Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03
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The Populist Campsiga Mansgsrs Use ~
ConvIcts 1t the Psnitsnsisry ~ Dis
tributors Of Literature
Nominal headquarters Of the popu-
list state central committee 10 al
Topeka, but the work Of the campaign
is mostly done at Lansing within the
walls Of the state peniten tiarv, by un.
paid convicts who are supported by
the taxpayers Of the state without re.
gard to political affiliations
In the face of the declaration Of the
Abilene platform against putting con-
Wet labor in competition with free
labor, populists who would like job
even at small wages during the cam
paign are made to stand aside while
unpaid convicts do the work OF the
state central committee. The lead
ers OF the reform movement in Kan.
sas have never been accused Of being
short Of cheek, but this thing Of using
the enforced and unpaid labor Of Grim
inals to conduct partisan campaign
is an exhibition Of gall that is we'll
nigh sublime.
Having heard that the work OF the
state central committee was being
done at Lansing reporter for the
Leavenworth Times started out to
make quiet investigation. Before
he reached the pententiary he noticed
convict dressed in good man suit"
on his way to the Lansing post Office
with sack Of papers on his shoulder.
This was campaign literature, sent out
from the penitentiary for the purpose
Of instructing the people of Kansas to
vote the populist ticket twas after
ward learned that this trusty had been
employed for weeks in packing cam
paign documents from the office Of the
chief clerk of the penitentiary to the
post Office, although he is supposed to
DC iaoorlng Tor the state and not Tor
any politlcal party.
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management anu lhcloentally the
popullst party, VI course the state Is
paying the postage on this document
which is scattered broadcast over the
state at the taxpayers expense.
Some OF the campaign literature is
prepared and printed by the editor OF
the Lansing News While he is pre-
pnrinn ii tara tt1rn for tho ror,,1,ct now,