The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-19
.COSTIGAN ON LEEDY
Says He Is a Traitor to His
Party.
STANLEY WILL BE ELECTED
Gives Some Strong Facts
About PopuIistic Rule.

JONI w AeeQy Is q TdllOTs d TRAITOR,
sir" Such was the statement made by
Hon. Walter ]. Costigan in the parlor
OF the Carey hotel last night Mr.. Co.'S
t:gan is one of the best known and most
( prominent Populists in the state Of Kan
sas. He is fearless and bold and the
acknowledged leader of his party in Kan
sas for years. AS a writer he is num-
| bered among the very best.
! Mr.. Costgan said last night that ne had
/ spent the day here in conversation with
a number of the old-time Populists who
| had made the party; men VINO mad made
| the Republican majority decrease from
$4,000 TO a minority of 1000. Mr.. Cos
tigan was tired out with his hard work
last evening, but gave an Eagle reporter
few minutes converse before taking the
Santa Fe train for mis- home in Ottawa
His presence here was the signal for q
host of Populists who have either quit
the party or have taken no active part
in the campaigns of late. Men who
joined Populism thinking they had found
panacea for the ills of government, but
through the betrayal of such men as
John w. Leedy have become disguised
and have quit.
Name one promise that John W. Leedy
has made" said Mr.. Costlgan. at cannot
be done. l have worked and written ed
itorials by the rod, showing up what we
Popuiists thought were hardships on the
farmer and laboring men. What was
done for them? Nothing.
In 1895 the Populists had full control
OF the state government. The judiciary, |
legislative and executive. For years we
had advocated a law for the reduction |
of freight rates and one for usury.
A bill was introduced into the house |
and 1t passed the senate for the correc- |
ton OF the evils (as we, the Populists -ad /
advocated for years. mind YOU. Il was |
taken to Leedy. What did he do? He |
vetoed 1t.
That bill was mine. It was drafted |
by Judge r. A. Sankey Of this city, who
believed as 1 did. We agreed in every
particular. I got Judge Sankey to draft
the bill, because he was a lawyer and
would make no mistakes, and he made
none. l could have gone to my old friend
Bailey NOW deceased or to Dave Over
myer and had them drafe the bill, but I
knew they and 1 were not Of one accord.
When the bill was given 10 Leedy for
his signature he vetoed it. 1t might be
well to say that Mr.. Bailie Waggoner
had seen me before it passed the senate.
He wanted two sections changed. After
two hours conversation 1 told him that
the bill would be good for nothing if
those two sections were changed Mr.
who is very shrewd and
affable gentleman, said TO me: IF those
two sections are not changed, even
oh ho+ |
become a law And, sir. it didn't.
John w. Leedy wrote fourteen pages
why he could not sign the bill. Not one
was advanced that would con-
vince any man of one iota Of sense. WHY
ne should not have given the bill his sig
nature. There was a bill introduced on
lsury. but it met the same fate as did
he railroad BILL
Il shall support Hon. W. E. Stanley for
governor. I shall start a new Populist
weekly next week. I have already Sc
,ured 5000 paid up subscribers. The paper
will be issued from Ottawa. It will be
IN the lines as were advocated in 1890
md before. 1t will be Popuistic. but not
1eedyism. It will probably be displeasing
o Silver Republicans and Democrats and
more gratifying to true. honest Republic
ans. propose to make It a free lance.
)ne thing, it will be thoroughly anti
4eedy. 7
who did Leedy pick up es his advis-
RS when he was elected?
at vas such men as Webb McNall r !
l. Turner and D. o. McCray Men whom
he Republicans had showed of. In 1890 @
he Populist press throughout the state
entered their fire on the worst type of
len in the Republican party. The Re S
ublicans threw them overheard +
What did John ". Leedy do? He
licked these same men up who were cast
II by the Republicans. and placed them II
! the most important positions within q
ne gift Of the governor. What mad be- ,
ONE OF the PETERS the Leases. the Cos
gans and many others who had worked q
ON principle for the benefit Of the party +
nd its principles?
They were showed"
Mr. Costigan then went on 70 say that
OF five per cent OF the Populists agreed
it'll ". J. Bryan or the Chicago plat -
'rm on the money question. He said
lat the Populists believed that paper
oney stood relative and on an equal I
oting with coin but that the Democrats
ated that all paper money should be -
-5eemabls n coin, gold or silver. u
who viii be the next governor OF Kan
5, Mr.. Costigan?" was asked by the \
porter. Z,
Your fellow-townsman. Hon. ". e '
anley. by about 2ooo0 majority"
AN INDIAN SCHOOL GIRL