People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-10-13
Record Made by the Present
Populist Officials,
ATTORNEY GENERAL BOYLE.

Inc heroism OF David of old doee
not compare with that OF Attorney
General Boyle. David fought only one
giant; Boyle has fought and vanquish-
ed a score. He has met no Waterloo.
Every battle Of his has been an Auster-
lltz 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 from the chaff. He
drove the drones from the hive and as
serted the doctrine that no one but a
scholar can teach the children of Kan
sas. His unwavering fidelity to hon.
esty drove the American book trust
from the state and saved the people
hundreds of thousands of dollars. In
three months he accomplished what
the Republican party, during the sew
enteen years Of its greatest power fall
ed to do.
WEBB MNALL.
Superintendent McNall fought TWEEN.
ty battles against the insurance corpo-
ratlons 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
the department. He defied the assum-
ed power of federal judges and TODAY
he has all his enemies on their knees
craving for mercy.
In the eighteen months ending June
80, 1898, the insurance department COL
lected and turned over to the proper
parties the sum Of 1885,. 1863. 7S, as COM
pared with the sum of s116,733. COL
lected during the entire two years OF
the Morrill, administration.
DOiiAN DhElDEN I1AI.
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
1t will have something more than the
paper Of Republican politicians for as
sets. His administration is a guaran-
tee of security which no deposition will
doubt. He has converted the banker
from a politician to what he should
be, a business man.
SECRETARY BUSH.
Secretary Of State Bush wiped 5000
fake corporations off the records of the
state and made the balance come to the
front and prove that they were legiti-
mate and trustworthy. He did it
without fear or favor.
AUDITOR MORRIS.
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 Heflebower has handled
the finances of the state and the treas
ury has not been plundered out OF
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 workingnan.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The railroad commissioners have
saved thousands Of dollars to the peo-
pie OF the state. In the case wherein
the hundred pound rate on cattle was
wiped out a 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 Is a tribunal
that is above suspicion for the first
time in great many years with the
exception Of the time David Martin
was a member Of ii. He was a Re-
publican In politics, but a 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 the
Of the metropolitan police
system and like true public servant,
Governor Leedy established the princi-
pie OF home rule upon its ruins.
1t declared for constitutional con-
Vention to remodel the rule and guide
If law. Only one man in seventy now
living In the state voted for the consti-
luton that governs them.
1t declared for state insurance al
'ost While insurance companies have
been taking several dollars out OF the
'tate In premiums for every dollar re-
turned In losses, II has become appar-
mt to the people that protection could
be obtained through the state at q
great deal less cost than under the
present system.
1t declared for the operation OF
stock yards by the state at cost. By
his means 1t Is intended that the ex-
,essive charges now being paid by
shippers shall be reduced to the actual
'ost Of operating the yards.
It declared for better labor laws for
he protection Of the man who forms
he base OF the real greatness OF the
tate.
It declared for reform In many other
Ways: reform that interests the citi-
ems who want Kansas to be the first
tate in the Union in progressive gov