The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
State Officers Are the Victims
Of Beggars.
Give Away their Salaries Before
Terms Expire
LOOKING FOR RELIEF.
Executive Council May Take
Official Action
Would Prohibit Begging In the
State Capitol.

the advisabiliry or prohibiting solicit
Iug, ea1vassug CT begging of any de-
seriptlon II the stare house
The MOST striking example Of how
these privileges are abused was wiz
Messed n one OF the state Offices today
A gentleman was holding 4 private con-
TerzaCion with the attorney general A
stranger came 10 the door and without
even vEuCurlng u say guCG morning
Walked boldly ID 70 the attorney gen
erals desk Tak1g from his pocket 4
type wr1rrzn. neatly Bound paper, re-
sembiuE Il legal document the visitor
VINO vas 4 young man sUappest II fruuE
OF the attorney general interrupted the
conversation Without 4 word OF Apology
TOR MS r11dez1ess and placed the paper
before him
Il contained 4 statement OF u1fEr-
Cuna1a conditions which caused nm u
seek assistance He WauCeE u geE back
co Rh11aGeIp i1ia and asked only for
small SUM- The attorney general weT1C
down 1urO MS pockets and contributed
The young man wf1B asked for the as
s1sslaz1ce was prubahIy 80 years Old He
vas above the average height we'll
pr8pOrCloueI and rather good looking
4 veil shaped head Gil1a the novels say
adorned pair OF Vel rounded should
ers- Patent leather shoes were On his
feet He wore link cuffs win gold but
TONS 4 handsome shirt OF L late pattarn
and a 1Gbby ueexL-e vas Ia1uE1Ly adj
IJIstE1 To MS collar He WIS freshly
shaved and his trousers ware crefIseE1-
As De vas digging n the vic1n4ry CT
MS CIg1C knee WITH his thumb and
f1rehugEr TO disturb the enjoyment OF
4 chIgger his trousers were raised above
the Sf1GG TOD and plaid nose with bright
stripes and polka dots Deeped CUT
This vas Mr- GsdarG's oegEaC vlsi-
tor The young man ACCORDING ID NJ
G5dard's own tdea wore clothes. tailor
made and newer than those worn by
1Gr- GODDARD The beEEars hair was
parted n the middle ike 4 college stu
GeuEs aid he was not the kind OF L
man due would eXpeer To see asking Tor
money When the man left the Office
M GODDARD sank back n as chair and
stared V9caDLIy At the door When the
visitor vas ushered into Treasurer
Frank Crimes private CfTiCa and dSkzfT
70 tax : scar n 4 leather covered CHAIR
the treasurer himself SAT down near
him pr=sJEuIug thar another financial
agent mad arrived from Cne east 70 Guy
pulled the paper On Crimes the rreasJIC-
~ vas not restored To fII conscious
ness Until MS ASSISTANT me TisE1Eug I1r
Kelley arrived and turned the zit4f.-
CIlc fan Twenty-Five cents vas aEazu
secured
The visitor marched INTO the GIT7ce af
George Cole stare auG1UBr- Mr. Cole
vas II DrlVaEa conference WITH i -2p-
reSeurI Of one CT the Kansas rail
roads talking about taxation and as
sessn1euE AMI could not Dc reached 1Lr
OFT1Ca anu 6aCh arose W1Gn the visitor
entered and offered nm chair
When me stranger made dive into
MS DGeikeE and brought the Subscription
paper into sight 1Er- Sanders climbed
cur AZ the window I'd TX the awning
while NJ Cock dLsalp pearad into / vault
and closed the door There vas zen
sraI siaumiug Of doors and the 4rIsrd-
cratic Ioafar vas left alone
CreGrEe Clark vas sitting n his Office
imagining what 4 greaL time he VIII
have on his next dshiug tour when the
visitor reached the office
DO 7 acfdress the secretary Of srarzs''
ne said WlUI L sweeping bow
Yes sir replied Mr. Clark II 1is
most polite manner
Then came the paper Clark vas
efIIEllf1II1Gest The mans Nerve anna led
aim and ne vent down Tor another
quarter
The other people II the office saw
lfr- CIaCks hand &c down and rrev
want GUT Each door vas crowded for
4 moment and the oeggC headed Tor
frank Nelson's office Nelson IS OUT
saving the country BY addressing instI-
ruCes and Mr. LIrrIe and AIr LiuGeu
thought L reDreSen C9CiVa OF some bond
syndicate had arrived II purchase Kan
Sas 5E1COi Bonds. They rushed around
u IND L comfortable c1azr for the v1sI-
TOR Then came this paper AGAIN Little
saw L n time and dlSapp feared Liuo.eII
couldn't ger away and dug Up 4
quarter
0vzr the sta1a house " hen the man
51LaTsE office altar that time he
found 10 one &C receive his uauer EFa
rounded ID MS visit a the Office Of the
7IperinEa1C1-uC CT insurance some m
sJ1Ca1Ca man thought Afc- Church as the
neatly dressed and nice Appearing man
stepped into the door M Church took
us Eeer down Cff the desk and smiled
The visitor IiGuE He handed Mr.
Church the pager and made another
quarter Mr- Church vas mad. bur he
sent for 3Ir. RlGEEway. lis assistant
The assistant st4rrztI ID MAKE his ''gat
the 5aI game last week made slow
CravsIi1G and XIr Rldgewav COZ
CCtDIIrasi- By this time noon had arrived
and the Offices wera IOcIxaI I'd 1sr the
noon hour This stepped the raid and
nov the Stz1ta officers want 70 aatopE L
resolution prohibiting begging solicit
IuG CT ca1EaSssi1G OF any kind v1Hrssl-
ever N the capitol building II Il eur
Justice thai they should do 50 and the
administrations which I've altar them
VII 1iess their names and homer their
memories From one u i've dollars Is
expended each day ~ the officers
7 3 generally understood Cl1aE Z state
officer never aIIlLS MS 1EruI OF service
Win cent CT money earned as 4 pa-r
CT us salary II C1E first place the cam
DaIg- assessment calls EE3r sums rang
ING from 500 u SEQ and sometimes
$500 Then the expense Gf living IN To-
peiE4 IS heavy Couple these SOURCES Of
outlay Win the expenditures 10 chart
able and other purposes and the aver
ags official leaves the STATE house Al
tha expiration OF two years JuE CT
pocket