The Advocate and news., 1898-11-02
Robust Mendaclty.

Empora Times,
The Gazette in It's issue of the 18th
contained the following editorial:
Perry B. Maxon, late Railroad Commits
sloner under Lewelling and an old-tlme re-
former, told a reporter for the Gazette
that he believes every word DR.. Wetmore
says is true. Mr.. MaxsOn says that the
only hurts those who make It. II Is hardly
necessary to add-still II may be an ITEM
OF news to many OF Mr.. MaXsons friends
elsewhere In Kansas-that Mr. MaXson has
told his friends that ne Will vote against
Leedy and the State ticket The roses
have long since stopped falling one by ono
In Lyon county; they are coming down now
In bushel baskets
When Judge Maxson's attention was
called to the article he denounced Il as
falsehood. He was indignant AZ SM0h
an outrageous and uniustl6able assault
upon him when there has never been
the slightest foundation for It. Il was
lie made to order in the Gazette Office.
The Judge desired to 90 on record and
wrote and gave the following statement
to All, McKenna, Here Is what he says:
To whom It may concern: T. p. b. Max
son, wish to say, l am not aware that at
any time, or to any person, l ever made
any statement that could lead any one to
even think that ] am not supporting the
present State administration. have and
shall continue to support the present Ad-
ministratiOn and shall vote for the re-
election Of the present State officers with
out q scratch. II. B. MAXSON.
To Times reporter Judge Maxson
said that In all the years he has lived in
Kansas, never before did the State have
SO good an administration as now. II
has worked, he said, for the people and
has made q remarkable record In their
behalf It's work has Just fairly begun
and IL continued in power It will save
millions to the taxpayers. In regard
to the Wetmore affair, the Judge de-
clared that until he read the doctors af-
tldavit published In the Gazette he was
Of the opinion that the charges made
were true. But the doctors sworn tes-
timony conviCts him OF at least having
talked to Tanner who was considering
the prOpriety of selling out and that he,
the doctor, gave advice or rather sug.
gested to him to go to Major Calvin Hood,
as he would likely do better by him than
Cy Leland would do. After reading that
remarkable affidavit the Judge said that
the letter and the whole affair wore an
entirely different look. He said, how
ever that II Wetmore's allegations were
true In every particular evils Of which
he complained were as bad as he made
them, In his opinion tn asylum was still
incOmparably better managed than It
was when DR.. Eastman was superintend-
ent under the Morrill, administration.
During that period the management be-
came a blot and blur upon the good
name Of the State. Owing to the brU-
tality OF the attendants at least three
murders were committed and foul and
indecent crimes were practiced, too re-
voting to be mentioned in newspaper
that has any regard for its standing In
the community where IL circulates. That
was under Republican rule. The Judge
said the management of such institutions
should be removed from politics and
their management should have no place
in a political campaign. And that such
political sensations sprung on the eve
OF election to deceive voters should have
no weight with anybody. In view OF
what Che Judge here says, will the Ca
zette retract It's falsehood, or In keeping
with its well-known record, remain nj
lent