The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-24
KANSAS CONNENT
sPoTLEss TOWN.

Inc campaign for. cleanliness which
Is pelng waged in Kansas this spring,
unoer the auspices of the state board
OF; health is bound to have good re-
moolc- Many fine crusades are in
augurated with a splendid flourish of
trumpets. only to die the death when
the flrst enthusiasm fades away.
Most Kansas towns have new
brooms, in the way Of recently elect
ca mayors and other officials, and
when men first assume the ermine of
power they are usually eager in pur-
suing reforms that look good; some
OF them remain eager and earnest,
and others grow weary Of We'll do
ing when they begin to experience the
heat and burden of the day.
1t may be hoped that the enthu-
slasm for municipal cleanliness Will
surfer no abatement. The town that
Is sloven1y enjoys a bad reputation,
streets and alleys and other public
places are merely dumping grounds
in disguise. a town cannot avoid evil
repute. Just now wise DEGREES are
being issued from the seats of the
mighty In Emporia; people must not
permit stable refuse to accumulate
on their premises; and they must not
harbor hogs after date which Is
close at hand. The latter order is
admirable, if it is only enforced The
hog that is kept in town is a nuisance
to everybody, and it is useless to cry
brave slogans touching the swatting
of flies, and it is idle to preach about
germ theories SO long as there are
hog pens and hog wallows in thickly
settled communities.
One able-bodied hog, confined In
a close pen, will cause more annoy
ance and disgust than d regiment rof
horses or a herd of cattle. On a hot
summer day. hog pen Will cast 1ts
fragrance over an entire town, ana
the aroma is so rich that you can see
the germs crawling on it. If En-
poria is to be cleaned up, as per
schedule, and kept clean, as per the
rosy prospectus, there must be no
compromise as regards the town nog
pens. The hogs must be banished to
the country, where they belong, or
reduced to sausage, which Is their
chief end. When that Is done. peo-
pie will have confidence in the SINGER
ity of the crusade for cleanliness. and
every good citizen will take an active
interest in 1t. and help things along.
And 1t may ibe added that the town
cannot expect to be spotless unless
something is done to the rowing dogs
which invest 1t. Dogs attract f1eas
and vermin as though created for
that purpose, and their chief occu-
nation is to hunt up old bones and
carrion and drag them into public
places. At present the crusaders
seem to be devoting most of. their
attention to regulating the horse
stables; that is very we'll. but they
simply must not forget the hogs and
dogs.-Emporia Gazette.
o.
ONE WAY TO FAME.
There is to be erected in Washing
ton a statue to the memory of Alex
ander Hamilton, perhaps the great
est constructive statesman of our
early history. and surely the financial
genius of his time. And more than
that, Hamilton was soldier who
served with Washington through the
Revolution. He was the first secre-
tary of the treasury, and was offered
and declined the position of chief
Justice of the United states. His end,
which cana e ir+s -1dpel with Aaron
Burr IN which Hamilton made no
fight, was a fine example of cour-
age and steadfastness to principle.
All this and much more would seem
to entitIe Hamilton's memory to any
honor his countrymen might offer.
But there is, at least. one who raises
objection: Senator Johnson, Of North
Dakota. But had he not raised his
voice in protest, you might never
have heard of Senator Johnson. There
are several roads leading to the spot
light and the public eye.-Atchison
Globe.