Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

the effort Of lifetime 10 show thai
be 10 not, and he would be Q fool Il
abase himself by an implied comics
sion through resignation. Would
you do itP Certainly not--unless you
had pleaded guilty to the charge in thu
courts. The Times has not the least
desire to defend Senator Burton but
candor compels US OF this time ia
give our readers Q few facts In the
case which his own party papers have
NOT been manly enough to make.
Senator Burton IL the only Senator
elected In this state for great many
years without Doodle and graft, and
NO such charge was ever made against
him, but the boodlers and graiterS In
the Republican party In Kansas were
and are now against him. Burton
was elected without the expenditure
Of q dollar-the "Short grass" fellows
feeling that he deserved the honor for
faithful work done tho party. Again
men like BriStow and others have
charged that the company that en-.
ploysd Burton was . get-rich quick
concern, while the truth 10 that every
get-rich quick concern In St. Louis
collapsed In the month Of February,
1908, and the Rialto Company that
Burton continued to run
unmolsSted Iby the poStofice de-
partment and by the department Of
justice for . year after Burton ceased
bis connection with the company o.
Its attorney in March, 1908. The
owner Of the company was sIck In
California from the let Of August,
and Wills be was away, the two men
In charge, Mahauey and MCRAe,
swindled the patrons Of the company
md embezzled ita funds and other
wise wrecked tho company, but this
vas months after Burton reaasd to be
10 attorney. In the month Of August
u that year the owner Of the COM
,any, Major Dennis, returned from
california, kicked out MAhaney and
AcRae, repudlated their treatment Of
to patrons and paid itS debts. The
winding operations Of these men
aused alArge number Of complaints
o be made against the company that
'ero thoroughly investigated BY the
ostoflce inspectors 10 the month Of
.uguSt and q full report 10 writing Of
10 same was made oy them and In /
lat report MahAney and McRae we're
,ndemned and RECOMMENDED to DO /
Iosscuted for their swlndling opsr- q
ions. But the strahgsSt o. all 10 b
let the very tWo men who prose- ]
tied Senator Burton, Col. Dyer, II
nited States Attorney, and Mr.. Robb. '
len the Attorney General Of the ,
'StOfiCe department, joined In the .
commentator Of the postoface de- b
Irtment inspectors that there were .
} grounds for fraud order 70 issue v
,ainSt the company, and the COM b
my was permitted 10 RIM on unmo- v
tied, and no fraud order WAS ever :,
med. THERE'S another interesting o.
Isstion which Mr.. BSistoW might o.
row some light on. he wAs ad- q
sed BY entirely responsible partieS v
'ekB before Arnold aAd Ryan and a
9 other get,Sieh quick concerns o,
IL business n the month Of Feb u
airy 1908, that they were getting :,
.dy TO quit sad had swiSdls their d
irons out Of millions Of dollars, but Il
1t be took no Aolioa whatever 70
otect the, public AgaiHSt these
indlers. Nor has the Department.
Justice ever prosecuted either z
mold or Ryan. These two men, =
.Hansy and hORAS. who wrecked .
} Rlalto Company we're indicted BY =
} grand Jury in the month Of Oelo. z
: 1908, more thar two yesrs ago, :
/ have never beea brOugel 70 trial =
AyP These are Ne men who tssti-
against ssnalOF Burton with u
% around their nseks and q vas y
sh evidence as his that Wa largely .
sd against hin. with thsss facts 3
Il any wonder that publis Sshti. Y
'at b turning In favor Of Senator 2
ron and that bis constituents and ,.
,sds vopld IKE 70 sss TIE higher =
ms EsvsFss The decision NV stand.
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