The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-03

tDCOuI dsC PShNN'N
be established in the state and there
will be competition in the price OF
crude oil and also in the manufact-
ured product The producer would
receive a much better price for his
crude and the consumer would buy
the refined product at much lower
price and get far superior article,
Last week we showed that a cut OF
five cents in the retail price of oil
meant to the citizens of the state
"a saving of $4,000 per year on
their coal oil Is not that saving
each year to the state enough In
centive to the state to put a few
hundred thousand dollars in the
refinery business? The convicts
must be employed and how better
employ them than IN helping the
people to fight this great corpora
tion.
1t seemed awhile like there would
be but little fight made against this
bin. but now the minious of greed
have rallied to the support OF the
great parent of trusts and the tight
is determined and bitter They
win not lack for money for leglti-
mate or illegitimate purposes. 1t
will be plentiful, and freely spent.
Will the legislators of Kansas
arise to the occasion and do thell
duty to themselves and their con-
stituents or will they be bamphos
eled and deceived into defeating
the greatest measure that has beer
proposed for the benefit of Kansas
in many years'
II is noticeable in fights Of thi
kind that so many men become a
once full Aedged constitutional law
vers and are so fearful that an,
measure that is opposed by tin
trusts and railroad corporations
unconstitutional. Constitution b
hanged, the constitution was mad
to protect the rights Of the people
not to take them away, and whe
it does not protect them 1t shout
be changed by the people wh
made it, not by the corporations
t Besides the legislator is not made
the interpreter or special defende
. of the constitution any more tina
are the trusts.
: 1t is the duty of the legislator t
enact wholesome laws for the be:
interests of the state and the su
: preme court to decide on the cor
: stitutionality thereof. General
these anti constitutional argument
S originate with the trusts and mono
e polists and are only used to hooc
b. wink and deceive the unwary or t
: furnish a cloak for more potent al
C guments and influences that appei
: to some.
i We have confidence in this legi:
I lature. We believe the great me
t iority of them are good and homes
y men and are representing the stat
for the states good. We know
I great pressure will be brought t
{ b EAR on them and the shrewde!
d m en- in the country will be on han
to show them the straight and mai
= row wav. but we have faith in the
S honor and IN their intelligence an
e do not believe they will allow tb
: state to be shackled by this hydr
t headed monster as have been In
t eastern states when we have With
v our own hands the means with whic
e to defend ourselves.
/, Senator Benedict seems able to hol
y his own with the kneenest employ'
of the gas monopoly.
Itseems our Kansas house or rath'
the Com. on political rights is gettit
u very gallant. 1t has reported FAVOR
u BILE on the bill allowing women to vo
h at presidential elections. They cou
e do the people ef the state more goo
= by looking after some of the thievir
monopolies.
! Nebraska has bill up prohibltir
football 10 that state and nxing
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