The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-02-01
More Leeches Upon the State.

The present Legislature opens ont well with
a prospect of Grating new officers to become q
permanent drain upon the treasury of the State.
Not only is an attempt being made TO nrfund to
the city of Lawrence a round sum of money
which she donated to the University for the pur-
pose of securing its location there; and to cash
from the State Treasury the scrip of Free State
Convention which had no shadow of legality,
and is no more entitled to be paid ont of the
State Treasury than are the expenses Of Coun-
ty political Convention; and to pay the losses
incurred by QuantrelPs sacking Lawrence, which
cannot, by any Passible construction, he made
an obligation upon the State, sad and destruc-
tive as the affair was; but new Offices are 70 he
created, to grow into fat berfhs for fawning
camp-foll0wers.
glance Mt the manner in which some Of these
excreseences have grown upon the State, will
show how small wart will in due time become
great cancer. We do not wish to be nnder-
stood as intnating that all these departments
are leechrs, or unnecessary, but they will assist
in illustrating the growth of concerns that have
come to demand their appropriation, as a right,
at every session of the Legislature, and to en-
large their demands, year after year.
Saii aPPioPi'"'i"i was
"' e"''' ''7Ni"n oi tue Legislature 10 pay
'h ~ "n'e" !" $40" lew rust!
]''" - "ne 1oi"e ono 10 r"" ,"ein up
"t '"iiis mas grow" in'" 'he
Office of Adjutant-General. with big salary at
tachcd. The Office is utterly useless. and the
salary money thrown away.
eDi'e''o" VI VI" "o"As hao
0'"o iH'o '"' PoaSesSion vi ine Sta'e'
PiA,,u ,, :" ''i' eN"'se VI 'he ''"'e Aud-
= a,' as, ""Hai appiopiia'ion was asAeu
P"' 'ne s'u"U- ''e'A ~, 'ue tune anu
IT," :" an s'ioo .. .no Ooons' Inns
i"'o '"o O'"'e VI o'a'e Liorarian'
''i ''"e '"Peia"uA'oo prNi-
-, 'H''l"' : anu Des''eS' mas Oeeh goD'
Oieu up a' 7ort oi a''acnHient 10 the supreme
Noui'' AS 'he ID" DOCKS are the principal part
He i'"'ai!' 'neir care h'ignt oe hiade part OF
'"e uu's oi tue Cierk oil the Conrt, aud he al
""'u III annual nunn VI ABOUT S'oV 10 pay an
'sS'''n' ior rooAins ai1er the DOCKS. That
""' "Ouiu NC am PIE, ana many competent
Pei'''i "ouiu oe GlAa 10 get 10 40 the Work Tor
'"' n'o"e!' Du' II Is preferred 10 let some Ia
se' iA' ii'i"g Out oi IT,
~ s."is' " s'nah sum was annually
~, 'no purpose oi securing imnl-
~ i"o'S as 10 the resources
"h" P,ouu''' Vi hansas' ior circulation
Ao'""r nl' mas "eEeioped INTO tne Agrlcui-
'''"' DeP"i'nieh'' win hiSh saiarled othcer
anu "s''S'"n.s' ana II annually costs m enor-
~ vi 'o"siueraoie oeheht 10 the
7'"''' ""' "o' III P'ol"r''oh 10 IT'S cost
"i' se"is as, ie" eultorS OF 'ne state got
Hu' i"'" d io""ua'ion iof historical
""' "s'ee" 70 contribute lnelr puollea-
'gaa ies"'aai! 10 'ne e'ate Library. Atter
f sPPiopi'a'io"s were asheu ior
's ''ese Hies' anu 10 pa! Hlte necessary
an" tue 'n'ne was "ormed ana
"'"Hs W ues'ees uu'iI the historicai
mas o'e""'e hA'uie upon the state,
p'no"s ii'iig l"r one iainiiy. lhe
" ~ N.1'. "i' sun eo"',i "utinS, WIN
f'' '.o "e'Pi' "i''eies Vi 'ai"e III ihe
"nti' nu"uieus vi uoi'arS are oelng
'"i ""s" anu "inkets supposed 10
nS'u !" an oiu iuhatic named
n No"I' ""'se S"ui Is oeiie'ed oy the oe-
anu '"P "Pi'''''"uS !" DC SUN trahpihg
VI i", o'"ei VI" Juhhery and dauos that
~, seu u sumo o'ler oid lraud'
' sum- VI '"' 'hii,sS 'nht nave come
P "'' '' ""'o ~ '"o'""Sni! iasteheu
lfeSunes To question their utility, or to suggest
ehahge oi the leeehes that suck the juice out
Oi theh Is held TO lie guilty OF high treason, de-