Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-04
Dictagrans


Perhaps you don't understand this
Initiative and the referendum
Well, when mob takes an alledged
criminal from the jail and hangs him,
that's Initiative When it is dis
covered that they have hanged the
wrong man, that's referendum.
The s'recall'' is a cross between the
two.
There is a great deal of talk in
favor of the primary election" in
states where it has not been tried, or
where they have not had it very long.
Uncle Heck predicts that some of the
states that are trying the primary
election plan of nominations will be
discarding the system before other
states have adopted it, and that
finally none of them. will want the
extra turmoil and expense involved
by holding two elections in one year.
He is almost convinced that one
election, with the preferential bal
lot" will be and ought to be the
solution OF the problem.
There are many smooth people in
this world who have a sort of sooth-
ing syrup effect upon those they
meet, and there is also the walking
nutmeg crater variety that seem to
want to raSp their way through the
world. They are always rubbing
the hair the wrong way and leave a
sort of sandpaper impression with
you as they pass by. Dry she'd
ding and rough and rocky roads ap-
pear to be their delight.
And another of the nuisanceS is
the nominating petition. Print the
candidates name on the ballot if he
is willing to pay the extra cost of
printing the extra name. If he is too
poor, and if he is worth while, and if
the office is hunting him hard enough
his friends might help him. Ofcourse
without his consent.
And what about this ''pure bred
poultry breeders association? Are
we to understand that only gentle
men of registered pedigree cen get
into the game?
Apropo of race suicide: A lady
with three small children attracted
the attention of second lady who
remarked: 1.-The middle one seems to
be about the same age as the other
two
Probably one result of the suffrage
amendment will be to increase the
work of election boards, as we'll as
adding to election expenses in other
ditional polling places, or precints,
will be needed, and Wa-Keeney city
and township provides such case. |
In fact, the additional precinct has
been needed for years. This reminds
Uncle Heck that an effort was made |
about twenty-five years ago to organ
iZe township to be known as "Cen- |
ter township. 1t was proposed to
take eight miles from the south end |
of Wa-Keeney township and two
miles from the north end of Wilcox
Wv dAiO OilQS d lON
ten miles square in the exact center !
of the county. The proposition failed
because some of the |
voters involved preferred to go to
Wa-Keeney to do their voting and |
political loafing rather than go to a |
more convenient polling place with |
less excitement and fewer allure |
ments. Uncle Heck has long thought |
that the county should be divided
into nine townships, each ten miles |
square (the size of Franklin township |
with two voting precincts in each of
the three northern, or railroad
This would require the |
election or appointment of nine
boards and twelve election |
boards, but as we already have seven |
with ten precincts the ad- |
expense would be but very |
little. The work and the pay and the
public funds would be more equally |
Glencoe should be en-
larged and we should have a Center
and Banner" township. |
But however desirable such an ar
may be, it is possible that |
our human selfishnesS and neighbor-
hood prejudice and jealousies may
prevent its accomplishment for years |