The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Live Issues in THIS 39th
Senatorial DISTRICT

OGEIdlUIIQI UE0EnIUG
Believing that the people Of this seth
State Senatorial district, these IA n.
W. counties of the state, want to know
what their Senatorial candidate stands
for, W. e. WARD, the Republican
nominee, has prepared what he be-
lieVes to be live issues upon which the
next Legislature will be called upon to
pass and which are Of especial utter
est to the people of the seth Senate
rial district, His statement follows;
LIST - I'm assuming the role Of Re
publican nominee for State Senator,
want TO say at the outset that if elect
ed want to serve the people 50 non
political servant, as nearly as possible,
becsuse the questions that will arise IN
the State Senate are non political gu 8
tions, and what will be of interest to q
Republican will likewise be Of interest
to a Democrat.
End United States Senator. ''There
has been q growing demand for the
election Of u. S, Senators by direct
vote Of the people, This cannot be
done until a chang is made in the
Constitution Of the US, which pro-
vides that Senators shall be elected by
the Legislatures Of the various states.
In Kansas, the primary law gives the
people the right to express their choice
at the general election in November,
but there is nothing binf1ng upon the
Legislature 70 follow this expression
Of the people. I have signed Statement
No. /, which means that am pledged
to stand by the choice of he people as
expressed at the polls in November. no
matter whether it be Republican or
Democrat Therefore, il elected, my
vote will be controlled by the popular
vote Of the people Of Kansas expressed
at the polls.
3rd. - Deep Well Irrigation. For
long time we have been paying more
than our share o. State Taxes, and
this money has been spent in the cas-
tern third of Kansas. Of course the
large state institutions are there-the
Capitol, PeGitentiaFV, two Insane Asy-
lums, state Agricultural college, state
University, etc and / am not goirG
to promise to move them west But /
do believe that if the proper effort is
made, the next legislature will make
an appropriation for deep-WeIi irriga-
ton in Western Kansas, 1t will be
my aim. If elected, to work with other
members from the west TO this end.
4th. - State Publication Of School
Books. mo less q man than nv
friend Tom McNeal, former State PrIn
ter, in statement to Gov. Stubs,
says that the total cost of all school
books in Kansas for the years 1913
vas $STf 342, and he estimated that
the same hooks could have been prin-
ted by the State for 1888. 15zss savir q
70 the people IN g years Of $224, 200.
ThIs ma be S Icialistic doctrine, bur
anything that will save the people that
amount in 2 years is worth trying.
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one hobby, and that IL law making
the Probate Judge also Judge of the
County Court with jurisdiction in civil
cases up to $1,000, The Vexatious de-
lays in western Kansas where only two
or three terms Of court are held each
year has created q demand for q Coun-
ty Court which would be IN session ali
the time aAd where litigants could
have their cases heard before q coHnpe-
tent Judge or Jury without DELAY.
This law would probably necessitate
the eOnsnlids ton OF some OF our Dis
triet Courts.
9th Fees azd Salaries. .tAll coun-
= ofhce utd be paid a reasonable
-alary and sac fees earned in their re-
spective Offices should belong to the
lounty.
7th. Poll Tax and Good Roads.
Il believe that it is an injustice to
mpeii the payment of poll tax l
ave noticed that since the passage of
hat law we have not had as good re-
suits in road work as before, and the
aw should be repealed. A new law
should be enacted giving the Boards
Of County Commissioners power to ap-
opint q County Engineer to have the
charge of all road work IN the county,
nd roads could be established and kept
no great de- al better than is being
1o~e at the present time.
9Th. Hays School:
THE State should give its hearty SUP
port to the Western Branch OF the
State Normal School located at Hays,
work to that end
9th Presidential Primary: 'I be-
lieve the Primary law should Be eDlar-
ged to include the preference of the
people for President and Vice Presi-
dent az well as state officers.
10th, Pebble Schools: ''Our coun-
try school gYtem, according to our lea
ding teaeners and professor, is on the
decline. and our once bossted system
Of rufsl schools needs locking after.
In the epaFcelY settled parts of Yves
reasonable amount feK conveying pu-
pila to and from SCHOOLS. The present
law is inadequate. The State Teachers
Association should, IN ny Judgment,
take up the question Of rural schools
and make suggestions to the leRisla-
tuFe for their Improvement.
There are many other items that
are Of interest that might mention,
but believe nv IS years residence In
western Kansas will lead me on the
right side Of all questions that may
or that will be Of interest to Western
Kansas, and upon these views solicit
your support. W. Z WARD,