Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-09-01


case pending therein, No. 577S. A
supplementary bill was fled in case
No. 6118, and an Injunction was
granted restraining the collection Of
the taxes of 1889, on the 18th day of
December, 1889. Another supple
mentary bill was filed in case No.
6118, and an Injunction granted on
the same conditions restraining the
collection of the taxes of 1890 on the
18th day of December, 1890. The case
in the supreme court was decided in
1891, and on the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1891, the mandate of the supreme
court of the United States was fled
in the said circuit court, affirming
the decree of the circuit court, and
establishing the validity of the as
sessment and levy of taxes thereon.
"ln all of these cases the Attorney
General of Kansas appeared as the
attorney of record of the counties
defendant, and when the mandate
was fled 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
ent time.
"In 1898, in February, called the
attention of the governor and the
attorney-general 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 it's taxes were
large amounts, and escaping the le-
gal penalties fer non-pay ment, 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.
"Two months afterwards, on in
curing of Clerk Sharritt, I learned
that nothing had been done, and at
once went to the capitol to see the
governor and encouragement to
learn why nothing had been done,
and was plainly told that it was
none of my business; that they were
running the state, and would run 1t
in their own way. I returned to my
office with a determination to watch
for results; and what were they?
First, reduction of the assessment
of Pullman cars 81, 500 per car in the
assessment of 1898 by the board of
railway assessors. Second, a free
Pullman train to taxa the state Ofti-
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 Leavenworth,
while John t. Little, attorney-gen-
eral of Kansas, was present to pro-
tect the interests of his private
clients in the case of the Black Bob
Indian lands, he sat in the court
room and looked wise when case No.
6118, of the Pullman PalaceCar COM
pany VS.. Allen county, ct al, was
called. In the words of the prophet
Isiah, AS a sheep before her shearer
is dumb, so 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 it's delinquent
taxes all settled in the different
counties by Its pretended generosity
of paying the same before the in
junction cases are decided, if the
counties will throw off the penalties
and interest
knowing that the true pOpulists
of Kansas only need to know the
truth to retire the present state Off
GERS to the obscurity from which
they arose, rest my cause in theil
honesty and justice.
W. F. RIGHTMIRE.n
| Do the people of Kansas believe, il
the face of these facts, that Governor
Lewelling and the present state ad
ministration are honest and worthy
of their Endorsement?