Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-02

Arc the Taxpayer OF Onr County
Asking for u Change? Or IN ~
few Politicians and place
Hunters wanting n JObe
EDITOR GAZETTE
AS the time is nearing for Oul cOun-
ty commissioners to employ some one
as superintendent OF our poor farm
ana asylum the taxpayers ought 1t
seems to me to take some notice OF the
present management bath of the farm
and asylum. ! stopped at the asylum
a few days ago and took some notice OF
tie farm, is buildings and eyeryth Ag
pertaining to the farm. [ must say
with due respect TO our county com
missioners that it shows good sens,
sound judgement and with proper
and perfect management on the part
of Mr.. Adkins, the present superln-
tendent. AS to the esylum itself there
are few that know or realize that the
success of the institution depends
largely, if not wholly on the woman in
charge of it. Mrs. Adkins like her
husband it seems 10 me is the right
woman in the right place. Mrs. Ad'
kins is tbs most eminently and vari-
iOusly endowed Of all the eminent
women of today to manage that asy =
lum With a head to conceive and a
hal I'd to execute, an organizing mind
able to grasp tie latest system; and
administrative to execute the smallest
details; wholly turned to the practical
business of life, and with capacity
for application and production which
teens with gigantic labors, each
worthy to be the sole product OF a sim
gle master intellect. 1t is an old say
ing but a true one, Let we'll enough
alone" this asylum is an institution
that every taxpayers in our county is
interested in. And when the mana
cement under Mr.. md Mrs. Adkins is
perfectly satisfactory and on q paying
basis (which many Of us are not at tn $
time) why make a changer Ii there
is a change made we will all have the
satisfaction Of knowing it was done to
give place to sDme political striker; a
place hunter. Now, brother taxpay ers
do you want this done? Oar commits
sioners can you afford to do thi5sfOr pO-
litical purposes? So far as | have
heard there is no complaint or kick
coming from any source only the place
hunter, judging from the business
methods and good sence and practical
judgement employed in conducting the
management Of the institution | am
led to believe you will let good enough
alone and make no change but retain
that genial wnole.soled, clever, accom-
mOdating good natured OntO-his job
and practical farmer 5. j. Adkins and
his estimable wife VINO only wants to
b9 seen and known in her position TO
know her peculiar fitness for tina place.
AS iudiylduls at the beginning Of each
season Of tho year when We want
help and assistance ia our business
We don't stop and ask our hired help
what their politics are. We don't ask
our doctor what his politics ara before
we send for him or before we take a
4 dose Of his medicine when we are
bad sick. If the taxpayers Of our
county are not financially sick now
with our taxes higher than last yeal
don't know what financial sickness
is. Do we as business men when we
want to employ a lawyer or a preacher
Or when we sell our grain, our hog Or
cattle ask their politics? ID" we ask
the politics Of our blacksmith of Olr
merchant? Do we ask the politics Of
the parties our boys and girls are
going to marry? No we do nothing of
the kind. Why, because we think it
best not to NIX to much politics with
business. Then why not apply little
individual sense and business prnci-
pies to our official and county business
Fearing l may tire you on this subjeSt
| close hOpeing to hear from some one
on the subject soon.
w. II. MITCHELL,
AbbyviIle, Kansas Dec, 1t.