I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service. — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
The farmers in Kansas are sorely in need of a credit system meeting their special requirements, that they may more readily obtain money on… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
Following the war in Europe a large increase of European immigration to the United States is to be expected, of which the largest part… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance. — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women of sound bodies, clear… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform,… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born; that they are properly nourished, and are reared in that environment… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
County government can be simplified greatly by reorganizing and consolidating some of the offices, making others appointive, and reducing salaries in keeping with the… — Arthur Capper Copy Share Image
