Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-27

mittee reported that this note had
been charged off by the insurance
company, but that there was no evil
dence that the company had received
any thing 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 company with full paid up
capital. can only say that this de-
partment cannot afford to assume re-
sponsibility for the continuance of
the present condition one hour long
err This advice was needed and the
company reorganized on a sound
basis.
81 think it will also be found that
q certain bank in Topeka now holds
Burton's obligations for many thous-
and lollkrs.
considering the great amount of
Burton's debts. significant question
Is: How can his creditors expect him
to pay upon his election to the Unit
ed States senate, and pay honestly?
Burton's past career shows that his
election must be their only hope of
collecting their claims He claims
his home in Abilene, but for years
past has failed to pay his taxes. real
and personal. Even now there are
tax warrants outstanding against him
for his personal taxes for the past
two years. These things cannot be
accounted for on the ground of pow
erty, for Burton travels much, dresses
we'll, and lives like prince. He has
money to weger with, but none to
pay debts or foxes. No, I do not
think that the people of this state
will ever elect him United States SEN
ator.
The people recognize that their is
g great difference between a states
man and an elocutionist or a dancing
master who tries to excel in the1um-
Der of different suits of clothes he
can wear in g day. There is nothing
common between Burton and the
great mass of Kansans. He is not in
sympathy with them nor they With
him. He is just as prolific in his
political promises IS in his promis-
sorry notes, and ons is Just as good as
the other. In the senatorial contest
of 1895 he promised every Office in
sight, including, to my knowledge,
three cabinet positions, that of secre-
tsry of the treasury, attorney general
and secretary of the interior I my
self could have had the secretaryship
of the interior at his hands, but cir
cumstances would not allow me to
accept it.
LELAND ON BURTON PROMISES.
Burton plays upon the avarice
and credality of his followers He
makes promises of places and posi-
tions that he knows he can never full
fill, and what is very sad, he makes
one place do for several men. Some
times these men get together and
compare notes, as they did in 1895.
Most of the gang and strikers that are
supporting Burton in many counties
in the state are more interested IN Sc
curing the fulfilIment OF his promises
for fat JOBS or the payment of past
due obligations rather than advance
ment of the state by the election of
some worthy and honorable man for
the high position of United States
senator. There are scores of honest,
capable and respectable men in Kan
sas who would fill the position with
great honor and credit to the state
No, I do not believe Mr Burton will
ever represent Kansas in the United
States senate. Bat I believe that it is
much more important that ali repub-
licans should join IN electing
the state and national tickets than
that we should spend our energies at
this time in fighting over the senator
ship.