Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-13
PLEDGES ARE REDEEMED
REPUBLICANS GIVE THE STATE
FIRST CLASS LAWS.
And Governor Hoch's Administration
10 Responsible
EXAMINE ALL THE RECORDS
AND THE MOST sKEPTicAL WILL
BE CONVINCED.
That Wisdom Is Always Part of Re
pubIicanism.

Forty-five republicans who sat as
members of the house at the last ses-
sion of the legislature have been re-
nominated for their old cplaces and
advices now at hand indicate that at
least two-thirds of the old members
on the republican side will seek re-
election The state senate will be
composed as it was at the last ses-
sion OF the same 81 republicans and
three democrats who made the good
record of the 1905 legislature the best
of any legislature that has ever con-
vened in the state. II the republican
state ticket is triumphant this fall,
as it is almost certain to be, Gov
Hoch will again exercise the power of
approval or veto. With a complete
republican victory in November then
a repetition of the good work of the
last session is assured to the people
A slight Investigation of the record
of that legislature and the workings
of the laws enacted suffices to show
many reasons why the republican
party is entitled to victory this year.
The republican state platform OF 1904
was writteA by Gov. Hoch- In that
platform II specific promises were
made to the people. With one ex-
ception, all those promises were re-
deemed A primary election law
failed of passage because of the diver
sity of opinion among legislators from
widely removed portions of the state
regarding the needs in the way of a
primary law.
But a state depository law, which
has already brought in the state the
approximate sum of $4,000 in interest
on public funds, was passed
The board of control law reorgan-
fzing the management of the state
charitable institutions, taking them
entirely out of politics, placing them
on a business basis and saving the
state nearly $4,000 the last year of
it's operation was passed.
What w. R. Stubb has called the
best railroad lSw ever enacted by any
state was passed
The graft was cut out of the state
printing, state ownership of the print
ing plant provided for and net saw
ing of SO, 900 in one year provided
A maximum freight law for the
oil producers and independent refin-
ers and an anti discrimination law
which is being copied by other states
with a view to Gripping monopoly
were passed.
Reckless expenditure of public
money was stopped and appropr1a-
lions were held down to the minimum
with the result that it has been posi-
BILE to reduce the levy for state taxes
from 81 mills to At mills. This re-
duction in the state tax levy is a net
result of republican saving and the
strongest possible comment on the
wisdom of Gov Hoch's administra-
ton. 1t is an unanswerable argu-
ment for the continuance of the re-
publican party in power. While the
people of Kansas have been prosper
Gus and busy the affairs of the state
have been well handled There is no
reason for discomfort with business
conditions; there is no excuse for
complaint at the manner in which
the state, government has been adj
ministered The lack of warmth dis
played toward the democratic state
ticket with it's mail order" head is
evidence that the people are well sat
isfied to .'let well enough alone