The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17
AFTER BURTON.
Leland Uses Severe Language
About Him.
Charges Broken Faith Toward
Senator Baker.
AGREEMENT OF 1897.
Burton Accused of Breaking
Many Obligations.
Covering Both Business and
Political Promises.

1CAsAtOAs ~xAdA 5CS that p III SCA4 Az AoSt
gave his voluntary written promise to
Senator Baker that he would not be a
candidate against him before the legis-
lature of 1901. MIR. Leland says in a
published statement. 1T is a fact that
Burton made such a promise. but I
don't think it counts for much whether
he did or not. Burton's agreements new
er last over night. He has promises and
agreements seven deep in nearly every
county in Kansas The fact is, how
ever, in the latter part of January, 1897,
in the writing room adjoining the office
Of the Copeland hotel, Burton said to
me that he was for Senator Bakers
succeeding himself, and that he would
not be a candidate against him. said
to him, why don't you write Senator
Baker and state that to him in a let
ter?" He said, I will do So and at once
took pen and paper and wrote Senator
Baker as follows:
yourself as senator. I will not be a can
didate against you when your term ex-
pires. and will give you my hearty sup
port in having you reelected
Burton handed the letter to me and
said: Isn't that plain enough?' I replied
that it was all right, and he then adj
dressed an envelope to Senator Baker. I
inclosed the letter and sealed, stamped
ator Baker regarding the letter and its
contents. In due time received a COM
nlunication from the senator in which
he mentioned having received Burton's
letter
BUTTONS CHANCE OF ELECTION.
II do not believe the Republicans of
Kansas will ever elect j. R. Burton to
the United States senate. The people
are not inclined to favor any man for
such a high office nor for any other
prominent position who does not have
now, and has not had for the past ten
years, any visible means of support. I
am we'll acquainted with Mr.. Burton,
and the only time in many years that I
have known of him having any BUSH
ness, was for a few months in 1898, DUR
ing the Cuban war. when, for short
time, he was agent for some government
contractors. He then visited the quar-
termaster generals Office quite often
with his samples of goods from which
some manufacturers in Philadelphia
proposed to manufacture certain CLOTH
ing for the boys at the front. He was
successful and assisted in securing some
contracts for his employers
1.-THE business of a drummer who car
ries samples and secures contracts in
Washington for furnishing supplies for
the soldiers who do the fighting in war
is safer business than even that of
sutler. The sutler at times is more or
less in danger of losing his life and also
his stock in trade. The syndicate that
is back of Burton in trying to elect him
to the senate win undoubtedly keep him
before the people until after the cleo
ton A branch of this syndicate is in
the state treasurer's department. An an
mex to the syndicate is composed of at
torneys of certain railroad companies
who are dead sore because they failed
to land one of their number as United
States district judge to succeed Judge
Foster, and who, for that reason. are
venting their spleen on the present SEN
ator.
"Rurton is always elected before the
election comes off, but after each defeat
he starts UP again, knowing that his
hackers would stop putting up II ne
ceased to be a candidate. When he was
in the legislature it was public history
in Kansas that he was an unblushing
toll taker. Within the past few months
he has stated to various persons whom
he wishes to convert to his support that
he has reformed and had lived down his
past record; that he had abandoned his
old practices and was now new and
pure man.
ties never reforms. He may borrow
sleeps pelt and deceive credulous peo-
pie for a while, but there is no refofna-
ton. He is simply lying low for an OPP
Mr. BUTTONS FINANCIAL oBLI-
CATIONS.
1.-THE conservative business and moral
element in Kansas will never permit the
election of such a man to represent TINS
They know him to be a man who, to
say the least, forgets when his notes be-
come due, and who tolls not put spins
a whole lot. His defaulted and dishon-
ored obligations in Kansas and else
where, if paid, would amount to a for
tune. Here are some of the many
which have come to light:
1.-The failure OF the Cross bank at BIn-
poria has disclosed a promissory note for
"a, 600 signed by J. r.. Burton and indorseo
f41r cd IN o creditors 1t Is ceT-
tain evidence Of a loss of $1,000 to the
creditors of the Cross bank and Mr.. Mar
fanz failures. There was the bank at |
Belleville, which failed and showed among |
IS anSstE a ebnn aqg FIX When the a af
fairs Of the busted bank were wound up
Der Der cent. Of its amount l Then there is a
note of 81, 500 made by Burton and neId by !
a bank at Leqti, Kas It Was sent Tor col
home, and was returned to the Eeoti bank |
with a letter attached by q r. Dewey, |
State Of Kansas saying that he had pre- |
scented the note for collection and. Burton |
900 besides this
You may also recall that when Burton |
make a speech he was sued for over s20.- |
BOO for unpaid obligations
AGAIN, among the RECORDS .s,,s OF III, sne s{a iI
tory of a note for SIS 900 made by Burton /
and Listed as assets BY the ns Shaw1ge SIS
George T. Anthony, then superintendent /
OF insurance, appointed a committee to ex- /
anime the affairs and standing of the in |
surance company. The committee report |
ed that this note had been charged off by /
was no evidence that the company had re- |
ceived anything of value when it was |
done Following this, the superintendent |
Of Insurance went for the company and /
said TO them In letter dated July 81, /
1895: You can wipe out the past comedy /
Of errors by a new charter as a. stock T
with full paid up capital can
only say this department can not afford /
to assume responsibility for the eontinu-
arce Of the present condition one hour
longer This advice was needed and the
reorganized on sound basis
II think it will also be found that a GER