Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-11-05
Prophetic ArtZ.

WORLDS confidence in the guessing
powers of the ''gineral" is based main
ly upon the following expressions
from his voluble pen which were pub
lished in The Independent, Saturday,
January Q, 1897. That was right in
midst of our contest war. Listen to
the ominous words:
Now that the entire state govern
ment is in the hands of the Populists,
the eSpOnSibility rests upon the Off
GERS we have elected. If they do
their duty, then will the Populists
continue. If not, then the people
will see to it that they are REMOVED
trusted with the state affairs.
IL there is a voter in Trego county,
OF the state of Kansas, who has not
full confidence in the latter guess he
has only to wait until next Wednes-
day morning to have his faith firmly
established. Let him read on.
The generals address bore the head
ing, "We must make record" 1t
was published only two days before
the Inauguration of Leedy and the
meeting of the legislature:
very costly affairs. Will our officers
act more sensible or will they con-
tinue to rob the state? The meeting
of the legislature heretofore has been
the occasion for the assembling of d
vicious class of spoils hunters from all
over the state at the capital:
The legislature of 1897 certainly
made record and according to the
statements of some of its members it
was the rottenest that ever disgraced
the state with bribery and corrup-
tion.
Speaking of unnecessary clerks and
extravaganza the address asks:
Will our state officers reduce the
force that those who are employed
may earn their salaries. or will thev
continue to ornament the clerkShipS
and extra places?
Investigation shows that most of
tho extra places are now ornamented
by the sons, daughters, wives, broth
ers, sisters, uncles, aunts, and other
relatives of the Leedy administration.
Here is the penalty which Artz says
they must pay:
Ii they do, then they should and
will suffer the same penalty as their
predecessors In crime.
This gives us more confidence. The
Leedy crowd will soon follow the Lew
elling people down and out, because:
This matter is being closely watch
ed by all honest people of the state
and is not confined to any party or
locality.
Speaking of the penitentiary and
the asylums the author asks:
VIII our officers see to it that these
forces are reduced to actual necessity
of GOOD SERVICE. or will they con-
tinue to make these places the HEAD
QUARTERS for POLITICAL LOAFERS at
the expense of the taxpayers of the
state?
The Wetmore letter is significant
answer and 'these places" are Popu-
list headquarters for campaign COM
mittee work at this very moment.
prophetic or prophecy more literally
fulfilled.
The exact conditions Artz describ-
ed have come to pass. Only one thing
remains TO be done ana that will be
done next Tuesday. Because of these
conditions
Reform in Kansas has received a
terrible blow, from which it can
never recover under the name of
POPULISM.
We have right to express faith in
Artz as a guesser- 1t may be that he
guessed wiser than he knew. or he
may have positive knowledge of the
tendency or purpose of his party. At
least, two DAYS before Inauguration he
seemed to doubt its sincerity as he
signs his address:
Yours for true reform.
H. I'll. ARTZ-
We invite all voters to read Artz'
entire article as published in The In
dependent 1t is too long TO repro