The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14
Record Made by the Presen,
Populist Officials,
ATTORNEY GENERAL BoYIn

ATTORNEY GENERAL BOYLR y
The heroism Of David OF old doso
not compare with that of Attorney
General Boyle. David fought only one
| giant; Boyle has fought and vanuuish.
ed score. He has met no Waterloo.
Every battle of his has been an Austen.
litz or Marengo. His hardest fights
have been where humanity was weak
est He has brought hope where there
was despair and turned tears into
smiles.
SUPERINTENDENT STRIKER.
Superintendent Stryker raised the
standard of public education. He sepa-
rated the wheat frong the chaff He
drove the drones from the hive and as
serted the doctrine that no one but q
scholar can teach the children Of Kan
sas. His unwavering fidelity to hon.
esty drove the American book trust
from the state and saved fhe people
hundreds of thousands of odollars. In
three months he accomplished what
the Republican party, during the sew
enteen years OF its greatest power fall
ed TO do.
WEBB M'NALL. %
Superintendent McNall fought TWEEN.
ty battles against the insurance corpo-
rations and won every one of them. He
smashed the insurance trust and saved
the people hundreds of thousands Of
dollars thereby. He took the insur-
ance swindler. whose prey was the
widow and the orphan, by the throat
and made him settle up. He has turn
ed more money into the treasury than
any superintendent in the history of
ri III Anl xho
ed power Of federal judges and today
he has FALL his enemies on their knees
craving for mercy.
In the eighteen months ending Juno
80, 1898, the Insurance department COL
lected and turned over to the proper
parties the sum of $133, 3e3 IS, as COM
pared with the sum Of $116,733, coll
lected during the entire two years Of
the Morrill, administration.
JOHN PRUDENTIAL.
Commissioner Breidenthal has out
lived the slaps and slams Of an igno-
rant and prejudiced financial combine
and has made every state bank in
Kansas walk the chalk line. The de-
positors now know that If bank fails
it will have something more than tho
paper of Republican politicians for as
sets.o His administration is a guaran-
tee Of security which no depoeitor will
doubt. He has converted the banker
from a politician to what he should
be, business man,
SECRETARY BUSH.
Secretary of State Bush wiped 5000
fake corporations off the records Of tho
state and made the balance come to tho
front and prove that they were legiti-
mate and trustworthy. He did lit
without fear or favor.
AUDITOR NORRIS.
State Auditor Morris exacted month
ly statements from state employees who
had the handling OF state property or
state money. "You are the servants
Of the people" he said, "and you must
account for your trust"
TREASURER HEFLEBOWER.
Treasurer Heaebower has handled
ths s fAAapfss Of Sy The stats and the treas
penny.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
Commissioner johnson Of the labor
bureau has received praise from every
state in America for his intelligent in
terest in behalf Of the workingman.
1nE HALLWAY SOMM10olON Dft0s
The railroad commissioners have
saved thousands of dollars to the peo-v
pie of the state. In the case wherein
the hundred pound rate on cattle was
wiped out q saving amounting to
thousands of dollars was secured and
there are plenty Of similar cases.
THE SUPREME BENCH.
The Populist judges have the respect
and confidence Of the bar and the peo-
pie The supreme court fs q tribunal
that is above suspicion for the first
time in great many years with the
exception of thee time David Martin
was a member Of it. He was a Re-
publican in politics, but non-parti-
san On the bench.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
All good things, however, did not
come from officials. The Populists in
the ranks have done things At the last
state convention they demanded tho
abolition of the metropolitan police
system and like true pablo servant.
Governor Leedy established the princi-
pie of home rule upon it's rrins.
1t declared for a constitutional con-
vention to remodel the rule and guide
of law. Only one man In seventy now
living in the state voted for the consti-
tuition that governs them.
1t declared for state insurance AZ
cost. While insurance companies have
been taking several dollars out of the
state in premiums for every dollar TO
turned in losses, 1t has become appar-
ent to the people that protection could
be obtained through the state at .
great deal less cost than under the
present system.
It declared for the operation q
stock yards by the state at cost. By
this means 1t is intended that the ex-
cessive charges pow being paid By
/ shippers shall be reduced. to che actual
cost of operating the yards.
It declared for better labSr laws for
the protection Of the man who formo
the base of the real greatness Of the
state.
It declared for reform in many other
ways; reform that interests the citi-
Gems who want Kansas to be the first
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