The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-25

Populist campaign stationery, documents
and literature have been printed In the
state penitentiary by convict labor. The
| affidavit follows:
| State OF Missouri. jackson County, IS.
| Frank Colley, of lawful age. first being
duly sworn does on his oath depose and
| says:
Ny name is Frank Colley. ! am So years
| Of age, and am residing in Kansas City,
Mo. l was member of the Typographical
union in good standing until l Quit the
printing business and went on a farm
and 1 have been for many years a men,
| Der of the order OF tho knights OF Labor.
l was sent TO the Kansas state peniten-
| tiary at Lansing. Kan, from Oklahoma
| territory, and served in that institution
| nearly sixteen months. On September TO-
1898, I was pardoned by Governor Barnes
Of Oklahoma, before the expiration of my
term of sentence. for the reason that it
was satisfactorily shown that / was inno-
cent OF the charge against me. The greater
portion of the time during the past twenty
years 1 have been a practical printer, so
the next day after my arrival at Lansing,
in May, 1897, was put to work in the
prison printing Office. I served in the
printing office during all the time / was
in the prison.
In October, 1897, we commenced doing
work wok for the Peoples party in the
penitentiary printing Office. 1t was all
done by convict Ia Dor, and under the direc-
ton and orders of w. It. Upton, the Sec
rotary of the Peoples party. At this time
we printed letterheads and envelopes for
political use. Part Of the paper on which
the letterheads were printed came from
the stock of paper belonging TO the state.
Mr.. Upton not only told me to take this
paper from he public stock but he stood
by and saw me cut il into letter size.
In January, 1895. we printed for the Peo-
pies party a lot of blank receipts with
stubs. for campaign contribu tons, and
bound them in check-book form. In the
same month we printed form known as
1882" 1t was a subscription blank for
use in obtaining subscriptions to the Kan
sas City Times. We not only did the print
ing OF these receipts and subscription
blanks in the prison once, but the paper
on which they were printed came from the
state supplies. One of these is entitled,
List of Liberal Voters of -- County.
Kansas" and the other was for a List of
Township Committeeman, Peoples Party"
During the same month we printed other
ietterheads and envelopes for the Col
ored Auxiliary club" of which James Beck
was either president or secretary. This
was also done by Mr.. Tipton's order.
have no sample OF this blank.
Since the first letterheads I referred 10
were printed, and after the Peoples party
committee was organized we printed for
them many thousand letterheads. This
was done in July and August OF this year.
There were discussions in the Office from
time TO time about 1he consistency OF the
Populists in having this work done in this
way, instead Of employing free labor for
that purpose.
here incorporate samples Of some OF the
blanks which 1 assisted in printing in the
pension printing office as have mentioned
above.
CAT this point in the AFFIDAVIT are inserted
forms. including. among others. the letter
head OF the Populist state central commit
tee itself, and numerous blanks for use by
Populist local committees over the state)
There was not a particle Of free labor
employed in the production OF these blanks.
Csigued FRANK COLLEY.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn 70
before me this 10Th day OF October, 1891.
tSeaD CHARLES r. TIDD.
Notary Public IN and for Jackson County.
Missouri.
Ny term expirss February K. 800.