The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-10-19

states Office:
Q. 1 want to ask you whether you
paid any money at any time to General
Little within the past six months?
A. I never paid General Little n
mill, penny, a dime, dollar or any
other sum since he was born into the
world.
q. will ask you the same question
rs to Mr.. Fred Close?
A. My answer is the same as to At
torney General Little.
q. Or any other state officer?
A. My answer is the same as to the
others.
There Is a point in all this alleged
paying of money that the reader must
not lose sight Of and that is that no
where has Kline or Legate or Acers
claimed to have paid any money to
any state official by check, draft, ex-
press. money order or registered letter.
Just when one becomes interested in
their story, thinking he is getting to
the point where the money was actu-
ally paid over to state official, 10,
and behold it was Legate or Acers who
Kline paid the money to and they have
failed and refuse to say even under
oath on the witness stand what they
did with the money they got from
Kline. Legate said in his testimony
that he paid it to persons who tray
eled over the state to secure votes to
control the legislature, but he could
not recollect the name of a single in
dividual he paid it to nor where they
lived or what their age was. The fact
that Acers said himself in his letter
that none of the deals which were ar
ranged for were fulfilled is evidence
conclusive that Kline's money was not
paid to anyone who had power to in
fluence the governor In his selection of
the police commissioners, but OIL the
contrary says commissioners un-
friendly to Kline were appointed. We
don't wonder that Kline complains
and feels vindictive toward the admin
istIatiOn for not doing what the bunco
lawyers took his money for. Kline is
victim of misplaced confidence and
if he lives long enough lie may learn
that his lawyers robbed him and no
one else.
1t is plain why these lawyers are
bowling so loud about the administers
ton going back Oh their alleged COIL
tract. Kline is demanding of them a
tulfiliment of the contract they got bis
money to buy and as they kept the
money it naturally follows that they
have got to make this kind of play
to satisfy Kline. Kline, III his letter
says, he sent Attorney General Little
81, ZOO in crisp 500 bills at one time,
but he did net say -by.what means OF
by whom he sent it; one of the most
important links to connect the whole
story was left out. 1t is the general
opinion that Kline said in his letter
that Ie gave it TO Legate to bring it
up but Cy Leland scratched it out as
he knew that such All explanation
would be more detrimental than to
leave it in.
The letter further shows that Kline
has been allowed to run by this means
when republicans were in power and
that Legate and Acers were two 60
betweens and he placed confidence in
them. When they could not make
the deal work with the pOpulist Off.
cials OH SC per cent. commission as
in former years with the republicans
they resolved to keep all the money
and raise howl that the state officials
went back OIL their contract.
This seems to be the only plausible
solution to this dirty piece of cam.
palgn argument and is no doubt the
correct one, as all the evidence goes
to show that Kline's attorneys got the
money, as they admit, but canno,
show what they did with it. The
more this matter is aired tue more we
are convinced that KiiEe's LAWYERS
have robbed him as he i'm turn has
buncOed thousands of others and thai
he (Klinel has been promised the nam
ing of police commissioners for Kansa:
City, Kansas, who will shield his bust
ness in case of MOrrilI's election, a.
pay for his affidavits and letters
Kline says he could not make it go
His lawyers say they could not max,
it 60, and he hopes il he can defea
I.ewelling he will not be molested il
the future as he wcs not in the pas
under republican rule. These letter.
are a compliment to Lewelling's ad
mlnistratIOn and furnish uncontradic
tory evidence that Pete could not bu,
the police board as formerly from th
gOvernnr of the state of Kansas. Il
| fully show where Pete Kline stand