Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-06

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Brown, and which she viii employ
its very best and highest purpo e.
The following account Of what is
being done by the Boald of Colr. i
at the Atchiscn Orphans Home is tax
en- from the Atchison Glo5e, one o.
the leading Republican papers Of the
state. This account does MT seem
to bear out the charges Of the NE
Too papers, that the Democrats q. q
running the state institutions.
City water was turned on at the
State Orphans Home for tie fist
time Sunday. It cost the state S45OO
to connect the Home with the city
water, but it is believed that the i'm
proved sanitary conditions, and the
fact that the connection settled the
water question forever at tie Home
will more than compensate. A new
heating plant at cost of $4,000 has
been placed in the Home, ard a new
electric light plant costing $500. The
old plant was worn out. The toilet
and bath rooms have been repair
ed and made sanitary. Tie tunnel,
connecting the buildings at tie home
was in a state OF decay, a-d 500
has BEEN spent in putting in grant,
told floors, repairing falling plaster,
etc. Every cent expended hes been
for lasting Improvements. mrs. E.
X. Burues, superintendent, who has
directed the work, guided by the
State Board OF Control, says that
the Home is ready for inspection and
visitors will be gladly welcomed. At-h.
ison workmen have done the work at
the Home are enthusiastic over the
treatment at the hands of the super
intendeut. Mrs. Burnes asked the
privilege Of the Board to buy sup
plies as far as possible in Atchiscn,
and her loyalty to. local merchants
has won for her high regard in this
community, which Is now her home.
In the near future the grounds at
the Home will be lighted; electric
Lights will be placed along the drive
which encircles the buildings and will
extend from the drive in frcut of the
administration building to the corner
Of the public road. The grounds at
the corner Of the home road will he
parked this spring. trees will be set
out and the approach beautifed. c.
A. Brown presented the Home with
the trees which are to be set out.
The Orphans Home is Atchison's on.
~ read show place, and next sum-
mer we will point to it with pride.
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The Kansas City Star recently
printed the following editorial re.a--
tive to Governor Hodges On its front
page, with double leads between the
lines:
Governor Hodges Of Kansas, his
never been under suspicion as a par.
ty man. He is the kind of a Demo.
crat that his party has maze lis state
leader since the death of the late
Win. A. Harris. He is the second
Democrat to be made governor of
Kansas within the history of that
state. He is a c!ose personal and 10.
litical friend of President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan and stands high in
the esteem of the national admins.
tration. In his speech at the Gen.
tral Methodist church last night, he
urged commission government for Ia,
sas City and for every big city in
America, and not only for the cities
but for the states.
Party politics. Mr.. Hodges said,
has no place in municipal or state
governments. The only excuse that
has ever existed for party politics in
the election of a state legislature
was that of the election of a United
States senator, and now the provis-
ion for the election of senators BY
the people has eliminated even that
excuse. Our state and municipal gov.
erumeuts demands efficiency, and we
will not have efficiency in govern.
ment until we fix direct responsible
ity to our people
Is there a Democrat in Kansas
City, aside from the political bosses
that believes Governor Hodges Is amy
the less a good party man because
he advocates efficient government
rather than party government?
Who speak for the Democratic mar.