People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-03-02
Topeka Letter.
Topeka, KAN, Feb 2G, ;G4.


scare out another boomerang.
When the PopulistS came in power
and began to change the metrOpol'
itan police force of the different cities
in accordance with the wishes of the
people who put its officers in Charge
Of the state, the editor Of the Capita
did not sleep nights for fear the
tough elrment would RIB and plumber
the town. He wrote long and windy
editorials upon the subject with the
apparent object in view of adyertis-
ing to the world that Topeka offered
the best field for operation of any city
in the United States, but to his great
surprise and indignation the police
force handled with care all who came,
and the editor of the Republican or
gan was about to give up in despair
when an insane man escaped from
the authorities at the Topeka Insane
Asylum; whereupon j. X. gave his
pencil new sharpen as he unused to
himself "I'll fix 'em now" After
putting a long point on the same he
sailed in with much gnsto and wind to
finally awake from his eloquent train
Of thought to find that there had
scarcely been any Pops appointed
out there, and that the Republican
hold-Overs were alone responsible for
what had happened.
The old man had a good sixty days
rest, duriag which time he praised
Grover Cleveland'S gold standard, be-
fore the governor issued his tramp
circular" when he thought to him
self, "I've got 'em now, sure" Upon
this occasion we are told that he
wrote so fast and so much than an
extra man had to be added to the
editorial staff in the capacityOf pen
Gil sharpen9r, to keep the old mans
inspiration from getting cold on him
while pearing down the stub for
further use.
On this matter we thought the old
GreenbaCker would never stop dilat-
ing. He was bound and determined
that all the tramps in the world
should come to Kansas and set uI
shop; but nary tramp came more
than was here. 1t was no lack Of
persistent advertising upon the part
Of the Capital either, but the paper
has no circulation, or the tramps are
dead onto the old mans game of mis-
representation. At least they came
not, and finally the Capital turned
its attention to the Lease affair
which it knows more about than any
one else.
Now, realizing that there has go
to be something done for next year.
campaign the "MaJah" has renewed
his general wild charges Of inCompe
tency, and occasionally says some
thing about an honest dollar ant
stand up for Kansas"
If the Capital is anything it is boil
ridiculous and amusing and its editO
is in wonderful sight of trouble
Judging from his spasmodic fits.
One Of the most humiliating scene
of late here in the capital city wa
the spectacle of the great and pom
derOuS desk-pOunder, Republican
campaigner and only candidate 70
encouragement, F. P. Dawes, 0
Clay Center, Kansas, asking tn
mercy of a United States judge 70
having, through ignorance, he SAID
disobeyed an order of his court. Tn
Judge accepted the apology and rt
leased him and Others interested, el
cept Sheriff Lands, who was assessed
to pay the costs of about $50. 1t
not necessary to state that the shel
if is a POpulist and that the lawyer
interested in the case, and who mad
out the papers and gave them to tn
sheriff to serve, were all Republican,
This decision reminds us Of deere
handed down by an old country ju
tiCe one time, where all parties wei
set free and the constable assesSe
to pay the cost.
J. A. Smith, the lawyer" who WI
arrested at Kansas City on the chare
Of libel, has had his preliminary hea
ing and bound over to the Distrit
court, His alleged libelops lett,
contained the same charges whiC
Mrs. Lease has talked so much abou
but instead of proving them, the d
tense has resorted to legal technics
tiles, and hopes to get the case di
missed without even trying to pro
single charge. 1t occurs to 20
correspondent, that right here is Il
prettiest opportunity ever offered f
Mrs. Lease to assist her friend Smi
to prove these allegations she h
been making against the administl
tion Of boodling.
Thousands of people in all part
are patiently awaiting the pro-
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