The advocate., 1896-12-02
LYING ABOUT KANSAS.
The AtchISOn "ChamplOn" Pays It's Respects
20 the SlandeFOFg Of This State.

70 QefSme and Vllllry kGnSa9
It Is not q matter Of paFti
Banshlp upon their part, but a
case Of pure and unadulterated cusSed
ness. Both before and since the cleo.
tion, the Eastern newspaper press has
made It business to spread broad cast
wlllfnl, dellbsrste' lies about Kansas.
The latest specimen Of this shameless,
wholesale vili6cstlOn OF Kansas sp
pesred In the Chicago Tribune Of No.
Vember IS. Among other things, that
paper, in reply to the request offs Kan.
sss reader, Gays:
A Kansas correspondent OF the Tribune beys
50 TO say no more about the acts and che In
Eentions OF the PopuIi4ts OF that state, and
thus alarm non.Fesidents who are unfortunate
enough 70 have capital invested thsFe He
asserts that the newspapers OF the East have
damaged the credit OF Kansas fully 90 much
% the POpullsts have
The letter to which the Tribune re-
feFs was written by OIe of the best.
known and successful business men OF
Seneca, Nemahs county, Kansas, and
read Gs follows:
SENECA, KAs., November IA
EDIToR CHICAGO TRIBUNB:-I am q sub
scrIber IN your valuable paper, and consist.
ene Mckinley Republican, g large handler OF
Eastern money, and Sm therefore cOmpetens
to sneak upon this topic. have noticed the
editorials recently published In the Tribune
attacking Kansas and lts credit on account OF
its having been carried by Bryan In the late
election. and must enter my prot8 against
such articles as are being published in your
paper, for the reason that such articles are
read by Eastern people who hSy' money TO
loan In Kansas and irightens them into
calling for their mortgages which farmers are
mot now able to pay on their demand, thereby
causlng many worthy families to lose
shelr homes and farms The newspapers OF
the East. by such nFtlcles, are doing the state
more harm than the PopullAts. do not think
the papers intend to do Kansas an Ia njustice,
but. nevertheless, they are causing much un'
necessary loss to our people. respectfully,
&C. x. sCoVILLE.
Any fsir-minded person will say that
the above letter was entitled to fair
and honorable answer, but that did not
suit the mslevOlent purpose Of the
Tribune. 1t does not print the letter.
but makes a most wicked and sCurrl
lous reply. Mr. Scoville ls President
Of the Citizens State bank at Seneca,
and is one Of the most successful bust.
meas men 10 northeastern Kansas. He
has been Republican fIOm boyhood.
He was q delegate to the last two Re.
publican State conventions 10 Kansas,
and was an ardent worker for McKin
ley 10 the recent campaign. Here is
the brutal reply TO Mr.. Scovllle's letter
BY the tribune. AS an example of ig.
norsnce and venom, the Tribune artl.
ole stands alone In It's shame. It re-.
plies as follows:
The Tribune does not agree with the CORE
Spondent aud II does NOT propose to adopt the
policy OF criminal silence he uPges When.
ever the PopullslS Of Kansas, Nebraska, or any
other state they control. devise . new scheme
ROP sWlndling men who may be unwlse enough
20 think OF lOanlng their money In that State
che Tribune will expose the plan and diminish
thA number Of victims.
Tho Kansas POpullsts, having secured con.
troll OF the Legislature, propose to call con.
StitutionAl convention. so as to stun the
organic law full Of their own peculiar dlshon.
sss notlons. When they have carried out their
Intentions property rights will be about a.
safe IN Kansas a. they are ia Moro CO.
Doub less many KAnsSns would prefer to
have she Tribune and other journals rem ain