The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-08

cdndlQat6S. For the nrSC time III lnS
history of the county, candidates on
the Democratic state ticket left Re-
public county with a majority and
the Belleville court house is to be hll-
ed with Democratic county officials.
And now as Hostetler views with
pride Republic county's job of wreck
and ruin to the Republicans, he has
cast an ambitious eye on the United
States marshalship. Hostetler admits
he would like the job. In fact he is
avowed candidate for the place.
The fact that he worked teeth and toe
nail for Judge Thompson against the
husband of his distant cousin, gives the
Belleville man probable advantage in
the race. And with it all, Hostetler
has considerable support among tfis
influential Fifth district Democrats.
Guy T. Helvering. congressman-elect
from the Fifth district, has warned
the new Democratic state adninistra-
ton and the incoming legislature that
they must reduce the number of soft
jobs and trim the states expenses II
they expect to stay in power. And
above all. He1vering says, the Demo-
Gratis must cut down the state taxes.
II am deeply interested in seeing the
Democratic state administration carry
out its platform pledges said Helver-
ing, but unless the Democrats can
show a marked reduction in taxes two
years hence, 1 shall feel the admin
istration has been failure. / believe
there are a hundred different ways in
which the expenses of the state gov
ernment can be cut down without sac
rifieing efficiency
For instance" continued Helvering,
there is no earthly use for the Office
of county assessor and I believe it
should be discontinued. The office of
state accountant is a useless one. while
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The state horticultural society and the
state board of agriculture should be
consolidated. The work of the state
historical society ought to be reorgan-
lied. as it can be handled by fewer
persons
THE time to cut down the useless
pie counter jobs is while the Demo-
Gratis are new to the situation and
this ought to be part of the first
work of the session. 1t won't make
man so sore to cut off a job he has
never held, even if he is an applicant,
as 1T will to take the job away from
under him. And as far as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned the jobs are all
new to them; and conditions couldn't
be better for making the changes that
the best interests of the state demand"
For sometime it has been rumored
that Dell Travis, of Pratt may be
HdlilCd DIS ISL anu SetIIlS WdIO0I "
succeed Prof. L. L. Dyche. Travis was
on the job before the appointment of
Dyche under the Stubs administra-
ton. While Travis is a regular Re
publican. he is considered an able man
for the place. And if a change is made
in the fish and game wardenship, it
is considered quite likely that Travis
will be the man to land the appoint
mept.
]. F. Bailey, a Democrat and MEM
Der of the house from Brown county,
will bring Mrs Bailey to Topeka with
him for the legislative session. They
were in Topeka this week and secured
rooms for the session.
For the first time in many years
Brown county has sent q Democrat to
the legislature from county that has
a working Republican majority in the
neighborhood of 1000. So when Bailey,
who is a real estate dealer in Horton,
was elected to the legislature it was
an occasion of surprise to the Repub
Hcans and sincere rejoicing among the
Brown county Democrats. Bailey is
recognized as a shrewd, level headed
business man and the people in his
district believe that he will make good
in the coming session,