The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-07

are taxed two and one-haif. times as
much as in Kansas. and they are trying
10 enforce this same rule on the people
! or kansas said the speaker
He answered the question proposed by
( Mr.. Craddock as 20 whether he was IN
favor OF the railroads and other corpora
tons paying their Just proportion or
/ taxes by saying that he was On favor of
I TINS in a most emphatic way.
/ Mr. Craddock asked that the speaker
I be confined to remarks that had been
previously made In the evening Mr.
Bailey stated that he was making his
rebuttnl OF Democratic arguments and
making his argument at the sa me time
and could bring in anything he desired
lie further stated that the Democratic
estimate OF valuation OF the railroads
stock and bonds was made on the rail-
roads that touched Kansas and had very
little line in the state. like the belt line
IN Kansas City that IS three-quarters of
a mile long but is taxed OF a valuation
OF s7ooo>o per mile
Mr.. Bailey further stated that he did
not believe IN the auditors raDort not
that th eauditorS figures We're correct
as gwen him. but that the railroads He'd
IN making their statements lie cited
case in Nebraska where the Union
Pacific went 10 the courts on account
OF its assessment and II was shown
was only $500 per mile. when ln tho
kansas auditors report u was given a.
Ss,OS ar more than douhie their nc,ircs
lie answered the question n whether +
he supported the Kansas platform and
the present administration BY an en- /
phauc Yes. aud went on 10 relate 4
few facts and figures about the ad-
ministratIons used by Mr.. Craddock /
When Governor Leedy went out of .
once he left a deficit of $50 osl and re
rad 70 raise funds % meet that dencit
and keep from stamping state warrants
not paid for want of funds said Tho
speaker, During the Ieedy administra-
tiou no building was done 81 ans public {
institution. the state house windows
were nailed up and no work done 0n the
building at all Now we have "a new
building a. Kansas University one az The
insane asylum End one ~ the Qulndaro
school and number Of others az public
istituiinns and the state house has been
finished. n takes money fo DO fhere
things and do Won think that anything
IS too good fcr Kansasf As the next
governor ~ this state ] want Kansar
to have the best when take hold ~ tha
AFFAIRS and want it % have the hrst
while ] am in once
All that people of this state want 10
know is whether the money appropriat-
I'd for improvements was spent hone
astly or not and the people want Kan
sas 20 keep ahead % any other state and
be head and shoulders above an he-
sisters and nsighbors as of rleht she
ought % be. II the people ~ Kansas
znow how these funds are spcrt ano
what what % being done they al.l not
sicK
Now let us take up the enforcement
y law There g. the prohibtory la1
u Just take drink on that aaM
70 az he reached for the water pitcher.
NoW here is my friend Crsddork who
s mayor ~ Ksngae Cltv Kane He 81
las supreme power in his 0au rlfy and Q
'et hc does not enforce that very laa On
tansss CITY ard - AZ openly slolaffd ?
here az ~ Wichita Atrhieor ara T.e4.- "a
nW9Tth and here ~ wants o. have Tho Fl
nforc>rnent ~ iawr over tre whole sfate
snfn be cannot enforce fhfm l1 hlr own g
title community h
He continued with The statement that q
- Old soldiers had majority - nie-n- a
ers - aH subtle Institutions ard ~ q
ONE Old soldiers composed the .rfire q
oard. IT Kansas city Eals Mr Grad n
ock had appointed FIVE olod soldiers ta -
hat many places out = - poat.ora he r.
- to ail Dbl
Hs stated that r the ssuta Fe ever u
as taxfd On frs income 81 would nos fs
-rrish enough money 20 pay TIE light .
.s Bills % one house o. fre road faa ri
q srization ard he sld rot believe fhas "a
resident Rocssv-it would advocate arr. g.
lirF that 7fid reject 20 The discrelIf p
any state - siVurating THE tarin~ fi
railroads according o. thsir income -
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sislat1re - tzo years aE1 s1p5f1tee ~
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