Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-23
AN INTERESTING KANSAS LETTER.

taken place, and so very u"ex-
pectedly, too, despite the predictions
that such would be the result, the vari-
places which contributed toward
making Mr.. Click governor are
setting forth claims Tor positions upon
that gentleman's s,aff, Leaven " orth
suggesting the names of two of her
citizens. Just where Mr.. Click will
choose from is something yet TO be de-
termined. but. there seems no rea-
son to doubt that his selections will be
good ones, and 1t is the prevailing
opinion that his administration will be
entirely satisfactory, for
He IS WITH THE PEOPLE,
and not solely and entirely for himself,
as q certain other gentleman has been
for the past four years, He Is with the
people in all things tending to better
the state, particularly as regards legis-
lation regulating the railroads in the
state. Which seems to be considered
the most important OF the public
affairs. In fact, there is such an earnest
desire to contlol these corporations by
stringent laws-but with no endeavOr
to cripple them-that q conference Of
the newly.elected members OF the legis-
lature was held, to consider this matter
only, and devise means Of obtaining the
end In view when the legislature prop
err g The call for the conference
was responded to by one hundred and
five Legislators, but only II lew of the SEN
ators were present. l learn That the
meeting " ,s a successful one, but DO
not Know hat measures were resolved
upon.
Since MI. st. Johns defeat one sell
dom hears anything about him, and
cannot say. Before the election he was
mentioned in connection with tie
United States senaiorship, but no
more of that is heard. The political
talk Is rather OF q democratic nature
than otherwise, and there Is even some
rivalry as to which county is the ''ban-
ner" democratic county. Where there
are aspirants for places filled by ap-
eointment the vote for Mr.. Click is
used as an argument for recognition,
which gives Leavenworth confidence
that she will be represented, her vote
being something like two thousand ma
jority Tor the governor-elect. Shawnee
county, in which Topeka is situated,
though giving only about six hundred
majority tor Mr.. Click, claims to have
done better th.n Leaveuworth county
did, for there a
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF THREE
was overcome, while here the demo
Gratis were partly in control OF the coun.
tY offices. and with the exception o
sherif-there beng no vacancy THU
year-will be entirely so during tn,
next term. And 1t IL said that at the en-
suing city election. 10 be held in April
there will be another democratic trl
umph. There is some reason,I think
In shawnee couuty's claim to have thu
banner. And such gentlemen as judy,
Foster, of tho United States clrc1i
court, who Q leaders of the re-
publican. artist. John club, which
numbered eight hundred members, ont
all republicans, are most anxious that thu
banner honor be accorded Shawne'
county. ,n5-s..
The Inauguration, which takes plac
next month. is the principal theme now
even in q social way, for il will nm
doubteLly be a grand affair. I suppos
there will be no difference from tn
Usual way of Inducing governors, bu
after that has been done, there will b
a grand ball and a royal. least. Prepa
r~ations are making now, with gres
zeal, and the democratic club Of Tope
ka, which has the matter in hand
promises to give the first democrat
governor of Kansas a ''send of he viii
~ kn. So. IT, Ill., -sI -
martial or military display. but festivi
ty will rule. The dance will be give
iu tie senate chamber. aud I will Say t
the lady readers of the Intelligence
that Mr.. Click is as well liked by thel
sex as he is by his own-proof conclus
i've that he Is q good man. Many q
them, who will honor the IN 4ugura
ball. have ordered dresses from Worth
ut Paris, at q cost of from 81, ZOO t
81 500.
The prohibitionlsts say that the tenn
perance cause is damaged by persoul
who send abroad the news that prohi
bition is unsuccessful in the state. l d
not think 10 it is unsuccessful, beyou
any dispute. and Whenever q salool
was closed in the smaller towns, anott
) or one YVES opened in the cities. I toll
you in q previous letter, that the Tope
ka saloons were all closed. They ar
open again, however, Eat the same oil
stands" and running right along
Colonel Carpenter, q evenue collecto
and he ought to be pretty good az
thority-says that under prohlbltio
there were eighty hundred and sixty
six moro government licences issue,
than before the law went into effect
As, under that law there is non
but the government license t
pay, / venture the assertion that wer
the law repealed and one regula
ting the sale of liquor as IN other state
substituted for it. the one hundred an
eighteen saloons in this city would be
!, LEssENED HALF AT LEAST,
which would be dolDg more than pro
hibition has done or can do, and th
city would derive the revenue due
from the sale Q. liquor, which it doe
not now receive, although The liquor i
being sold, without any secrecy or hin
drance. Only as regards the hour a
which saloons shall close at nigh
and as regards Sunday sales has any
thing been accomplished. A stric
License law would be- more effectual to
ward the success the temperance peopl
are working for than the prohibitor,
amendment.
L~eavenWorth cont nues to boom, MOI
OF her factories running double time
} and some ven then behind their orders
: The newest one, the organ factory, !
, proving quite successful. Mir. Cal
Hoffman, one of its managers, is
2 brother of Mr. Ernest Hoffman, at Lex
, ington, and is a clever, energetic gen
} tleman. TIE merchants telegraph
: company have opened an office here
. the Wells Fargo express company ha
established an agency !; the water work
will be running by the first ; poles an
, wires are being erected for the electri
+. light; We are to have q new oper
/. house-and right here l can say we'v
had good troupes this season, both j
opera and drama, and are TO have NOR,
with no end to MINISTRIES and such W
are to have q new first Glass; hotel
/, aud without meaning 10 be proiane | So
the Lord knows We need one-so, wit
all th's, q you doubt The town booms
Wishing The Intelligencer, III tact all
Lafayette comfy, u merry Christine
and a happy new year,
am yours. most truly,