The People's friend., 1894-09-07

lioC M the engagement. also promised vo,
e,lao ~ tne latter part of September I wouIt
d,iase - Cne campaign, speaking every da,
ourIng the month of October. This nromise
cannon comply with, neither can 7 cnnnor
GOV LeWelling for the following reasons ~
wit: i0"SonS' 10
Inc present management of the neni.
aiS - d matter demanding the careful anf
cohslderate attention of all trne reforroarc y ~
OF every honest and loyal citizen of thiS 5000
me warden In his report points with nride r.
.Vne enormous amount Of coal mined under his
oH'en1' OUT ne tails to tell that the man
!"l', WHO hau The contract of all the coal
pS conVlcI TABOR was the one who made
Oilc hdhuSomeSt profit from the sale of This coal
anu not the state. During the time that 50
much coal was being mined bv convict 1ahor
HoV. LeWelllng was encouraging the minerS "a
the state to stand firmly in their strike for inc
w anu dC the same time making it impossible
IoI uneln 10 win their strike by taking convicts
OUT OF the various manufacturing drnartmontc
OF the penitentiary by the score and nuttinI,
tnth IN the mines, working both night and dav
according to Warden Chase's recent renort
thls wrong to the miners of the state
was zone not only with Gov. Lewell-
ing knowledge but with his con
sent Then, again, thousands OF ponulists in
IhlS state are anxious for a fair and honest in
teStlgatlon OF the charges against Warden
chase, including his brutal attack unon old
man Mcdonald. They think if Chase is inno
will n m
no harm Upon the other hand if the charges
are true Chase should prompIv be remoTed
from once, and in doing Gov I,eWelIinp
would receive the cOmmendation of every good
citizen.
Second-At the time was talking with Won
ae 10 lhe part should take in the campaign
tnere were rumors afoat that the police com
m1SSlonerS of the large cities were sthoroupbIv
corrupt. l did not then believe that the stories
were true but believed there was some ground
therefor. This opinion possessed at the time
was elected temporary chairman of our state
cOnVent1On hence the reason that I Snolxe~so
emphatlcally and determined upon the ques-
ton of women's suffrage, believing that tho
auoptlon OF that plank into our platform would
8 Alalnly indicate that the slum vote and inf1u
siSsI '''i ~ - - - :
4 When Gov LetveIIfng accepted the nomination
OF that convention after the adoption of our
platform, could not believe that he knew the
real facts of the corruption in the large cities
and state institutions, assuming, of course
that ne was honest and sincere at the time of
his speech accepting the nomination. A reso-
luton was offered to the convention that Gov |
Lewelling would thoroughly investigate the |
charges not only against the police commits |
siOners of the cities Of the first class but the
charges against Warden Chase as well. and as |
you well know, resolution was offered to the |
convention demanding such investigation |
and Withdrawn upon the promise from the gov
ernors friends that such investigation should |
be made. | assumed that this was true. and
gave no further thought to the diSgraceful
charges of corruption and Doodle made against
GOV. LeWelling's administration. 1 conscien-
touSly believed that everything was moving
nicely and that the governor was quietly lay
ing his plans for discovering corruption in
office, If any could be found While so con-
tlnuing in my confidence in Gov. Lewelling,
imagine, If you can, the restleSSneSS and un-
eaSinesS the shock of the publication of Judge |
Allen letter gave me- knowing him to be
cool, considerate and conservative man, and in
MS letter was direct charge that Gov. Lew |
elling not only knew of the corruption of the
administration of the offices in the cities of the
first class, but that he sanctioned it. This was
more than l could stand. L can't believe that
our governor is honest and sincere as l
thought him to be when he was nominated
Being in Topeka few days thereafter was
approached by populists high up in the coun-
ellis of the administration who assured me
that Judge Allen had been listening to the
enemies of GOV. Lewelling and wrote his letter
TO Lleut.-Go Daniels without proper lnVeSt1-
cation Of the charges which he has since made,
and upon his return he will make the state
ment for publication to the effect that he had
done Gov. Lewelling an injustice" No such |
statement however, has yet been published |
from Judge Allen. 1 accepted the alleged eX- |
planatiOn however, as true, yet with hxed
determination to make some investigation my | .
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weeks, and the result is startling.
Judge Aliens letter is indeed very mild. IL
throws the mantle of charity around and pro- 7
tectS the most contemplate acts OF the police {
commissioners appointed by Gov. Lewelllng,
and since the publication of Judge Aliens let
ter and in fact within the past four weeks, a | S
committee of respectable citizens OF Wyan-
dOtte county waited upon the governor ana Z
told him of many cases OF corruption among
the police commissioners of Kansas City Kan, /
-. a,,1 v11nn
that change in the police commissioners be C
Immediately made in the interest or law ana u
the respectable element of the populst party | 7
Of Wyandotte county. To this appeal ana ue-
mand the governor gave no heed Knowing Ioo' | l.
hat this committee was composed OF men i
whose reputation and character Tor trulhIul- a
ness and fairness were unquestloneu auo ue G
also knew that their loyalty to the principles
If the peoples party was undoubted NO" | I
his information comes TO me hoI Itoii 'i0 | S
9nemies OF the populist party, but from Popu- J
lists OF good standing in Kansas City, Kan.
4onest mon. successful and honest business 9
men not engaged in the lottery business L
lor in the Joint business l have Tor several L
months contemplated locating in Kansas CITY
Ian and for some time have MADE lrequeh.
iSits to that city with that emu LII 'le"' M
ence have formed the acquaintance OF some il
xcellent gentlemen Of that city, members Oh a
he populist party and know OF my own pei
onal knowledge that my ln1ormants arc
mong the very best citizens OF hansaS NA'S'
Ian. ,ood | u
Tbird-Some few weeks ago I was employed E,
' the present superintendent and stewara otoot ot
he insane hospital at Osawatomle 10 protec1
neir interests in some legal matters: AZ ;dae aa
me accepted this employment nau ~ l w
,at corruntion could possibly be unearthed Il
painst either members Of the present OF olq
sa.d 80 charities. but am sorry to say that
armed from reliable authority that senator
ely, recently converted to our parry anu az az u II
No time member Of the boad of charltles' ana i
aeatnr 40 Honseholder the present chairman OF fe
% hoard. have not only accepted but have e1-
20 :. noodle from some Of the officers OF the
,aritable institutions under the lmmeolate r;
Iapagement and control OF the ooaro reierreu st
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