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IT WON'T WOBK.
A Kepublican Ticket is No Place for the
Name of an Honest Man.
Speaking of the good name and credit
of the state, It would seem that In order
to maintain them the dominant party, if
it hoped to remain in power, would select
for the various state offices men who
were ordinarily respectable in the com
munity In which they live. It la not fair
to deny that there are a few honest men
In the republican party. Not many (as
Ingalls said of the democrats), but some.
Yet it does seem that if their convention
had raked the state with a fine-toothed
comb they could not have caught any
more characterless beings than those
whose names they have used to fill sev
eral of the most important places on their
state and congressional tickets. They are
indeed what old-fashioned country peo
ple call "ornery," and everybody knows
what that means.
The Advocate has read the pedigree
of several of them, and had thought to
let the biography of the others remain
shady, but here is some more republican
evidence staring us In the face, showing
how T. F. Garver, candidate for attorney
general, betrayed the confidence of a
client, and forced a widow to pay him
$2,000 to clear the property which she
had paid for once before.
When Oarver first became a candidate
for attorney general, the Sallna Journal,
a republican paper of his own town, pub
lished the facts given below. Contrary
to the Intent of the publisher, the state
ment only helped to nominate him, as
that seemed to be the kind of timber the
convention was looking for. Garver and
Mr. Eberhardt both live in Saline county.
The Union reprints the Journal! state
ment as followa:
" For years Mr. Garver was the trusted
attorney of Mr. Eberhardt and his busi
ness associates. For several years they
paid him a yearly salary to look after
their legal matters, and afterward paid
him for such services as he rendered the
firm. When Mr. Eberhardt built his new
house, he moved the old buildings to a lot
just south of the corner on Eighth street,
which he supposed he had owned for
years. There he prepared a neat and
comfortable home for his aged parents,
and they lived there for several years.
Mr. Garver In the meantime had dis
covered a defect In the title of this and
various other pieces of property In the
city and had purchased the outstanding
titles. Of course Mr. Garver went Im
mediately to Mr. Eberhardt and told him
about the defect In this title, and helped
him to straighten it out, as he was his
legal adviser. Of courte he did not. In
stead, he took a witness along, and ten
dered Mr. Eberhardt the price of the
improvements he had made on the lots.
At first Mr. Eberhardt thought he was
joking, but when he realized that the
man he had trusted for years was thus
deliberately robbing him, he felt deeply
hurt In his own words, he said, M To be
thus deceived hurt me worse than the
money It cost me." Mr. Eberhardt, not
wishing to give up the property, compro
mised the matter by paying Mr. Garver
$700, part of which he afterwards re
covered from the parties who had deeded
him the property. Do you believe this,
or do you want Mr. Eberhardt'a affidavit?
Now please do not say any more about
the purity of your candidate. It don't
sound well to people who have lived
here for some time, and makes you ap
pear in a ridiculous light
"At the same time and In the same
manner Mr. Garver gave Mrs. Belleville
a like benefit, only this happened to be a
Santa Fe lot more valuable, hence he
truck for more money In this case. Mrs.
Belleville gave him her check for $1,000,
and her note for another $1,000, with an
agreement that whatever was received
from the parties who had previously
owned the property should cancel the
note. Mrs. Belleville Is a widow lady
who has lived here for years, and we
doubt if another man in town would have
had the nerve to face such a transaction
if he expected still to remain in the com
munity.' Who is Extravagant?
It appears by several letters the Advo
cate has received from the western
counties that the Immaculate William
Higglns, secretary of state, Is taking
some pains to circulate a report that the
last legislature was very extravagant In
its appropriations for state printing. One
R. M. Painter, candidate for representa
tive in Meade county, and an understudy
of the Incorrigible Heber, has exhibited
a letter from William which, if reported
correctly, states that the last legislature
appropriated $37,000 more for state
printing than the one preceding It Of
course some allowance must be made for
the jots and tittles that may have been
added to or deducted from Mr. Higglns'
letters after they left his hands, but the
preponderance of evidence is that the
letters were written for the purpose of
misrepresenting something. Mr. Hig
glns would not go to the trouble to write
a letter for any other purpose. But
where on earth or In office he accummu
lated the gall to make an assertion simi
lar to the above Is a question. Let us
make a comparison:
The appropriations made for printing
by the last republican legislature were:
1891-92 $158,831.97
1893-93 70,490.36
For proof of the above, see auditor's re
port 1889-90. In addition to that amount
the legislature of 1891 was called upon to
supply a deficiency of $10,000 toe ses-
sion laws of 1891, chapter 26), making a
total of $280,324.33 paid during Mr.
Baker's term as state printer.
