The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-08


their willingness to serve in any capaetsg
In which their country might call tnsln-
ELECTIONS
one Of the great objects Cd. be attaln 1s9
election. where every man shall east 9
ballot as he desires. and nave :. c-s>s5
The law commonly known as the Aa-
tralian ballot law. which 4n @94H~ AH t4s
sfates 81 lie I-nier. and whiie This law
has prevented mary OF tt-e -----.. s-.---s
are not fhorausfIy understood by all =
the voters and this lack q nl ls -. ~ =
his vote for some ef tine candidates Ie 9
whom he desires CD vote. ne iA" $500 49,
frz might bv q single mark cast his N9ts
FOR ali Of the nominees Of a particular
Fhe counting Of the ballots in the large
precincts requires much time ina =
II often not completed until the day 15teI
ais election Thus requiring tine services
or Judges and clerks for Two GAYS ~
sets Of judges and clerks with t ~, p1il9t
Cd each hour. would result IN tie oouii-
ing OF the vote shortly after the close OF
4h3 polls. with little II any. additional eN-
pAnse. .,.- N, 49,
pected where dupAcity 81 openly pfaetl,e@l
a. the nomination Of candidates anu WlaeI
the ballot to be cast AZ ne t,.ht = 70
fsr7erarfze a political party than the te-
- - -,rfs,e s5ud fhis IS hardly possible
So So, -o1 ~. fs,,si ,,1 ~ onposinsr elements
s.-S,s+sl ~ ~ hie-ber desire than the
s-sf5- M rSara Is narmfttea. Deception
ana r1reterse Ia nominating conventions
n~a fn ire arrangement of the ballot Is
a. ro11of y frsnf lpon the rights of the
voter and is as great menace to an non
est election as any other species Of Iraua.
II a es1fi,7are-s name appears once upon
the ballot i'd gives every elector an OF
rortunitv of voting for him for the office
which he seeks. and IN should aRpsaiI. o.l4+ +
once Fusion IS a fraud and should not
be tolerated. Fusion Of principles Is I'M
possible 80
no mans name should appear upon the
ballot more than once as a candidate Tor
~ 7"''' VOTES OF TRAINMEN
In my message to the last legislature
some provision for the casting of the
votes of trainmen necessarily ansenr from
satjon discioses the fact that the number
OF engineers, nremen. conductors; oas
80 absent aggregate more than ECO
voters.
urge that law be passed under which
the classes named may be allowed to cast
their ballots and have them counted IN
their several voting precincts
aELONDLKEn
In 1885 the government established near
the city Of Leavenworth "a Soldiers home,
for the care Of the soldiers and sailors
Of the civil war. VINO. by reason or innfl1-
itv misfortune. were dependent upon
ed embraces about 649 acres. and Is Y II
self beautiful and attractive. The gov
% time until P-2s ~ - now mace NJ
war. Many Of the inmates in this home
are pensioners. ana the aggregate amount
received as pensions is very large.
Men and women with no regard either
Tor the rights 81 these Gependent people
or the laws Of the state. have congreEated
near the home and opened up and estab-
lshed houses Of infamy and places for
gambling and the sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors. and at the time Of the payment Of
pensions these people congregate in large
numbers about the home for the purpose
Of obtaining this pension money. With
lature in 1Sq1 enacted law making 1T a
felony 90 barter sell or give away intoNi-
c4tAs AqulfS 20 any person VINO is a
member or inmate Of any Soldiers home
within the state Of Kansas For various
reasons It has been impossible to enforce
The places which have mentioned are
numerous and as a whole. are common
lE known as the "KIondika's-one III the
most disreputable places In the state. Eff
resorts. and while numerous prosecutions
have been commenced and many Of these
the administration so far have been at
tended with only Indifferent success. A
law making the Keeping Of intoxicating
in certain distance or the home a INSIDE
Ineauor. prescribing a penalty and urovif-
ing that the finding of intoxicating liquors
u the possession Of any party within such
distance should be 11res1lr17rti,-a evidence
sale might be enforced. and greatly as
Eist i'm supnressfnz the evils which Il have
mentioned most earnestly urge the
enactment of such law. with a view
sorts
ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION.
The entire law governing assessment
ana taxation should be revised. Past leg
islatures have devoted much time rs the
amendments have from time to time been
made but the assessment and taxation
law IS stu satisfactory. The present
law provides that all property shall be as
sessed at its actual value. Notvrithstand-
As z0r- ftF 3 -af al
lerent counties meet In their resnectfVa
counties before rnrnrerrfra 4rafr y-r7t-
and consult as TO the best methods of
avoiding this statute At the recent an
nual meeting Of the county rIsrirs -
county treasurers Of the state they recon-
mended that the present law in regard to
tns essessrnent OF taxable property be
strictly complied with Tt is Questionable
49, 4 Hi. us VII De done unless PEN
The limit fixed by law for the session,
f7cient time for q thororr1 --,-is5o "
laS law should the legislature make
provision for the appointment Of a COM
.l-.ssl1H % revise the present law. their
lature the desired purpose raiehf M 49,
cempiisned- Tn case OF the apnointn1ar+
Of time to be devoted to the vroril s,,ii
compensation. should be fixed By Stature.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
There has been great extravaeanc in
withstandina liberal arrr1rs5sti t', 10
uniformly been made for public prfnfine
By chapters - and 81 Laws Of fSgl fTe
eecIelaf@ OF state attorney general and
STATE treasurer are constituted a .iprfnf-
ing committee majority OF such per
should be printed 1-
=. nQusands of useless reports are uut-
&lSHr1 every Two years. many by reason
81 the requirements Of the statute The
statute requires that the cases decided nv
ll1e supreme court shall be prepared *
tne reporter and delivered to the state
LGlater, who shall print and publish 5000
14A1E7 81 eacn volume. This requirement.
Of The statute Is imperative and ff5ara
are being published at least SO volumes
~ -Acu report which are wholly unreree-
sary. causing large acc{sunliiafi0.~ -
useless reports The law should l5e
amended. limiting the publication ~ tha
supreme court reports to 17Ee This would