The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-18
GOVERNOR BAILEY MAKES A MISTAKE.


Topeka dispatch, appearing yesterday morning, an
uounces that Governor Bailey will call extra session OF
the legislature for the oath Eagle yesterday
morning edtoriay noted the that "a number OF Kan
sas state officers accompanied by the governor. went
down to Kansas City, Missouri to meet other Kansans
for the of determining as to special session of
the legislature The voice of Missouri was In
the affirmative Missouri knows best what Kansas
needs Further along said: 'f governor Oh
Kansas or United States senator from Kansas we
would never go down Kansas City, Missouri to settle
or determine anything pertaining to the. affairs OF hs
state This is not prejudice-simpy state pride More
than half of the important matters touching Kansas and
her desnies politically and otherwise settled by her
public men down in Missouri"
We have only to add this morning that the taxpayers
Of Kansas aside minority of the residents OF the
towns of the Kaw valley which suffered from the overflow
are opposed to an extra of the legislature The
tsxpavers of Kansas in deplorng the seeming necessity
of regular sessions body although only convened
once in years, dread the results of possible double
dose.
The vast interests plants values, located on the
bottoms at the of the Kaw, owned and con-
trolled not by Kansans but by nonresidens principally
MlSSOuranS.
tories stock yards and forth owned con-
troed by Kansas people The commerce and trade and
employed labor arising from these, and which in turn
necesstate bridges and depots are dominated
by railway corporations The therefore brought
to bear on Governor Bailey extra session of the
legislature was inspired by Missouri other nonresi
dent interests, except as for the minority noted
The food was admittedly very destructive but not
caamitous wealthy side of Kansas City and which
wealth of that Bottom accessory should take care
of its impoverished but utility side, and Topeka
wealthy side should take of its INDECENT and unfor
tunate side as Lawrence taking of her poor and
unfortunate.
OF course the this criticism viii be to the
effect that the legislature being convened only for the
purpose of passing enabling act In turn ask in
whose interest? Certainly the interest Of the
laborer whose little home was washed away, yet in
the interest of the INDECENT contingent that didn't even
own the shacks in which its members lived
We have lived long enough have learned that how
decent and capable the members of legislative
body, individuals may be, aggregation legsla
ture is as capricious a woman and unreliable a
bum half-seas over With his call Governor Baileys
authority ceases. All this talk of a or days
session is only guesswork, but foolishness The |
that contemplated extra session will cost
the state, whole round million of dollars. to say
nothing resultant burthens in the way of gratis
permissions with which the several municipalities
counties directly concerned will be loaded.
AS anything else the Eagles conscience is clear.
Upon the first ntimation that pressure being
brought upon the governor the legis
an extra protested earnestly and
candidy knew how readers know
There the hope that the Cy Leland combination of
last winter may still intact will mat
public policy in demanding immediate adjourn
ment as against appropriations
rehabilitation and against granting permission
limited bond voting upon the part municipalities
most affected by the hood.