The Globe-republican., 1895-01-18

cities where criminals Ami refuge. They han
less commercial business and a larxd
part OF the wealth Of these districts
| consisted Of unoccupied lands owned
by non-residentS. So there would be every
| reason to suppose the litigation would be less
In proportion to the number Of Inhabitants
| rather than more. The First judicial district
cast li.93S votes. the Second 4.9i1. while the
Thlrty-second cast only l070 votes. Every
thing else being equal. the judge Of the First
district had fifteen times as much work as the
Judge OF the Thirty-Secold. The Fifteenth dis
trict cast 1881 votes: the Thirty-t-st I.l5s
votes. Twelve Of the judicial districts have
nearly 100000 more inhabitants than the o: her
! twenty-:hree districts. The tendency OF an
increase Of districts is to increase litigation
Inc Judge who has all the work that he can do
Will not be inclined TO encourage needless liti-
CATION. or to increase court expenses
There oush. to be u complete rediSt~ictiug
OF the state for judicial purposes. and n rsGuc-
ton OF 1T least twelve districts in number.
This would save to the state in salaries Of
judges alone $4,000 per year lam n Ut ulmind-
ful OF the difficulties in the way o; redist-ct-
ing OF the state. but / have confidence to be-
heve that this legislature has the good judg-
ment. courage and ability to carry out = reform
which commerdS itself to the intelligence Of
every voteUin the state.
Permanent School Fund.
The investment Of the permanent school
fGud OF the state is matter of grave publio
concern. and it should be guarded very CAKE
fully. There are about s6OCO.a1i in this fund.
Several hundred thousand dollars of this
money are reinvested every year Too much
care cannot be taken in the qua lily of the Sc
curltleS purchased. The safety of the fund is
Of thu highest Importance. and should be pro-
tected more Sacredly than even the funds in
the state treasury.
During the boom period. in Kansas. while
values We're inflated. large amounts o. boDdS uf
various kinds were purchased. would recon-.
mend that a legislative committee be appoint
ed 10 thoroughly investigate the securities on
hand, with Instructions to report the actual
cash value of each and to recommend such
steps as may be deemed advisable to ,iX the
responsibility of illegal investments. To collect
doubtful securities, and to suggest any neceS-
sary legislation to guard investments in the
future. And would suggest that this com
mittee be appointed early in the session,
that il NAV report and recommend any amend
mentS to the law that may be necessary for the
protection of the fund.
No penalty whatever is attached to the vio-
latiOn Of the law by the school fund commits
sionerS, in regard to the class OF bonds they
may purchase for the permanent investment Of
the various school funds. There are now thou
sands Of dollars invested in bonds which
not authorized by law, and which may prove
total loss to this fund. Bonds have been pur-
chased that are not even recoSn zcd b; the
counties from which they purport To have been
issued. The laws governing this board should
be made more stringent, and severe penalties
should be provided for any violation
Of them. Each commissioner should
give bond as loan officer OF not
less than SI0lOO). and the law should provide
that he should be held liable on that bond :o-
any loss that might arise from the purchase of
hnrI tn.,,t, nod 11,,- ~
portant duty devolves upon you than to guard
with jealous care the funds set apart for edu-
cational purposes.
Intemperance.
The blighting influence OF incompetence is
still seen in our state. There is scarcely COM
munity that does not suffer from this cause,
and happy is the family that is not directly af-
fected By it. Its approach is so insidious that
its danger is scarcely realize! until it is too
late to stay its evil effects. How to cure.
even lessen the evil, has commanded the
earnest thought of every lover of his race,
be he statesman or moraliSt. Its denoraliZing
effects are universally conceded. and can hard
ly be exaggerated. Much of the poverty and
crime, the suffering and the Borrowing existing
to-day can be clearly traced W its evil infiu-
ence. Whatever tends to refine and elevate a
peOp!e-to give them purer and uoDlcr aspira-
tiOnS-will surely tend 10 lessen this evil The
great work of removing intemperance from our
Land must be done through the churches,
schools and other eleyating helps. Law -
only a help-an asSistant-and never should be
placed before moral influences 1t in fact can
only be enacted when moral forces have ere
ated a healthy public sentiment against irtcm-
perance. 1t Is valuable as aid to help ere
ate and maintain healthful public sentiment.
but ought never to be substituted for it. The
great work OF advancing the cause of temper
ance can only be done by thorough org lniZI-
fisp ar,l tive affrvt nIn tbal ipn- of uln
ton and moral suaSiOn. aided by laws fully
abreast of the public sentiment.
cannot refrain from expressing my unquali-
fled commentator of the action OF the Chi
cago & Alton Railroad Co. in requiring that
their employees shall abstain from the oil
all tOxioating liquors. The public have D
right to demand that the men under whose care
they place themselves when travelling shall %
sober men: and ii is to be hoped that the rail
road companies Of this state will soon follow
the worthy example set them by the Chicago s.
Alton company.
In 1890 an amendment to the constitution was
adopted, prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors. except for medical
scientific and mechanical purposes. In 1881
1885 and 1887, laws were passed providing fOI
the enforcement of this provision of the consti-
tuition. Three legislatures have since been
elected, and no attempt has been made to re-
peal or essentially modify these laws. 1t is
this to be the settled policy OF the state upon
this subject. The only fair Interpretation &c
be placed upon their action is, that the open
saloon shall not return to our state. and that
they believe that the effect OF the prohibitory
law has been to lessen the evils OF intemper.
ance.
That the law is but imperfectly enforced. il
by all. Law is but reflection Of
public sentiment. and the enforcement OF Law
will depend upon the action Of the people. Ex-
perience has fully demonstrated that the
forcement Of any law in opposition to the pro-
nounced sentiment Of the community. cannot
be long successfully accomplished. Whenever
the people in any community demand the en-
forcement of a law. their voice will be heard
the support Of public sentiment. the
effort of the officers to enforce the law will rot
be crowned with success All laws ought
to be enforced for the open violation
Of any law is demOraliZing to the
public conscience. It breeds disregard 70:
law, which is dangerous to any community.
In this country the law is supreme. II is the
governing power: and disregard OF the law is
a disregard OF the government itself con-
tinuation OF the open violation OF any law can
only result in evil to the state. The duty If
every officer is plain; the legislature declares