The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-14


The unique and honorable place in his
tory, which Kansas holds as the first
battle ground Of freedom where brave
men ana noble women who had more
concern for their nations life and their
nations honor than for their own well
fare. who loved liberty better than life,
Is a most precious heritage to every true
kansan
The foundation for the greatest COM
monwealth in the union has already been
laid. The lateral necessary to build a
superstructure is justice, morality pa
triotism, intelligence and industry. There
is constant struggle for supremacy in
progress throughout the land Kansas
should ever maintain the principle that
men count for more than property. The
rights of property must be kept inviolate,
but the rights of persons must be equal
ly sacred before the law.
Poverty and crime travel hand in hand
with illiteracy and ignorance. Our pub
lie school system costs many millions of
dollars every year, but it is worth in
finitely more than the cost; 1t Is the
greatest safeguard of republic and the
key which unlocks the door to progress,
prosperity and happiness.
The same standard of integrity and
service. and the same sound business
laws must be applied to the management
Of public and private business alike.
Every public utility should be COM
PEELED by law to furnish the same quality
OF service at the same price to all pat
rOns alike. Kansas is fortunate in hav-
Ing some OF the best constructed, best
equipped, best maintained and operated
railroads in the country. These roads are
an invaluable asset to our state and we
may well feel proud of them
The policy OF this administration to-
ward public utilities, insofar as the chief
executive Is concerned, shall be to pro-
mote and protect in every right way tho
interests and rights Of all corporations,
whether they own and operate railroads
or other property just so long as they
are honestly endeavoring TO give the pub
lie adequate service at reasonable cost.
But we have railroads running through
the richest parts of Kansas where the
roadbeds were cheaply constructed and
the equipment, cars, engines and service
are and have been entirely insufficient to
meet the reasonable requirements of the
community. This latter class of roads
have steadily diverted their Kansas earn
ings to projects beyond the limits of this
state. If there is power in the law to
compel these roads to give better service
and use their earnings for the upbuild
ing of tracks and equipment and to dis
charge their whole duty as common car
riers, that power will be used TO the
utmost.
The laws delay is becoming a matter of
grave concern, to persons charged with
administrative duties, in many states
There are now pending in the federal
court something like fifty temporary in
functions against the officers of this state
restraining them from taking any step
whatever looking to the enforcement of
state laws for the regulation of public
service corporations.
The federal court was established to
promote justice and not to nullify state
laws, by protecting great corporations
ini1InptiOng
from month to month and year to year
without being heard on the merits of the
cases involved. 1t Is the patriotic duty
of public officials charged with the en-
forcement of state laws to protest cour-
teously but emphaticaly against such I'M
warranted abuse of judicial power.
Personally, | would like to see cases in
both the federal and state courts tried
promptly on their merits.
| would like to see the federal judges
of the inferior courts appointed for a
term of six years rather than for life,
The construction of the Interstate COM
merce law which recognizes subterfuges
and technicalities through which in
habitants of other states are protected
by injunctions of the federal court while
they distribute intoxicating liquors in
of the constitutional and statu-
tory laws of Kansas Is but another eX
ample of the evils referred to by Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Attorney General Jackson and his as
sistants have made a persistent, effective
fight against this lawless element and
have driven the breweries, jointlsts and
saloons from their many strongholds and
shown the way to permanently stamp out
this disease from our body polite.
The county attorney, sheriff. district
Judge and the mayors OF the cities are
the officers primarily responsible for the
of the prohibitory law, and
where men establish themselves openly
in business and trampe under foot the
and statutes of Kansas in
the presence, and before the eyes of these
officers.--such a situation makes prima
facie case of official incompetency and |
neglect OF official duty, which should be
followed by a summary removal OF such
and 1t shall be the purpose and policy
Of this administration, insofar as 1t has
power to do so, to suspend or remove
from office every man who is negectful
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