Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-27
COSTIGAN IS A LIAR
HE HAD NOTHING 10 DO WITH
THE RAILROAD BILL.

Grant Harrington, who was Clerk OF tho
Senate Committee on Railroads, Tells
in His Paper, the History OF the Rail.
road Bill Vetoed by Gov. Leedy.
II we owed the devil n quota OF
forty liars and he wouldn't take
Walt COstigan and cancel the debt
we would repudiate 1t. Costlgan
used to figure in Popullst politics in
Kansas. He was u breeder Of strife
and dlssenslon and was constantly
in a row with some of his associates.
When Governor Leedy was elected
Costlgan demanded the appointment
as Insurance Commissioner. He was
told the job was promised but was
given the choice OF several other
places. None OF these suited him and
he went home with the sulks. After
the places had been filed COstigan
came TO his milk and announced that
he would be willing to take n place
on the state board OF charities. He
was told that he was too late as the
places had all been filled. Then he
put on his blanket and left the reser-
walton. The Republicans recognizing
his qualities as a breeder Of strife put
him on the pay roll and gave him a
shirt tail full OF type with which to
start an alleged Popullst newspaper
at Ottowa. Once u week he rehashes
the campaign lies manufactured ut
the Republican fake factory in To-
peka. Occasionally he garnishes
them with few trimmings to gauzy
an indecent even fora Republican to
publish. Gov. Lcedy ts his pet aver
sion and there Is no crime from rape
to arson that Costlgan does not
stand ready to charge him with.
Costigan's latest break IL to claim
the authorship OF the railroad bill
that the Governor vetoed during the
last legislature. His story in brief IL
that he induced Judge Sankey to
write n bill and Senator Ryan to in
troduce it for him and that when the
Harris bill was rejected by the com
mittee this bill was taken up and re-
ported with some notifications aa
the committee bill We are in N po-
Sition to know that Costigan IL Il
liar. We were clerk Of the Senate
committee on railroads and have the
minutes OF the committee meeting in
our possession. Under date OF Feb.
ruary II, 1897 the minutes recite;
"A motion was made that the
committee (reiering to sub com.
mittee already appointed) be di.
rected to prepare u bill taking the
Iowa law as u basis and inserting a
maximum rate which would give Il
~ per cent reduction on coal, n II
per cent reduction on stock and a II
per cent reduction on all other classes
Of freight from the present distance
tariffs now in force, subject to revls
ion by the commissioners when com
plaint was duly made"
Acting under this motion which
prevailed in the committee we tool
II copy of the Iowa law and copy
Of the distance tariff then In force
and with the aid of stenographel
prepared the bill which without
change or amendment in the com
mittee was reported back to the Sen
ate. There the maximum rate feat
ure was stricken out and the bill AZ
amended subsequently passed thu
Senate and the House and was We
toed by Gov. Leedy, COstigan did
not have the remotest connection
with 1t and we do not propose thai
he shall secure a little cheap notorle
ty now by posing MS its author
Kansas Democrat.