The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-10
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M. M. MURDOCH, Editor
co 81 ow GOVERNOR BAILEY.

GO SLOW, GOVERNOR BAILEY
The Dressure on Governor Bailey call an extra ses
90 the 1as5sature for the purpose of making an ap-
-t+;on If state monies for relief and for repairs
grows hourly louder and stronger This pressure Oh
course comes from people Of the localities dTecty
damaged by the along the Kansas river Inc
eonI from the state at large been heard from
The disnacbeg intimate that Bailey viii yield
ard within the week issue his proclamation convening
the legislature in session For one-and we nave
no doubt that we reflect this the Judgment and desire
Of nanywe believe that the governor should weigh well
the matter before issuing such call Everybody Wouio
be glad TO have relieve all real distress at least
ruch as voluntary contributions and donations may fail
Of covering But the average Of the state VIII
be found opposing proposition for approprang state
monies to rebuild local bridges to make good other
losses whether individual corporate or municipal The
Kansas river bottom at of the Kaw, has been
known to be subject to overflow least two genera
tioDs ut as the aaround receiving grounds for Kan
Gas City Missouri it has proved invaluable. Without
that bottom neither the Kansas Cities would have
been what it is today That bottom though subject TO
overflow is essential to the future of both towns All
investments and improvements made in that bottom
must be- and have been made in face of the foodrsk
That bottom or fat is the most convenient profit
able most indispensable TO Kansas City, Missouri
All of its greater which related to- OF con-
nected with railway traffic perforce Of environment
must be located there capitalists of Kansas City,
Missouri who have grown rich of that dumping ground
should do the rehabtating and not the people OF
Kansas at large Had state line been impossible
wall instead of an imaginary line. between the bottom
at the mouth OF the Kansas City, Missouri the
town on the Kansas hill rather than the the Mis-
souri, bluff would been the city at the Kaws mouth
A reasonable amount Of money should be speedily Sc
cured either by individual contributions society dona
tons or by municipal other appropriations of public
monies for relief but restitution, for making
good losses accrung individual risks corporate
venture or municipal enterprise. If Governor Bailey
could hold the Legislature appropriation for
the relief people of the state have lost their
all in the food there would be protest criticism
against generous appropriation of the peoples
But to go beyond purpose of meeting the de-
1nands localities for making good municipal and
corporate losses and needs will demand later account
ing. Charity is thing, grating quite another
Bridges across the Kaw the two Kansas Cities
are commercial necessities, therefore presumably profit
able investments for the localities named. They are
utilities which replaced. But if the legislature
rebuilds bridge at Kansas City, why not the at
Lawrence and why rebuild bridges little and
big, that swept away the same identical food
time?
There are al halfmilnon people in Kansas, all pre-
sumaby holding opinion touching this extra session
The foregoing is the opinion of at least of
that halfmillon