Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-16

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inst, in speaking Of the probable dis
crepancy in the accounts Of the SAINTS
Fe Railroad company, the editor
under a flaming headline, "Hun
dreds and Thousands Of Dollars Tn.
doubtedly Used in Kansas to Elect Re-
publicans to Office" proceeds to show
the people Of Kansas just what evil
dence 1t has in support Of the allega-
ton. The evidence, which must have
been convincing to the mind Of the
editor Of the Press, is as follows,
rerbatim set Hteratim; at is not I'M
proJable that in this 1880, 900 dis
crepancy that is accounted for as
'oyercharges' and rebates aconsldeF-
able sum, possibly running into hum
dreds and thousands Of dollars, il
embraced the political swag that has
paid the bills Of the Republican cam
paigns in Kansas for many years
This evidence in support Of the
charge is evidently as convincing as
the evidence that has been offered in
support Of the many other Popuistic
charges that have been made against
the Republicans.
There is nothing so convincing to
the mind Of Popdlist as an unsup-
ported and an unreasonable charge OF
corruption against Republicans. But
II lily becomes the Press to talk to the
people Of Kansas about "boodle."
The notorious proposition Of that
organ to the Democratic State cen
trail committee within the last three
weeks ought to seal its editors
mouth. When the Democratic State
central committee met in Topeka a
few weeks ago the honorable gentle
man who now carries the Poplilist
State ticket at the head OF his paper
appeared before the Democratic State
central committee, and on his
Bonded knees md with tears stream
ing down his swarthy cheeks, inform
cd that august body that the Press
was in straitcncd circumstances;
that there wasa mortgage on the Press
amounting to several thousand dollars
that the mortgage was controlled or
owned by the Populsts Of the state
and that unless the mortgage was
cancelled or satisfied it would be i'm
possible for the Press to carry the
Democratic ticket at Its mast head;
that the distinguished editor OF that
paper was heart and soul, mind and
body, Simon pure bourbon Demo-
crat, dyed in the wool, and only
waited to hoist the Democratic ticket
al the mast head Of the Press and hurl
all the anathemas which David Over
meyer or Joe Lowe could possibly
conjure up at the head Of the Populist
administration, And II the Demo-
cratic State central committee would
come to the rescue of the Press and
pay off that mortgage the Press would
delight to become, be and remain the
great organ Of the great Democratic
party Of the State Of Kansas. And
the Press man further informed the
committee that unless they acceded
to his demands and raised the money
for the mortgage that the Press would
be compelled to renounce its political
principles, degrade its manhood and
sink itself in infamy by hosting the
Populist ticket.
The members of tke Democratic
State central committee seem to have
considered the price demanded by
the Press too high and refused to
furnish the money to procure the
support of that paper. Immediately
thereafter the Press hoisted the Popu-
list ticket and has been pretending to
support it enthusiastically ever since,
The REFLECTOR refers to this incl
dent in the career ofour distinguished
contemporary for the purpose Of
showing the value Of any charge of
boodleism in such a paper as the
Topeka Press, as well as to show the
real animus Of the alleged "conyer-
sion" OF that paper, about which in
significant Pop sheets have been vain
gloriously Dragging
The Lcayenworth Times speaking