The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-15
OH, HOLY HORRORS
MRS. LEASE BAS HER SAME OLD
CURE FOR PUBLIC ILLS.

She Says That Socialism Is the Only
Panace for the Troubles That Bese'
the Great State of Kansas She Ha.
Little to Say About the Kansas Bood
ling Sensation Beyond Making 1t the
Text for Her Article on Legislative De-
gentracy Something About the Bill
Introduced Lowering Express Churges
AIRS. Lease made her first public Ut
terance tbs morning with reference Il
the boodling investigation now being
held at Topeka Evidently she has been
reaiing the papers and has knowledge
Of what she speaks about. She expresses
her views in the following communica-
ton 10 the Eagle, which she entities
Legislative Degeneracy and the Rene
dy' She says:
NO one can be familiar with the leg
islative history of Kansas, or for tina.
matter with the legislative history OF
any state, without knowing that on"
lawmakers are subjected 10, and un-
fortunately too often yield, 10 the de-
moralizing strain 10 which they are sub
jected by the paid agents of corporate
influences. Public interest made sub
ordinate to private gain. The instru-
mentality Of popular government is per-
yerted to serve the appetite of greed,
and enormous evil, tremendous loss is
entailed upon the blind, laundering peo-
pie, who apparently knew no other
method to wreak their vengence than 10
turn the rascals OUT TO put other rascals
In
The corporations are aided in their
uefarious schemes by the professional
politicians who for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
make national questions the free COIN
age Of silver the leading question of is
sue in local contests while the questions
of vital importance to the state or COM
niunity are evaded or ignored, as witness
the treatment and defeat Of the 'initia-
tive and referendum by our recent Kan
sas legislature. The din and confusion
of A mock political battle is waged fer
cely under cover of which the cunning
few who pose as political saviours may
carry out their selfish plans. Political
parties whose objects and methods diff
fer as widely as the individual views of
PETER and Harris combine for political
success. and under the evangelical eff
forts put forth at caucus and convention
the incompatability and incongruity of
political differences are eliminated. The
lion, the lamb and even the Tanlmany
tiger are made 10 enter one cage: in fact,
ell the animals with a disposition truly
millennial lie down together Is il any
wonder that these varied and interesting
political nonenities, regarding each
other with watchful and jealous eye. Ill
tensely interested in the welfare OF state,
are yet more intensely interested in per
sonal and political schemes, which VIII
serve personal interests. and when il
comes 10 4 matter of serving the state or
serving their pockets, it will be seen no%
EASILY the pockets win, as evidenced By
the startling revelations of legislative
dishonesty now being disclosed. Notn-
ing has been made palmer by the inves-
tiganng committee now in session than
he fact that legislative degeneracy is IN
me ascendancy, and legislative dis
honesty is at a premium. 1t is idle to
say that this political corruption is con-
fined 10 any one party. II exists extern
siveiy, II is found, in every party. II is
found in the senate, in the house. and
more particularly the third house
where, as during the last two legislative
SESSIONS, well known ex-senator and
sx-Republican employed his time as a
lobbyist for the trusts, or in framing and
influencing the introduction of bills
which would force the corporations 10
seek his aid for their defeat, or with
drawal. as witness the introduction OF
the bill to REFUGE express charges'-a
piece Of legislative blackmall, pure and