La Junta tribune., 1912-03-16

@"i"'h's' a.o" ot the pure food ana
drugs law. the water surveys. matters
OF municipal rewaye disposal. and
practically all matters pcrtaining to
the public health. are under the
control Of the University. Al the
University the state has erected
hospital where all physically dsrec-
tive children must be sen, rs the
county commissioners for ueatmeut..
and here al sick or crippled workers
In the state. old ard young. mav re-
ceiye free treatment. with m, bed
charges paid by the county ccmmis-
sioners OF the Counties s.nd,ng 'l Sc
patients. Not OILY in mate 0f
public h a,th does the Unlt5r-ity
$ rye the state. bat the chancellor
is official custodian of weight and
m asBres, the curator of thr Iri.
[ serslty museums is state FIR aud
game warden and aiminisiers the
game laws. the engine ring depart.
ment Is assisting the pubuc gtrI
ties commission TO apprahe thD rl.
ways and utilities OF the state and
the department OF sociology and eco
nomics has offered It's servicc. IN
rate adjustments. Morexoycr the
University and Agricultural College
are seeking to take over Joint 'hy
administration OF the state arch cts
office aud furnish to school Dis rs
counties aud cities plans for al pub
either free or at cost. thus masking
for permanent plan OF archf. fTre
In the state. and AT the san. "we
taking the department. cntir, out
OF politics. as the highway en- r..r.
the dairy commissioner. IN. s.lia
veterinary officers. the adm .-a-
ton OF the laws rc,a;ing to hy. aar.
the game warden. and expert v.ra in
the public utilities commissiur are
out OF politics
/ Wha, Kansas has done tovarI e--
tablishing free state govcTHuHut
any American sta.e can do Ter ..8rs
ago the domination OF the stat E1,-
ernment Of Kansas by the pow uf
organized alth buying pcI.tTH .1-
dulgcnces Was as complete a. r b.
In any American state When n. Fan
sas people awoke. they did no ln-
guish for the lack OF improve guns
of democracy They had no n'.l-
tive and ref rendumand recal They
took hold OF the first club th'y lli
nj hand an antiquate out of-daly .lI-
Gus and convention system. Tho Gs.
I'd Il for all II was worth. pl.I-H1
legislators when the conventiou sFs-
TEN failed. had patience and aFH.
were willing to worry along a. BEST
they could withou, compromis 0u
tn. secoud-raic thing until the bad
made sentiment for the FIR. rate
thing. They avoided spasms oi Hdlg.
nation. with their conscqucni raae.
ttons. Th.re has been nosh'rS os the
mob spirit In the kznsas uoyemeat.
The things accomplished ar Hot hit-oi
miss legislation. They have used the
tests Of the most oonscrNarye Durts
State and Federal Morrow, the~e
Kansas rfforms OF l"giSlat0a and ad-
ministration have proceed in rexu.
lar order: First. politsal reforms.
destroying the olisarchy second.
economic reforms. .IthDI shns
nearer approach to social llstice than
Was known under tn. oid'r rider
Above everything. III. 4 On Of the
Kansas movement 10 a lcs-ln Of faith
and hope faith In tn. even day wi
dom Of IN. voters when Hfrlr aciivi.
ties cover series OF years and hope
for any American oommuulfy that has
permitted through civic iniolcnc- and
habit. the government o. ass from
popular oontroi to machlun rule Al.
ways Il should b. rememb-red that
no matter how low the stlndArd OF
political honor has fallen D. may b~
lifted. and that. too. without waiting
for new fashioned weapon All that
Is needed Is strong public will
expressed In sane. uns.lfsh leader
ship and diiigelc. in citis.nship
linked with common s"nsp For. after
all. With men. sI With states and ia.
lions. grosth to any .tu llcnee de-
psnds upon purpose. DILIGENCE. and.
sanity In Kansas It q that old spir-
A pf iustig. hfapaiur pE.r 49, fay a
century aud NOR. Ne has. called u
tn. American spirit. and hat spir.:.
like N. Watcher Of oil. neither
siumb.rs nor sleeps ''