The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-29

He Entertain. Governor So. Jehn-Resait Of q
Private Coafab on Prohibitiea.
A1Cnrsnx Dee ~ 1881

| The Governor-St John-was in the city, last
week, and determined to interview kim. have
interviewed great many notorious men, in my day,
aud have the happy faculty of knowing just when
and where to stake To interview great men like
| st. John, one must know their weak spots-must be
acquainted with their idosynerasies so as to draw
them out at full length II is very difficult task to
interview perfect stranger, while it is compara-
lively easy to interview friend whose hobby we
fully understand
The Governor had just said his prayers, and was
pulling of his stockings preparatory to retiring for
the night, when hired negro boy to take my card
| to room g1S.
| After waiting A few moneDts the hoy return.5
with note. which read: "Come up."
So got into the elevator, and was taken to the
seventh story
IN. wa, ""iui s'"" " sec "'' ir,enaS ho
Sai' anu Wahted 10 KNOW whht urgent business
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| ""oNerhor' SAID l. Il represent the Atchison
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naii'y temperance etc., ana want 10 learn from
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'oi".' "ou
"Um-um-the Bugie, ehf Never heard of il.
| Nor. ,,on.r ol f-
new paper en-
Why the Bgle has $50 900 0subscribers-repular suh
| scribers-and new ones coming in all time. Our
agents are sending in clubs Mt the rute of dozen
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pres..., 70 work off the ;mmsnss edition Rn, ro,
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90 cent rot rpt AZ 10 cents a drinI Tbsn H. 80
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liant St John is travelling fgn STATE 10 Stat, in The insr
est of prohibition apenng money like water to help the
foul whrlp. Of she dastarilT Law pu,eb-. spe
selling carload after carload of beer in violation Of
t@pp.rap"e fanatic, a. we ar sreme clsd mo
they intend to allow the serfs Of Europe this
"pn1 tborn bp% % IN Sn AT az nss fTh's sehGonsr Sta
regarded and tramped by browed snecrers who
s" and mastcas m lager in open defiance Of our
great trihulaon The enemy sits astride Of his
beer k: sandhe. his schooner and invites yoa on to
iivcrcd coWarlsi Trucking bug eaters and
nineompoops that ye allow this thing All Europe is gaz
T..a, stand an ,in Re ,n.r,nS Ia ia% The ress ~ ,b
whlskey war in kansas We have buckled on our brace
e proc,;m aonJ that tb- onen desanr ~ , bas III "a
stop; and we cry down with beer If have to put it
% % I ,ae I'n , rine d pn ~ p% t In n ,ne
tween their legs like sheep killing dogs Up guards and
I" en-
"How's that, Governori oh, the Bagie's howler,
make no mistake"
That's perfectly splendid" said the Governor,
dancing about the room, and waving his stockings in
the air. perfectly splendid! And to think never
heard of tha Bage before! Strange-yery strange. |
Yet you have been fighting these whiskey hell |
hounds for"
months, Governor" said, as he made pause.
''Why, would you believe t' have to write all my
editorials in cave fifty feet underground, and my
life would not be worth Nickel II should lie seen
upon the streets in daylight. These hends who are
growing large pannches on our fathers our sons our
daughters and our wives, with their internal beer
have threatened to destroy the Bngie office, and it
has only escaped by constant change from place to
place, just like the Nihilists move around the ma
chinery in the Russian Capital, with which they |
print ncendiary documents to rouse their fellows to
up, and strike against despotism and tyranny. See |
here, am prepared for them,' tshowing six navy |
revolvers in my belt and bowe-knife in each boot
and woe be to the liquor-seller who dares lay his
polluted finger on me-
'And I'm fixed, too, exclaimed the Governor, TAX |
ing Derringer from each pocket, and showing
belt containing three navies "fou see I'm liable |
to he assassinated here at any time and the reason
took tins room up here in the seventh story, was
for safety But you can just bet your last greenback
that I'm going to put down the traffic, if it takes
thousand years. I'm enlisted for the war, tassum-
ip, n dramatic atti,pde and snail ,.r.r xrvpp
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NEVER! by u, let up, until whiskey is driven to
the wall This State can never stand half water and
half whiskey; one or the other must co.
s.Ry the way, Governor said /, drawing flask
from my pocket, "here is little communion wine
Have drink
Are certain that il unfermentei r. he
asked taking the hottie and boIJiny II nm tn tho
light
..Oh, Won need have no oualms Of conscience on
that account Governor George Brepner made IL.
and assured me, upon his honor. that IL WAS COM
muniop wine
WELL said the Governor. .bere she goes. and
down she goes but if this wine is ferueuted the sin
be upon your head. Here's success to our enter.
prise.- And he emptied the bottle.
Now, Governor, will you r given give me the programme