Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-04-24


thousand dollars per year. They do
not tell you that the Hodges admin
istration saved s16S,OOO.OO in four
teen months, to pay off a bond, due
July LIST, while 1t took ten years for
the Republicans to save 100000.
They do not tell you that the legis-
iature Of 1911 appropriated $4,000
for new Insane Hospital at Larned
and 100000 for a new tuberculosis |
hospital, but that these ins;itutions
were not built, because the former I'D
ministraton had used all the funds.
Under a Democratic admins ration,
the Larned institution Is now in op-
GRAFTON, and the tuberculosis hospi
tai at Newton Is now IN the process
Of erection.
They do not tell you that the pres.
ent administration came in with a de.
pleted treasury, the former admins
tration having used 1896, 100000 of
OF the 1918 taxes. That the 1913 leg.
islature had to appropriate $11S,Oc0I
in deficiencies to meet the exp MS s
Of the former administration. All
Of this money should have been cred
tied to the present administration.
They do not tell you that the State
Grain Department is now an asset
instead of a Inability and that an Of
the institutions, under Democratic
management, are in better condition
than ever before. They attempt to
charge up the administration with
the expense OF maintaining the state
Fire Marshal's Department and the
Hotel Commissioners Department
when both Of these are kept up by
the fees from the insurance compar.
les and hotels, and do not cost the
tax payers Of the state one cent.
These are but a few Of the many
things that have been accomplished
under the present administration,
but the people of Kansas need not
expect to have the real facts pre-
scented to them through the Repubh.
can press. Any Of the information
given out by these papers should be
taken with a great deal of allowance
by the readers, as in their despera-
ton to regain contol Of the state,
They are willing to miSquote, mis-
represent, and garble everything that
can be used for their own gain and
which they hope might deceive the
public.
Auditor Davis has at last located
himself politically, and announced
that he will be a candidate for audi:
tor, a third time, on the Republican
ticket. This will be startling news
to many Kansas voters, when they
remember that Mr.. Davis was very
silent on the political party affi.iati :.
question two years ago. At that
time, he was afraid TO be seen with
either side, and even went so far az
to refues to give out certain informa-
ton from his office to either faction
Of his party. Even Governor Stubs
was refused information. But now
things are different. He wants a
third term. He can expect no help
from the Democrats, SO is using al
most his entire office force to dig
up information for the Republican
Central Committee. No mater what
state business is pending, the Re
publican committee is said to always
have first consideration.
The work of the Public Utilities
Commission has been Increasing at a
remarkable rate the past year; not
only in the volume of cases which
demand order, but in the matter Of
general correspondence concerning
service Of utiides generally through.
out the state; and also IN the number
OF cases prosecuted by our commission
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
the experience Of the pres mt com
mission Indicates clearly that the iur
isdiction Of the Commission should b
extended to take in all utilities, anG
an amendment will. no doubt, be Of
. fered to the public utilities act, thai
will increase the jurisdiction Of tht
Commission.
"As a matter Of fact said james
A. Cable, Of Kansas City, Kansas
member Of the Commission, "W,
are having trouble writing regula