The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-14
Record Made by the Present
Populist Officials,
ATToRNEY qENERAL BoYLN

not compare VIII LnaL o. ACu0fHGs
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 Austen
litz or a MarengO. His hardest dEhtg
have been where humanity was weak
est. He has brought hope where Tiers
was despair and turned tears iAss
smiles
SUPERINTENDENT STRIKER
Superintendent Stryker raised 6hs
standard OF public education He ssVa-
rated the wheat from the chan. HG
drove the drOnes from the hive and A.
serted the doctrine that no one but Q
scholar can teach the children Of Kan
sas. His unwayering fidelity to hon
esty drove the American book tEuS8
from the state and saved the people
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. IN
three months he accomplished Whss
/ the Republican party, during the $50
enteen years OF its greatest power fail1
ed to do.
WEBB M'NALL
Superintendent McNau fought tvFsa-
/ ty battles against the insurance cOTY0-
ratiOns and won every one Of them Re
smashed the insurance trust and saF04
the people hundreds Of thousands e
dollars thereby. He took the i1gus
Z
widow and the orphan, by the thrSa4
Rnd made him settle up. he has tuTEs
ed more money into the treasury than
any superintendent IN the history Cs
| the department He de6ed the RssuEl9
ed power Of federal judges and today.
he has all his enemies on their knees
craving for mercy.
In the eighteen months ending JunG
so, 1893, the insurance department O0I-
lected and turned over % the propSE
parties the sum Of S188. 3sS.Ts, as con-
pared with the sum Of s116s73S, C0l-
Iected during the entire two years 81
the Morrill, administration.
JOHN PRUDENTIAL.
Commissioner Breidentha1 has OUT
lived the slaps and slams Of an tgno-
rant and prejUdiced financial combine
and has made every state bank In
Kansas walk the chalk line. The de-
pOsibOrs now know that II q bank fails
Ii will have something more than the
paper Of Republican politicians for a.
sets. His administration is a gUaran-
tee Of security which no deposition wiz
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 OF the records Of the
/ state and made the balance come to tbs
front and prove that they were Iesid-
mate and trustworthy He did %
without fear OF favor.
AUDITOR MORRIS
State Auditor Morris exacted month
/ " 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 Hefebower has handled
the finances Of the state and the treas
Ury has not been plundered out Of q
penny.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.
Commissioner Johnson OF the 1aboP-
/ 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 pes
/ pie o. the state. In the case wherein
/ the hundred pound rate On cattle WIS
wiped out a saving amounting -
/ thousands OF dollars Was secured aRd
there are plenty OF similar cases.
THE SUPREME BENCH
The P0Pulist judges have the rospsCz
/ and confidence Of the bar aad the peO-
/ pie The supreme court e q tribunal
I that Is above suspicion for tie first
I time in q great many years with the
exception Of the time David Martin
was a member Of It He was a Re-
/ publican in politics, but a non-partl-
| san on the bench
THE STATE CONVENTION.
come from officials The POpulists in
the ranks have done things. At the last
/ state convention they demanded the
! abolition Of the metropolitan police
I system and like a true public servant,
| Governor Leedy established the princt-
/ pie Of home rule upon fits ruins.
It declared for a constitutional con-
l vention to remodel the rule and guide
I Of law Only one man IN seventy now
I living in the state voted for the cOnsti-
/ tuition that governs them.
It declared for state insurance az
/ cost While insurance companies have
I been taking several dollars out Of tbs
1 state IN premiums for every dollar r.
turned in losses, It has become appar-
I ent 70 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 Of
stock yards By the state at cost By
this means e Is intended that the ex-
CeEsiTe charges now being paid BY
shippers shall be reduced TO the actual
cost Of operating the yards.
Il declared for better labor laws for
the protection OF the nan VINO forms
/ the base Of the real greatness Of tbs
state.
It declared for reform IN many other
Ways; reform that interests the eitf-
Esns who want Kansas to b the first
state IN the Union IN progressive gov
eTnmeuL
Il demanded railroad IeEislatfo1 q
g Character that VII Infurs 10 raiIroaG
smplOye, no railroad company o.