The Advocate and news., 1898-03-09


should be remembered that the Populists
have already saved enough to the tax
payers to more than meet the expenses.
Minneapolis Better Way: 1t would be
Orful for Governor Leedy to convene the
Legislature to pass bill which he
framed, but 1t was all right for President
Mckinley to convene Congress to pass
q bill framed by the Eastern manufactur-
ers who put up the stuff to elect him.
Mcpherson Opinion (Pop.): The bill
10 all right, and should 1t pass, the next
important move ought to be to make the
Commissioners elective. This would re-
lIeVe the Governor Of responsibility In
the matter and the people could certainly
be entrusted to elect honest and compe-
tent men.
Seneca News (Pop.): If Governor FL
der's idea that the Populist Legislators are
untrustworthy and his further contention
that no further legislation Is necessary,
are taken as true, what Is the Governor
going to urge as reasons why the Popu-
list party should be continued In life
or In power?
Emporia Times (Pop): It doesn't
look much like there would be an extra
session. o. X, 1t Is better thus. II the
people Of Kansas repudiated the Legis-
lature of '97 with its record, then the
only thing left Is for the angel Gabriel
to blow his trumpet. They can't be sat
isfed on this earth.
Winfield Free Press (POp): 1t Is ad-
mitted that the bill is good one, and
that Its passage would free the people
Of Kansas from the thrall Of railroads.
Then the Legislature ought to meet,
pass the bill In two or three days, and
adjourn, am aware, OF course, that 1t
should have been done at the regular
session. But 1t was not, and the next
best thing Is to pass 1t now.
Sedan Lance (Pop): We think the
Governor did the only thing possible to
do and that was to formulate bill and
submit 1t to the members. II any OF the
members have a different plan, why can't
they submit their Ideas Of others in like
manner? We have a postal syAtem in
this country, and there ID no harm In the
Governor or the members using 1t in ex-
pressing their opinion on railroad leg
islation.
Cottonwood Falls Reveille (Pop.):
There Is one proposition in the railroad
bill sent out by Governor Leedy that dis
tlnctly meets our approval, and that is
the State furnishing an attorney to pros
eCute the claim of the citizen against the
corporation. We take this broad posi-.
ton that If the State will create powerful
corporations to prey on the public, It
should defend the citizen from unjust
corporate enactment In railroad cases,
the citizen can seldom cope with the COR
poration, on account OF the cost. The cit
lien does not employ counsel by the year.
Phillipsburg Herald (Pop.): We are
Of the opinion that mistake will be
made In holding special session Of the
Legislature. The body will be made I'D
OF mainly the same men. They had an
opportunity, and let 1t pass by, and there
Is no assurance that they would do any
better II called together again. There
10 only one way TO pass a bill OF this
kind and that Is for the Legislature to
meet and pass without amendment or
discussion the bill prepared by the Gov
\ ernor, or some other. II one alteration
is attempted others will follow, and no
good win result
Senator Fl. w. Young CPop): Since
published copy OF the railroad bill Gov
crnor Leedy submitted to the members
Of the Legislature and asked for an ex-
preston Of opinion as to the desirability
OF a special session, have met but one
man who thought that 1t would be wise
to call the Legislature together at this
time The almost universal opinion is
that, with the next regular session only
ten months away, 1t will be better to wait
than to put the State to an expense Of
$4,000 or $4,000 for an extra session,
and have that extravaganza to defend in
the campaign this fall.
Concordia Kansan (Pop.): If there
were no further reasons at hand that the
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