Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-08-29
IS THIS REDEMPTION

special TO the Leavenworth Times.
TOPEKA, KAN, August, 1896. When
the campaign opened in this state last
year, the Republican battle cry was
REDEEM Kansas" The Republican
newspapers and stump speakers, re-
ceiving their orders from Cy Leland,
the prince Of "redeemers," took up
the clamor and declared that every
citizen who did not join in the plant
and lamentation Of the Populist party,
which has driven 80 much capital
from the state" was an enemy to it's
material interests and should beso re-
garded. Many voters who did not
stop to think oyer this matter we're
moved to vote the Republican TICKET
under the supposition that the return
of that party to power would bring to
the people of Kansas a revival OF
business and general prosperity,
The thousands of voters who were
thus balldtzed into supporting the
Republican ticket hsYe fastened upon
the state for two years q gang Of I'M
scupulous iagglers who have taken up
the work of the credit destroyers who
went out out of power when Lewelling
and his cohorts came IN. The time
was ripe for revolt and the Populist
movement was but the natural out
come Of the system of schemlng aud
plundering which had Aourished here
for years because it had received the
endorsement and sanction of public
officials. For years wild cat loan
schemes were permitted to prey upon
the people. The men who organized
and ran them were Republicans, and
all they had to do to establish astand-
ing in the East where they secured
the money to loan to Kansas farmers
at high rates of interest, was to come
to Topeka and secure certificate OF
character from the Republican state
officials. This business was worked
until Kansas was covered with mort
cages. Farmers were solicited tC
borrow money on their lands. The
eas,e~n states had been secured by
these loan sharks and the poorer
classes of people in mat section were
biked out of their hard earned dollars
School teachers, widows. children and
farmers who had accumulated o few
thousand dollars which they desired
to invest we're induced to put 1t in
Kansas mortgages. They thought II
good investment because the gang
of sharks sent back TO that section IL
work" the people we're always armed
with strong letters of Recommendation
from state officers and other men il
high political positions. This system
of robbery fourished for years unit
finally the people of Kansas opened
their eyes, and in 1892 they admin
istered a rebuks by tho election o
Lewelling governor, which, bag ~ :
was, checked for the time being tn
disastrous business Of the loan, mort
gage of bond shark.
The cry for the redemption o
Kansas" last year was simply DECO!
to fool the people and again place II
power gang of officials who wOul'
protect and give sanction to renewa
of the class of business which has re
suited so disastrously to Kansas;
system which has impoverished tn
, people and impaired the credited an
good name of the state, and whicI
} cannot be recovered, and con6denc
| in Investments restored, until its GOV
1 eminent ia Aakep out of the hands
3 constituencies desasGogEeg and poll
: ical tricksters. The demand faT No.
: rill's nomination last year was base
y upon the fact that he had standin
4 and enjoyed the confidence of th
r men ip tbe ARPt who would hay
!; money to plant in KaRSRS securltie
+ This was the strong point made 10 b
: favor, and the "redeemers" who ha
o fourished in the vile cat leap, NOR
gage and bond schemes travelled oV'