The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-27
KANSAS CITY CII AROUSED.
Unduly Excited oyer the Ac-
tion of Legislature.

The Kansas City Times this morn
ing prints the following
Nearly every Kansas citizen+HNhO has
come to Kansas City since the adjourn
=f2ent of the special session of the legis-
lature=a few days ago has expressed
regret OVer the position taken by the
governor Wftf regard to aid for tie
Kansas flood sufferers. A number Of
Union avenue last night. With the eX~
ceptiOn Of Chester l. Long, United
States senator. they were unanimous in
expressing the belief that a great mis-
take had been made.
II 40 not know what has started this
discussion of which you speak" saio
Senator Long when someone suggested
the subject Of the legislative session
II have been very busy and have nOl
been able to give the matter much at.
tention."
do you believe the legislature acted
wisely in failing to make an appropria-
tion for the sufferers2" was asked
why. / believe it did all that was
asked of it by the people of the -I1oe5ie1t
districts. said the senator. They
should be the best Judges as to th-
wisdom of the legislatures work But
as I said before. / am not well fufornaec
as yet as to the situation"
Mr.. Long said he had not heard OF
the agitation for a mass meeting 10
protest against the legislatures action
in Wyandotte county, one Of the affect
ed districts.
w. A. Thompson of Chanute. a former
deputy warden Of the penitentiary. said:
1T certainly is q shame-the fact that
the governor and the legislature took
the position they did. I am free to con-
fess that I cannot understand What in
huences We're responsible. The people of
Kansas are all right ana when they are
given voice they move in a way to re-
fleet credit upon the state. Had the
question of extending relief been sub
mltted to popular vote I believe f5IsfC-
teally every citizen would have voted
to appropriate money.
Il believe Governor Bailey is a nlara=f5
good judgment and if he had been left
to act alone this blunder would not have
been made"
Thomas E. Dewey Of Abilene. the re-
porter of the state supreme court, made
this comment.
Everyone with whom I have talked
believes the situation would be ridicu-
lous If 1t were not so serious. l tremble
70 think Of its effect upon Kansas when
Its fun import becomes understood in
the east. 1t is too too bad If it had
been left alone, I believe the legislature
would not have made this mistake But
the governor was anxious to carry his
point. ana he seems to have succeeded -
James w Going of Topeka the score
tary of the Shawnee Fire Insurance
company, said.
That no relief was voted to the flood
sufferers was a disappointment to me.
doesn't look right when our banks are
full to give our own people no aid when
our appeals for outside help have
brought responses. do not care to dis
cuss the reasons for this failure to act
But I was disappointed.
c. i Cory, the referee in bankruptcy
at Fort Scott. declined to express his
opinion more than to say: The state is
prosperous and there seems to be gen
eral content except in the flooded dis
tricts don't care to discuss the action
of the governor and the legislature
One kansan who was unwilling that
his name should be used shook his head
when info1 med that the general relief
committee of Kansas City. Mo had v0-
ted a fund fer the relief of the Kansas
City Kan. sufferers. Il have nothing
to say was his comment. There seems
to be nothing to be said"
AN INJURY TO THE STATE
'The worst effect of Governor Bailey's
refusal to permit the legislature to
make an appropria ton for the flood
sufferers VIII be the injury it will do
the state in the east" said Charles H.
PattisOn, a well known creamery man
of Topeka and Abilene, at the Hotel
Baltimore Yesterday. My business
takes me frequently to New York and
ann aCGua Inted with the opinions east
e1a people have of us. They have not
Eet entirely forgiven us for our Popu
hstic errors Of few years ago and this
action of the governor will hurt US to
eo3eidera ble extent.
w lille Kansas is now in q highly
prosperous condition we are still depend
emit to certain degree, upon eastern
capital This VIII be hard to secure
when we decline to nelp our own people
but at the same time pass the hat Tor
aid from outside. Nearly every body in
the state IS t.ll7ing now about the gov
ernor's octiou ard very general dIsap-
pointmeut is hcing expressed No one
seems able t. surd arstand the reason for