The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-15
JAY AND LICENSE.
The Dare" Accepted. and Some Plain
Talk in Reply.

man Of the "female persuasion" who
!, resides outside the city, (the authors OF
! the trashy communications in last
; weeks News and Ledger, the first
two being notorious beer guzzlers, and
the latter an old woman dying for suf-
! frage and seeking nOtoriety by "air-
ing" herself before the public, when
she has nothing to say-Qet US turn
GUS noses while she "airs'')-ifthese as
the Ledger says, are the peOple-If they
are the leaders and constituted cham
pions of the anti-license party, II In
these communications they have pro-
duced the most that can be said for the
anti-license side-if from their express
sions we are to judge OF their christ
Ian, conscientious characterize there Is
any further evidence needed to sup
port DArwin's theory-if such persons,
In such a manner, wish to argue
question of Importance to the city,
consider me out.
There has not been q proposition
presented during the last four years, In
the interest OF the city, but @ lot of
these chattering apes have charged ga
steal" ''mercenary motives" or that
the personal interest OF myself or
somebody else was to be promoted to
the detrimcnt of the public good. To
some extent, at least, 1t has been a
''stSp thief cry, and no more palpably
so than in the case OF Mr. Jay himself,
who literally ran his lumber yard on
the property-holders and taxpayers
OF the city, especially while he was
mayor. Some of us resisted the col
lection Of the tar as it was called, and
l have yet hopes that we shall be able
TO defeat at least the Ubiquitous spirit
of all this kind of legal robbery and
hizh-handed official action. have
never advocated any proposition for
the city that did not propose to bear
proportional part of the burden to be
imposed. was in favor of the Hold
erman proposition to build a hotel
which should include offices, engine
house, &C., for the city. I believe to-
day it was a mistake that the city did
not accept the proposition. 1 would
favor the same proposition now, with
out regard to location, if anybody
would make 1t. But the opportunity
has slipped, and no one would for a
moment think OF renewing 1t. He has
dragged the float suit on tho carpet for
the purpose of inducing some one as
susceptible of false Impressions as him
self, 20 believe that am about to per-
peErate some fraud on the city with
reference to that matter. The city
was party sued. It should pay It's
proportion of the expense of the suit
| as one of the defendants In the case.
This 1t Is legally and equitably bound
to do. Believing this, offered a reso-
luton in the council asking a special
committee to be appointed to investi-
gate the legal and equitable relations
of the city In the premises. That reso-
luton was fair, proper and sensible
resolntion-to the point, and, as YER
lily believe, In the interest or the city.
That 1t did not meet with a second at
the time Is no reflection on me how
far 1t may reflect upon the intelligence
of the balance of the council who fail
ed to discern the merit or 1t, or who,
from relish views. did not wish to rec
ognize the honorable obligations of the
city, is a question leave with Mr.. jay
and those members tn fight out. / am
NOT IA I haliava ga unnoh tnko.o.a.a 4.
the city's making this appropriation as
many poor citizen who has been sued
for the last inch of ground he owns.
1t may como to that point where the
truth of this assertion will ba demon
strateO. The city can laake the appro-
priation or not just as It pleases, SO far
as i am concerned. The council of
three years ago, when l was not a
member, and of which Mr.. Jay was
presiding officer, passed n resolution to
the effect that the city 'oouId pay its
proportionate part of the expenses in
defe nding the suit In eomnon with
other defendants. This was proper,
just and right. Now a majority of the
committee of fifteen citizens, including
the subcommittee, appointed to man
age the defense of this suit, have petit
toned the council to make the appro-
priatiOn, as they believe u fair and lust
amount, as believe less than the city
ought to pay. For such a Yhipper-
snapper as Jay to set up his fiint-lock
Judgment and try to dictate and over
ride the judgment of that commltte c, is
an exhibition of "chcek" that an army
mule would be ashamed to disyIay. It
Is now for the council to determine
what action shall be taken. The flu
ture will determine whether its action
shall be Wi e or ytnsrwise. It Is lit
tie strange, however, that such per-
sons as Jay should be willing to pay
attorneys fees and carry on foolish,
and so far, fruitless lawsuits in liauor
cases at the expense of the city, and
then hiSgle, doubt and misrepresent as
to the duty of the city in regard to this
float suit, which threatens not only the
property OF the city, but the property
and warranty obligations OF at least
nine tenths Of Its citizens. The quib-
bls on "streets and alleys" as tn "whc
owns them," Is too simple to dwell on,
and we're It not for the ''penny wise
and pound loolishr policy generally
pursued, wOIld'lay parties liable 10 the
suspicion of being bought up in the in
terest Of Gray and enemies of the
place.
Nr. Jay complains that l did not
pay for matchmaking Commercial
street. Why is he SO anxious about
this matterS Is he personally inter
ested' Here is where the shoe pIpches.
The city is not hurt, nor will It be by
our injunctlons. Mr.. Jay may be
little, and this accouts for the feeling
exhibited In his communication. Now,
as Mr.. Jay seems to be such stlckler
for persons to pay all fool demands
made upon them, let me ask him few
questions. Did not the county CON-