People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-11
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Kansas Redeemed?


ing orders, quo warranto proceed
ings etc, the "redeemers" have
been strictly in it during the past
week and one would have supposed
that the legislature was in session,
Judging by the crowds that syarmed
the corridors of the state house.
Speaking of investigations reminds
me that the charges against Senator
Householder, a member of the
Board of Charities, were presented
to the governor, signed by dis
charged employee of the Topeka
Asylum, who subsequently visited
the governor and admitted that he
was induced to sign them under a
misrepresentation and that he knew
nothing of the allegations contained
therein, except from hearsay. AZ
forwards the name Of an attachee of
one of the political banks located
in the city was secured to the papers
and on the strength of such testi-
mony the governor of this great
commonwealth appoints committee
of two senators and three repre-
sentatives to investigate charges
against Populist state official, and
when these unknown and lrrespon-
sible parties who preferred the
charges were summoned before the
committee last Friday they admit
ted that they knew nothing about
the matter outside of street rumors
they had heard, but Kansas must
be redeemed" even if it does come
high.
Think of the four column "roast"
Sol Miller gave the governor and
legislature, for which he is to re-
ceive two hundred dollars per
annum, that being the difference
between the job he refused with
thanks and the one he nnally accept
ed, after his vigorous kick. Then
Bent Murdoch comes to the rescue,
excuses the governor and blames it
all on the pie hunters, such as Joe
Hudson, Barney Kelley, Jim Simp-
son, George W. Martin, Sim Brad
ford, George T. Anthony and lot
of other hungry "redeemers" who
were far more interested in getting
Jobs than in unfolding the hands of
the executive etc., and Ewing Her
bert of the Hiawatha World charges
all the trouble that the present ad-
ministration has encountered to Cy
Leland. The Atchison Champion
says that "it is often difficult to
determine where the hog-wash Of
Lewellingism left off, and the pu-
sillanimous mistakes of the present
regime began" And even oe
Hudson dons his war paint and sails
into "Apple Jack" Cy, as he is pleas
ed to term the chairman of the Re-
publican state committee.
Oh! what happy lot of redeem
ers" they are. Why don't the Revs.
Embree and Dougherty and some Of
the other good christian brethren
pray for them? And what has be-
come of the sanity Swenson? Why
has not his voice been heard above
the din and noise of the battle for
spoils, advising his brethren to dwell
together in harmony?
The facts are, however, that the
present administration has proven to
be an utter failure and is recognized
as such by thousands OF those who
were active in its support during the
campaign, and it has made more
mistakes in the short time it has had
control than Lewelling did during
his entire term, and yet we should
be willing to throw the mantle OF
charity over its shortcomings when
we consider the surroundings and
contemplate the horde of pap suck
ers that have besieged the governor
day and night ever since the cleo
ton. They remind one Of a pack
of hungry wolves, who, while in
search of prey, are harmonious
enough, but once it is found, imme
diatcly, make the wolf fur fly in their
mad efforts to get portion of the
carcass. He has listened to their
tales of woe patiently and has been
bounded by them to such an extent
that he remarked to friend a few
days ago that unless he went away
and was given an opportunity to
rest up he was afraid he would lose
his mind. Not much of a loss, by
the way, but it is the only one he
has and he should be permitted to
have the use Of it during the few
years he has yet to live. Contrast
the number OF patriotic "redeemers"
who were anxious to sacrifice them
selves at so much per sacrifice under
the present administration with the
so-called seeking Pepulists Of
two years ago.
For the position of oil inspector
Morrill, had sixty applicants, Level.
ling two; superintendent of insurance
Morrill, twenty-;hree, Lewelling four
hank commissioner Morrill, for,v