The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-11


creating board with all the powers
possible within the limits of the con-
stitution, enabling it to adjust rates
of transportation within the State and
to settle and adjust all differences
arising between the railroads and the
shippers, and such other questions as
may from time to time arise in the
operation OF the railroads as common
carriers and their relation as such to
the people,"
PRINTING BY CONTRACT.
1.-THE constitution provides that all
public printing shall be done by
the state printer and, as a con-
sequence, not only all reports but all
blanks used by the different institu
tions are so printed. PRINTING offices
have been established at number of
the state institutions, and but for the
requirement of the constitution above
mentioned much of the printing could
be done at these institutions at little
expense to the state, and all of the
printing could be done under private
contract at much less than is now paid
recommend the submission of an
amendment to the constitution, pro-
viding that all printing should be
placed under the direction of the
executive council, to be done under
such direction and atprices to be fixed
by contract"
paragraphs of the message are the
following:
A WORD ABOUT'FUSION.
Honesty in elections can hardly be
expected where duplicity is openly
practiced in the nomination of candi-
dates and when the ballot to be cast at
the election is deception. Some
higher motive ought to characterize
political party than desire for
Office, and this is hardly possible
where the fusion of opposing elements,
actuated by no higher desire than the
spoils of Office, is permitted Decep-
ton and pretense in nominating con
! ventions and in the arrangement of
the ballot is as much a fraud upon the
rights of the voter, and is as great
menace to an honest election, as any
other species of fraud. If candi-
dates name appears once upon the
ballot it gives every elector an oppor-
tunity of voting for him for the Office
for which he seeks, and it should APP
pear only once. Fusion is fraud and
should not be tolerated. Fusion of
principles is impossible.
"a law should be enacted provid-
ing that no mans name should appear
upon the ballot more than once as
candidate for the same Office.
AGAINST LoBBIES AND FOR ECONOMY.
The governor ends his message as
follows. 1.-THE present Legislature is
charged with grave responsibility.
1t is quite as necessary to prevent bad
as it is to secure good legislation.
| While the Hobbies, which, from time to
time, have deemed it necessary to be-
siege the members of the legislature
in the interest of appropriations for
the several state institutions, will be
absent, others will be here in their
places. | trust that in the exercise of
your wisdom you will see no impro-
priety in excluding lobbies from the
floor of the two branches of the legis-
lature. The doors of the vaults of the
public treasury swing on easy hinges,
but the public has confidence that you
will protect the public funds against
the onslaughts of private or selfish
interests. With the return of good
times there will be temptation to
large expenditures, which may border
resist the one and so avoid the other
that harmony may prevail in your
councils, that your deliberations may
be characterized by moderation and
tolerance and that in the performance
of the many responsible and difficult
tasks before you you may rely upon
your own judgement in the conscious
ness that in the accomplishment of any
work his judgment is best who bears
responsibility"
COMPLETE LIST or EMPLOYEES
Topeka, Jan. THE Republican
senators held caucus on organiza-
ton at O'Clock this afternoon.
Senator Morrow was chairman and
Senator Fulton, ofMarshall, was
secretary.
The officers chosen, follow;
President pro TEN Senator Calvin Nor
row, Washington.
Secretary NJ. Sheldon, Wyandotte.
Assistant Secretary Flcnnikan, of
| Lyons.
Sergeant OF arms-G. w. Veale, Shawnee.
Assistant sergeants at arms-March Guy,
Elk Horace Fink, Russell j. NJ. Hedrick,
Reno.
Chaplan-Rey. j. d. McI3rian Chautauqua