The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-08
KANSAS COMMENT

AN EXTRAVAGANT CONGRESS,
1t must be clear to the man VINO mas
no selfish interest in the course OF
congress, that anxiety to reach the
public treasury, is the chief motive at
work in Washington If the expendl-
lures made were like those OF state,
school district and city, direct TAX
upon the property of the country, the
congress could not hope to return, but
it's membership would join the dead
ducks at the next election. ProIes-
sions of economy have secured o11ice
for many men, and this has been par
ticularly noticeable of late. Governor
Hodges and his party colleagues
promised to reduce expenditures Ihey
have failed at every critical point. II
must be clear that new party with
virtue enough not to loot the treas
ury is needed. The Progressive party
is composed largely of voters who
care more for the principles involved
than for the offices and spells. Whom
the gods would destroy, the first
make mad" is a saying which applies
to political parties as well as to men.
The Republican party was driven to
madness so great that it lost all sense
OF righteousness in convention. The
Democratic party, in power because OF
Republican insanity, is proving its I'M
fitness to rule, and while its presi-
dent and some of it's leaders are still
sane the great majority has lost sight
of everything but grabbing at the
public funds. When they issue bonds
to cover overdrawn revenues, they will
awake to their stupidity, but it will be
too late to save themselves from dis
grace.-Wichita Beacon.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The coming president is wise in call
pass tariff bill. Whatever is to be
. done should be done quickly. To keep
the country in suspense would prob
ably work worse evil than the law
! which the Democrats will pass, bad
though that is likely to be. Mr.. Will
, son is wise, too, in getting his tariff
measure in working order at as early
a period as possible that it may have
as long as possible to run before the
end of his term. The changes that
will be made are bound to make more
or less disturbance in business. With
over two years to run before the
opening of the campaign of 1916, the
Dem cratic tariff measure will show
whether or not it is a permanent detri-
ment to business. If the disturbance
is not too great and the country has
recovered by 1916 the Democrats may
hope for an endorsement from the
country.-Leavenwor Times
THE HUTCHINSON PROGRAM.
The state fair at Hutchinson, which
has jest been endowed by the state
legislature, is operated by private per-
sons and has paid dividends as high as
40 per cent. 1t pays big earning to
| its stockholders. The fight won by the
Hutchinson lobby at the legislature
this year is admittedly an entering
wedge for large appropriation in the
! future for this opulent fair company.
| The company will now propose to Reno
county that it vote bonds to buy from
the company it's fair grounds at a
good round price, and two years
> hence will elect men to the legislature
with a special view of their pork bar
| rel capacity. In the meantime the
| plan seems 20 be for the owners OF
the fair company stock to divide
among themselves the profits of the
fair after the state guarantees it
! against any possible loss.-Fort Scott
I Tribune. So