The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-07-27
Economical Stanley.


ment at the assertions made by the
republicans. One would think, if their
claims are sound, the truth would be
sufficient to prove them, but when we
find them resOrting to statements that
are untrue, We naturally feel that they
have not the confidence they claim.
Recently they have been exploiting
one Stanley, and congratulatlng the
people on the fact that he has only
used So, 900 of his contingent fund,
and asserting that Leedy used $1,000.
AS a matter of fact the appropriation
under the Leedy administratiO was
but SO, 600. 1t is true that this apprO-
priation was all used and the reason
is not far to seek. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Legislature passed a
number of laws intended to benefit the
producer. 1t is part of the history
of the state that every one of these
laws affecting the great corporations
were ign Ored by them and that the gov
ernor employed his contingent fund in
the effort to enforce them. Even our
republican friends must be able to
recOllect the fight made, for the stock
yards case, and that it was fought by
the state successfully clear to the SUI
preme Court of the United States.
where it was pending when the present
administration came into power.
What has become of,it? Stanley and
Goddard have allowed it to die rather
than use little money to push it
along. They had two things in view.
law stand if the corporations wanted
it killed, and again they could save
the states money and call it economy.
1t would be just as much in point for
our county attorney to refuse to pros
ecute the men confined in our Jail for
burglary and claim that the county
was better off to save the money ii
would cost TO convict them. Parsl-
mony In administering pnblic affairs
is just as reprehensible as extrava-
gance. What the people are entitled
to and should have is a defense OF the
state and it's laws. Stanley could well
afford to spend his contingent fund in
protecting the people from the extOr-
liUnate greed of corporations and the
people would approve and vote addi'
tiOnal money. and feel better over II
than they will over his bOasted bit o.
economy. While his friends are CLAIM
| ing credit for the governor on this
| matter it may not be out Of place tC
| inquire what has become of what ht
did spend. We have never looked VI
The records. but there are one or two
items we are all familiar with through
the daily press. We remember thai
he Went 10 San Francisco to meet the
| 2t,th Kansas, and we commend him fol
it, but We see no particular reason
why when be returned it should hav,
been necessary for his private secre
tary to 20. Then again we remember
| the papers told US how when the 2Otf
1 boys arrived in. the, harbor the gov
e. uor sent them fruits aud flowers, Tot
| which we cofnne,ld HIM. hut wOndel
why when the state was paying Iii,
bill he uid not make his offering il
| the name OF the state instead of hi!
own. 1t would have looked better.
| We do not criticisce the governor
I for doing these things bat for III 'ow
| ing his vanity to lead him into taking
the credit 10 himself Instead of givin.
| it to the state where it belonged
Again, he appointed three ladies, on,
of them his wife, to- make a triI
| around to all of state Institutions. /,
sort of smelling committee. This wa
supposed to be for the purpose of get
ting information rs To how thing
were running. He paid the expenses
but no one has ever heard of the re
port. Then there was the farcial in
! vestig cation at the Agricultural Col
lege for the avowed purpose of oust
ing two Of the regents SO that h
Icould control the institution for hi
own political ends. This was. th
greatest farce ever perpetrated in tn