Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-09-05

uatiOn OF property for pubic purposes.
Corporations enjoying public privileges
should pay for them. and schools
should be divorced from political in
fluence and control,
When Ralph NJ. Easley left Hutch
inson and went to Chicago not many
of his friends here even dreamed that
he was soon to become the leading re-
former of that great city. Nothing
had developed in his life and character
here which could have led anyone to
prophecy that his name was so soon
to become the synonym Of purity in
politics; but such is the case. r. NJ. is
the secretary Of the Civic Federation
and that means that he is genuine,
true blue reformer.
A like change has come over Senator
Matt Quay. Who could have predicted
that he was to become leading re-
fOrmerg Yet the above resolution Of
fered by him at the Pennsylvania re-
publican convention on the 2Sth ult.,
is proof that he has experienced a
wonderful change of heart.
THAT we deCry the growing use of
money in politics and the corporate
control of legislatures, municipal and
county," This is genuine calamity
bowling. If Mrs. Lease had offered
such resolution at a "POp" cOnven-
ton in the state of Kansas one could
have borne it; but the republicans in
Kansas call all such assertions, insin-
uations and innuendoes by the name Of
calamity bowling. They do not admit
that there is any growing use of money
in politics in this country. Nobody
but "haYseeds" ever heard Of such
thing as money used in politics. Some
people have insinuated that Have
meyer used money in the senate dur
ing the consideration Of the Wilson
tariff bill at the last session of con-
gress. Some have gone so far as to
imply that possibly German, Brice and
others were paid by the sugar trust for
the fight they made in the senate in the
interest of that trust, but no republic
can in Kansas would admit such a
thing for one moment. But, Senator
Quay of the great republican state of
Pennsylvania not only admits the
truth of such assertions but is going to
take means to put stop to them. He
has just found out perhaps through
Mrs. Lease that corporations control
Legislatures wonder if he means to in
sinuate that the U. S. senate comes
under this term!); that they influence
elections Gust think of itD; that they
enslave public officers and employees
(are U. s. senators included among
theseO; that public franchises have
been sold to corporations, Implying that
city councils have been in the habit Of
selling water works and gas franchises
to the highest bidders Quay must have
heard of the Hutchinson water works
company; that public officers have
been assessed to pay election expenses
THAT is pure and undulterated calam-
ity hOwling). Corporations enjoying
public privileges should pay for them"
Qnsinuating that they have not been
doing so, of course), and schools should
be divorced from politics. This is
probably a thrust at the A. z. A.
causing Roman Catholic teachers.to be
expelled from the schools. What do
the A. P. AS. think Of that from a re
publican?
If the implications. insinuations and
lnnuendoes of Senator Quay are reli-
able, it is no wonder that he has come
out square for reform. Things had
come to a serious crisis indeed, 1t
would seem as though it was about
time that one man should die for the
people and that the whole nation perish
not. All these things sound so strange
coming from a republican. They
have been telling us for 80 years that
they are the party of progress, of puri
ty, of honesty and of everything that is
good. How then does it occur that
in the good republican state of Penn
sylvania.. such reforms as the above
should be needed? One would think
to read the above resolution that most
deplorable condition of things existed
in the Keystone state, and that Sena-
tor Quay should get Mrs. Lease and
other Kansas reformers to assist him
in the great work of reform. In return
for such services the refOrmeIs of
Kansas should get Senator Quay to
come out to Kansas and assist to re-
form the Sunhower state.
Now that Senator Quay has COM
menced to study reforms we may hope
that he will continue to do so, and will
suggest to him the following:
Resolved, That we deplore the con-
ditiOn of the poor who are unable to
find employment and believe that a
law should he passed compelling all
owners of lands in not use to have such