Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-05
KANSAS POPULIsT PAPERS ARE IN
sIsTING UPON 1T.
TOO HEAVY A LOAD TO CARRY.
SUMMARY REMOVAL OF THE SMOOTH
EX-GOVERNOR DEMANDED.
Papers Say the Party Can Not Anord
to Keep BOOdIcrS In OfHce-GOv-
ernOr Leedy Trying TO Make 3D.
Peace With BreId-
enthaI. ...'

Topeka. Kas. July 4.-(Special) The Pop-
ulist state administration is occupying a
position just above a political volcano and
| there is soon 10 be an eruption. The Pop
ulist papers throughout the state have
given the warning. The administration
must do one of two things: 1t must either
fire Lewelling off the board of railroad
commissions or suffer certain defeat at the
Populist state convention next year. The
POpulist masses, through their mouthpieces,
the Populist county papers in the state,
have spoken. The matter has come 10 a
showdown, and in order to save itself the
administration must get a double geaTed
move on itself
The Eureka Union is leading the fight. In
the current issue of that paper the editor
dishes up a collection of articles run by
different Populist papers. and then COM
ments on them. The article reads:
The Union said two weeks ago that
Greenwood county Populists are unit in
the opinion that the state administration
should demand Railroad Commissioner
Leweling's resignation. That Is not eX-
actly true, because we have learned that
one Greenwood county Pcpulist dissents.
But there are thousands who do agree with
the great majority OF the Populists of this
county. The Garnett Agitator says: A
large number of Populist papers of Kan
elling from the railroad board. in fact a
majority OF the Populists of the state de-
mand the same thing
THE Mound City Torch of Liberty quoted
what the Union said two weeks ago and
added: The Peoples party cannot AFFORD
to retain any one in any responsible posi-
ton who will fix jobs then scheme to
make a success of their jobs or will
take DOODLE" or will betray a public
r,fr
and place Al power such men aud women,
he will not be sustained by the Peoples
party of Linn county. The tsint of Jobs
or bribery must not cling to anyone placed
in power
THE Anthony Bulletin says: The re-
form papers all over the state of Kansas
are insisting on the removal of Senator
Leweling from the board of railroad COM
missicners- Nearly every county central
committee has passed resolutions to that
effect, and Il remains to be seen whether
the executive council will accede to their
demand. It is reported that Superintend-
ent Stryker has weakened and will not in
troduce resolution to remove the senator
and that he has been influenced by Gov
ernor Leedy; the report as far as We can
learn emanates from Republican sources
and may not be reliable. Governor Leedy
and the other members of the executive
council were placed in their positions by
the rank and file of the voters Of the Peo-
pies party and We believe il would be the
part Of wisdom for them to heed the pc
titions and protests of the voters of the
party
Editor Harman. OF the OskaIoosa Times,
and president of the Kansas Reform Press
Association, says: From our exchanges we
see. that the Populists over the state are
ali upit cOndannfnp "a poIfcv n.tr-
sued by Lewelling in the legislature last
winter, and a large per cent of the papers
openly demand that he either resign his
place on the board of railroad commission
ers or be unceremoniously fired by the
executive council. There was no good rea-
son for appointing him in the first place,
as he was a member of the sena-e and
should not be compelled to hold two Offices
and legislative-at once
Hon. Lyman Naugle. editor of the Well /
ington Peoples Voice. says: 'Superintend-
ent stryker has given notice that at the
next meeting of the state executive coun-
ell he will move that Lewelling be removed
from the railroad board. In an interview
LewelEng says: ''Stryker does not dare
take steps toward securing my removal"
Under this implication from Boodler Lew
elling the Voice can see no way for Stryk-
er to avoid the Issue. If he fails to push
the matter, the inference will be that his
skirts are not clear Of corruption. He can
not afford this; neither can this admins
trauon anord TO lie back on its importance
and refuse to do anything in LeweIling's
case. The Republican heshpots have met |
and declared that the burden of their cam
paigns against the Populists shall be the |
state, big and little, will shout ''boodIe- |
ism" from now on just as they sh Outed |
corruption and mismanagement of state
Institutions in 1894. OF course they are
damnably Inconsistent, but shall we be So
too2 Will this administration compel the |
newspapers and the people to 20 through |
the coming campaigns defending such fell |
lows as Lewelling? We hope not: in fact. |
we feel impelled to say that the Voice |
will not. Let us be consistent Let us /
wash our skirts of such Character, LEI |
US show to the people of Kansas that we |
have he nerve to throttle boodleism in |
Our own party, even though 1t reaches TO
a defiant ex-governor. ...
q The news is waited from Topeka that |
Levelling VIII not be fired. Then the peo-
Die will have wholesale job of firing on |
heir hands next. summer. Just mark the /
prediction.
The foregoing editorial utteraucns are
rom persons who speak for their people |
and not in any sense as from the stand |
1oint OF personal dislike to Mr. LeweIlinZ |
)nly because they know that a public Off |
,ial, whose reputation Is at least dubious |
will not promote respect for the party |
hat placed him in Office
Another editor says: Il had great faith /
n Governor Leedy; believed that he would |
very line that led to a purer and better !
l confess I am disap-
,ointed. believe the governor
wants to do right, but, unfortunately for
,im. he has fallen into the same ruts, and
5 governed by similar class. under like