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


Their their own interests, so we PISS
ed a currency law that placed the
money Of the country at the dispOs-
al of the smaller business concerns
Of the whole country, And, with the
greatest president We ever had, Wood
row Wilson, ably assisted BY that
most energetic champion Of the peo-
PIES rights, William Jennings Bryan,
have no doubt but that these pend
ing measures will be enacted into law
beneficial to the people.
The Democracy Of Kansas has also
been keeping pace with this ncW
freedom that believes all men are
entitled to an absolutely square deal
and an equal opportunity for all man
kind. During the session Of 1913, we
enacted into laws fourteen Of the
planks promised in the last Demo
cratic platform-a record never before
made by a Legislature
We provided fora more adequa e
and equitable wOrkingman's compen-
Sation law which gives the employer
and the employees an equal Oppoltu1l-
| ity. We passed the law providing fer
small debtors court which would
permit the workingman and wOms n
to collect the accounts due thsm W tn
out one cent of tribute to the court.
We abolished the excessiv fee sys-
TEN in Kansas by passing the f,e and
salary bill. We passed a law that
permitted the boards of education n
cities to conduct night schools. By
this law, our young men and women
are given their rightful opportuni y
to acquire good, general e1ucat on
even though they must labor for q
livelihood during the school day. we
provided for the state publication OF
school text books, whereby the state
will furnish at actual cost high grade
modern and up-to-date school books
to the children Of Kansas. When
this is put in operation we will nc
longer pay tribute to the book tru,t.
Not only have we devoted our time
to the enactment of Jaws bene.icia
to all, but we have used Our best en-
deavors to save money for the tai
payers Of Kansas. Our Republican
friends have accused US Of being ex
travagant. If you will investigate th'
many departments of State, compar
ing the work OF this administered o.
with that of other administrations,
believe you will find that we are civ
ing you one of the best adm'nist
lions that the State of Kansas eve.
had.
Every department under Democrat
control is running for less meme.
than was used in previous admins
trations.
Our own department the Execu
tive, is being run ON $4,000 Jess thai
was spent during the admin srat'tC
of our predecessor. The Grain Dc
partment heretofore has be a La
bility, but now is an asset, turning !;
to the State several thousands c
[ dollars per year. The Oil Dep-r
r ment, from April, 1918, to April, 1911
: made a net saving to the tax payer
1 CT Kansas of $66,59S.59 while the fol
mer administration of the Oil Depar
d meut, from April, 1912, to April, 191;
y was able to save but $30,S46. In tn
department alone, the present al
: miniStration has already saved SIS
l. 753 more than did the p.evi-us a
q mimstration. In the business d'par
$ ments of the three Kansas education
d al institutions, they formerly en-
ployed thirty (SO) people at a CT
, of s29,76S, while the new Board {
u administration has twenty three pc
l. pie employed at a cost Of 1888
e thus saving the tax payers 1928
s To this sum should be added ii
9 $3.50, formerly appropriated for II
T Boards Of Regents, making tot
t saving Of $4,000. On July LIST, "
will pay off bond against the Sta
OF Kansas, amounting to $2l1,OO
u $16S,OOO Of this has been saved
n the last sixteen months Of Democra
!, ic rule, while in the ten years of r
It publican rule, they were able to say
s only $4,000. These are but a fe
y Of the instances in the various d
" partments Of State wherein the Q
1t pOrtuity to save was improved
n. the present administration.
e. could go ON and euumerate MAJ
DO other places where We have saw
o. money for the tax payes of Kanss
te but these will suffice to show y