Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-11-03
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Duty Of all Good Citizens to Help In
the Good Cause.
Political parties. like churches, IN.
situations and individuals, do not al.
ways live up to the ideals and prmci
pies. Recognizing these facts the Re.
publican party of Kansas has inaugur
ated a movement which has for its u
innate object the correction, as far a,
possible, of all the evils which have
fastened themselves upon our organi
zatioh. including the elimination OF
every CRATER from public service. II
proposes to place the business or The
state on as sound. conservative and
economical a basis as any financial Of
business institution in the state.
The causes that led up to this move.
ment are we'll known and are more or
less common in all government OF
nations, state and municipalities. In
many OF the older and more thickly
populated states political systems
have been fastened upon the people
which place the controI%of politics and
government almost solely in the hands
of a few persons who. by their dis,
hcrest use of power In their own IN.
terests rather than public interests.
have misgoverned the state and
brought discredit upon the party whose
confidence has been abused and be.
trayed.
The people Of Kansas have been so
engrossed With their own individual
affairs and interests that they have
not given as much time and attention
TO the management of public business
as their own welfare demands. The
business, educational and moral inter.
ests OF our state, as well as the good
name OF Kansas, demand that the men
who own the FARMS manufactures and
business institutions Of this state give
more OF their time and energy TO the
consideration and management NJ
puplic afairs, and 1t is for the pur
pose OF arousing the sense of civic
responsibilities In men of this char
acter, and Of enlisting their support
that this address is issued.
The Republican state platform inai.
Gates tho high ideals and real purpose
of.Ais new movement. One Of. the
most vital and important planks in
that platform is that demanding a new
primary law Such a law will take
the party machinery of all parties ort
OF the hands of selfish and unscrupu.
lous- political manipuiators and re,
store to the peopls Of Kansas the now.
er TO name good and suitable men az
their candidates for public offices
other planks in that platform pledge
the party to a change In the law where.
by the funds In the state treasury can
be made to yield large income in the
way OF interest on state deposits; 10.
enective revision of the assessment,
and taxation laws; to a radical correc.
lion OF the abuse of supurfuous EN-.
ployees IN and about the state leslsla.
ture;' particularly to the most rIoid
economy in the MANAGEMENT of iii
sIale institutions and all departmenta
OF inc state government; and to the
inauguration of a system of account.
ing which will insure the honest and
oouslness-like handling of all slate
FUNDS. These pledges were mads In
sincerity and they must be carried
Out in good faith.
| have no disposition or desire IN
any way to conceal or ignore tbe
charges of wrong doing that have been
sprung In the last days of this cam.
palgn. Some of the offenses CHARGED
are Trivial in character and can he cas-.
lily corrected. Others are of tbe yrsv.
est nature and II established as trus
The Offenders should be and must he
prosecuted aud punished The Renub.
lican party owes II to itself and IN
the people of Kansas to probe these
charges to the very bottom and nIace
a searchlight In every department ana
institution In the state that will reva,i
10 tne people the actual and unvar.
list - 'Ney eN
vi all the able, conscientious ana
fearless men In public life IN me
state, no one could be selected who
would be better suited for this tagI
than e. W. Hoch, who will be rho rax,
governor OF Kansas. Mr., Hoch v.i,
enter upon the duties OF his Office ali
solutely free from personal pledges q,
promises and from ENHANCEMENT win
any political clique or faction Tho no
uayal OF a trust by any state official
ton. P' p'oSecu'
This In my judgment Is a momentum
pme IN the history Of our state III
success Of this movement means abs
Iute political liberty: II means ms
Kansas Will occupy a proud nIacs
khe political history Of this nation. ,
means that every worthy and ami
uous young man in Kansas Will bay,
ar equal opportunity with every 6ths
young man to secure public recornL
tion and public honor at the hands N
tne people; II means the absolute ia.
strnction and abolition Of machine