The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-03
He MEANS WELL.
Ex-GOv. Lewelling Talks About
Governor Morrill,.
Has Good Intentions but is
Badly Influenced.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Leavenworth Miners Will De-
Their STATE NEWS.

WICHITA, June 3.-Ex- Governor Lew
cling is apparently very we'll satisfied
at being out of politics if he ia given
the credit of knowing his own feelings.
He does not envy Gov. Morrill, his thorny
path and seems glad that he does not
have to travel in it. In an interview upon
the silver question and state politics
Gov. Lewelling was asked:
"What do you think of the silver
party?"
81 am in favor of silver money as a
money of final redemption and 1 am in
favor of the old ratio of Is to l. Sovou
see 1t would be inconsistent in me to
abuse the silver party"
81 believe that [ have said that I
would be IN favor of meeting the silver
party half way and unite on a platform
tavorlng government ownership of rail-
roads, gold, silver and greenback money
and protection to labor.
1T now appears that silver will be an
issue IN the next presidential election,
but the Democrats seem to be eetting
further away from silver. 1t is my opin-
lon that the Republicans will straddle
the financial question and make plat
form that is all things to all men.
"How do you look upon the office of
governor since you have got out of it?''
"Ihere Is good deal more pleasure
for me in private life. l have never
since coming to Kansas sought political
advancement. The only real happiness
for me is in my home life l have been
near enough to public life to discern that
1t Is ashes of apples so far as the individ-
ual is concerned. If called upon to serve
IN public capacity it is a mans duty to
act and to act for the people Irrespective
OF his own interests and if he does that
he will not be able to extract any gerry
large amount of comfort from it.
am working hard in my business and
am doing fairly well and am enjoying
myself better now than when governor
of Kansas.
"Then you think governors are unAec-
essarily abused?"
Eyes. Governor Humphrey got his
share. My position could not be COM
pared to bed of roses, and now Cover
nor Morrill, is getting his share OF
abuse
II am acquainted with Governor Hum
phrey, and personally, l like him.
think Governor Morrill, is a man of good
intentions. He intends to do right. The
abuse of him comes very largely from his
own party. 1t is hard for the public to
understand the potency ofthe influences
often be reminded of the truthfulness of
Pauls words: The things 1 would do I
do not; the things I would not do, that
do
"Then you don't begrudge Governor
Morrill, the Officer"
mo, as l said, he means we'll, but I'M
fortunately for him he has been driven
to foolish political Investigations in the
vain hope of making capital for his
party. For example, the warden of the
penitentiary has been found guilty of
| improper relations with a woman. This
is the gravest charge brought against
him and believe the only one that they
claim to have proven.
''But if Chase has to go in order to
make capital for Governor Morrill's party
what ia the party going to do with Long,
Burton, Anterior. and a score of other
prominent Republicans that might be
named.
"If Senator Rogers is to be removed
for taking an occasional drink and the
same rule were to be applied now it
would come pretty near depopulating
the state house, and I speak from per-
sonal knowledge in regard to some of
them.
THE investigation of affairs at the asy-
lum is another inspiration of political
lunacy for which the Populist senate is
partly to blame.
SIN order to be successful and find
somebody guilty it was necessary to have
a state accountant, who is paid out of the
state treasury, and it at once became his
duty to find mares nest in every public
institution in the state.
II will call attention to one instance.
In looking over the accounts of the asy-
lum at Topeka he found that the board
in its normal condition had bought but
ter of Armour 81 Co. for eighteen cents a
pound, but after that in order to favor a
pet paid twenty-three cents.
''This finding was heralded to the world
the brilliant accountant emitting to state
that the butter bought of Armour 6 Co.
was butterine and that purchased of the
pet at Enterprise, Mr. Eyth, was fine
creamery butter.
SIT was his duty to find somebody guilty.
and he did it and obeyed orders. And of
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