Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
WILL NOT BE TOLD.
Twenty-Five Tales the Populists
Will Not Publish.
SAs I.eedy Campaisn Book VIM Ne N"tcsl.
Gus for the Interesting Matter 1t
Does Not ContAin--P0pu-
List Testimony.

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List Testimony.
The populist campaign handbook
from q populist standpoint will be a
good thing" The book will be more
notable for the things 1t does not con-
tain than those that It does contain.
To begin with. it will give sxe tch
Of Gov. Leedy, but will not contain the
governors interview In which he said;
"Having been unable to make a living
on . farm. quit that business an'
went to studying the financial ques
ti0n."
The railroad question will be re.
ferred TO as showing what Attorney
General Boyle and the railroad com
missioners have done, but no place
will be- found for the interview Mr..
Ieedy had with Sena'or John Arm
strong, populist, when he said he
would have vetoed the Brown bill had
II passed the Legislature, Is he did the
Harris bill. Bailey WageneFs advice
70 Representative Ed Hackney: "lts
no u.s. for you to expend so much en-
ergy on railroad legislation, Ed, for
the governor will veto any bill you
pass will not be incorporated.
No reference will be made to the
fact that several populist members OF
the legislature went to Topeka on
borrowed money and returning home
built new barns, bought dr0ves OF cat.
lie and opened grocery stores
Representative W. II. Browns open
letter charging that Jerry Simpson
WAS on the pay roll Of the lobby to de.
feat populist measures md Browns
severe srraignment OF Simpson and
Senator Harris will not appear.
The editorial In the Hiawatha Dem.
ocrat. accusing the populist state board
Of charities with boodling and de.
msnding their immediate removal by
the governor will be one Of the stories
overlooked In the makeup Of the book.
The book will contain no reference to
OIL Inspector Wharton's inspecting 3
barrel Of rain water Ut Garrett and
stamping II 100 test Neither will
Il contain the article Frank Elliott
wrote exposing the coal oil inspection
scandal and which by threats Of pub.
fishing In his own paper. forced Leedy
% 20 over to Atchison at midnight
and tender him the office Of executive
clerk In the governors Office, which
he accepted and which he now holds
Frank Weinschenk's expose Of the
deal the other members Of the live
stock sanitary commission, OF which
he was president had with the rail.
roads TO compel cattlemen 10 ship all
Of their cattle into Kansas BY rail in
stead Of driving them In, and also his
expose Of the SS3S per month Doodle
deal at the Kansas City stock yards
will not be part Of the populist cam.
psign handbook.
The story Of the payment OF ST.
900 TO David Overmeyer by Gov.
Leedy out Of his contingent fund q
abort time after the Atchison demo-
cratic convention. for Services rem.
dered,' Ia to fall In the waste basket
Of the populist censor.
There will be no chapter on "why
Che populist executive committee
awarded the contract TO pave the walks
and drives Of the statehouse grounds
TO the highest bidder"
The Graham county bond deal, at
tempted to be perpetuated by the state
school fund commissioners, and only
stopped by Treasurer lleaebower ap-
pealing TO the supreme court, would
be interesting reading. but G. W. Har
rington censor on the bool) will lei
che public find that out some Other
way than through the populist hand
book.
The successful efforts Of Bank Com
missioner Breidenthal and Secretary
OF State Bush to stop wholesale
Doodle deal on the selection Of New
York fiscal agency Is such rich read
ing matter that the populist managers
will keepit from the poor, down-trod
dren" farmers Of the state and.will no
insert II In their book.
speaker Streets testimony abou
that $500 bill being thrown at him b,
Harry Wilson, Of the book trust, ant
II sticking on his felt hat also his re
fussl to accept q $4,000 Doodle on tn,
schoolbook bill will not 70 In. Thu
censor is afraid that some inquisitiv'
populist would write In and ask fol
additional information concerning tn,
matter.
The testimony Of almost every popu
list representative, showing that al
most every other populist represents
tive was corrupt and had his hand on
In oil directions during the legisls
tive session, US recorded In the pre-
ceedings Of the populist legislative in
vestigating committee, may find plac
in the republican handbook, but nc
In the populist book, II Grant Harrinl
ton knows himself, and he thinks h
does
There will be no room for Speake
Pro Tenn Ed Weilep's famous saying
'This legislature is the most CORFU
since the days Of Pomeroy."
The book will not contain Taylc
Riddles famous interview, declarin
that ut IL useless for the populists I