The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-15
Governor Says State Dignity
Must Not Be Trampled On.
Fight With Grain Men Is Not
Yet Settled.
M'KENZIE WEAKENS.
Says He May Appoint Inspector
Rejected by Executive.
Insurgents Give Their Side of
the Controversy.

Governor Stanley has grown tired, so
he says, of the defiance of the state
laws by Topeka grain men who refuse
to permit Homer Galloway to weigh
and Thomas Cross to inspect grain ham
died in Topeka, and said today that
the dignity of the state should not be
further trampled upon.
I. L. Evan is refusing to permit the
weighing and inspection of grain which
passes through the Capital Elevator
company's hands for the sole purpose
of compelling the state to give him as
an inspector the man he first selected
for the position, so the governor claims.
EVAN discharged the state weigh
master, Homer Galloway, and ordered
him to keep off the premises because
Frank Igou, Populist, was not ap-
pointed grain inspector at his behest.
When Thomas Cross was appointed
Evan declined to permit him to inspect
gram Which he handled. Now 1T is re-
ported to Stanley that EVAN wants to
settle the controversy by forcing the
appointment of Frank Igou to inspect
his grain. Igou will be named as a
helper and his work will be to inspect
Evans grain. The work of the helper
ordinarily is to open cars and carry the
instruments for the inspector. The fact
that Mr.. Evan proposes to land 1gOu
is evidenced by the following letter to a
Topeka man written by Chief Grain In
spector A. E. Mckenzie. The discharge
of Galloway was the subject of a letter
bearing upon the matter to Mr. McKen-
zie and his reply follows:
In regard to Mr.. Galloway: I can
do nothing for him at present. Mr.
Evan positively refuses to let him do
the weighing. OF course, 1 could force
him to let him do it by carrying it into
a lawsuit, but I do not care to do that.
4 may appoint Mr.. Frank Igou as
helper. If SO, it will straighten every
thing out all right. Mr.. EVAN will then
withdraw his objections, provided Mr..
Igou is appointed helper"
Mr.. Evan in discussing this subject
said: I'VE are not defying the state
or ignoring the laws governing the in
spection of grain. All we ask is an
equitable inspection of the grain which
we buy and sell There is no law which
can compel us to accept an inspection
of grain which is an injustice both to
those from whom we purchase and to
whom we sell. For examples: We buy
grain which passes through the hands
of the state inspector. This grain is
offered for sale to some of the Topeka
mills 1t is inspected by their repre-
sentatives and very often is given a
lower grade than that fixed by the in
sDector- Here is where the injustice
operates.
IF the grain inspections were made
general and the mill men would accept
the grades as fixed by the state inspec-
tor we would not complain. But they
are not in this position. We buy wheat
at Ine inspector ana are COM
PEELED to accept another grading made
by the mill men. This entire contro-
versy is a simple effort to get justice.
We want a fair show in our business,
and that is all. If a demand of this
kind is to be interpreted to mean a de-
fance of law, when there is no law
governing the question, it is a departure
entirely new in the business. and one
which L can not bring myself to abide
by
L believe in the present system of
inspecting grain. as it is a protection
to the buyer and seller alike, and un-
der competent men in these positions
there is no reason why there should be
any trouble. The question of politics
does not enter into this matter in any
manner whatever. We want competent
men, and that is all. The questions
which arise in connection with this in
spection are such that may lose
money and be deprived of profits to
which we are entitled, by reason of
faulty Inspection
]. G. Goings said: Mr. Evan and
myself are working together in this
matter