Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-14

iCh Is the most grateful heritage we receive
from our fathers, and the best legacy we can
leave to our children, finds ample house room
and school room for every Kansas child and for
such struggling waits as come to US from where
penury and parslmony stalk side by side. There
are no tramps in Kansas, except those birds OF
passage who fit by US, grim reminders OF the
conditions in older communities
With cheerful audacity that almost chal-
lenges admiration. Grub street scribblers on
venal press, which panders to the most vicious
instincts OF semi-civllized foreign colonies like
New York city and Chicago with semi-barbaric
splendor at the apex and semi-barbaric squalor
ut the base of their social life, have offered their
puny and presumptuous criticism OF those whose
shoestrings they are not worthy to unloose.
The dogs Of Egypt have parked ut the Pyra-
mids unanswered for so centuries When the
accused doge stood before the Venetian coun-
Gil he said: my defense is your accusation "
Let Grub street rail on. They well know that
Kansas was pillar of cloud by day and pill
lar OF fire by night before an oppressed people
in the nations darkest hour We shall keep those
fires alight in our camps and that smoke as
cending from our hilltOps till this Is indeed o
government Of the people, and for the people,
and by the people.
'F0r she failed you not In the early day, and she
failed you not in the late,
Nor forgot you how the balance was poised on
our youngest state,
And how with the fate OF Kansas was linked the
nations fate"
Financial Condition.
In full and exhaustive report the state
treasurer sets forth the financial condition,
which shows that ut the beginning OF the fiscal
year, July l. 1894 there we're SS42 326.25 on hand,
and that the receipts during the fiscal years
ending June &c. 1895 and 1896 were $1,000 002. 81,
making q total of 49, T4O, 1905 The disburse-
ments for the two years named above were
So, 1856 $685. 90, leaving balance In the treasury
June 80, 1896, of 1904 $50 TO- The report for the
year ending December 81, 1896, shows that the
balance on hand was $685., 1883, and TINT the
permanent school fund amounts to S,0l6 993 10.
January I, 1896 our state bonded Indebtedness
was $685. On March Is, 1895, S36,5OO was
paid and on July l. 1896 $40, 600, which leaves at
present bonded indebtedness Of $685., 000 $40,
900 OF these bonds are owned by the permanent
school fund.- 80, 900 by the permanent university
fund and the balance, $4,000, by individuals
and corporations. On July l. 1897, and July 1,
1893. 1920, 600 in seven per cent bonds become
due. The state treasurer In his report recon-
mends that the whole amount be refunded in
four per cent. bonds and sold to the permanent
school fund. The suggestion meets my up
proyal for the reason that any increase Of our
state levy at this time to meet these bonds
would work hardship on our tax payers and
the further fact that, in these days when many
unsafe and questionable bonds are being
hawled around, IN Investment of this kind will
protect this fund that has been set aside for
the educational purposes OF our state
Charitable Institutions.
No class of people should receive the pity OF
their felloWmen more than the inmates OF OuJ
charitable institutions, Many OF them have
been reared in luxury. some Of them are waits
of the streets and the harvest OF our present
economic conditions, yet all OF them are human
and born in the likeness Of their Maker. Their
care and comfort are sacred duty imposed
upon US by humanity and all the better ele'
Inents Of our nature. Some of these institu.
4ions are filed with those to whom the sunlight
OF MONDAY and the darkness of midnight are
the same. Others are unable to enjoy CONVEX
sation with their fellow-beings, and nothing
takes the place OF the senses which are mosi
gratifying TO humanity, Some Of them are
Rereft OF reason and struggle through halluciha'
tions against imaginary evils. Some are borr
into the world berest Of reason or sense, ant
are thrown upon our pity and charity
from the beginning consider 1t one o.
the most essential duties q an ex
ecutive and the coordinate branches
of the legislature to see that the best Of treat
fpent be accorded them. that those who cart
for them should be kind attentive and take NJ
interest in their work, that their food sh0Ulc
be clean, wholesome and plentiful that thu
sanitary eopditons OF the buildings where thel
are confined are conducive to their health, tina
the professional duties be administered by o.
good talent as the state possesses; in short
that the gravest duty tASt we have to discharge
IS in the care Of those who ore unable to carr
for themselves, and are placed In the institu
tiOns Of our state as wards Of the state,
A visiting board for all the charitable, edNea
tionaI and pt9al institutions Of the state. viii
mower to come ald go, and report abuses to thu
governor. would Nc good thing Severa
states have adopted this system OF supervision
of the different institutions, in order to guar
against the treatment often accorded inmates
by the negligence OF the officials In charge.
I would be pleased to cooperate with sol
alon.. these lines In order 10 more fully protee
our unfortunates than under the present law
where tS1e board of charities goes on specific,
date to VtSit these institutions and has ~
chance to obtain knowledge as to the exac
conditions of the inmates, when not present
and the treatment accorded them by the EN-
ployes Of the institution,
have been handed the tenth biennial repor
Ouf the board Of trustees OF the CHARITABLE inSti
buttons, which, in addition 10 the information
have glReady received, gives me the basis ~
1he recommendations which shall make 10
the different ipstitutions; however, there ar
several of them, and their wants are many
is q custom for the cnm,aittees Of the tw
houses on penal and cl... nble institutions l