The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-13
viii Be Asked to Wait For
Their Pay.
Appropriation to Be Made by
Next Legislature.
UNIVERSAL APPROVAL
Every Tax Payer in the State
To Share the Honor.
No More Quibbling and Silly
Propositions.

Governor Stanley has made public a
plan to have the members of the Twen-
tieth Kansas brought home from San
Francisco at the expense of the state of
Kansas. The plan is to have the rail-
roads bring the troops home and wait
for the legislature OF 1901 to pay the
bill
The governor has presented this plan
to W. J. Black. general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, and viii today or to-
morrow have a. conference with NJ. A.
Low of the Rock Island. Mr. Low has
been out of town for several days and
the governor has been unable to see
him.
The governor has been working on
this plan for some time but has hesitat-
ed suggesting it to the public until he
had progressed, at least a part of the
way, in making preparations for it. He
believes that the plan will prove sue
cessSuI and unless the railroads pool
and make the price too high the COVER
nor will urge its adoption by the var
ious lines. Conferences with the Union
Pacific and Missouri Pacific officials will
take place later.
AS the Santa Fe has it's own system
nearly 10 San Francisco what this road
does viii have an important bearing
upon the action of the other lines.
1t is said the Santa Fe officials take
kindly to the governors suggestion and
further that they will do everything
possible to aid him in successfully car
rying out his ideas.
The executive council has been called
TO meet in special session this evening
at 7:3O at the Office of the secretary
of state and the governor says that he
will present to the council his plan to
have the troops brought home by the
state.
Various schemes have been suggested
to the governor by people interested in
the regiment to bring the boys home.
Some have asked that the families of
the fighters and general public sub
scribe to a fund for this purpose, max
ing it OF such an amount that a balance
would remain with which to give the
boys a reception.
None of these ideas have been adopted
by the governor but he has taken hold
of the plan to have the soldiers brought
home free of expense to them, and is in
earnest about it.
1T seems to me- he said today, "that
the state could in no better way show
Gts appreciation OF the record of the gal
liant Kansas boys in the war with Spain.
w ere the state TO pay the expense of
NDe transportation nome from san fran
cisco every citizen Of Kansas-and every
one of them has a. pride in the Twen-
tieth-who pays taxes would contribute
his share to the fund. I hope the plan
will succeed. 1t is entirely feasible and
I believe the railroads will take kindly
to it,
Continuing the governor explained
that there were details in the manage
ment of railroad business which he did
not understand that would be arranged
by the railroad companies and if the
plans can be perfected he thinks there
Is no doubt about the success of his
scheme
The railroads advanced the money for
Kansas to have a repreSent tatiOn at the
Omaha exposition last summer. During
the session of the legislature a bill was
passed reimbursing all contributors to
the exposition fund.
When the matter was taken up Gov
ernor Leedy promised the contributors
that the legislature would reimburse
them. The governor kept his word. He
sent message to the legislature recon-
mending it and the regular session pass
ed the bill making the appropriations.
The appropriation for the exposition ex-
hlbit had been lost in a political cOntro-
Nersy in the preceding legislature, but
the members realized that the action of
the governor was just and paid the bills.
Kansas, otherwise, would not have been
represented at Omaha.
Now Governor Stanley pledges the
legislature to pay the kill for hauling
the Kansas troops home from San
Francisco and the indications are that
the railroads will accept this guarantee
and comply with the governors request.