The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05

passage OF laws requiring the sale OF
franchises for the benefit Of the public
poraEiOu OF companies. and to require
al corporations doing business IN the
state 20 take cut articles OF incorporz-
ton here OF pay q. 162VT license TO re-
e1115re all i1coruOra ted couparias TO file
statements Of their earnings and ex-
geE=ES with the state auditor under
oath and 70 pay , Per cent OF some sim
HaE ratio Of their earnings into the
treasury There are various other
schemes 70 make the corporations IN
happy. and they are directed not only
II the railroads and banks. but at every
41Ufact9rluE establishments and every
stock company organized fer any pur-
pose VIA tEVer.
Then the leaders Of the new crusade
propose TO regulate eryLhiug-prices
wages and hours Of Iabor-which thew
think VIII be Z popular Droposirfogl
with the working classes and the labor
unions T6Ere was = hint OF such leg
isiarion At the last session when 4 mem
Ger OF the lower house Introduced 4 Bill
10 regulate the BARRIERS Of the state 70
require than 10 pass examinations TO
determine their competency. Ike Uf1vs-
ICIaus and horse doctors. and limiting
their charges 70 10 cents for a shave .
cents for haircut 20 cents for Z shave
and haircut combined. and 80 cents for
Z shave. haircut and ShampoO- Il pro-
posed = charge OF p cents for dyeIuE
i uUsLache and 80 cents for whiskers
Il Is proposed 10 fix the rate Of wages
70 Be paid farm Iaborerz- miners fac
tory operatives. household servants
"a lWzy employees and all other kinds OF
skilled labor. and the rate OF farm and
house rentals. No real estate owner Is
10 Dc allowed TO charge more than 8
Der cent UPON the valuation Of his
property ss returned By the assessor
Tor houses. stores etc ard they argue
that n this way the people can catch
the money SharzS coming and going
f they try to cheat the state out OF
profit thereby
Another great scheme IS state fus11--
ance- More than 1850, 900 Is sent east
from Kansas every year IN the form Of
premiums upon life IRE ard tornado
Insurance. and AT least "a uer cent of Y
X clAaE profit To the companies An in
V7SLg2t101 mas shown they say that
> Fer cent Of the premiums VIII Pay all
the losses Hence the state ought 70
have the benefits OF this profit fusraad
Of the money devils and ea1fuaIistic
vampires Of Wall street. The state
can and should insure its citizens
against the loss Of their Ives their
houses and furniture. their cattle their
sheep and their horses and the differ
eEce between the money collected for
premiums and that needed 70 settle
u3uC sinking fund for the benefit Of the
unfortunate n the years 70 come As
the interest upon II accunuIarzs Tnsur-
anCe premiums can be reduced and
after 4 while the state can insure It's
ciCZaus free o. charge
IN equally fantastic scheme Is 4 sys-
ten CT stare stock yards. At present
the farmer loses 4 considerable part
OF the profits on the cate he sends
70 market because ne IS ccmueIIed ID
pay Tor handling them at Kansas City
ard allow L liberal commission 10 the
r1lddlena1 who stands between him
and the packing house To remedy this
Il = proposed that the state Of Kansas
should engage IN the commission bust
1eSS il com petition with the many en-
rerprIsiuE firms at Kansas CITY. WIch-
ia and ether cattle markets. and han
de the G1CELE e its citizens Tree OF
cost
IN other words. what Is known as
state socialism Is rapidly deveIOpi1E II
Kansas, and the Democratic leaders in
re1d 10 make Il 4 political issue ii the
16xE campaign In the meantime the
people VIII De educated IN these new
IDEAS by TIE press oy pamphlets and
other documents and bT discussion n
the local IyCeUUs and debating societies.
The Swiss referendum plan Of Iezis-
la--on Is also talked about, but It does
not appeal 70 the kansans. WhIIe the
Democrats VIII dec0Uuce the imperial
IsClc designs OF President AIckinIey
they do not dare take very strong
grounds against expansion FOR that IS
very popular down here The Kansas
boys WHO ara fighting in the Philip
pines have made such Z glorious record
mat they seem TO be i Part Of the ex-
1ansiOn doctrine, OF at least 50 closely
associated with 1t that everything
The sea- now. occupied By M Baker II
re L E-E=C Slaces senate VII not be Va
capture il has already begun and n TACT
1as been On Tor q year OF mora With Mr.
" ORD : far a. The most active and prom
-Ee1L figure NJ Burton CeIIs ne h has
-1rlzz1 canvass and viii continue his cam
7a-zu 5-1-l1 r1= election He Is working
terri "a ~ ~ - In
himself known in every h0n1e II Kansas
I DIP Tot recall any campaign Tor 7flre so
prolonged 50 earnest and 50 personal
Mr. Burton chief Cppoza1c : " Le-
and The Kansas member OF. the national
KEEP 1llcsa1 commit tee and [ 1l-ed States
pension agent al Topeka Mr. Leland Is
4 professional politician and has been On
ton for shrevzyfness and other political ac-
COMP 1s1uleU1s EreaCer than thai % any
por- ard the control OF che Ez0ualiezir1
Organization and the sympathy OF rs as
z although h - not Ar avoWet5 candidate
for The senate everybody knows that his
-h1E ne Intends to elect himself OF name
Mr. Rsrirsr the present Incumbent * 4
popular nan 1111 has served acCapca1ly %
II Classes H is not taking any part in
keeping watch Of things for him and he
expects L rEnou1inaLIGE-
4 new Industry IN Kansas IS the manu-
-acC1Ire u salt 4 large deposit has oeen
discovered on the NE OF TIE Sa1E1 E=
near the town OF 6urch5nsCU- n
the central par- Of the STATE which The
oCaI EeoIoEIS-s claim TO BE the largest IN
The world More than 3 no go has a.
ready been invested II plants 70 purify =
and the OUTPUT last year reached nearly
: lGti 80e barrels.
Tie members OF the 1IaIvaze family Of
Topeka who are heavy LzEz owners. be4 TX
=rS ard pECprIeEorS OF LhA ToDeka CAPITAL
ara the largest salt operators
= The stare but G-ecrEe-6-0tzIG and ms
brothers Of New York ara also heavily In
crested Frank Could the youngest son
q the Iara Jay Gould who mas onEv re-
-eECIv reached his majority Is having his
fist business ex Experience II the UaHaEe-
WILLIAM z CURTIS
IN HONOR OF Mss GRANT.