Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-08-25
ALWAYS A SYMPATHIZER AND
SUPPORTER OF RAILROADS.
n. A. keefer Unmasks the Chicago
Candidate for Governor.
MESSRS FARRELLY and RYAN
ALSO RECEIVE ATTENTION FROM
THE POPULIST LEADER.
Says Pretensions of Democratic Can
didates Are Not Honest.

Col. w. A. Harris, the Chicago man
the democrats have nominated for
governor of Kansas, is getting small
comfort from his former populist al
lies. The pOpulists have no use for
Harris because he broke faith with
and betrayed thin in 1897 afr he had
used them to boost himself into the
United States senate.
The public record of Col. Harris will
receive no more severe excor1ation
during the campaign that it received
in the letter of Horace A. Keefer in
accepting the populist nomination for
governor. Keefer's statements re-
garding the record of Harris are en-
titled to serious consideration for
three reasons. Keefer and Harris
were neighbors in Leavenworth coun-
ty for years, they fought side by
side politically in Leavenworth coun-
ty in the COS when the populists and
democrats were allied and they served
in the legislature together when Har-
ris betrayed the populists by defeat
ing promised railroad legislation in
order to bring about his own election
as United States senator. In his letter
accepting the populist nomination
Keefer handled Harris without gloves
and presented many proofs that Hair
ris' present pretensions of reform
principles are not honest. Mr.. Keefer
said in part:
1.-THE democratic nominee, Col Har-
ris, was called from Chicago, where
he is guarding the railroad Cattle
Dealers association. the control of
which he wrenched from the real pro-
ducers at the recent convention in
Denver, the producers being compelled
to form another association for their
Professionally the very men who have
always stood for railroad interests in
the democratic party; and in accept
! ing the nominal ton. Col. Harris
! named the men (Farrelly and Ryan,
who, with him, were the most Jealous
in defeating everything the fusion
| forces were pledged to and had pro-
missed the people in 1896. They are
| the trio who are responsible for the
| delivery of the populist and democratic
senate of 1897 to the railroad lobby.
| The Harris railroad bill was in the
| interest of those corporations, and
! was conceived at Col. Harris home
before the legislature convened, and
was dictated by Elihu Robinson, at
| torney for the Missouri Pacific rail-
road company of western Missouri
Col Harris now states that the
| railroad issue is not paramount in this
campaign. He is consistent in this
because it never has been a para
mount issue with him. He makes a
two cent car fare the Mecca to attract
the unsuspicious, yet as state senator
he would not consent to any bill Civ
ing relief from excessive freight
rates, and he now contends that his
action was justified.
1.-The Kansas farmer who has corn
wheat and live stock to put on the
market, should have a 25 per cent re-
duction in freight rates to the Mis-
souri, river, and this should be urged
in our campaign. This reduction
would save every farmer owning 16C
acres OF land at least 5000 per year;
If he rode a 400 mile trip to Kansas
City, two-cent fare would save him
81, and it would take so such trips
to make the saving equal to the re-
duction in his freight rates.