The advocate., 1891-01-14

DO allowed Dy ths BOARD OK county cOmliiS-
slOners.
The citizen Of Kansas who has a
knowledge of Che duties Of county
clerk or county treasurer, would very
readily presume that those duties
were comparatively unknown 10 this
committee, and that they each and all
OF them might not be well fitted to
perform them.
A member OF the Kansas Republi-
can mutual admiration society, who
has a paper at Hutchinson, who is
alike serVile to the OrstoriCsl and par
liamentary Ingalls,, and to this Senate
revision committee, has quite an edi-
torial in his NeUs on reducing ex-
penses."
The article has some predatory re-
marks concerning the thought OF the
trainers Of the state constitution who
believed that the Kansas govern
mental machinery could be run on
the basis Of $15OOOO annually. But
in q spirit Of semi-cOnfsssion this par
tisan journal says:
IL did not take long for politicians 10 discover
chat the amount was too limited 10 permit OF
caring for the parasites that must be provided
for An OiiiC0 was created here and another
there, and new board was formed and given
imaginary duties. The army OF place hunters
multiplied more rapidly than the Ofiices, how
ever, and began 70 threaten 10 ruin the govern
ment. Then few more OiiiCera were created
and q few more h0wlers' mouths stopped with
golden spoons This sort OF business began 10 be
unpleasant and the principal offices smacked do
Cldedly OF the lOaves and fishes. The people
we're becoming tired Of so much place seeking
and began talking OF radical changes. The
army was inoroa0lng more rapidly than the legi-
tlmato revenues Of the state. Money that should
have gone To other purposes Was diverted from
its course and wound up In the pockets Of those
parasites.
And then comes the following
nsusesting sdulation Of a sort Of self
constituted commission, who, in 1890,
not one Of whom would have been
elected TO the state Senate, had they
have come before the voters of their
respective districts clamoring for
place as Kansas law makers:
Thon the patronage became q scandal TO the
state and the Republican party, true TO les In
stincts and education, needed the voice Of the
people and committee was set TO work which
ruthlessly slaughtered quite an army Of these in
nOcents 10 the valley, throwing them into the
slough Of dependence. The expenses OF the
state, II tho recommendations OF thlB committee
are adopted will be reduced SsOO,OOO annually.
This will once more bring the expenses Of gov.
eTnmeDt back 10 figure commensurate with
the original intent The Republican party re.
wArded its friends 80 long 40 that rewarding did
not conflict with the public interest, but when Il
aid the sCalplng knife was applied with good Of.
feet. This much the last Legislature has left 90
legacy for the incoming one, The Republicans
have cleaned away the rubbish and put the
state on an economical basis. The only thing
left IA for the Legislature, composed Of a party
Rurtured on a diet Of reform, 20 adopt the TO-
port OF Republican committed The people are
noe to be tampered with, orsput OH with high
sounding phrases They asked for reform and
the Republicans are giving them big dose,
Another party 10 called In to take up che work,
and II II carries out the Republican policy It will
be good work well done.
"The Republicans have cleaned
away the rubbish and put the state
on an economical basis" forsooth, as
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