People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-28
WELLINGTON KANSAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1894


Coffin, Ex-State Treasurer VIM. Sims
and Ex-GOv. Humphrey, all republi-
cans.
Then tell me about the So. 400 en-
bezzled by certain republican bond
clerk in the Office of state superin-
tendent of public instruction, by draw
Ing state warrants on the permanent
school fund for fictitious bonds which
transactions were kept hidden by the
republican state officers for about
three years: and tell me how Ex-Sec-
retary of State Higgins begged the
boys to keep quiet.
Then tell me why the state house
has cost already, in its incom-
plete condition 2,6SO,527.36. when it
can be built and finished for $780,
10000.
Then tell me why the contract for
the state house dome was changed
from its original round plan to
OctagOn and that $4,000 addi-
tiOnal was paid for the change, not
withStanding the round form would
actually cost $1,000 more than the Oc-
tagOn.
Tell me about the S3S.O0O appropri-
ated according to the estimate made
by the contractor for the north and
south steps of the state house. What
became of the $4,000. as the legisla-
ture afterwards appropriated 81 1000
with which these steps were built.
Tell me what has become of the
original competitive plans Of the state
house and the statuary, both of which
cost the state about $1,000. Were the
drawings and specifications showing
changes to be made from the original
state house contracts destroyed, to
cover up the tracks of the state house
commissioners, contractors and persons
interested:
BY the way did not the legislative
investigation of 1891 show shortage
on state house contracts of about $780,
600? What became of it?
Then tell me about the $14.576.17 Of
worthless school bonds puIporting Il
be from Norton and Rice counties pur
chased by the republican board O.
school commissioners, a history o
which is found in the republican at
tOrney generals report for 1876 to tn,
governor.
Then tell me about the COmanch,
county school bond fraud of 1872 an,
1873. the buffalo hunt, Mr.. MOwry, tn
forged tally sheets of imaginary schOO
district bond elections said to hav
been held, location of imaginary schOo
districts No. and the s., 300 in bond
voted 10 build the school house se
House Journal, page $50 of 1876
the mapping out Of other fraudulen
school districts, and in reply to tn
question where the fictitious bond
could be disposed Of the answer came
There is just as good market fO
frau lulent school bonds in Topeka a
there is for legal bonds. There
only a difference in price,
Then tell me about the many thOus
ands Of dollars due the state from n
Y. First Insurance Ompanies On &C
count of insurance written by them i
Kansas towns and cities having pal
fire departments. This matter ha
been running for years, and until tn
records Of insurance written are lost
so that now it is impossible to deter
mine the exact amount due the stat
; from this source. The Outstandin
Indebtedness is about to be cOmprC
, missed by the payment of large SUI
of money into the state treasury. bu
; in future every cent of this tax will b
collected especially if we have POI
ulist state superintendent OF insu
, ance.
! Then tell me about R. w. Blu,
your republican candidate for cOngre
man-at-large and his connection as d
! rector, with the Citizens Bank
: Mound City, Linn comfy, wherein /
! took out nearly $4,000 of the people
, money and the bank holds his note ft
that amount. Tell me how muC
said note is worth on the dollar. A:
the president of the Creditors Prote
tive Association, an organization
! the creditors of the defunct bank.
Tell me about your notorious, drum
en- republican judge, BOtkin, who
y impeachment trial by the senate co
= the state s3S,S5L5S.
= = Tell me about your republican dyn
=" mite plot at Coffeyville, which almO
=. resulted in serious loss of life.
Then explain why your republic;
courts say that it is all right and leg
! for the Topeka club to run. but that ;
, other smaller clubs, composed of pO
I, men. and less influential, shall
7 closed, though operated on exact
: the same system. 1t appears to I
, that you and your prohibition frien
: should look into this matter.
Tell me about the bribery and CO
= ruptiOn in the senatorial elections Is
- - and 1871 as shown by the reports
e ,S your republican investigating comm
- tee, which reported Feb. "a, 1872,
y which Pomeroy and other promine
II republicans figured.
~ Concluded next week.