The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23
HAIR is CURLING
ROWLING DERVIsHES At TOPEKA
OWNED THE OK THAT Is G0REr.

legislature for Its Threatened Reduc-
sIon OF salaries-Ci Clemens Himself. II
They Use the Cutlas on His Income. VIII
EesIsn-Be Says This FeariessIy-Gover
nor Leedy and the Fellows With Pulls
Unanscted-TorekaN ews
Topeka. Kan, Feb. ee-(Spscial)-out
landish as it will sound. il must De de-
olared as a cold. jagged fact that meet
ing OF Populis;s is 10 be held protesting
against the reduction OF salaries
The bearded Populist who. last fail,
leaned across g soft pine table and. by
the vague and misty light OF a loD-sided
lamp. spelt out the horrors OF geld
standard basis. may prepare himself for
a shock. He will remember that II vas
pointed on; that everything had slipped
down the creased toboggan 10 a restrict
ed currency level but money itself and
Official salaries. His memory VIII partic-
u,arly jump undtr the reminder that il
was set forth that while before 1873 Ii
took 5,s4e bushtis CT mis- wheat 10 pay the
salary of the governor OF Kansas for one
year. under the gold standard il took
TO- 20l bushels. The bearded Populist Will
remember that he smote the table ill It
danced like trance medium had hold OF
il, and that ne declared tina, official sal
aries must come down with wheat.
A fee and salary bill is before the leg
stature Some it shaves and some 1t
does not. Those state officials who are
affected are in open rebellion. The shaw
ing part OF the process has started a
howl. A flood OF open letters and gen.
eral boot-toe game OF give and take that
is interesting 10 an outsider. ClemAs.
who is the legal end Of the reform party.
is the latest to belly up TO the buzz saw
and speak his little piece. He says:
CLEMENS ASKS QUESTIONS.
al distinctly charge that the members
OF the fees and sa.aries committee show
ed favoritism 10 their particular pets.
Take one instance. Why was the attor-
ney generals Office scarcely touched IN
the general and indiscrimina,e reduction
OF salaries? Why was the salary Of the
assistant attorney general left unchans-
ed? Because a senator on that commit
tee was one OF the fritnds Of the assist
ant attorney general. who labored 10 Sc
cure his appointment He came with
Judge Mckay to see me it'll reference 20
securing my assistance. Why as the gov
ernor's salary untouched? Has some
member of that committee an application
for a place not yet acted upon by the
n. ore faF ~
left whole as an intended bride 10 prevent
a veto?"
Clemens is simply speaking his instruc-
tions His colleagues who are hurt by the
bill along with their relations and init
mate fritnds held caucus which Is said
to have been in no wise similar 10 one
of last falls love feasts, and found this
bill 10 be an outrage. They declared
that reduction of salaries as an order OF
business passed as early as last Novem-
her. and il taken up now would be un-
parliamentary and destructive. They
called a mass meeting OF present and
prospective office holders 10 be held il
Hamilton hall tomorrow night. at which
time they viii give very windy demon
stration Of what dangerous sacrilege It
would be TO take their pie just as they are
in the act of passing it up. Continuing.
Mr.. Clemens reiterates from the caucus
a very watery and transparent bluff.
HE MAY SUIT.
He says: 1.-THE senate bill reduces the
compensation of two OF my assistants
TO 500 each. I can not get competent
assistants at that price; and in my office
the slightest lack OF competency shows al
cnce and forever upon the printed pages
OF the reports. 1 was appointed by
unanimous court and by request of cad
ing lawyers regardless OF party because
Of my supposed peculiar fitness for the
Office OF supreme court reporter: and
much IS expected OF me. ] am not a. the
mercy OF the legislature. My compensa-
ton can be reduced, but, then, am per-
fectly free TO leave the Office and save
my reputation. / shall not take any
chances by working with bargain-counter
ability 10 assis. me. / am not worried
about myself: but / would ike 10 see my
party live TIL It gets past It's teeth.ng per-
iod. az least, before il IL killed by ts
nurses
G. c. Clemens. in his open letter on
the policy OF what ne Is pleased 10 term
the fool legislature" says he is in Office
for the first time" This Is simple state
ment of the experience OF some 200 other
Populists, and II he had added: "for tire
last time" he would have told a more
extended truth with the same accuracy
WETLEP'S GREAT SCHEME.
Mr.. E. c. Weiiep. the clever Dutchmsn
Of Cherokee county. has plan 10 extend
the session long enough 10 finish up the
oa.endar and get pay FOR IL. too. He says
the house can vote each member a clerk.
They can appoint their wives or dsuga-
tiers or sons, who will be paid mileage
and per diem. when Mr.. weliep tanks
VIII be ample living expenses for the tao
till the session cl3ses. This would Be con-
stitu;ional and IN perfect accord with
Popul!st principles. The Republicans OF
the state are anxious for this legislature
20 90 It's full length on the theory that
Il given enough rope they viii break
their Owl n@css.
JUDGE BOTKIN OF RENO.
The viz,t OF ". J. Bryan 70 the Iezisia-
ture on Friday vas the occasion Tor he
offering OF a concurrent resolution n the
senate by Senator Householter. thai TIE
house and ss3ste r1eet IN joint session
al 30 ?. N. IN Representative hal that
evening 20 hear Bryza's speech. Th.s
resolution received tns support ot AL q
iae Republican senators. The resolution
was sen. T. TIE house aai o. SIS riceipi
there called cut from Judge Dotkia CFSe-
publican. from Reno county, one q ;hs
WY best speeches % TIE sesz,oa. Tie
tone % the speech was a complete sa--
prise . ne PopaIlst side Il ;Ae hou>@
and made Judge Botkia many friends