Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-01-19


taking in March OF this year. through
the township assessors. the states de-
cennial census. and subsequently tabulate
and publish its returns OF population and
Industrial statistics in detail.
The state board of agriculture has also
tisans believe 1t to be almost. If not quite.
as important as the board of agriculture.
Suggestions for the consolidation of these
whether under one management or two.
PROTECT THE FLAG.
The ladies of the Daughters of The
q law. in harmony with that already
upon the statute books OF many other
states, 10 prevent the dissertation OF the
American flag, and 1 heartily indorse
their efforts.
EXTENDING SUFFRAGE.
In 1890 Theodore Roosevelt. then gov
ernor of New York. said in his annual
legislature TO the desirability Of gradually
extending the sphere in which the SUI.
frage can be exercised by women" and
example in a similar suggestion to you.
Municipal suffrage has worked no III to
womanhood or to the state. and seems to
be satisfactory to the people.
PURE FOOD.
No subject is OF more vital Importance
to all the people than the subject Of
pure food. The processes for the preser-
articles of daily diet with deleterious
chemicals are alarming. In every depart
ment of food supply there are practices
of the people. You can render no greater
service to the people of this state than in
the preparation and passage of a good
pcre food bill.
GRAIN GRADING COMMISSION.
Two years ago the legislature created
what Is known as the Grain Grading
commission. composed of three members,
and nd get 500 and expenses for their serv-
ices. This work can be done in little
while by the. grain inspector and his as
sistantS, and this commission, in. my
judgment, should be abolished.
MEDICAL REGISTRATION.
think the state board of medical regis
tration might well be consolidated with
the state board OF heaitn. Mnen me
was perhaps needed but its limited labors
may now easily be performed by the
board of health.
BARBER BOARD.
The barber board under the law opera
ted only in cities having more than 3,00e
people, when II 1t should have any ex-
istence at all these conditions should be
will contribute to tonsorial cleanliness to
a greater extent than in the smaller
towns. and the people IN the towns and
lection as the Inhabitants of the larger
places. This board should either be abols
ished or ifs benefits extended to the
EDUCATIONAL BOARDS.
1 have never been able to see the in-
portance of THE two Separate boards
known respectively az the state board Of
mission. and / recommend the consoiida-
ton of these two boards into board
to be known as the state board of edu@
cation. to be composed of five members,
and constituted ns follows: the state SUI
perihleDaent of public instruction, the
chancellor yf the state university; the
president of the state agricultural col
lege and the fifth member to be selected
by these four gentieRen IN connection ,a
board to perform all the duties of the
two boards named above and to receive
such compensation as You may decide.
The high character of this board thus
constituted, removed as 1t would largely
be from fractional and partisan influences,
would command the respect of the peo-
pie.
CONTROL OF EDUCATIONAL INsTI-
TIITIONS.
I am strongly Of the opinion that one
board of control for all the educational
institutions would be a decided improve
ment over the present system of board
of regents for each. 1t would greatly
between the specific boards which cfarac-
terizes the present method Of manage
ment. ,..s.
In the building of state the work IS
always more or less crudely. done. I'm.
perfection IL not a fault-it is natural
is Established and the capitol erected;
then. de the needs of the people develop,
penal. reformatory, and elsemosynary
tuition thus added to the system requires
the creation of new board OF manage
ment, or the enlargement of the duties
of some old board. 1t is easy to Under
stand under this process of gradual de-
velopment how in the course of time the
management of these various and varied
state Institutions becomes cumbersome
and in need Of revision. Add TO these
natural causes and effects the additional
where the result of political mismGnsge.
ment, In which useless offices are created
merely to crafty partisan or factionaI
which to reward petty politicians, and
| you have the Story of iMperfection which
characterizes the evolution Of every state.
rule, and our method of Managing the
states institutions, while not so defective
as IN some states, sadly needs a complies .ts
The work Of the future win be chiefly
to enlarge these institutions as the
| give them the best possible government
The business interests should be man.
capacity. while the. professional interests
I should De managed by those who have
given Study to this phase , Of their char Snar
and a professional board having charge,
| respectively. of these. diverse interests.
On the commercial side let me call your
| be a gigantic defect in the busif;ess man
agement of these institutoins:. take the
lis known as the charitable institutions.
The managers of these institutions dis
burse nearly ofie-half of al the ordinary
appropriations. made by the legislature,
aggregating. I believe, about 100000.
| The board has no Office snd no common
place of keeping records. Its members
are not required by law to give all their
time. to the state, but are permitted t9
, divide their time between their ofhciai
and private duties, As a matter Of fact g.
part of their time to the public service.
( 1 insist that the state should have a
In e which s' Complete e record cor Of all the
business transactions with all the institu-
tions of this state should be kept. so that
zen. might easily ascertain at any time
what 1t costs to conduct any of the In
situations OF. this state. or. what par
and paid for with the states money,
costs. The publicity to which this would
/ be equivalent would be a great cheek
| upon extravaganza and mismanagement,
! MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
At the last election amendment to
the constitution was adopted authoriz-
| ing the governor to strike out any ap-
,, Without + inv ;nc1ds F ne
| obvious reasons the legislature should
! pass what is known as the miscellaneous
/ appropriation bill early in the session, to
give the governor time to scrutinize its
various items. If the necessity for other
miscellaneous appropriations develops.
| they can be included in supplemental
bill near the close of the session.
great opportunity is yours, gentle-
men-an opportunity TO initiate needed
reforms: TO set an example of the most
rigid economy consistent with the proper
care Of the state institutions; to relieve,
as far as possible the taxpayers of the
state, to prove that political promises
are as sacred as personal contracts. and
| in every possible way to honor the peo-
pie who have honored you Your posi-
\ ton is a peculiar one: Of no legislature
have the people expected more than they
expect of you. and I am sure You VIII
pleasant and profitable session, promise
you cordial cooperation. x