Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-12

enact others Labor Ia pretty well organized Il
Kansas, and lnAugurates now methods, ana nc
oompiinhas itspprposoa largely through trade
unions and other organization OF lllEe charac-
Tor, aa ftsH
10 those organizations tho Individual membei
looks for information ana assistance, Labor
organizations aro independent OF tho Labor
Commissioner, md the indiyldnal laborer
cares lttlo for him,
The report OF the present labor commissioners
IN exhaustive on certain subjects shows wide
fesearoh and IL o credit 10 its author, but not
one person In thousand IN the state will OK
anime H. and not one In nifty thousand viii bC
benefited by tho information II contains. The
laborlng mon as o class have no interest In this
ONCE,
Omaha Exposition,
At the recent exposition at Omaha many OF
our products were placed ON exhibition, and tho
Kansas exhibit was Greditabo both 20 the state
ana 10 the efiiolont board OF managers who had
the matter In charge, No provision had bo9n
made for tho expenses attending this exhibit,
but am informed that my predecessor gave
the assurance that n tho money necessary 10
meet these expenses was advanced no would
recommend an appropriation 10 reimburse
those making such advances. on the strength
OF this assurance several thousand dollars was
furnished by individuals, counties and corpora
tlons 10 aid the enterprise. would suggest
that this money bo refunded
Trans MiaSIasippl Congress
This congress had It's origin In Kansas IN On
act OF the legislature OF this state IL has
grown 10 be large convention OF business men
and has had several important sessions. Tho
,uliI ka "A ihiu Nlnip flnn
question az TO whether II should have state
recognition Is left for your consideration, .
Corn Exhibit
1t Is expected that provision will be made by
Congress through the Department OF Agrlcul-
ture for an exhibition OF corn and corn pro-
duets At the international exhibition 10 BIO held
In Paris In the year lyOO Tho people OF other
countries have but little knowledge OF the
wor th and uses OF this cereal. The object OF
the exhibit Ia TO widen the market for this
great American product by giving the people OF
foreign countries n better knowledge OF its
value, Many OF the corn producing states ara
expected TO ald this exhibit by appropriation
Kansas N great corn producing state, and
should take advantage OF this opportunity 10
identify Itself with this undertaking.
Mine Inspection.
The ONCE OF mine inspector was created In
1883, and oil OF tho expenses have been pnid by
the state There is no greater reason why the
state should pAy for this service than there Is
thnt tho state should pay for the inspection OF
grain or oil The obligation rests upon the
mine owner 10 see that his mine Is In proper
and safo condition for the minor, and II tho
state Is compelled 10 do this work for him ho
should be required TO pay for the services lhe
law looking TO the protection OF the conl miner
should be 80 changed as 10 give him the fullest
protection.
Economy
An opinion prevails throughout tho state
that there IL extravaganza In nearly all OF tho
state departments THIS sentiment should not
be disregarded and In view OF the facts which
have detailed In n review OF the condition OF
our finances, prudence would suggest that wo
should pursue tho strlctcst economy. During
tho last few years clerltships and subordinate
positions have been increasing so fast that the
aggregate expense OF providing for such por-
sons IL great and many OF these places are lllled
with favoritos whose services are OF small nd
vantage to ths state, Better salaries for fewer
enlclent employees, rather than small salaries
for moro lneficlent ones, would secure better
The abolition OF the board Of pardons VIII de-
devolve upon the executive ONCE the work
heretofore done by that board NJ nn expense OF
about O.! 500 and will necesstate greater oillcien~
CIV In the clerlcal force Of that ONCE but, not
withstanding that fact think other rcduc-
tlons can be made,
Tho appropriation for the executive onlcc last
year was:
Salary OF Governor. .. ,.,'.'''S SVVO
Private Secretary, ,''''''''''S l,oJV
Executive Clerk' '''' '''''''' lisvV
State Accountant ,,,.,,,,,,,,,,..,,,,,", ROOJ
Stenographer Typewriter and Messenger l,SOO
Rewards and Arrests. .",,,,,.,,.t,,,'''' GOJO
Salary OF Lieutenant Governor. "..,'r 7)O
Contingent Fund .,.,.,,.,.,...,,''''''''' o'OJV
Total ,,,,.,,,,,,,, ''''" plV,VVV
believe the appropriation Tor tue ensuing
year may safely be limited TO
Salary OF Governor or..",,.,,,,.,,,,'" ''''e J'VuV
Private Secretary ..,,,'''',,'.''''''''''' E'VVI
Rewards and arrests, .,.,.,,,,,.,",''' .'VVJ
Typewriter and Messcn-
ger ,,,.,....,..',.'''',.''' ''''''''' S'vOo
Governor, r.,.....,,..,..,'.". IOO
Contingent Fund .,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,''''' p'VVO
Total, ,,,,,,,..,. plhVV
This reduction added TO the saving OF the ex- |
pense OF the Board OF l'ardons would result n
IN approximate saving In the executive once |
Of more than $1,000, and believe like but |
not proportlonate reduction could |
be made in other oflices ind departments with |
out imparing their efficiency.
Convict Labor
The employment OF convicts should be at the |
basis of good prison management Keeping |
prisoners In idleneSs would certainly be at
tended with disastrous results To put the !
OF convict labor on the open market |
in competition with free labor would be unjust
md TO the greatest possible extent should be |
avoided; but even such competition would be |
preferable TO supporting the convicts In IDLE
ness us nothing is so demorali2lng ns ldloness,
when II Is enforced
EmplOyment being necessary, and nS the con-
Wet can only be employed In production the |
question OF tho disposition OF the products OF
his labor becomes q serious one II the state
withdraws from the market rs o producer, II
should be allowed TO withdraw from the market
rs consumer; II not permitted TO 20 into the
market as seller, IL should not DO required 70
enter the market ns buyer The wrong oil the
stato--if wrong ut all-in placing the product OF
its mine on the market In competition with tho |
product Of the mines supported by free labor,
has been greatly magnined and misunderstood
II the state furnishes employment TO Its con-
victs, as II must, and is forced to retire from
the market as producer, II must supply, so
for ns the product OF prison labor cnn do 80, its
own needs.
The fuel necessary for the state institutions
should be supplied as has been done, by prison
labor. The labor not necessary for such pur-
pose could DO used In furnishing tho state with
lis supplies The convict labor could bo used
In this way to the fullest extent In the manu-