The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
SEES A BUGABOO.
State Officers Afraid of Future
Mistakes.
Governor Fears His Party May
Become Extravagant.
USES HIS BLUE PENCIL
Requests From Heads of State
Institutions Sidetracked.
Only Necessary Appropriations
Will Be Recommended.
USES HIS BLUE PENCIL

Although the party is in control Of
every department Of the state govern
ment. executive, judicial and legislative,
the conservative Republicans, prominent
among them being Governor Stanley,
see danger in this very fact.
The party managers, while fearing to
express publicly the opinion that the
coordinate branches Of the state gov
eminent may engage in some action
that will prove disastrous. discuss
privately the prospect of damaging con-
troversies likely to arise.
The first subject considered by the
politicians. the men who are in the bust
ness because they want to hold or OBJ
tain Office, is the senatorial contest.
This, however, decreases in Importance
as the news comes from all points of the
compass to the effect that members are
planning to press appropriation bills of
various characters, all apparently de-
termined to get ali they can" while
the party has control of the legislature.
THE greatest danger which now con-
fronts the Republican party in Kansas
is extraVagance'' is the way Governor
Stanley puts it
The fear of this emergency is the
spirit which inspires the governor and
the other state officers to examine in
detail every recommendation made by
the various boards and officials of the
state institutions, concerning appropri-
atoms.
The recently published reports OF the
officials of the state institutions contain
recommendations for large expendi-
lures for buildings and improvements.
These recommendations. many of
them, now repOse on the governors
desk, blue-p encilled, because the chief
necessity for such heavy expenditures at
this time.
Where institutions are crowded where
facilities are not complete; where minor
changes u hare q
ditiOnS demand remodelling or enlarge
ment of buildings, the governor will so
recommend in his message to the legis-
lature.
But Mr. Stanley will not recommend,
and if necessary will oppose, a large and
useless expenditure of the state moneys
latures have seen the folly Of and pro-
ceeded to kill.
There are two important new subjects
to be considered by the legislature this
the head of extraordinary expendi-
lures" The first is the Kansas semi
centennial exposition; the second is the
Pan-American exposition to be held at
Kansas has never taken much in
terest in these expositions and the rep
resentation has been always limited.
This was true at the Omaha exposition
and thestateis not now taking much in
terest in the great exposition being
planned for St Louis.
however, the governor VIII recon-
mend appropriations for these two af-
fairs, the Kansas and Buffalo exposi-
lions, but he win not suggest extrava-
gance.
The managers of the Republican party
are now of the opinion that they have
returned to the possession of the state
government because of the wisdom OF
the state administration. However,
much the party management may desire
to reward various localities with new
buildings and new Institutions, the gem
eral policy now agreed upon IS one of
strict economy.
Should the legislature take matters
into its own hands and indulge in ex.
travagant appropriations the party
management fears that the Republi-
cans will be again retired to private
life.
Therefore. the politicians who are out
of the lists of office seekers, believe that
careful judgment should prevail dur
ing the next legislature and that the fu-
ture be not marred by actions which
will return a majority for the combined
opposition in two wears