The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-30

LIST. Becsuse my constituents have presed
upon me the neoe.iiy Of refreochmenl ana
strict economy.
The people of Kanaas are groaning under
beavv burdens of saxations. Through their
patriotism, their libesality and their public
spiritedpes, they have paid many HUNDREDS
Of thousapds of dollars In the deSense Of ths
GLORIOUS young State, - we'll asthe eHare
Union from destruction By The hate rebelloc.
Aleo. many hundreds Of tbo0sands OF dol
Lam have they Obliged themselves to pay to
railroad companies, in order % develop the
v.et resources of the State and 70 put her In
Communication with the markets Of our
country. The interest on the national debt
and on cur railroad boods, will Be an annual
tax unon them and their children for many
vean' In addition to these items, many
valuable buiIdings for the use Of the public
institutions of the State have been built, and
others are in coune Of constzueeioo; sxceu'
inc many of the older States. And all these
gigantic strides in Public improvements have
been acconplished before the Siats had en-,
tered upon her teens Her people are sui
deeply imbuea with the spi,it Of progress
and Improvement. Bot 4 partial reverse hss
recently overtaken the people there was
nearly . total failure Of the wheat crop last
year; corn, pork and beef declined material
" in prices, within tie last two yean !;
money has become scarce; the taxes are
still 100 high /; extrav.gance, Peculation
and corruption have had = high carni-
val they CRY aloud, hold hold! let US
rest, Stop Useless expenditures, cur.
tail the number of Offices, cut down fees and
ealaries, reduce our taxes, us can't pay our
tares. Already has the Honorable Senator
from Atchison introduced . bill for the pur-
pose of extending the time for the payment
Of the taxes. The people can't pay their
toIcs.
| ehall read q ehort article found in the
Sunday morning Commonwealth, and make
use of it as part Of my argumen; in this
case:
"PEABoDY, Kan, Jan. IL, 1873.
70 tie Editor sf the Commonwealth.
LIE, me, through your widely circulating
journal, speak word in the ears Of the pres
ent Legislature. There is profound feelin.
of dirconten, among farmers and the labor.
ing classes all over our STATE. The people
are oppressed with taxcs, and bonds and
debts of all kinds. Let me suggest to the
Legislature two things that ought to be done:
1. Postpone the payment Of taIcs for thus year
until 4 prt LIST r May LIST. 2. BE careful 70
make no unnecessary dpprpridtiona
Let the Legislature do these two things.
Give the people little grace on taxes and
,crus.uiously avoid all extravagaDce in the
disposition Of ,hs public funds, and it will
iui;,.e hope in the minds of ali classes over
Ia. State. FARMER.
With all these facts before u, can We con-
scieniiousIy spend ST., 007 80 Of the people's
money for the purpose Of enabling IA, al
| their cost, to send few newspapers to some VI
ur political friends, 10 the modification and
chagrin of those Of our constituents who re.
ceive no such favors? think not.
| Secondly, / shall vote againss the resolu.
tion on the ground of non-cpmpensation.
We propose to give TO few OF our favor
lite constituents 1900 daily newspapers per
diem at co-t of $l2. 007. 50 for the session
Of e " days. Is this just compensation to
our constituents for their money which We
thus 4, appropriate? l am not now inquiring
| into the price or value Of there newspapers
at the newspaper Offices, or in the news-mar-
ket, but / do inquire whether those news
| U1HCIS VIII COuSAAt SAAS AsnN "
literature or intelligence which will
be of inlrineic value to those to whom fhey
will be sent, saying nothing now about the
large majority uho rW be deprsred Of these
fdrorss What will they care Tor the prelim-
mary matters of legislation; the introduc-
tion OF petitions, resolutiOns, bills ETC., OF
for some finely wrought up buncomb speech!
| The substantial consideratiOn in this case
is to be found in the practical kno.ledge
which these papers will contain. If We
must appropriate ST., OO7. so to enable % to
furnish our constituents with the correc,
knowledge of our official acts - Legialaiors,
then let u pas an act authorizing the Sec
Rotary of State to cause all the laws, n soou
as they are enacted and approved by the
Governor, to be published in two divers
political newspapers in every county in the
State, where such papers are published.
And, if you please, give the ayes and nays
to each law. Or better still, publish sui.
ficient number of the volames of the law
enacted at this session, over and above what
will be requisite for all the departments oil
the State, counties and townships, fox the
officers of the same, 10 as To
furnish at least three copies "a
every common school district library within
the State. Then il the laws which We shall
pass, should prove to be good and whole
some, our constituents will say, well done
good and faithful servant" you have
given us a valuable consideration for ouI
money which You have thus appropriated.
Then, indeed, will our constituents be in q
better condition then were the subjects o.
''Ca!igula, who according to Dio Cassius)
wrote his laws in q very small character
and hung them upon high pillars, the more
effectually to answer the people" so that te
the plea of ignorantio, the rejoinder Of ths
prosecutor would be, ignoranta NON eruasatc
Give the people the lava By which they
are to be governed, instead Of newspapers
| if the State must furnish the money.
make no var on the newspaper pres; or
the contrary, am q friend and supporter o
the prcas. All ask il that this honorable
body shall summon sufficient courage Il
oppose what has been considered 'tim'
honored CUSTOM" but which returns NJ
adequate compensation to our constituents
4 .. nd in this irafaoce lecin thia Cood work q