The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
EULER'S ANSWER
To County Commissioner O'NeiPs In
quiry About His Platform.

About June 20, 1910, under the head
ing some Good Suggestions by Ed
win L. O'Neil, one of the Shawnee
county commissioners, wherein he
makes the statement that not one OF
the candidates for the legislature in
this county has not taken stand in
regard his position on any Of the most
important laws that will affect the tax
payers of Shawnee county
Commissioner O'Neil names few of
them: AN act authorizing the county
commissioners to reconstruct the river
bridges, so that they would withstand
the ravages of floods and ice gorges;
to this l would say Yes, and go him
enc better and make is absolutely per-
manent SO that 1t would not have TO
be done over every time it ratned.
Another question or suggestion, by
Commissioner ONeil, An act to abol-
ish the Office of county engineer and
creating the office of commissioner OF
Highways and bridges" / am heartily
in favor of this question, and would
make it stronger by requiring the COM
missioner to have the qualifications or
a competent engineer, who should be
required to inspect every culvert and
bridge. in person or his assistant, every
thirty days, so that every man who
travels on our highways may know
that he is safe. There is also another
section of our statutes that refers to
fhreshing machines, engines and other
ard bridges that should be amended.
His question as to the time, manner
and method of assessing property,
think is a good one, and the county
should levy and collect it's own taxes
separate and apart from the cities Of
the first-class.
believe a revision of the fee and
salary law of this county should be
had at the very earliest possible date
in the interest of the taxpayers of
1-rxn
After a careful examination of the
law governing our juvenile court and
our probate proceedings as 1t afectS
proceedings in the other courts 1t should
be amended.
After making quite a thorough in
vestigatior. and conversation with Mr..
Belts, superintendent poor farm, 1 am
fully satisfied that the law should be
so changed that the county commits
sioners could put up the necessary i'm
provelnentS to make 1t possible for
those poor old unfortunate people to
spend the last few days of their lives
An less wretchedness.
There are quite a number of other
general laws that should be amended.
For instance, the law for kidnapping,
as it now stands five years is the
limit l am in favor of life imprison-
anent for any one who comes into my
home and carries away one of my chill
dren. and if l caught him at it and
It was within my power there would be
no trial
The county commissioners should be
empowered to sell, transfer and ex-
change all land and property of what
soever kind or nature for other pro-
perty for state fair grounds and any
other purpose in their best judgment
was for the best interest of the county
and state and taxpayers.
am in favor of the state furnish
ing all supplies for our public schools,
Under proper supervision.
am in favor of amending our di-
rect primary law, which is the best on
earth at the present time. but l be-
lieve it can be improved.
Where a laborer, male or female, has
tc bring a lawsuit to collect wages and
the court finds that it is a just claim,
the party who refuses to pay should
be compelled to pay reasonable PEN
atty, whether a corporation or an in
dividual
believe the school board should be
composed of one city commissioner and
the superintendent and principals of
the schools. All bills should be audited
by the city auditor and questions of
expenditures should be passed upon by
the city commission.
These are some of the things that
prompted a desire for me to go to the
legislature and accomplish. if possible.
and I truly believe with my experience
with the various sessions for the past
twenty years in getting private bills
through, that 1 could do more than an
Inexperienced person could for his dis
trict.
have been a resident and taxpayer
of Shawnee county over twenty five
years, working and voting for the Re-
publican party and the other fellow.
now / think it is my time. don't you?
/ have helped nearly every fellow into
once during that time from United
State senator to road overseer.
II. w. EULER.