The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-29

railroads to fence or pay the full value o
stock run over; if it provides that railroad
property be taxed equally with other prop
erty; that various needless, but well-salari
ed officers, in this and other counties b
abolished; il it wipes out all usury and e1
enp,ion laws, thus encouraging capita
1, come here for investment; If it opens tn
way for constitutional amendment, making
the sessions of the Legislature biennial, in
stead of annual, thus saving at the rate o
about fifty thousand dollars per annum; i
il chooses U. 8. Senator without advertis
ing for proposals, and going to the highes
bidder-if it does these and some other Lit
tie things that might be mentioned, We O
Lenspe will say. swell done, good and
faithful servants, We wish you all possible
joy of your three dollars per diem, and 8
pleapant Information at our comfortable anG
handsome State House."
We are not 80 surprised after all that tht
Graneers voted against Col. Anthonys reso
luton, requiring members to give up theil
railroad passef:
BLESS me it Is IlessAnt,
Riding on rail. -
particularly when it costs nothing but the
risk of getting ones neck broken entirely al
ones own expense. But, then, that the Civ
ing and the taking of the passes is anything
les than downright bribery, no person
with the average endowment Of candor will
contend. The railroads expect favorable
legislation, and go they stuff the pockets o.
our representatives with free passes, which
contingently NAY be worth many dollars to
every one Of the bearers, all for the purpose
of inducing friendly feeling. OF course
the roads themselves really lose moth
ing, as they can charge those who ride and
nay enough of premium to sqIare all this
dead-head account. We approve the bill
which delares this to be bribery, and believe
the people would be greatly the gamer by al
lowing members of the Legislature liberal
mileage rather than permit them to be tam.
pered with in the interest of the railroads, in
the way of free passes. But nothing il easier
than u shrek economy and reform on gene
raj principles; and go, again, We cay we are
not surprised at tie Grange vote on Col. An
thory's resolution.
1t appears that the Changers CT Easton
have met and passed resolu,icns. We ap.
prove of mary Of their suggestions, but when
it comes to authorizing District Boards TO
discharge school teachers whenever at shy
time two-thirds Of the district express dis
satisfaiion-we object. With all the assur-
ance Of one thoroughly experienced We ask
if the teacher of rural schools is not already
sufficiently a person of sorrows and aoquaint-
ed with grief, without adding to
the circumstances Of bedevilment
under which he must necessarily labor?
There ia no iced of additional incentives to
dissatisfaction DISSATISFACTION is the chronic
if not natural condition of a large portion Of
the rurals as regard school management. II
they have an experienced and we'll educated
teacher, in nine cases out of ten, it will be
found that they themselves, and not the
teacher, are in fault; but II, As most generally
the case, the object of dissatisfaction is one oil
those shiitles incompetent noodles that OBJ
tan employment of Grange school boards,
because they are willing to engage at clod-
hopper rates, then, also, the dissatisfaction
properly belongs with themselves, in expect
ing but cheap service for cheap pay. There
is nothing the Grange class stands more cry.
insly in need Of. than a sound, thorough,
efficient school system; but instead Of striv.
ing to bring the system We have up to such
q standard, the tendency Of all their move
ments and their propositions appears to be
in the opposite direction.
A Lenape correspondent Of q Kansas City
paper says there is talk Of reviving the Ka~
river bridge enterprise at this point. Well,
talk is cheap, but it don't 60 far towards
building bridges. The talked Of bridge would
be very good thing for the country on
either side of the river hereabout, and W
shall hail the day when something else be-
sides talk gives earnest Of its construction.
We were lately in Lawrence. where We
heard much complaint of dull times and
mesger prospects. Although it was Sunday,
there was damning of the Kaw for refusing
to be damned, while it seemed to be thu
eeperal conviction that of all stock, that o.
the dam company has been the worst wateret
in the market. 1t Is to be regretted that THU
enterprise of our up-the-river neighbors i
not in . more promising shape, for in iii
success there is no portion Of this region
far and near, that would not be greatly ben
Gifted.
A practical geolog ist Of DeSoto has besI
investigating the rocky bluffs up and dow
the river hereabouts, and rumors Of the dis
ssvery of coal and valuable slate quarrie
are rife. These prospecting labors appear
however, to have been prosecuted rather il
the interest Of the individual himself, thai
of science, but there is possibility that conn
good will come Of il.
The trapper and hunter have been abroas
in this vicinity, and frequent shipments o
the skin of the coon and the mountain fisher
the beaver and muskrat have followed. TIL
supply Of "varmints" appears to be unlim
,ted, and ~ there seems to be much fun and
1t least, whisky and tobacco money in thi
branch Of businese, there il prospect that
vill become IN established industry.
There was lately the promise Of . serie
Of revival meetings At this place, but th
Rev. Gentleman who Was to of6ciate havinl
undertaken the Convention Of the obdurat
sinners Of Wyandotte county has found th
task Of such magnitude that he Is compslle'
70 posspoae operations in this quarter. w
mus, therefore, make the most Of the ordi
nary means of gFaoe-she Justice's Court
the birch and ferule of the school-mastes
and what in the way Of supplies can b oh
t.issd b, reasonably honest head and han 3
work. }. A. b.
l. Lenape, January q, 1874.
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