The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-03
WHAT THEY SAY.
Comments on the Legislature
and Legislators
Cowley County Has More Than
Its Share of Attention.
PEOPLENOT SATISFIED
Evidently Expect Their Repre-
sentatives TO Quarrel.
w. Y. Morgan Tries TO Explain
What He Does.

For once there seems to be a mag
niicent unanimity of opinion at VIM
field and Arkansas City in regard to
the city court and 100000 court
house bills which have been intro
duced by Representatives Beekman
and Hackney. Winfield is dead GER
tain it does not want a new court
house, and Arkansas City believes that
the city court bill is of very little i'm
portance as an equivalent for the
100000 tax levy.
This is the way the Winfield Courier
hands the hot shot to its representa-
tive, w. P. Hackney:
AT the opera house on the evening
before election Mr.. Hackney made a
few days before he had been riding on
a train with Mr.. Beekman. That
Beekman had said to him: You and
1 will both be elected to the legisla-
ture. There is no reason why we
should fight I want a little city court
bill for Arkansas City. Let US have
it and we will treat you fairly in the
way of other legislation Hackney
stated that he told Beekman in reply
that he would kick the pants off any
court bill that he would Introduce
The audience applauded this senti-
ment loudly, and after that meeting
many voters said to the writer: This
court matter is most important to the
the ability and experience to defeat
any court bill and for that reason he
should be elected
1T would appear that these voters
were mistaken. Hackney has not
proved a match for Beekman in this
matter. He has failed to kick the
pants off Beekman's court bill-nor
does it appear that he has even tried
to do so. Why didn't he do it? He
says he gets a 100000 court house
for Winfield as pay for letting it pass.
Winfield has been offered this twice
before and has declined with thanks.
Hackney's promise in his opera house
speech was unequ1vocal and involved
no compromise of any character.
"Our hope rests now as it did two
years ago, in our senator Louis P.
King stood like rock against any
sort of Jill minimizing the rights of
Winfield as the county seat. Our citi-
zens have every confidence in Senator
WilkersOn. VIII he justify that con-
fdence? The Courier believes he
will"
Then comes the Arkansas CITY
Traveller with a bunch of censure for
its representative, Beekman. 1t says:
1.-The city court bill is but of little
interest to anyone outside of Arkansas
City 1t will not disturb the district
court of Cowley county in the least.
The text of the bill now before the
legislature is different from the one
shown q Traveller representative in
changed form may prove to be of con-
siderable advantage to this city. But
be that as it may, it looks like a small
compensation to receive as an offset
for the expenditure of one hundred
thousand dollars in Winfield.
IF anyone thinks the country is go
ing to stand for the expenditure of so
large a sum of money in one town
without protest they will certainly find
out they are mistaken. Arkansas City
will make friends in the rural district
BY being opposed to this taxation
without representation"
The Wichita Beacon accuses Hoch,
Stubs and Dolley of being parties to a
combine to defeat railroad legislation.
1t says:
With a good majority in both houses
of the Kansas legislature avowedly in
favor of the railroad law proposed by
the Kansas Federation of Commercial
Interests, there seems to be a good rea-
son to believe that such a measure will
be defeated by the governor and his
two confidential advisers. Boss Stubs
and Senator DOlley. The federation
does not seem to be in favor with this
triumvirate and a determined effort is
being made to defeat everything that it
sanctions. 1t does not seem to matter
that the things it wants are wanted by