Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-04-10
TOPEKA CORRESPONDENCE.

pointment of sergeant at arms for
the penItentiary investigating COM
mittee. 1t appears that Cy Leland has
been very profuse in his promise to the
faithful during the campaign and
among the large number he had slated
for place at the pie counter was one
Black, former employe at the pen
itentiaTy.
When the Opportune time arrived to
recognize the valuable services this
gentleman had rendered in the capacity
of body guard of Cy Corning to protect
his carcass from the anticipated assault
of some indignant popullsts, Leland
and the Governor attempted to dictate
his appointment as sergeant at arms,
but the committee objected and gave
the Governor to plainly understand
that he had performed his duty when
he assisted in the selection of the com
mlttee and that they wouldchoose their
own officers and conduct the investi-
CATION as they saw proper and that
under no circumstances would Black
be appointed. Fooled in their attempt
to foiSt him on this committee, the
same tactics we're employed on the
Asylum investigating committee with
no better success, one of the members
Of said committee going so far as to
inform the governor that rather than
be dictated to in the matter he would
resign and go home and as a result of
this disgraceful proceeding the posi-
ton of dOOrkeeper to the Chase Inves-
tigating committee was created and
Black assigned to the place and he can
now explain in the language of the
Psalmist, Il had rather be a doorkeep-
er in the house of the Lord, than TO
dwell in the tents of wickeiness.
Speaking OF Investigations reminds
me that the charges against Senator
Householder, member of the board
of Charities, were presented to the
governor signed by discharged en-
ployee 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.
Afterwards 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 testimony the
Governor of this great commonwealth
appoints committee of two senators
and three representatives to inyesti-
gate charges against a populist state
Official, and when these unknown and
irresponsible parties who preferred
the charges were summoned before the
committee last Friday they admitted
they knew nothing about the matter
outside of street rumors they had
heard, but Kansas must be "redeemed'
even if it does come high.
The truth of the adage that when
rogues fall out honest men get their
dues is called to mind very forcibly at
the present time.
Think of the four column roast
Sol Miller gave the Governor and the
legislature, for which he is to receive
two hundred dollars per annum, that
being the difference between the lob
he refused with thanks and the one he
finally accepted, 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
Simpson, George W. Martin, Sim Brad
ford, George T. Anthony and a lot of
other hungry 'redeemers' who were
tar more interested in getting jobs than
In unfolding the hands of the execu-
tive etc., and Ewing Herbert of the
HlaWatha World charges all the troub-
lie that the present administration has
encountered to Cy Leland. The Atchi-
son Champion says that "it is often
difficult to determine where the hog
wash of Lewellingism left off, and the
pussillanimous mistakes of the present
regime began" And even Joe Hud-
son dons his war paint and sails into
Apple Jack' Cy, as he is pleased to
term the chairman of the Republican
State Committee.
Oh! What a happy lot of ''redeemers"
they are. Why don the Reverends
Embree and Dougherty and some of
the other good christian brethren pray
for them? And what has become of
the sanity Swenson? Why has not
his voice been heard above the dim
and noise of the battle for spoils, adj
vislng his brethren to dwell together
in harmony?
The facts are, however, that the
present administration has proved to
be an utter failure and is recognized as
such by thousands of those who were
active in its support during the cam
paign and 1t has made more mistakes
in the short time 1t has had control
than Lewelling did during his entire
term, and yet we should be willing to
throw the mantle of charity over
its short comings when We consider
the surroundings and contemplate the
| horde Of pap seekers that have beseig-
ed the Governor day and night ever
since the election. They remind one
of pack of hungry wolves. who, while
in search Of prey are harmonious
enough, but once it is found, imme-
diately make the wolf fur fly in their
mad Efforts TO get portion of the car
cass. He has listened to their tales
of woe patiently and has been bounded
by them to such an extent that he re-
marked to friend few days ago that
unless he went away and was given an