The Globe-republican., 1891-10-08
THE ALLIANCE FAILURE.
A Few Straight Forward Question for
the Peoples Party.

Ifthe late house of representatives
of the Kansas legislature Of the
125 members being members of the
People'sparty-wanted to save.money
to the taxpayers of Kansas, and thus
tighten the burdens Of the farmers,
why didn't it pass the senate state
printing bill?
If the house OF representatives
wanted to protect the farmer against
the shylOck insurance companies, why
didn't it pass the senate bill which
compelled insurance companies to
pay full face of the policies when
property was burned?
II they we're the friends Of the far
mers why didn't it pass the senate
stay law. 1t was simple measure,
providing that farmer should not be
foreclosel for the next two years ii he
paid his taxes and interest and WIS
not in default to exceed six months?
If this reform party meant to carry
out its pledges why did it not pass the
senate free school book bill and give
the people cheaper school books?
If this Peoples party wanted to
have something to say as to who
should have control of our agricultu-
raj interests, why didn't they pass the
senate bill which proviced that the
secretary Of agriculture should be
elected by the people, at the same
way that the governor and other state
officers are elected?
If this party of big pretences was
i'll earnest and meant business. why
didn't its house Of representatives
pass the senate fee and salary bill?
1t was fair and just bill and ought
to have been enacted into law.
II this railroad smashing party
wanted to put these corporations OH
far taxable footing with ''other peo
pie" why didn't the house of repre-
sentatives pass the senate bill which
compelled the board Of railway asses
sors to assess all railroad property in
the state at Its true value in money?
If this house Of representatives
wanted to put stop to bond voting,
and all that Sort of thing, why didn't
it pass the senate bill, which provided
that s'no Indebtedness sLall hereafter
be contracted against any county,
township or city, WHICH, with the
other outstanding liabilities would
render the total Indebtedness of such
county, township or city in excess of 5
per cent. of its assessed valuation?s'
If this Peoples Party house of rep
resentatives desired to save the tax
payers of this state large sums Of
money annually, why did it not pass
bills to-Cut down the judicial dis
tricts from thirty five to twenty five.
Put the state educational institu
tiOnS under one management.
Turn the Hutchinson reformatory
into an insane asylum.
Consolidate the state historical So
ciety with the state library.
Put the charitable and reformatory
institutions under one board.
Abolish the state board of phar-
macy, the state board of dentistry, the
state board of health, the state board
of animal industry, the state coal oil |
the state veterinarian, the |
professor Of geology and the commits
sioner of labor statistics.
Pounding Teachers desks in our
school houses and damning
the Republican party don't help the |
taxpayers.
It takes Legislative enactments to
d. this. It.takes careful. prudent and
painstaking work to do it; and it can
only be done in legal and constitu-
tional way.
The senate had the experience, the
courage, the good sense to either
pass or report all the measures men
toned above; and had the house had
any Of the honesty, courage and pat
riotism they claim to possess. all, OF
nearly all, of these measures would be
laws to dav.
And we wish to say right here that
there is no other way for a Kansas
legislature to cut down expenses ex-