The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-25
KANSAS 100 PER CENT

The National Farmers Magazine
OF Washington, for the month of May
has whole page write-up of Kansas,
headed as above, and from it we take
the liberty of clipping these sayings
of Kansas:
''Kansas has one of the largest
memberships of farmers in farm
organization of any state in the
Union. Kansas does more cooper
ative businessl among the farmers
than any other of our common
wealths. Kansas farmers are repre-
scented one hundred per cent in both
houses of congress. This state has
a solid delegation in congress back of
every measure in which the farmers
are interested for passage. Kansas
now exercises determining influence
sOn all legislation in congress through
position on committees which was
formerly exercised exclusively by the
New England sections. Kansas farm
ers have the same vision for legis-
lative achievement as the industrial
and banking states. They keep try
ing out men in the Senate and House
until they get good reliable men and
then keep them on the job. The re-
suits of this have given Kansas this
wonderful influence in national af
fairs"
Speaking of the Comittees, the
various Kansans are on, it says of
Tincher of the Great Bend 7th dis
trict, and White Of the Big 9Th:
"Kansas has Tincher on the Agri-
cultural Comittee. As a result of
this many useless expenditures in
agricultural appropriations have been
cut out while support has been gain
ed for many items not only of value
but of urgent need for agricultural
development. While thus occupied,
big and stolid as he is, he has been a
real bulwark against war profits
gougers seeking to purloin much coin
from Uncle Sam under various guises
and DISCUSSES. He has been leader
for constructive legislation. Also he
is always to be counted upon as
soundly back of every measure the
FARMERS are after.
"One of our great problems is i'm
migration. Here Kansas sits in in
f1uencing manner through Hayes B.
White, a member of the immigration
Committee. He not only upholds
the Kansas idea in his active com
mittee work, but continues aggressive
in the Kansas way for good legisla
ton and against undesirable measure
He knows the farmers point of view
and supports it by both his work ant
votes. The 100 per cent record i
maintained by him.
kansas similarly dominates thu
senate through Curtis, chairman Of
the Senate Rules Committee. Her,
in this greatest deliberative body o.
the world, Kansas leadership is &C
knowledged and felt. Senator Cap
per also stands out prominently il
leadership and influence in the Sen
ate. AS in the House, the 100 pc,
cent rule of right voting holds true
Taking it by and large, Kansas
100 per cent briefly summed up i
this-The Farmers have profited b!
the vision that as individuals they
can not accomplish much but a
united in common way for the bet
terment of themselves in business
production, distribution, and politics
they can influence and effect affairs
They have gotten together and done
big things. Still greater things arr
ahead. They do not let the little per
sonal or partisan items color then
judgment They move unitedly
select carefully and then expect re
suits. The beauty of their system i:
that it gets results