The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-22

". A. :. Bird, our present ISePrSScA-
tative from the Thirty-fourth district,
the second. Third and Fourth wards,
is a candidate for reelection to the
Legislature.
He has not had the time nor IN
eiination to bother the busy laboring,
business, professional or other gooo
people by passing cards or elecuon-
eering them, but feels that MS past
record is a sufficient justification Tor
asking his constituents to vote for him
now.
measures introduced and secured by
him at former sessions of the Legls-
lature.
State House White Way; Municipal
Farm Homes; Mothers Pensions; To-
peka State Fair support from state
Protection of Railway Trainmen; Mu-
nicipal Boulevards, Fairgrounds ana
Parks; Abolition of Election Commits
sioner Office; Free Employment Bu-
reau and Agencies; Creating Bureau
of immigration; Pure Food and Drugs
Act; Gasoline Red Can Act; Providing
Matrons for County Jails; Free Band
Music for Cities; Child Labor Law;
Free State Fair; Illegal Diversion OF
Public Funds; Taxes for Park Pur-
poses; Prohibiting Public Officers
from being interested in public con-
tracts, and Children's Fairgrounds.
Mr.. Bird, from his large and care
full experience as a legislator, has
some well defined ideas about future
legislation which he hopes to secure
some of which are the following:
STATE HOUSE GROUNDS. At the
last session he succeeded in having
the grounds properly lighted. Now
he wants the lawn properly laid out
and beautified, the walks re-surfaced
and the dome of the building lighted,
SO that the building and grounds may
be in keeping with other capitals and
we may be proud of our then beauti-
fled Civic Center.
CHILD WELFARE. He hopes to
see the so-calIed Mothers Pension
Bill' passed in a practical and effec-
tive manner. He believes the great
est asset of any county is its chill
dren. Our Country has spent millions
regulating and protecting foods, COM
merce, transportation, cattle, hogs and
other livestock; and that is all right,
but is it not high time that we should
see to it that child has a right to
be we'll bred, nurtured and educated
SO that our future citizenship shall be
of the very highest standard? We
need the passage OF laws for the ster-
tlization of the degenerate classes, such
he introduced at the last session, but
which failed to pass.
GOOD ROADS. He believes Kan
Commission, so she can participate in
the $75.000.000 Federal appropriation,
of which Kansas would receive more
than 100000. This Commission
could be composed of the Governor.
Attorney General and Secretary OF
State, without extra cost. 1t could Sc
1ect a first-claSS Highway Engineer
and provide for a permanent system
of highways and thereby save to the
taxpayers hundreds of thousands of
dollars each year. Let the money
collected from automobile taxes be
used for all expenses of the Commits
sion and the remainder apportioned
back to the counties for road purposes
thereby letting the people who pay
the tax receive the benefit from it.
GOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES. He
believes are entirely too high, both
Federal, State, County and City, and
should be reduced, otherwise the time
of the taxpayer will be greater than
they will stand. We need a shorter
ballot, that is, fewer high-saIaried
elective officers, and the abolishment
of a lot of unnecessary and expensive
Boards and Commissions. He aboI.
lshed one useless office, Election Com
missioner, at the last session, a savins
Of a couple thousand dollars per year
to the City, and hopes to abolish some
more. He voted against every one OF
the extraVaganr appro priattOn bills.
THE LABORING CLASSES. Should
Aave a fair deal in all stations in life
The labor organizations are entitled
TO the same considerations as those
of a Professional, Mercantile or am
other business interests Further.
more, when a woman does a man.
work she is entitled to and should
receive a mans wage. There SHOULD
be no objections to the regulation o
hours and compensation for any kfnC
of labor, nor should there be any goo(
reason why a tired clerk who has beer
at steady labor from o'clock in tn,
morning until in the evening bein,
required to go back and work a par
of the night. Lockouts and strikes
should be avoided, by either voIuntar,
or compulsory arbitration, and thu
save great loss to employer, employ,
and the public as well.-Advertise
nent