People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-04-15
Two Kicks.

Two Kicks.
EDITOR VOICE: Andy has seen fit
to comment on Uncle Billy" kicking
higher than the COW that jumped
over the moon. | have rather poor
opinion of Andy as dn astronomer.
| don't believe he could tell whether
the COW jumped over the moon or the
moon over the COW. Ihave no personal
kick at Mr.. HarbaUgh, Forney or
Hackney. | hold no Otfi:e and would
not take the best Office under the
gift of Gov. needy to have my mouth
sealed. We did not send our repreSen-
tativeS there 10 squander time and
money or To advertise their own
ability and disagree among them
selves in regard to maximum freight
law that would have saved the farmer
and prOdgce millions, let him be
Republican or PopuliSt, and leave
things undOne we wanted done and do
things that was not asked for. One
thing "Uncle Billy" holds as his
MALE liable right-tO correct and regu-
late the abuse or misuse Of power
delegated to his own family politically
or individually. Now, Andy, 10 my
opinion is the time for you to do some
thing in regard to freight rates
that you advocated a year ago and
had US farmers bic away to Wellington
to have something done for the dear
people.
Kick number 2 is, who asked The
representatives of hundred and four
counties in the state to vote a tax on
Sumner county and say her school
facilities were not as good as their
own, aud would not pass maximum
freight law? Who has ever said ii
was unconstitutional for the great
state Of Kansas to make law that
the railroad corporation should carry
great big two or four hundred pound
man for three cents per mile but tt
regulate the carrying of big hog Of
big steer or a car load of corn VI
wheat, it at once becomes unconStitu
tiOnal?
Now if the fertile brains of the au
thor OF our high school law had asked
the tax payers Of this county if they
needed any more school facilities, ant
if they said alright, then | would moi
make kick. Wellington people CAV,
us courthouse free for sometime ant
then forced US to build one. Nov
why the author of the high SchOO
law has so much ambiguity, why sal
lease or rent free" why qualify; why
not leave out the the words lease ant
say rent free" or say lease free, ant
US uneducated would know just wha
they meant? | don't believe | hav
to quit farming because hired ma
who is working for me does some
thing that l did not ask him to dc
and leave the most important thin
uudOne. pay him him off and hir
some one else and the Peoples part
will do the same. l don't think W
have got to dis6and because our rep
reSentatives did not consult US.
believe weshOuld relegate them to th
rear. l think there are others of tn
same opinion as Uncle Billy"
would try them in bltch and con
demn them in a batcn if need be sen
them with McGinty to the cotton
the sea. | see by the press report
that Governor Leedy has our Populi
representatives home on probatio
and if they repent he will call the
back in the near future. Ny opinic
isif the Populist els not dug dee
enough, that is the best course he ca
pursue. AS member of that part
l am opposed to it. would trei
them kindly and leave them all
home to stay. 1t will cost more tia
what little trimming up they did.
W, A. JOHNSTON.