Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-06-30
THE INVESTIGATION.

The republican leaders have formed
a combination with the republican and
Populist boodlers of the last legislature
to circulate report far and wide and
create an impression, if possible, that
the late investigation carried on by a
committee created by the legislature,
was farcical and disgraceful. But not
withstanding their pretensions at this
time, it is fact worthy of notice that
when the supreme court rendered de-
cision by which the committee was
made pOwerless none were more jubi.
liant and happy than those who were
under cloud of suspicion. Who are
the fellows who say that the investiga-
ton was farce? They are such cul-
prits as l.. D. Lewelling, Cy Leland.
Senator Hanna, Frank Grimes-all of
whom have been shown up to the public
as boodlers. hypocrits, liars and scoun-
drels. The single fact that such filth
as this denounces and endeavors to be-
little the investigation is proof within
itself that a great deal of Information
was procured and vast amount of
good accomplished. The honest PEG.
pie of Kansas, regardless of party lines,
regret sincerely that Justices Allen and
Johnson could not concur with Chief
Justice Doster in his able opinion IN
the Davis habeas corpus case,
thereby encouraging the investigation
to continue, but they nevertheless feel
that they have learned great deal as it
is. They have been informed as to who
the traitors and the boodlers are and
they will be very careful not to elevate
them to public Office in the future. But
this is only one of the good results of
the investigation; there are many 9TH
ers. One among the principal ones is
that 1t Will have tendency to purify
state politics and cause the enactment
of more stringent laws to bring hood
lers to justice. The next session OF
the legislature will no doubt pass law
empowering legally organized commit
tees to compel the attendance of wit
nesses at such times and places as may
be indicated, and otherwise remove OBJ.
stacles which are seemingly and appar.
emily now in the way. Besides, it has
caused the people to begin an investi-
CATION of their own. Before Senators
Titus and Jumper made the startling
exposition the people could not under.
stand why so many of the leading Pop
ulist measures were defeated. but after
the committee had begun its work il
was all made very plain, and every Pop
ulist member who voted in opposition
to his party's platform is watched with
suspicion and his political judgmen,
day is not far distant. Already a great
many have been called upon to explain
their records, and, failing to do SC, were
denounced IN their faces by an indlg
nant people. The investigation has lee
the public to believe that great many
of the republican members of the legis
lature and all of those Populist mem
bers who repu1iated their pledges t
the people were bribed; they have gooC
cause for so believing and nothin;
could overcome that impression. The
movements of those who were accused
since the supreme court decision, will
only strengthen that opinion and tn,
traitors will be punished.
Therefore we say the investigation
has been of great benefit to the state
and especially to the Populist party
There will be a general house cleaning
in the Populist camp before the mex
convention and every traitor will bit,
the dust. More care will be taken IL
conventions and none but clean, sounc
and honest men will be put forth
When Populists discover boodIer the,
turn him down. AS much can not b.
said of the republican party and it
boodlers.