The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-11
Seen From the Gallery
BY HARVEY PARSONS

Hondo Murphy has kept reasonably
quiet about the legislature, but broke
loose last night with a line of con-
versation. From which one might
gather that Murph is not an econo-
mist, politically speaking. Says Muir
ply:
The house idea of economy re
minds me of the story of the miser
who saved his butter by putting it in
a bottle and rubbing his bread on the
bottle. The senate, on the other hand,
seems to entertain the idea that it is
not economy to cripple 5000 horse
by saving the expense of having him
Shod. 1t looks to me like the big poll
tics are being played west of the dome
that Hon Gov wants the legisla-
ture to adjourn without passing any
appropriation measures, give him a
month in which to Sandbag them
through the press and that class of
postage writing to their representa-
tive in a wild effort to save a seven
cent increase in their taxes. In a
month, figures Hon. Gov, they will
eat anything from his hand. His name
will go down in history. after one
term, as the real economy governor
of the Universe and it will make good
fuel for the machine headed toward
the United States senate.
Everyone, including the High
Muck. knows that the institutions
must be cared for. They simply bet
that the state buildings will not fall
down before another legislature can
take the responsibility for appropria-
tons.
There are questions other than
the question of economy that should
be considered. The men who are
working for these appropriations
should be taken into consideration.
Some of them are spending time that
is worth from ten to hundred dol
lars a day, trying to coax the state to
take care of its own wards and prop
erty. For instance, Uncle Bale Wag
gener is in poor health, about half of
his constitution having been deleted
by censors at Rochester, Mimi He
should be at home, but he hangs on
in the hope that he may do something
for the orphan babies. He asks moth
ing else. Uncle Bale has SO lived his
life that when he comes to die, even
the undertaken will be sorry, and sew
eral thousand children will shed tears
and posies all over the Waggener lot /
But, for the love of Mike, why wait
until he is dead to show some appre- !
cia ton of his good work? Why not !
Go it now by granting his modest re- I
quest in behalf of the states orphans? I
There also is the senator from (
Pittsburg, who has spent a portion |
of the past sixteen years in a work !
that was purely philanthropic, that of I
building up and maintaining one of +
the states most effective schools. He (
requests that the paper shanties now /
used for class rooms at the over .
institution be replaced by +
building that will turn water Is
there anything unreasonable about .
his request? Certainly not, but that
isn't the question with those who
do strive both day and night for
economy.
"Other members of the legislature
are equally unselfish in their efforts
% maintain state institutions, and
equally reasonable in their requests,
and they should receive more con-
sideration at the hand of those who
Ire striving to make economy cuss
word in our fair land"
A delicate question has arisen:
when does a lob get over it? a gen
leman who signed up as lob, and
is a result has been barred from the
,Ioor of the house, wishes to resign
his Iobship and go in to watch the
egislators perform. The question of
whether or not he can recover his
citizenship will be discussed with the
secretary of state and other digni-
aries today.
The poor lob gets it handed to him
n every room and corridor. In the
enate Mushroom some loyal worker
,ut up this sign:
Towels not for lobiest but for SEN
tars."
And the gentleman who wishes to
aciep iS Justified in his wish