The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-01-11

( lauT. unosr the contraf or rhs labor bu-
$3.50 5- = - s. $3.50 - Ssr
z you Wl1 give 10 organized labor sucn
/ recognition as It's interests nay require.
To Reimburse Railroads-
An appropriation Of $1,000 IS urged TO
{ reiucburse EaEIr0ad companies for haul
! 1nG the IWenLlELi kansas Volunteers
( from san Francesca. a nigh tribute Is
pald the volunteers who enlSted TOR the
7 bpaniSl-A111eELCell var ana would be
+ very nItlug NJ me stare could MAKE SUIT
I RDle recognition Of the nigh sense OF
i DUTY WhICn prompted the enlistment OF
these regiments, and their willingness 10
! Try might call Them.
For rev Election LAW.
One Of the great objects to be attained
I ~ pepulaE Iree government IS an no1sSI
I lot Is he desires. and have IL counted as
y law commonly known at the australian
/ ballot law which IN some form governs
/ elections IA neariy ali OF the states OF tns
many OF the frauds 'practiced before its
passage its requirements are not thor
ana this lack OF understanding often re-
suits in the electOr failing TO cast his
\ vote for some OF The candidates for Ehon
7 he desires TO vote. The law should be
( amended that the electOF so desiring
might by a single marx cast his vote Tor
/ al OF the nominees OF a particular party.
/ The counting OF the ballots in the large
pLsSllCls re- llLSS - --tlS =I 80 -
i Is often not completed until the Gay aAleL
I election, thus requiring the services OF
&
/ sets OF judges ana clerks with lWo Dei1ot
I boxes, so that the ballots might be
counted each hour would result IN the
counting OF the vote snoEJly aEler l1e
. close OF the polls, with little. If any, ad-
{ ditiOnal expense Honesty IN elections can
hardly be expected where duphcity is
( openly practiced in the nomination OF can
+ didates and when the ballot TO be cast
at the election is a deception Some
1 higher motive ought to characterize
/ political party than the desire Tor once
and this is hardly possible where the
Z
/ no higher desire than the spOils or OF
; fce IS permitted Deception and pre-
! tense in nominating conventions and IN
> rand mon the rfe-1ts OF the voter and
I is as great e menace 10 an honest cleo
/ ton as any other species OF fraud IT
7 a candidates name appears once upon
the ballot, 1t gives every electOr an op-
3 DOrtuuftv of voting for him for the office
/ EEoTicb bs eeeI-s and III should appear only
/ once. Fusion is fraud and should not De
/ tolerated Fusion OF principles Is m
7 possible law should De enac5ed pro
1 ridfnz that no man S name should appear
I upon the ballot more than once as can
Y didate for the same Office
The KIOndike Evil.
] In 1885 the government established near
/ the citv of I,eavenworth a soldiers home
I for the care OF the soldiers ana SalloES
( Of the civil war who by reason Of in
trinity or misfortune were dependent
\ upon the public for support Many OF ne
! Inmates in this home are pensioners ana
/ the aggregate amount received as pen
I 5iOnS is very large. Men ana women VIII
no regard either for the rights OF these
/
/ have -congregated near the home ana
] opened up and established houses OF N IN
/ ,azycy and places for gambling ana the sac
/ 0f insSxicating LIQUORS. and at the time
I Of the payment OF pensions Lnese pSOp4S
home for the purpose OF s4LlLlLLS
! pension money. Efforts have been made
/ to suppress these resorts, anq WIllls -
/ merOUs prosecutions nave 49,, DsSI 49,
/ rnenced and many Of these hsllnEs TEN
! pOrarily closed, the eILoFJs OF ttLte5-s7e5
TninistFatiOn so Tar have Deen aLteIile1
with only Indifferent success A law
! making the keeping OF lntoXlcaLlng, HG-
uors with intent to sell the same WIN i
/ q certain distance Of the home, a mis-
] demeanor. prescribing a penalty, ana pro
viding that the finding OF intoxicating NJ
/ uors in the possession Of any party
/ within such distance should De De pIS-
/ Sumptfve evidence that the same "SLo
/ the evils which I have mentioned. most
\ law with a view Of the suppression OF
/ these Infamous resorts
Assessment and Taxation.
/ The entire law governing assessnenL
and taxation should be revised Inc
/ present law provides that an PIOPSILLS
I LPtoT he assessed at its actual value
/ Notwithstanding this provision, the as
SCISSORS Of the different counLIss me- "a
I their respective counties DeLOIS -
/ nencing their work and consult as 70
\ the best methods Of avoiding TINS stdLule-s
{ The limit fixed by law Tor the SESSION -, %
/ time for a thorough revision OF the TAX
] law Should the legislature make pro
/
( reDort to be presented to the next IegIs-
! iature. the desired purpose might be &C
( cOmplished-
state Printing Extravagance.
! There has been great extravagance IN !
I this department So much SO, maj no.
Withstanding liberal appfOpL tLiollS5 49,
uniformly been made Tor PuDnc pLL l!5'
there have always been large oeiC4SIL-
cfes Thousands Of useless reports are
published every two years, many many ~ - -
son of the requirements OF the statue
The constitution provides Inat al puDIIC
printing shall be done by the state print
e. and as a consequence, not only all
reports but all blanks used by the DIFF
ferent institutions are so printed Print
ing offices have been established at a
number Of the state Institutions ana out
Fo- the re0TIfremeut of the constitution
above mentioned much OF the printing
could be done at these tnstltutons az
4 little expense to the state, and al OF the
z contract at much less than IS now paid.
I recommend the submission or an
ing that al printing should be placed
under the direction Of the executive
council, TO be done under such direction
and at prices to be fixed by contract.
The Good Roads Movement.
Interest in the question OF good roads
has been growing and numerous meet
fngs have been held in the state 70 us
Cuss and study this subject. The report
OF the secretary OF agriculture SHOWS
than 20 10000 bushels OF corn ana SsLlse5I-
IT IS safe to say that more Lnan lVOuJy,-
90 bushels OF this crop found its way 10
market, and was hauled TO the nearest
station in wagons
Little has been done to improve the con-
dftion Of the public highways IN the
state In mauv localities the condition
Of our natural roads IS good. in others,
bad. Therefore the need for good roads
NAV be Eerv much more pressing In one
locality than another II the county and
township boards were given additional
power in the collection and expenditure
Of public money for the purpose OF I'M
PROVING the highways In their respective
= frrel
such boards to improve the condition or
the roads where such improvements were
most needed. and largely reduce the cost
Of Transporting our farm products to the
market
State Textbook Law.
There seems 70 be general desire
among the teachers OF the state for a
better class Of textbooks in the public
schools. At the recent session OF the