The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
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or misleading than this statement. No
honest, fairmindeds man can investi-
gate the appropriations of the present
legislature and give fair, consideration
to the growth of our institutions and
the extraordinary expenses that must
be provided for during the present adj
mlnistration, as compared with the
preceding two years. and arrive at any
other conclusion than that this admin
istration will save more than one-half
million dollars, and perhaps three
quarters of a million to. the people of
kansas on fair comparison with the
former two years.
THE members of the 1907 session of
the legislature were elected during d
senatorial contest, and Hon. Charles
Curtis was elected to the United States
senate by that body 1t was strictly L
Curtis legislature in every sense. Sen
ator Fitzpatrick. leader of the late SEN
ate lodge was president pro tenn of the
senate, and John Simmons rabid anti
reformer and railroad attorney, was
speaker of the house of representatives
and organized the committees which
practically controlled the appropria
lions.
1.-The appropriations of the 1907 ses-
sion of the legislature was over 81, 600, 600
more than the 1905 session of the legis-
lature Why, Senator Curtis, did you
not shout from the housetops about
this enormous increase in appropria-
lions? You then had real, bona fide
expendf ureS of the state government. /
am not at this time raising the ques-
ton as to the wisdom or necessity OF
these unprecedented appropriations, but
am only calling attention to your in
consistency.
That $4,000 Contingent Fund.
Senator Curtis states that 1 claim
all the credit of the beneficial reform
legislation in Kansas. His statement
in this regard is wholly false. He can
not quote one single utterance of mine
where / have ever made anv such
claims. have given the whole reform
movement in Kansas credit for saving
more money every year than the entire
cost of the whole state government. not
taking into consideration the great
moral uplift that has resulted from this
movement
The senator criticises by contingent
fund. This contingent fund has not
peen spent and will not be spent unless
necessary to protect the states prop
ertv or enforce the laws and an item
lied statement of the money spent o,1r
of this fund is now and will at all
times be available from the state audi
TOR, and l would be pleased to see the
same published, and will furnish anv
taxpayer or voter a COPY of the state.
ment at any time he will write and ask
for it.
"Mr. Curtis criticizes the manage
ment of the penitentiary. I have not
tiAAAC anu ILLS IS not the place to
tell that story, except to say that moth
ing has happened in Kansas in many
years that was more wholesome or
more needed than the cleaning out of
that institution and I am going to give
the public who own that institution
and pay the bills full information at
the proper time.
Pleased With Progress.
Il am pleased beyond measure with
the progress that has been made dur
ing my administration of this office
and I am glad to have an opportunity
to state the exact truth about the
mana cement of our public business,
the cost of maintaining our institu-
tions, and the sources of revenue. II
believe the people of Kansas have a
right to know the details and inside
workings of the public affairs of the
state and shall be pleased to have
them take an interest in the matter and
investigate the whole subject fully at
all times. I expect to give them an
administration that every honest, earn
est citizen will be proud of and can
indorse with his whole heart.
Senator Curtis asks why he is sin
gled out and answer, because desire
to deal with the man who is most in
terested in this fight. against the adj