The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-18
XII 0L0GC A. OGGLGGS
MILLION and A
HALF in PIE FOR
new EXECUTIVE
Jonathan Davis Home Run Was
Worth Nearly s775,OOO.
Recent Election Food for the
Starving Democrats.
He MAY CUT DOWN EXPENSE
This Would Be a Blow Also to
Fattened Republicans.
Big Load of Pastry for One Man
to Bring Home.
Jonathan Davis Home Run Was
Worth Nearly S775,OOO.
Recent Election Food for tn,
Starving Democrats.
He MAY CUT DOWN EXPENSE
This Would Be a Blow Also to
Fattened Republicans.
Big Load of Pastry for One Man
TO Bring Home.
BY A L SHULTZ.

When Jonathan NJ Davis was called
in to pinch hit for the Bourbon
farmers in the recent election. his
home run smash gave the Kansas
Democrats a cold million and a half
dollars worth of political pie. Should
Davis be able to break the Democrat
one-term hoodOO in 1924, his four
years as governor Will give the hungry
partisans more than three million dol
lars worth of patronage
There is something staggering in
consideration of the patronage at dis
pOsal OF a Kansas governor. Even
some of the Republican brethren are
receiving eye openers as they make
a close inspection of the pie and plums
which Davis is soon TO distribute
among his workers Assuming the
legislature permits Davis to retain the
jobs which Governor Allen has been
filling. Governor-elect Dayis should
pry the Republicans away from the
pay roll to the gentle, catchy tune
of S771,549 a year Nor does that in
clude a flock of per diem Jobs which
some of the more wealthy patriots
usually fill for the glory OF the party
and the salvation of the state
OF course the new Democrat gov
ernor may seek to make a record by
Topping off a lot of the present soft
snaps at the state house and in various
departments. On the other hand 1t
won't be a simple matter for Davis
to spring the nay. nay sturr on MS
lean and hungry .cohorts, who were
rudelv pushed away from poStofrtces
after the 1920 election or had only a
taste of cream during the Hodges re-
gine- This reform thing was strong
talking point in the election and Davis
was doubtless just as sincere as pre-
eedine EubernatoriaI candidates. But
the missionaries out in the field were
usually looking at a few of the SOFT
Jobs while they exhorted for Democrat
converts.
Has Power of Happiness.
Jsfathan Davis will make a good
rlanv staunch and faithful Democrats
supremeiy happy if he nails fast 10
the Jobs which in the main were
created by Republican IegislatuEess rss
ON the other hand there will be SAD
and heavy Bourbon hearts II DAVIS
asks the legislature to clean up the
plates and declare it a day
Right in the governors own office
there is $4,000 worth of pie That -
figuring things on the two-year basis
Nor do any of the figures include con-
tingenr funds which often cover
multitude of little needs ana prONfu7
official PIN money.
The governors own salary Will be
$4,000 for the two years. The bal
ance goes to a private secretarSs eA
ecutive clerk and stenographers-
In the state grain inspection depart
ment there is an opportunity Ior
lot of faithful brothers ana sisters
who enjoy junketing up ana down the
state or gathering away at the keys
81 a tvpewriter. Using last months
nav roll as a basis for the grease
which Davis might be aoIe 10 put on
the Democrat wheels. it looks as tho
the patronage for the department
should be better than a quarter OF a
million dollars a year
For s4Starving BOurbOns."
Last month there were 15S people
on the paw roll of the grain depart
inent. That included the chief IN
spector at an annual salary OF $4,000.
The last grain inspection departInen
pay roll showed a salary charse OF
SaI.S29.61. Using that as a basis the
department is worth S252,9S5.S2 a
year to the starving rBourbons-
The public utilities commission, the
state oil inspection department. the
Industrial court. the highway depart
rnent. the hank commissioners office.
the penitentiary, the fire marshal s
offfce-aH are flaming lights to the
Bourbon moths. Those are the high
spots in the patronage game With
supplemental jobs there is enough
public cash in sight to relieve the
Near East situation or put a section
of China into a going business with a
Dun & BradStreet rating
The little Job of state oil inspector
merely pays the chief inspector q
nominal salary OF So 600 a year But
with nineteen deputy inspectors and
stenographers. the typewriter keys are
kept hummtng. and it is simple mat
ter to remain in intimate touch with
The outside political situation without
forgetting TO stop IN one place
enough to smell the oil and kerosene.
Last month the oil inspection de-
partment's salary account was S2,750
or a nominal $4,000 a year.
For Industrial Court
Salaries for three members of the
Industrial court and three public util-
tiles commissioners total $4,000 a
year The two departments have a
combined salary appropriation for
lawyers, engineers. accountants and
etsnographers of S12S. 500 a year. Of
this amount the utilities commission
receives S65.0O0, the industrial court
proper S34. 400, bureau of labor and
industry, $500; mine inspection,
S19.5OO; and welfare commission,
$L6OO.
At the state penitentiary there is a
salary fund OF S10S.72O year for the
warden and "a other employees The
warden, a $4,000 year appointee, is
holding n recess appointment.
In the highway department there is
n salary fund OF $37.15o a year The
top salary position is chief engineer at
$4,000 a year.
The fire marshaPs office has 8 sal
ary account of $23.ss4 a year. The
rnarshars salary is $4,000 a year Re-
<nainder of the fund goes 10 eleven
deputies. inspectors and stenographerS-
Board of Administration.
Tn the board of administration there
is an annual salary allowance OF
SSs,5O0. Each of the three members