Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-19
liable to a heavy penalty.

and products.-Passed.
Introduced as "a icOmpittee bill II
saves Che shippers Of grain a vast
sum Of money.
A0 Act5.Providing fer the label
ing Of all lnseed oils, leads and
mixed paints known as thes Pure
Paint Bill.-Defeated.'
The joint o author with Senator
Young Of the present ,ameoded bal
lot bill. The bill siInplifies the bal.
lot and allows a mixed ticket to be
voted without danger of sbeitg
thrown out. zee
An Act-Proyiding for 'twocent
passenger fare in 'Kansas.-Deteated-
Demurrage. Law-rt's an act com
lpelling the railroad companies to pay
81 4 day for their failure to supply
amy farmer or slipper with cars af-
ter 4S hours 0ntil the cars are fur
lnished.
An'Act-'Allowing school boards to
deposit their money in banks at an
agreed rate CT interest.-Passed.
The antipass law now in force Is
the compilation q SeIator Getty and
Senator Hedges. 1t passed the
house as the Stone shIl, but their
bill was submitted IN its aentirety for
the Stone ani-pass measure.
The general erailroad enactment
now law in Kansas was made pos
sible by the minority member three
of which Hodges was ON forcing
a minority report and bringing 1t be.
fore the senate where it was enacted
into a law. o.
The platform as given out by Sen
ator Hodges meets the requirements
OF every progressive voter in the
state. In his announcement the fol-
Lowing laws are advocated.
Having been a member of the
senate for the past eight years and
being personally identified with all
of the progressive measures enacted
in that time, l announce myself as a
candidate for governor for the sole
purpose Of helping to carry ut the
advanced progressive measures the
democrats OF the house and senate
so earnestly endeaNOred to carry
out. If elected governor Of the state
Of Kansas, will give my entire
time and energies to the duties ct
that office and at no time ard under
no circumstances will use prestige,
patronage and emoluments of tie
governors office to further the poll
tieal career o. myself or any other
man on Of any political faction.
The ever present issue in state
campaigns is that of taxes. The peo-
pie have right to demand that their
state, county, city, township and
school affairs shall be administered
economically and at the lowest ex-
pense consistent With coed govern
ment. I believe that great saving
to the taxpayers is possible through
the prevention sOf reckless expendi-
tire and waste Of public fund. l
favor adequate appropriations and
state. Schools and state institutions.
The waste and reckless expenditure
Of public funds in both state and To-
cal governments. the lack Of bust
pess methods in state and county af-
fairs, have caused taxes 10 reach a
figu9e not warranted by the amount
accomplished in its expenditure. i
will prge the elimination of all super
fluOus offices in township. county an
state aud g decided reduction in Of
fetal cOntingeet tHnds. pledge
mNef So far as the governors office
is concerned, fOfs Che most economic
including the veto OF
81 unnecessary appropriations.
] will practice such economy by
having the governors contingent
fund reduced from $4,000 a year,
the preseSt amount, to 5000. year,
a sum l deem amply sufficient to
meet all emergencies.
The MASSACHUSETTS, form of ballot
The publication and dSthbatiOn at
actual cost by the state, Of state
schools text books %.
AOrecording mortgage tay.Iaw aim
liar 70 tie measure passed at the last
session Of theqegislatureo and vetoed
BY Governor Stubs. 90
An Educational o administration
board, which shall have the eEure
OF all state educational
Institutions including the schools for
the deaf and schools foD the blind. Q
am in favor Of the unconditional
repeal Of the Inheritance tax law.
favor the election of all officials.