Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-04
Lansing News" BOASTS Stanley.

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Republican paper pays respects to
the Leland-Stanley-Lo combine.
Governor StarIey has turned down
more applications for positions from
old soldiers than any governor OF Kan
sas except Lewelling or Leedy. and we
challenge proof TO the contrary. There
are fewer ola sSOldierS at the State
Prison and other State institutions
and on several State boards. The
records will bear out this assertion.
There are sixteen more employees
connected with the State House force
now than there were in 1890, and there
are nineteen less old comrades employ
ed now On the State House force Take
the prison, for instance in making his
first appointments, Stanley appointed
4 warden, deputy, clerk, doctor, mine
superintendent, four engineers, pit
bOSS, shipping clerk, captain Of the
guard, stOrekeeper, an l sap ,rinteni-
ent OF clothing, all the good places
and not one comrace among them.
When Stanley was forced To remove
many Of them for incOmpetency and
dishonesty, did he give the old COM
radeS show? No, he didlnOt appoint
oneTn good place. What few are at
the prison are guards, doing the hard
est work and receiving the smallest
pay. 1t was the same at the prison
during the Morrill, administration,
which, it will be remembered, was a
Leland &C minlstration. Show us one
appointment OF an old soldier that
either Stanley, Long, Leland or
Albaugh has secured place for out
side of the State. Recently there
were nine places offered to Kansas in
the Indian Territory, Leland was
asked to name two; Long was asked
to name Two; and Burton two; Leland
did not recommend an old soldier,
neither did Long, Burton one. Two
got places. Leland and Albaugh pre-
tested against the appointment Of
one Of the old soldiers. Leland has
secured in the Indian Territory eight
places and not one .iOld soldier among
them.
Leland has secured five places for
his relatives and one Of them a soldier.
Leland has influence with BriStow.
Look over the appointments made by
Bristow and see how many of them
are old soldiers. Leland has knocked
and protested against the appoint
ment and nominations OF more old
soldiers than he has supported in the
past eight years. as has Albaugh. We
don't like to mention these things,
but it is time to expoSea lot Of fellows
who are claiming to be the friends Of
the old soldiers, and at the same time
are fighting and lying about the men
who have proved they are the friends
of our old comradS. The old soldiers
know who their friends are, and the
people OF the State cannot be misled
by Leland'S organs or the false state
mentS sent out from the headquarters
OF the Leland-Stanley-Long faction at
Topeka. His friends do not expect,
decent treatment or fair play from
Stanley, Long or Leland, and they can
lie and try TO secure popular favor
drought heir organs by false preteuse.
but the people are on to their double
dealings. We would suggest to the
liars and knockers it may be better
policy to pay fair instead of ly ing and
knocking, of the truth may be told of
certain leaders, which will do them
more harm than the lies sent out by
Leland'S Crazy-Snake band at
Topeka. Lansing, Kansas, News,
Sept. u, 1902.