banks which had not been examined,
and Notwithstanding this extra work
and expense upon his successor in
catching up, the average cost for ex-
aiming each bank under reform
administration for the first eight
months was only S2.74, saving Of
only 5000 on each bank. Where did
this s20.22 cents go to? Why,into the
pockets Of the gang which has robbed
the state under the name of Republi-
can principles, so much cherished by
Hoch and his ilk. No wonder he
wants to redeem Kansas, and that
real badly too. No wonder he de-
nOunces the Populist party SO severely,
principally because it is saving the
taxpayers money and showing up the
thievery of the old gang, which pre-
tends to be so tired of Populist gov
eminent. Why not leave the rotten
hulk, Eddy, and get out of the stencil
instead of trying to purify it? Your
pre- tended honesty won't work. 1t is
too thin for the average man of
today.
Now listen to this sentence: For
one to voluntarily assume that he,
pre.eminently above all Others, meas
ures up to the requirements of this
exalted Office, is repugnant to my ma
ture and to my idea of that modesty
which so adOrns our humanity and
which so becomes the occupant of
a great Office Of this kind. 1t ought
to be assumed that our party would
never make the mistake of its rival
in nominating an unknown man for
governor"
Don't Hoch assume that he is pre-
eminently above Others by Lis utter
ance? He even goes so far as to de-
clare what the man should be and
then says he is that man. Who ever
heard of Hoch except his own readers
till he made himself so conspicuous
in the war which was brought on here
by his party stealing the legislature
and the supreme court legalizing the
crime?
Did anyone ever hear of Lewelling
assuming so much as blowhard Hoch?
No; as HOch Says,he was not a con-
spicuous ring politician or very gen.
orally known; neither did he an
nounce his candidacy two months in
advance so people might know that
he wanted this exalted office, but
when the convention met it began to
look and inquire for the best man and
selected Governor Lewelling. Wheth-
er the convention acted wisely or not,
the people will want better evidence
upon the subject than Mr.. Hoch and
his henchmen to decide in the mega.
tive.
Eddy, you were little ethereal
when you wrote that letter; so much
so that you got it badly mixed, prob
ably to correspond with your refresh.
ments,
Why, sir, you talk as if the people
were fools by assuming that they
want party in power to rob them Of
every cent in any way they can just
so the thief cannot be put in the pen
Technical thievery and useless ex
penses take from the people just a.
well as if stolen outright. and the,