People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-28
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Zercher's Letter No. "A Reply
to TTOutman'S Answer No. |
TR0UTMAN ROUNDED UP
And his SOphistical Argument Per-
fOrated until it Looks Like a
WOrn-0ut Fish Net.
CONTINUED from last week.

Continued from last week.
But Mr.. Troutman, why did you not
attempt to answer the rest of my let
ter and tell us about the republican
deficiency bills. amounting in all to
$l7O,65O.3 80?
Can't you explain further about
those sandwiches, etc. Mr.. Trout
man?
Then please correct your statement
about the unexpended balances in 1891,
from S315.143.j6 to S17l,ll2.S0, as
shown by the republican state treas
urer's report Of 1891. '92, page 70.
Then, to have a correct conscience,
you should acknowledge that the $780,
97l.27 saved on state printing should
be credited to the POpulists, instead
of trying to claim it for the republic
cans.
Then tell the people that the Pops
are wide awake and progressing, and
that they actually spent S3l5, 10000 on
public works. or nearly double that OF
the republicans.
Then acknowledge that there was
S1l5, 1872 more in the treasury July |,
1894, than on July /, 1892, under re-
publican rule. Notwithstanding the
receipts of the state treasurey in 1894
were not as much as in 1892 by $780,
973lj, making an actual difference in
favor of the POpuliStS Of 1872, 1861.
Then tell the people that the POpu-
lists expended S74,67l.03 for our
Worlds Fair exhibit.
You failed to explain why the repub-
lican boards of county commissioners
of so many counties remitted railroad
tax, upon the simple request of the
roads.
You failed to explain away that
Populist boards of county commits
siOners, as a rule, refused 10 remit the
railroad taxes.
You failed to acknowledge, when it
was explained to you, that only about
One-tenth part of the taxes saved by
the POpulists is state tax. and there
fore only about One-tenth of the saving
should show up in the state treasury.
You failed to explain about the S+6,-
665. .42 balances unaccOunted for on the
auditors books from 1871 to 1884.
You failed to explain how it came
that your republican secretaries Of
state atually robbed churches, lodges,
charitable institutions and cemetery
associations of thousands of dollars,
by charging two dollars or one dollar
and fifty cents when the legal fee was
only one dollar.
You failed to explain why the re-
! publican state Officials so far forgot
themselves as to have Governor Mar,
tins and Humphreys messages printed
in fareign languages and distributed
as republican campaign literature and
this long after Governor Martins
term of office.
Then you also failed to note the
fact that the total appropriation passed
by the legislature of 1893 Pop wa:
less than 1891 rep by $l5,993.f.
Now, Mr., Troutman, please be more
specific in your next letter, and whel
you explain the above matters, pleas,
tell me about your republican Assist
ant Superintendent of Insurance Bill
ingslea, the embezzler of about $7,00t
of the states money, and then tell m,
why Gov. Humphrey would not order
an investigation, although he knew o
the embezzlement for months.
Then tell me about the impeach
ment and conviction Of your republi
can secretary of state, John W. Robin
son, who was party to selling bond
for a less sum than the law allowed.
Tell me about the impeachment an
conviction of your republican audito
: of state, Geo. S. Hillyer, who was a
: accOmplice with John W. Robinson i
, the illegal sale of state bonds.
Tell me something about the shad
transactions of your republican e2
/, state treasurer. Hayes. who was in
| peached aad about whom Daniel W
, Wilder, republican auditor of state
said in his report to the governor fC
j the year 1874: From the time
| came into office until the then trea,
urer went out, the public money wa
, never in the treasury. 1t was loane
to banks and private citizens and il
l terest received upon it for the person;
d gains of the treasurer. Warrant
$ were stamped, Not paid for want {
funds when there were funds to pa
them. Such warrants drew interet
the state paid the interest. Sue
warrants were sold by the holders at
discount: the people lost the discOuT
e and the sseculatOrS made it. I'll
l. state has thus lost through variOI
+ administrations more than 100000 j
interest money. The people have lOs
e many times that amount in deprec
u ated state paper. 1t seemed to n
k time to put an end to these crimes;
J. this perjury and to this stealing"
, Then tell me about your republica
D state treasurer, Samuel Lappan, an
IS his history of crime, forgery and ro
le berry of the state school fund to Il
2. amount Of s17,S3S74, his subsequeI
: arrest and escape from jail, and no
- he lived several years abroad, a fug
l. tive from justice.
o Then tell me about the $4,000 whiC
4. your republican state treasurer, j. v
Hamilton, appropriated to his own u
and never came to light until after
II row occurred among the subordinat
~ in the state treasurer's Office. For
D. formation on this subject ask Byr'
Roberts. Geo. Evans, ]. ]. Cox, Sen