The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-04
STATE AGENT.

Governor s. j. Crawford, in the dis
| charge of his obligations to the State,
under contract with it entered into on
| the 3rd day of October A. d. 1877, has
with great energy and marked ability
prosecuted the claims ofthe State against
| the General Government, and has secured
for the school interests of the State 267,7
895 acres of land, leaving only I6O0 acres
yet in controversy; and also secured
and adjusted a large amount OF the
claims against the General Government
for money expended and indebtedness
assumed on account of the volunteer and
militia forces called Into active service,
and FIVE per centum on the sale of public
land, and other moneys and lands. He
is entitled to his compensation for ser
vices rendered under his contract, and
you will without doubt make an appro-
priation for such payment. / shall IN
report of his actions for your examina-
ton.
ELECTION OF SENATOR.
1t will become your duty during the
present session to elect a United States
Senator to succeed the Hon. Preston b.
Plumb, and have only to ask that in
the performance of this important task
you will keep steadily in view the honor
and good name of eur young State. AMI
conduct the election so that the scandals
of some past elections may not be re-,
our beloved Commonwealth.
ELECTION OF STATE PRINTER.
1t is provided by the Constitution that
a State Printer shall be elected " on the
third Tuesday of January" etc. I need
only remind you that such election will
require your attention at the present
session.
MAJORITY RULE IN STATE INSTITUTIONS.
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ment it is right that majorities should
rule, but the rule, so far at least as con-
Germs Institutions supported entirely by
a direct public tax, need not be exclu-
sive. Minorities have rights as well
as majorities, and they have the same
duties to perform TO the public, and
have the same interest in the economical
and prudent administration of the affairs
of our State Institutions, and should
share some of the responsibilities. These
public institutions, Educational, Char
liable and ReformatCry. should be
brought as near the whole body of peo-
pie as possible. in order that such gener=
Gus support be given them as the duties
of common humanity and the interests
of the State demand The inmates of
these institutions are pensioners on all
the taxpayers of the State, and not on
any party or faction. Their care, control
and guidance, and the disbursements of
the vast sums of public funds taken from
people annually for their support should
be under the control of representative
men, called not from one party, but from
all parties, and thus be removed from
mere party control, and not appointed or
or selected in the interest of any party or
faction. The affairs of these institutions
should not be party spoil, or subject 10
change by mere party success.
But in justice and fairness, the ma
jority of any of our State Boards should
belong to the party in power, that party
being in a measure responsible for their
management. I can, therefore, with
degree of confidence which believe you
can appreciate and approve, ask that you
provide by legislation to carry out the
suggestions herein made, SO that in the
future the minority of the members of
all State Boards, whether Charitable or
Educational, be given to the smaller of
the two great political parties, allowing
on all such Boards, at all times, major
ity of one at least of the majority party.
I believe this system will secure honest
and creditable management, more econ
omy in the disbursements of the public
funds, and prevent coercion of en-
ployees to force them to vote for party
or man to whom they object.
But whether you, in your judgment, so
amend the law or not, the course indi-
cd mill ho EXnQnfiya
in his actions and appointments, SO that
none of our State Institutions shall be
run in the interests of any party or fac
ton, or turned into political machine.
IMMIGRATION.
For the past two years there has not
been as large an immigration to the State
as could have been wished. This il &C.
counted for on various grounds. But
there is no use of specializing on the
causes of the decline. The true course to
pursue is to adopt measures to restore to
our State the streams of immigration
that are now directed in other channels.
The increase of population increases
the value of real estate, increases the
business of the merchant and tradesman,
and furnishes work and employment to
our mechanics at remuneretive wages.
It gives the State the power of numbers,
and increases its influence in national a.
well as a commercial point of view.
Kansas offers, perhaps, more real and
acknowledgements to the immigrant
than any other locality where vacant land
exists, or where homes can be purchased
at moderate prices. We have a magnifi'
cent school system, endowed by an annu
al disburseable fund of over 81, 800, 000, o.
with all the advantages that society anC
refinement give to the people of any
State. To the stockman and agricultur
} | ist, our State offers inducements that NJ
, other locality surpasses. We have sol
3 of unsurpassed fertility, g salubrious eli
5 mate short winters, with an annual rain
r fall that produces abundant harvests T.
reward the husbandman, and plenty O
water and green pastures for the stock
| man. whether he wants the tame or na
g tive grasses. Our railroads checker owe
II the State, and furnish the great arterie
f that transport the cereal prod ucts an
e live stock to market.
:, 1t is necessary to keep these advantage
r before the people of the other States, an
S of the Old World. to secure large, va
II liable and annual increase to our populs
Q ton. We need the hardy, industrioU