The Goodland republic., 1907-02-22
SQUARE DEALERS NOT BUSTED
CAUAHTTTYTTES
7rom Topel<a State Journa

square deal leaders in the house OF
representatives are wild eyed popu-
Iists'' and calamity hOwlers' be-
cause they advocated new laws for
the regulation OF railroads and pOliti-
clans
Even the members OF the Topeka
Commercial club has intimated that
the 2-cent fare, anti-pass and primary
election laws are populistic.
All Of which is funny when a COM
parison is drawn between the old
time populists and the present lead
ers OF the square deal movement The
popuHsts, when in power, would not
recognize a leader unless he was
able, like Jerry Simpson, to boast Of
his poverty because Of the robber tar
IfTs and the great golden dragon Of
Wall street. The populist leaders got
the name OF Calamity howlers" be-
cause they were themselves people
who were suffering from the pinch Of
the foreclosure laws. The populists
demanded reforms because times were
hard, money scarce, labor unemploy-
ed, and everybody discouraged
It can't be that the square deal
leaders in the house are discouraged,
or crushed by poverty, for there are
wealth foots up to $1,95O,0OO.
Of course this is an estimate
doubtless the men themselves could
not give exact figures on the value OF
their property. Some Of them, whose
fortunes are in lands, may place an
exaggerated value upon those hold
ings at this time, and some Of them
may be inclined to under estimate
rather than over estimate their pos
sessions.
For instance, there is ". r. Stubs.
Stubbs' friends estimate his wealth
all the way from s25O,OOO to $780,
900. Very likely 1t is at least half a
million dollars. Stubbs is not only
the beII-Wether Of the square deal
flock, but he is probably the most
wealthy man in the legislature. And
10 one will deny that he is a shrewd
bushes man, not to be classed with
the unemployed, mOrtgage-ridden, and
oppressed.
G. L Davidson OF Sedgwick county
is another very wealthy man in the
square deal camp. Davidson is such
a good business man that people say
he promises at least 20 per cent It
Is said that he is worth from $780,
600 to 100000.
J. W. Bergman Of Clark county
and ". B. Ham Of Rocks county are
both said to be in the $15O,OOO class
Bergman may be worth even more
than that He owns cattle, and banks,
and lumber yards, and is director in
a lot OF the so-caIled Chandler
banks in southern Kansas. Mr.. Ham
is a lawyer, but ne has made his mon
ey by investing in Kansas land when
at good prices. Mr.. Hams friends say
that he has accumulated a fortune
very rapidly during the past ten years
Both Bergman and Ham are right UP
in the front rank Of the square deal
fight
There are quite number Of $780,
600 men in the square deal fight.
There is H W. Grasse Of Rush, who
is a banker and land owner and one
OF the most safe and conservative men
in the house. George Plumb and G.
A Stannard Of Lyon county are prob
ably worth 100000 apiece, and they
made most Of theirs in the cattle bust
ness Stannard goes in strong Tor
fancy stock, and at his farm, Sun
nyside," he raises some Of the best
thoroughbred stock in the country. ".
7. Morgan Of Reno is also said to be
worth 100000. He owns the Hutch
fnsOn News, very valuable newspa-
per property, has bank stock, and is
said to control one Of the other papers
in Hutchinson.
J n. Davis OF Bourbon, a demo-
crat who has voted with the square
dealers on all important bills, is said
to be worth $500 Robert S. Hen
bricks Of Rawlins. who is one Of the
biggest and best looking men in the
house, as well as being a democrat, Is
credited with being worth about $5O,
600. S. H Brandon OF Butler is g
banker, and is said to have about $50
900 he can call his own. z. T. Dayi-
son OF Marion is another banker, and
IS placed in about the $4,000 class
c. B. Kirkland Of Saline owns a fine
home, a big -four mill, and several
valuable farms, the aggregate worth
OF which is said to be about $4,000
J. 7. White OF Ottawa county has $780,
600 or more which he has made out Of
cattle, farming and land Robert
Stone Of Shawnee, is a lawyer whose
profession has probably netted him
$4,000. He made his big killing
IN the DeBoisesiere case, which re-
suited in his coming into part OF
owneship OF the magnificent farm Of
the celebrated French speculatOr
down in Franklin county.
= H Ransom OF RansOmvilie,
Franklin county. not only owns most
OF the town which bears his name
but he Owls a lot OF coal lands and
his wealth Is conservativeIy estimated
az S25,o06- John Edwards OF Green
wood county is probably worth S25,-
coo, made In cattle feeding and spec
uIatiOns- Charles Lander OF 1GcPher-
son IS worth about $4,000, most Of
which IS IN valuable farm land
An OF the men above mentioned are
active IN the square deal fight They
DO not hirt with the opposition, and
switch their votes at unexpected times
and for unaceountable reasons.
OF course there are other rich men
iR the house, but some Of them are
decidedly opposed TO the square deal
measures, while others are inclined to
Gop around. Cyrus Leland IS one Of
the rich men OF the house, and he
usually lines up for square deal pro
positions, but has none OF the square
deal brands On him William Gesner
of Barber county IS wealthy, but is
not IN the square deal crowd J. ".
Crsech q Dickinson IS q wealthy man,
but he IS opposed TO the square deal
system. T. b Taylor OF Osborne ana
StEmGnd Lehman OF Labette are the