Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-09
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IetubbS, TroutmAn, Capper PsAiwoep'
There Is no need Of new legislation TO
REQUIRE the assessment Of rsilFoea
i pro erly on The came baais % othsf
property. The law now requires
that It be done. The law makes the
cash value Of ell property the basis
IStubbs can't write . better law than
1.-The one now Iu,the statues. Railroad
property lie assessed at higher rate
now than the property OF Stuoos'
Troutman, Cappsr. or any other hysr
terical reform dreamer. The iaW %
alright It only needs enforcement
The best way TO enforce 1t is to oct
the example by reportiug 70 the a.
SCISSOR correct list OF your holdings
together with The true value.
There 10 no need Of direct PR
mary law. We have that now end
use IL whenever the people prefer II
to the convention system. 1t 10 not
tho best way to nominate candidates
Only two congressional districts use
IL. A short time ago The Topeka
Capital and Journal und tha Kansas
City Star cotcluded to popiaate .
new congress man for this Fifth con-
OCCASIONAL district. TAsir plsn Wss
too oonyeAtiop system, and 9 oAa'
didate 10 each Of six countits 10
order that they might control ma
jorlty. Someone then suggested that
the committee would call o direct
primary. Instantly these PsPers
commenced denouncipg the COM
mittee. They presented numerous
arguments to show that the direct
primsEy was an unfair method, that
1t would give tho old congressman
40 undue advantage and prevent q
fair and free selection BY the
people. The committee was fair
about it, they didn't want to prevent
any candidate from having chance
so they called delegate convention.
The congressman was renomiu ated
by q unanimous vote. The papers
mentioned were not pleased with the
result. They are still angry but
their only reason for it is because
they failed in their purpose OF con
trolling the convention and naming
the candidate. 1t is for the very
same reason that they are now angry
about the state convention. They
now think that they control the Peo-
pie and they have turned against the
convention system and demand d.
rect primary. II the direct primary
is made compulsory instead Of option
oil 90 now 1t will still be unSatiSiac-
tory to them unless they are permitt'
cd to name the candidates. On no
other condition will they ever be
satisfied.
There iS no necessity for any new
law naming two cents mile as COM
psnSAtion for passenger service. II
that lie a reasonable compensation the
Board Of Railroad Commissioners are
already empo wered to name it. II 1t
10 not reasonable 1t could not be en-.
forced II named.
The questions asked are not square
deal questions and the men who pro-
pound them are not square men.
They are questions that were not
asked on the floor Of the convention
when 1t was in session. They we're
reserved OF that time evidently for
the purpose Of leading votes away
from the ticket later. They are used
only for the purpose OF the pro-
Founders. The propOunderS are all
as they call themselves, "revenue re-
10 other and better words,
''irse traders" Their real purpose
lie to secure q majority Of the legiSla.
ture and elect q free trade United
Senator. The Capital will fool some
Republicans into signing the petit
lions. The Star will get all the
Democrats to sign and when that is
done the petitions will be used for
The purpose last stated. There lie
some excuse for the Star. 1t is q
free trade sheet and
hopes to elect Harris arst for COVER
nor aud then senator. There is no
excuse for the Capital, 1t lie into the
scheme only for the purpose Of rails
ing hell.