The Advocate and news., 1898-02-16

more OF an evil now than 1t has been
since It's creation, and IN evil that is a
good thing for one crowd Of Office seek
ers is equally good for another crowd.
Still Chase's help In the fight to abolish
the board Is welcome. II Is a machine
that turns loose murderers, bandits and
professional thieves without warrant Of
justice, and assumes the right to review,
on eX parte evidence, the judgment Of
courts.
Topeka Journal Qnd. Rep): The
reason why Topeka does not want two
Federal districts Is because 1t is Cy Le-
lands scheme to find places for number
OF his followers who must have Jobs or
earn their own living. Cy Leland has
already quartered large portion Of his
family on the public and many of his
friends, and Topeka objects to support
ing any more Of them or assisting any
measure which will have that result.
Besides, Kansas no more needs two Fed
eral Judicial districts than she needs
two Governors. There is less than half
the Federal litigation there was years
ago. The present Federal court is easily
taking care of all the business.
Superintendent Stryker: My object
in desiring the establishment of night
schools is to give educational advan-
tages to the boys and girls who are COM
PEELED to make their living. Because a
boy or girl has to start work early in
life should be no reason why he or she
should be denied all free school advan-
tages, especially when this could be
remedied very easily and with but little
additional expense to the people Of the
State. believe the educational people
Of the State are in favor of such a move
and would gladly cooperate in carrying
1t out. My experience in educational
matters Is that the people are always
willing to do anything in an educational
way If 1t is brought forcibly to their at
tention.
Neodesha Register (Rep.). The Regis
ter Is OF the opinion that any man who
has openly, defnantly and wilfully vio-
lated the laws of the State, has had a
fair trial in open court and has been
given the least sentence possible by the
presiding judge, should meet the sem
tence in toto. The pardon racket is be-
Ing worked too often-in fact is has be-
come so notoriously easy to procure
pardon that law violators 60 to Jail with
the boast that they will not stay long.
Don't sign a petition for the pardon of
any one unless there are such extenuat-
ing circumstances, as repentance, undue
punishment, etc., as cali for mercy. And
note, also, that though extenuating cir
cumstances are always set up as a plea
for your signature, that they seldom ex-
ist in fact. The judge and jury generally
get at the facts and impose just verdicts
and sentences.
Topeka Journal Qnd. Rep.): Through
the actions OF Commissioners of Insur-
ance and the effect Of legislation espe-
cially designed for that purpose, East |
ern and foreign insurance companies are |
being gradually but surely pushed out |
Of some of the Western States and Ter
I1tories. Without discussing the Justice
Of the measures being taken and re-
gardless Of how, when or why this ap-
parently systematic movement started,
It must be apparent that much benefit
Will accrue to these States by confirming,
rs far as may be, the business OF in
iurance Of their citizens lives and prop
,rty to the commonwealth. While there
was an insuf1ciency of available home
capital in these States to conduct an
insurance business on a safe basis the
presence Of outside concerns was a ne
'essity and was welcomed. These COM
,anies have reaped rich harvest from
he business and should not complain
low If the people decline longer to pour
heir money into the Golfers of foreign
Ind Eastern stockholders to have it
oaned back to them at high rates of
interest.
Kansas City Star: The fight ON Clark
on, the insurance czar, who has finally
'een driven from the throne by Webb
dcNall, was begun by the newspapers
n 1895, but he had too strong a pull.
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