Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-01-14

This legislature are in honor bound &C.
carry out in good faith their platform
pledges on this subject.
The present passenger rate law Is q
humbug, fiat two-eent rate sn sss Ia Te
should be entirely rewritten limiting Tree
| remuneration to bona fide railroad en-
ployees and their families and excluding
| all others. @
see no good reason why an anti-lobby
| frst week OF the present legislative, ses-
| sion, and rid the legislative halls OF these
| of1lclous obstructionists.
approve the recommendations OF the
attorney general that the law authoriz-
| ing the county attorneys to hold lnqulsl-
| tons pertaining to unlawful sales OF IN
| toxicatinT liquors should be re-enacted
| II is also wise suggestion that the per
| sistent violator of the prohibitory law
should be dealt with as a felon.
recommend that whenever 1t becomes
necessary to appoint an assistant attor-
the pay of the county attorney shall cease
during such time as It Is necessary lor
the Attorney general to act.
1 recommend to your careful considera;,
ton the report Of the Kansas Educational
Commission. This report covers the
~. A similar commission should Pc az:
thorized by law to revise, rewrlte anu
codify the school laws and reports there
on TO the next session OF the legislature.
But some OF the more important needs
OF schools, more equitable distributor
OF railroad taxes and practical method
OF saving to the school fun the estates Oh
persons dying without heir or Will
The unsatisfactory condition under
which we secure our text books Tor tne
| public schools has given Just cause lor
| agitation for state publication Oh tnese
hooks. There Is no doubt whatever that
the labor and mechanical work can DC
| done better In Kansas than elsewhere
| but the question of securing manuscript
Of the right quality and character u rear
| Nv the vital issue involved.
II asnecially recommend an extension OF
the laws restrictly child labor, and the
enactment Of an employers liaDilty law.
Such law should be drawn along tne
lines OF federal legislation on the same
| subject and think 1t would be only JUST
to provide that II injured persons. or their
REPRESENTATIVES, mistook their remedy on
| the technical question as to whether the
federal or state could should anord tneHl
relief, the state Of limitations should nSt
run until that question was determined.
The primary election law has been tne
most important triumph for the preserve
ton Of popular government winch tnis
| generation has witnessed. There Is no
y good measure which can long pc oenlee
70 the people while this effective law ID on
the statute books. 1t brings back TO the
people absolutely the right to make ana
unn1ake their public servants.
| THE Improved sanitary conditions ane
character Of food products are so markeo
as to cause most favorable common!
throughout the state. recommend that
the Inspectors force Of the board o.
health be increased and their authority
extended 49, =,
Health be provided with sufficient means
10 make o statewide campaign Tor tne
niIruose of holding public meetings In eV-
ery city. village and hamlet In Kansas y
give the people instruction IN the pes!
methods Of protecting themselves against
The Time has come to take hold Of for
eatry DEVELOPMENT in Kansas In q prac-
teal way l recommend one state Forest
en- who is a graduate Of some Reputable
apscial course in forestry and Is up
to- date in practical work Of tree planting
in this part Of the country, with saler!
Of $4,000 per ani,um; and an aSs'st Th.
with salary Of q ,SpO re- a inctSnss lE n
Farmers Institutes and prepare ana dis
tribute bulletins pertaining to tree Gull
ture; and, IN general, his work Snoulo .;
along the lines so successfully toliow KS
by the. experimental experiments Oh 'n'
The State Bar Association has prepared
| n new and revised code Of civil procedure
designed to speed court litigation. Able
lawyers have freely given their time e
this work. It merits your caretui consio-
The one great reform in court proee.
dure IL to abolish vexatious ana costly
delays. Some states withhold the salary
OF Judges who delay decisions beyond, q
limited time. Kansas can make no mis-
take BY doing likewise Appeals on tech.
meal errors, which are not material q
nreiudicial. should be prohibited by law
and appeale on technicalities which this
supreme court decide have no merit
should subject the appellant to suDstan'
Z recommend a reappoTtlonment Of the
laRialatiye districts OF Kansas providing
thRt each county entitled to representa-
ton under the constitution shall be repre-
some state laws provide for the recall
OF derelict or incompetent ofacern The
evil aimed at IL serious, but the remsaS
seems cumbersome and expensive Tne
sam result can be much more specify
Of such undesirable public servants by
civil action such as Is now the law relati
, ing to the removal OF mayors and othei
officials for non-enforcement Of the pro-
The business management Of the penl.
Tertiary and Hutchinson reformatorS
should be vested in the Board OF Con-
, troll ,n,.,A.,. Ns.s,
The state school Iuno holus tne DOnu'
representing the state debt The invest,
mef,ta OF the present sinking fund SHOULD
10 sold ut once and the proceeds applied
, 10 the liquidation Of the debt and thu
Who'll debt paid within reasonable time
a. reference library bureau has been es
tablished in some states for the dissem
: ination OF useful Information to students
: al political economy, both In and out o
the legislature, advise the enaetmen
Of such law.
, deputy oil inspectors, who receive sal
ary and expenses amounting to 500 pc
month, be abolished. / am advised tina
tiese officers are not necessary 70 I'M
atppeG.> transaction Of the business con
I necteu WIN tna, urttOo.
1 recommend the enactment Of a law re
uui.ing the publication OF receipts an'
paign purposes, with appropriate penal
: ties for It's violation.
I need hardly say that the practice o
omnihussing legislative bills Is absolutet
4 forbidden BY our state constitution, an
: urge you to abolish this most viciou
!, urre upon YOU the utter futllity o
= most Of the Characteristic special legisla
y tlon which heretofore has occupied
d. | much valuable time In the Legislators
E The limited duration Of the session give
: | no time 10 waste on enactments vhic
4 the courts will not and cannot recogniz
: as valid laws
: towards extravaganza In public as we
a. tprivate affairs. This tendency shout
a be depressed Kansas has ample mean
Il for every wise and necessary purpose bu
4 not one cent to waste or gquander.
! The legislature OF 1905 took determine
4 Rround 10 rid the pay roll Of all useles
= employees ! doubt not You can DO ST
better without the least impairment Z
" leGiriatice eficiency The money while
I, 1,on appropriate belongs 10 tho Kansu