For isni-92 tcs.ooo
For 1892-93 91,000
These amounts were appropriated by
the People's party legislature (see ses
sion laws of 1891) for state printing, and
for the first fiscal year there was re
turned to the treasury $3,000, leaving a
total (unless more of the money shall be
returned hereafter) of $148,000, a differ
ence of $91,324.33 in favor of the Peo
ple's party legislature and state printer.
Now, as suggested above, it is not fair
to accept everything you hear as emanat
ing from the source to which it la attrib
uted, but in order to allay all fears
as to the People's party being responsi
ble for any extravagance In this line, we
can assure the reader that the appropri
ation act of 1891 (see pages 79 and 81,
session laws of 1891) places all such re
sponsibility on the secretary of state and
the heads of departments by the follow
ing provisions In the act:
Provided, That no printing shall be
done except such as In the judgment of
the secretary of state, attorney general
and state treasurer, are necessary for the
general information.
Provided further, A majority of said
persons may decide as to what shall be
printed.
The above provisions refer to printing
specified in the act Then follows:
The binding and printing provided for
under this section, not otherwise specifi
cally provided for, shall be construed to
mean plain pamphlet work of such
quality and style as shall conform to the
demands of sound economy, and shall be
done according to specifications fur
nished by the secretary of state, by and
with the advice and consent of the attor
ney general:
Provided, That the secretary of state
shall not consider any requisition for
printing unless the same la signed by the
department board or commission from
which such requisition shall issue, or the
first assistant of the various state depart
ments. So that it is exceedingly hard to im
agine how Mr. Higglns could have done
a more foolish thing than try to throw
any blame on the present state printer or
legislature on that score, even if the
printing appropriations had been ex
travagant, which they were not
Great Bally at Winfield.
To the Editor of Thi Advoct.
The People's party held a meeting to
day in the tabernacle In Island park. It
was the Intention to have the speaking
begin at 11 a. m but owing to the dele
gations from some points being a little
late In arriving, It was deferred till
lp.m. Despite the clouds of dust and
threatening appearance of the weather,
the procession of vehicles was about one
and a half miles In length. Another
thing which tendered to detract from the
crowd was a grand republican rally In
the shape of a soldier's reunion only
fourteen miles away, at Arkansas City,
and this their big day. The assembly
to-day was the largest political gather
ing ever known In this city. It was es
timated at 5,000 to 8,000 people at the
park.
At a few minutes after 1 o'clock the
band played a couple of patriotic airs,
after which Hon. Jerry Simpson was In
troduced amid vociferous cheers and a
grand M Hurrah for Jerry." For over two
hours he expouded the new pospsl of
salvation to the eager crowd in a style
peculiar to himself easy, clear, pointed
and logical, showing that he clearly
understands the history of the political
parties of the country and their acts and
legislation, their representation of the
plutocrats and their misrepresentation
of the people, and that Is the cause of.
the great commotion here to-day. Mr.
Simpson called for a republican, but
there seemed to be none in the crowd.
He wanted an explanation why the re
publican party was In favor of free sil
ver last year and deadly opposed to It
this year, as shown by their platforms,
but no answer could he get Mr. Simp
son was frequently and earnestly ap
plauded, and at the close loudly cheered;
after which the Quenemo glee club ren
dered some excellent music, all In line
with the occasion.
Mrs. S. E. V. Emery, author of the
"Seven Financial Conspiracies," also
Hon. S. S. King, author of "Bondholders
and Breadwinners," made a few remarks
reserving their speeches, which they de
livered to a large and Interesting audi
ence in Manning's opera house at night.
It has been a great day long to be re
membered, and we hope much good was
done. A. D. Mauble.
Winfield, October 12.
Annual Meeting Kansas P. A & I. U,
The fifth annual (meeting of the Kan
sas F. A. & I. U. will convene at 10 o'clock
a. m. in the Whitley opera house, Em
poria, Kas., on November 10.
The A., T. & S. F., B. & M. in Ne
braska, C, B. I. & P., K. C, St J. & C.
B., Missouri Pacific, St J. & G. I, St L.
& S. F. and Union Pacific railroads, grant
a rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip on the certificate plan. Each
person attending the meeting will pay
full fare going and take a receipt from
the ticket agent at the station where he
procures his ticket. This certificate,
when signed by the secretary of the state
alliance and -stamped by J. 'E. Martin,
agent A., T. &. S. F. railway at Emporia,
and joint agent for the association rail
ways, will entitle the hold; to return
home at one-third the regular fare.
J. B. Fr bitch, Secretary.
Tariff McKlnley is to speak at Leaven
worth October 24. That Is getting un
comfortably close to Ingalls' town.