Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-10-05
LEEDY IS POPULAR.
80 Has Devoted Himself to tho
Peoples Interest
HON. WEBB MNALL'S GOOD WORK.
The Grain Inspection Department Is
Well and Economically damaged
A Fine Record Made by the
OIL Inspector.


made by the last legislature has made
a great saving to the people. Other
similar savings have been made all
along the line.
Cy Leland is not in politics for his
health. For s01as time he has at least
three of his rela tives in the govern
ment service. His son is now post
office inspector in New York.
No Republican paper has yet
charged that single dollar has been
stolen or wrongfully used by the
present state administration. In this
respect its record is the cleanest in
the history of the state.
Mankato is getting ready to join
the large number of Kansas cities
which realize the value of municipal
ownership. Is has movement on
foot to establish and equip a munich
pal light plant. 1t will be necessary
10 issue bonds, but the saving will
make this an economical measure.
Under Republican administrations
the oil inspection was contin-
ual hotbed of scandal. The present
inspector has turned in more money
In two years than his predecessors
paid into the treasurey in any four
years. His deposits have been twice
as great as those of Morrill's inspec-
tor.
Sullivan used to tell aspirants for
pugilistic contest that they would
have to go and get a reputation be-
fore he would consider their chal-
1enges. Stryker's friends think that
Frank Nelson should do the same. He
ough to practice up on country
school before he asks to be placed in
charge of the schools of the state
In 1896 it was claimed that Morrill,
was not making any promises rela-
tive to the distribution of patronage
but after election it was discovered
that Leland had promised every thing
for him and that things went as the
latter directed. Perhaps Stanley is
not making pledges now but it would
interest place-hunters to know who
is doing it for him.
AS the campaign progresses it de.
velops that there is a large element
OF Republicans in the state which is
going to vote for Governor Leedy be.
cause it is believed that it is for the
best interest of the state that Webb
McNall should be kept in office. There
as not a town in the state where al
least one such Republican can bt
found and in many of the larger cit
les the number runs into the hun.
dreds.
Three years ago George II. Antho
ny, who was then superintendent o.
insurance, attended the nationa
nnQahipo Of ipsuroroo
and came home with a big expense
bill which he failed to get the state
TO pay. This year Kansas superin
tendent is staying at home and at
tending to business. He is after thu
fellows who persist in using tn,
Clarkson rate sheet as a means o.
charging extortionate rates.
The thinking negroes are with tn,
Populist party this year. They re
alize that Governor Leedy is the frs
governor the state has ever had wht
has seen fit to recognize them as citi
zens. They take special pride in tn,
fact that the negro in politics is no
ungrateful and they point to the fac
that they voted the Republican tickle
ever since the emancipation procla
nation was issued as evidence tina
they do appreciate good treatment
One day last week while Stanle,
was arguing to a jury that it shoull
convict an old man of forgery whel
the evidence was quite weak, a koda
fiend took several shots at him. A
soon as he discovered what was goin,
on he hastily closed his argument ant
left the court room. He probabl,
thought that the amateur was pre-
pairing to flood the state with picture
of the Republican candidate for gov
ernor in the act of sending a boo
old man of sixty years to the peniten
tiary by the sheer force of oratory.
There never has been a time sine,
the Populist party was organizes
when the opposition to the Republi
can party was so thoroughly united
and when there was so little lack O
harmony. In almost every county il
the state all of the opponents of tn,
Republican party will vote the sam,
ticket from governor to road over
seer. Good feeling is in the atmos
Phere and all of the various element
which can give the state ticket tn,
most loyal and enthusiastic support.
The present management of tn,
state grain inspection department i
the best in the history of the state
The work is not only done with prof
to the state but inspection fees hav
been greatly reduced. The reduction
is about 40 per cent and still the de
partment has ample funds to keep al
necessary help. The old short weigh
deal at the big elevators at great cen
tiers is being shut off. By means O
1T shippers lost several hundre,
pounds on every car. Of course thi
affected the prices paid the produce
as he had to pay small enough pric
to make up for his short weigh
losses. Inspector Culver has mad
very little noise about the manner i
which his department has been con
Quoted but his work has been YER
creditable.
A leading Kansas Republican ad
mits that the Populists and Demo
Gratis have more votes in Kansas thai
the Republicans have but they expec
to win because it will not be possibl
In their judgment for the former L
get their full vote out. Chairma,
Taylor Riddle agrees with the frs
statement fully but he says that tn
Republicans are mistaken when the
assume that their opponents via nc
be out in force. He thinks that til
Populists of Kansas will realize tina
fhar 0onnnA afford ~ 4ol-a