The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-17
PoPuL1sT1C UsuRPArloN.

POPULISTIC USURPATlON.
The most bare-faced political outrage
and steal that has ever occurred in thi.
or probably any other state is involved
in the Pop proposition to GUST Major
Hudson as state printer. He was hon
orably and fairly elected to the position
by majority Of the legislature, as the
constitution provides, and as the success
to the Office after the time for which he
was elected by resorting to a trick. In
spite of the fact that Shows game was
made possible by technicality of the
law, the supreme court upon the
grounds of common decency and right
awarded the position to the man whom
the legislature had regularly elected to
fill it Now, relying upon exigencies
and contingencies growing out of
Shows technical contest our Topeka
correspondent says that the Pop admin
istration bosses have consented to a
scheme to declare the Office vacant, not
with any idea of giving il back TO Snow
for he has no right, claim or title TO the
place, but solely TO secure its emolu-
ments for few months, for some Of
the Pop gang. This is usurpation and
revolution OF the most ia grant character
and Eot only tat, but robbery which
means the financial ruin of man
whose moral right TO the place has
never been questioned, and who but for
the greed and the trickery of Snow
through conspiracy would have enter
ed upon the duties Of the Office at the
date fixed by law and surrendered it
promptly without a word of protest to
the Pops on the day ofits expiration. The
state Partnership involves large outlay
of money in the way of material and
machinery such as can leave the state
printer but little for single term of the
office. If he is deprived of the chance
CT full term there is inevitable loss.
The Pop party is distinguished for
two things, the credulity of its masses
and the yenal rapacity Of its leaders.
Its Simple Simon gudgeons blindly fol-
low the lead of its scrubby bellwethers,
accepting their dismal bleatings as the
essence of the unification of prophecy
and of wisdom. These leaders know
just enough to realize that they are &C |
cepted for what they are not and conse-
quently, they are found always max |
ing the most of the time and situation. |
The supreme affirmation of a political |
pull with them is the salary that goes |
with an Office. Once hold on the pub |
lie teat, and they never let go until they |
are choked off. They have no concep-
ton of public probity or political de-
cency. dwellings administration
never gained but partial control Of
the state, its affairs and institutions,
vet there are Lewelling strikers and
bummers still in Office. One Of the
great Pop moguls Of the state, now pos
ing as q candidate for the United States
senate, Breidenthal-his names enough
still holds the office of state bank ex-
dminer as an appointee Of the Lewell-
ing administration, although the oppos-
Ing administration which succeeded Lee
welling's is already matter only Of
history. This man Prudential of sug-
gestive name, did not hold his office
after his time was up through the will
of the people nor Of the party in power,
hut in spite of them and through the
trick of a technically in the law. The
masses of the Pop party swallow this
man of foreign nomenclature as a pa
triot. Patriots are not usurpers. Patri-
OTIS step down and out at the end of the
time for which they were chosen for
Office. If George Washington had been
a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES kind of pa
triot, he would have been living in the
White House yet, or his heirs would
With LewellingPop appointees still in
Office, we may confidently expect TO see
Leedy-Pop pets holding on ten years
hence, without reference 10 what the
people may do in the meantime, and
without decency. If Breidenthal should S
I've electeS TO the United States senate
for six years he would stay twelve I'M
ess he was kicked ont. The record Of
~ cry Pop official. his own and Shows
included, proves this. r