The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-15

| TO carry out, and there seems now 10 oe
nothing but tact, diplomacy and time
required to wipe out Indian autonomy
| forever.
POPULlsr HANDBOOK OUT
What Popuiism Has Done for Kansas as
| Seen From the Pop Side.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE Populist
| campaign hand book which has so long
been promised to a waiting public, has
gone to the printers and will be issued
| some time this week, probably Satur-
| day.
The present handbook is constructed
! along the same general lines as was the
| document Of two years ago comparing
| the Morrill, administration with that Of
| Lewellling.
In presenting the book the committee
admits that il is done with a know
| ledge that much more could have been
said in the interest Of the Peoples par
| ty, and many more advantages could
have been shown Why it is better for the
people of Kansas, and cheaper in dol
| lars and cents, to have and maintain
Peoples paryt administration, rather
| than a Republican administra ton. but
| the time was much too short to gather
all the the information that should
| have been put into this volume. We
somply give few Of the important
| things which We believe make an excel
| lent showing so far as they 60"
| The commute further promises to is
sue another one early next year along
the same line which will show compari-
sons much more fully; also to give
| more complete history Of what the Leg
| islature did and how it has saved the
people.
The book begins with resume Of the
work Of the recent legislature giving a
list Of bills passed and a statement Of
the economical characteristics Of ecah.
One elaborate chapter is devoted to
school book law as recently passed. An
extended history of the steps leading up
to the adoption of the bill is given and
the Republicans are bitterly denounced
for what is termed their inconsistent
cies in regard to the measure. The ar
ticle reads: '-~r
1.-The history Of the text book bill az
fords splendid opportunity TO study
the methods and influence Of trust on
legislation. 1t passed the Senate with
but one dissenting vote. The trust made
no effort to defeat it then, but while NE
bill was pending in the house the agent
Of the trust was in the city. and his
money was doing its work. II was on
ly by the most determined efforts on
the part of all the friends Of the meas
ure that his extensive and well-laid
plans were defeated. The integrity ana
good judgment of the Popuiist major
ity finally overcame the influence of the
greatest foe 70 our common schools to-
day-the book srust-and the bill be-
came law"
The work OF the railroad commission
ers is a subject for another extended
chapter. Individual cases are cited in
which the committee asserts that i'm
mense savings have been made TO the
people Of the state.
OF the stock yards law the handbook
says:
"A great deal has been said since the
adjournment OF the Legislature as TO
what benefit, IL any, the last Legisla-
ture was to the people Of this state. One
good law which was placed on the stat
ute books is known as the stock yards
law" This law greatly reduced the
yardage and feeding charges for stock
shipped to Kansas City stock yards In
1896, stockmen in Kansas shipped 10
these yards: Cattle, S63, 430; calves. 49,
1873; hogs. 1926, s4s; sheep, 294, 1897. Upon
this amount OF stock there is saved 10
the people of Kansas the sum OF s123,-
473,s0, making the whole saving on the
same shipments as in 1896 the sum OF
SITS, $3.50. This iaw alone Will repay
the people OF Kansas for the expense OF
the last session Of the legislature. IL
nothing else had been done or attempt
ed.
In addition to the figures already CIV
en-. which show a saving Of more than
$500 a day 10 the people OF Kansas.
there is another item that is not shown
in the above which is just as much !
saving u the people OF Kansas and |
Kansas stock-shippers as the above. 4
The cattle that come in on what =
known as the feei-in-transit rate, ca,- 1
tie from the western states and terri 4
tories, TO be shipped 70 Kansas from /
those sections and unloaded and grazei .
" red .or a period not exceeding one
year, when ready for market 70 De s.n-
ply loaded again and sent 70 the Kan
sas City Market and credited 10 the
states or territories from which they
originally strted, depriving Kansas %
the credit OF q large number o. cattle
70 which she is clearly entitled. Il Is
almost impossible 20 arrive a. The sx
act number Of cattle thus shipPe-. bu,
close approximation would place TIE
number at 200. 90. On these shipments
Aoout s43,15o should be added - the
above savings Of si7e.ls7.s0. This would
saow a total saving OF s272. %. or a
saving to the people OF Kansas by rea-
san ot the passage OF this Ian % more
than $500 a day. AL these figures are
taken from Judge Fosters findings, ex-
cept those in relation 20 feed in transit.
and much higher figures could have
been safely gwen Il would be safe y
say that. in round numbers. by the pas
sage Of this bill alone. s25a 90 xiil De
saves 10 the people 0: Kansas annually
Since .he above was written. Judge |
Foster 0. ;ae federal court s1siains tie
Is~"
A chapter Il devoted 20 re.11s.icn d:
the charge ma, ne last legislature vas
ex:-x agan;. and a gikte-llg array q
figures IS given parporiing % prove ;a.s-
Chapters are devoted 20 ne executive
couasii ana pen.;entiary savings sr3
figures enough are given 20 4elig1t ihe