Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-05-12
RESIGN, MR. LEwELLINa.

The demand for Senator dwellings
from the Board of Railroad
Commissioners is becoming more press
ing each day. Indeed it does not stop
at a demand from the Senator but the
council is being urged TO re-
move him. We take the following from
the Topeka Independent, whose editor
is Populist, and, while it speaks very
strongly, is not too severe. Lewelling
ought to resign; if he don't resign the
proper authorities should remove him:
1.-The facts brought out by the legis-
lative investigation leave no reasonable
doubt as to Mr.. dwellings, guilt. The
idea that such men as Harry Lands
and Senator Titus would maliciously
invent such accusations for the himsY
reasons Mr.. Lewelling suggests is too
silly to deserve a moments considera-
ton. And, unfortunately for the &C
cused, he has been under clouds of sus-
picion for four years.
1.-Two courses are now open to Mr..
LewelliDg. The most manly and hon
orable one is for him to resign his plac-
es as railroad commissioner and state
senator and thus, as far as is now in
his power, relieve those who supported
him when they supposed him to be hon.
est. If he adopts this course, many will
believe he was not vicious at heart, but
succumbed to temptation under trying
circumstances, as many men not es-
sentially base have done before.
The other course is to hold on as
long as possible, and try to braZen il
out. If he elects to pursue this policy
it will show that he is hardened Grim
inal who deserves no mercy ard should
be treated-in public and in private-a:
"A traitor to his party, an enemy to hi!
country, and disgrace TO humanity
Even if he is All innate scoundrel hi
should, after having been so highly hon
ored by a great party, have decenc,
enough to make the load he has placed
on his shoulders as honorable as possibl,
and, if he refuses to do so, the scorpion
lash of public contempt and indigna
ton should scourge him always and ev
erywhere.
But that will not be enough. Th
members of the council can not ALLOW
him to remain on the board OF railroat
commissioners. To delay his remoya
a moment longer than is necessar
would be Sinking OF duty to the stat
and also to their party. This is S
self evident that any member who fail
to put himself on record for remoVa
should, and will be relegated to privat
life.
I'm this matter an indignant peopl
Will not tolerate 'whltewashing' Re
publican politicians and all boodler
will try to induce Mr.. Lewelling to re
slst to the last, but we repeat that an
evidence Of desire to shirk disagree
able duty in this case should, and will
bury every official to whom 1t points fC
In that case, great numbers will believ
the suggestion, now being Whispere
about (which we do not credit) tina
'Lewelling knows so much about mem
bers OF the council that they dare nc
push him too far
1--WE take the liberty of suggestin
the name of P.B. MaXOn of Emporia a
MIR. dwellings successor on the boar
OF railroad commissioners. Mr.. Mako
was an original Greenbacker, and ais
helped to organize the Populist party
He was railroad commissioner durin
Mr.. dwellings administration, bu
was removed by Governor Morrill,.