Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-12
FAMILIES IN OFELCR.

State Journal: "There is a good deal
of dissatisfaction being manifested
among the republicans of Kansas be-
cause of the fact that our public offices
are used entirely too much as family
concerns.' And especially is this dis
satisfaction apparent among the old
soldier element of the republican party
in this state, who are forced to witness
the violation of the law of 1856 by the
very ones who would naturally be ex-
pected to be the most dIllgent and and
painStaking in its eDfOrcement-the
Union soldier statesmen Com
plant is made that the county officers
OF the state, when appealed to to en-
force this law, pointed to the state off
icers as the ones that set example, and
were wont to reply that if the great law
officers of the state do not more rigidly
enfore this law, certainly local officers
cannot be expected to do so.
But complaint now seems to be di-
rected against the use of our public of
fees for the benefit of whole families
And the Journal is surprised that any
one can be found who will excuse this
conduct at all.
AS stalwart republican paper, the
Journal believes in regulating party
affairs within the party lines without
outside interference-and it believes.
too, that the way to retain control of
public affairs is for the press and people
belonging to the party to freely criticise
the acts of its public men.
That there is good cause for dissatis-
faction on the part of the common
people"-the voters of the republican
party-will appear plain after perusal
of the facts concerning the families
now in office in this state. We will take
these up at random:
The Walker Family: Colonel r.
Walker is United States MAJ shal-the
most prominent and lucrative Office in
the state; he has brother who has a
clerkship in the state penitentiary, with
salary equal to thousand or twelve
hundred dollars annually; he has a
nephew as his chief assistant with
salary of 81 800 per annum: he has a
niece in the state treasurer's office at
$500 or 81 900 per year; his father-in-law
will probably be taken care of in the
United States marshal's office; and an
other nephew is being urged for po
sition i'll the governors office at 81 900
per year. If there are any other mem
bers of the family not provided for
some place should be created at once.
OF this half dozen people only one. Col.
Walker himself, served in the war.
The Orner Famiiy-Judge George D.
Orner fed at the public crib for wears.
until changes of national administra-
ton threw him out He was then an
pointed district judge by Governor Mar
tin. He has brother as assistant sec
Rotary of state at an annual salary of
Sl,sOO, and another in the state treas
urer's ONCE at 81 200. The Orner
"boys," however, all served in the
army.
The Higgins Family-Capt. '.Bin"
Higgins is secretary of state-tbe most
lucrative Office within the gift of the
people of Kansas. lie has brother
who is deputy warden OF the state pen
itentiary with salary equal to $500
He has sister in the secretary of
states office-salary $500 per year.
The Mohler Family-Hon. NJ. Mohler
is secretary of the state board of agri-
e0ltgre, His sOn-in-law is also provid-
ed for in this once.
The Caldwell Family-General Cald-
well is Price raid commissioner and
chairman of the state board of pardons. |