Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-03-28
ONE OF THE WORST SCANDALS.

uNk OF THE WOhnI SOANDhLHs
Zone of the worst scandals connec-
ted with Kansas legislation has been
the appointment Of members to offices
created by themselves. Out OF the
six judges Of this new court, one has
been given to senator, one to rep
resentatlve, and one to the father of a
representative. We say nothing
against the ability or worth Of the
majority Of the judges, but the prac-
tice is perniclous, Another repre-.
sentative has been appointed to an
other OF the new offices created. Be
sides three senators and we do not
know how many representatives, were
appointed to offices while the legisla-
ture was in session. At least two Of
the senators already held appointive
Offices. One of them is a drunkard,
and thereby gave good cause for re-
moval, but as be was the chief agent
IN the performances of certain under
hand work, he will hardly be disturb
ed in his position. Business" is now
the watchword Faith must be- kept
with pirates and highwaymep, even il
it is broken with staunch and un
wavering friends of many years
standing
THE IRRIGATION FRAUD.
"The republican state convention
resolved in favor Of encouraging irrl-
CATION. The Legislature carried out
this pledge by appropriating 100000
for experiments. Rest assured, that
the $4,000 will all be expended on
experiments, at the end OF which irri-
cation will be as far off as ever, and
hot winds and drouths will not suffer
in health. OF course, new board
was created to squander this money,
composed Of three members, who are
to receive $1,000 each"
After speaking of the refusal of the
senate to confirm the appointment of
Judge j. s. Emery as one of the irrl-
CATION commissioners and the causes
which led up to 1t, he says:
"As in the case OF the appellate
court here was good excuse to shut
off $4,000 steal upon the state by
refusing to be coerced. But this be-
ing strictly a BUSINESS administra-
ton a competent and honorable man
was sacrificed in order to conciliate
the expiring tail end Of the worst I'M
position that was ever inflicted upon
the state.
among the first business of the
legislature was the consideration of
an appropriation of almost $4,000
deficiency for the state printer, This
deficiency was for printing calamity
campaign literature in the guise Of
public documents.
ILL TREATMENT OF COL. HUGHES.
"The sacrifice of Colonel Hughes
was another act of a piece with the
general policy. The man appointed
adjutant general is a good man and
deserving, but that is not the ques-
ton. Another man might have done
as Hughes did in the emergency, but
that does not enter into the case. At
very critical moment Colonel Hughes
refused to sustain q revolution, even
at the command OF his superior Of
tcer, and, 1t is conceded, by bis course
averted bloody riot That he acted
right has been decided by the courts
and endorsed by his party. For that
act he was court-martaled and dis
graced by tho party in whose interest
he refused to aid usurpation. His
own party owed il to him, to them
selves, and to justice, to indicate him
at the earliest possible moment.
Had we been governor, we know
how we would have dealt with these
hIghwaymen. We would have select
ed some trusted friend who did not
want the adjutant-generaPs Office, and
have sent his name to the senate, un-
der an agreement with him, that as
soon as the legislature adjourned, be
would resign the office; and then, at
ter the appropriations were all safe,
and the pirates gone, we would have
appointed Colonel Hughes to the va
Cancy, and have let the dirty whelps
rage and gnash their teeth, That's
the way we would have kept faith
with men who extorted promises at
the muzzle of the pistol. But we
never did understand much about
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