The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-02-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM TOPEKA.
TnrEk, FEBRUARY >. 1883.

united in observing the day with appropriate eere
monies AM just from the Of festivities. at
late hour, but cannot sleep until have given yol
a true account OF important events that have occur
red since my last.
Ipromised 10 tell you something about the grand
prohibition convention held here, the first week Of
the session Mr.. Editor, ii n glorious time
You know am passionate fond of going to tn,
circus | want more of that. There are thing
so much better, that the circus is tame affair. In
the language of the old darkey woman in parox
| ysm of '.momentary pleasure exclaimed: "Gc
| way, circus, Yer done los all yer taste have
often wondered what il that made the prohibi
ton people such worshppers of ST. John. After
gazing upon the heads of that vast throng and list
enns to the outgushings of their intelleets, won
der longer. There men with heads like
buekshot, and peu with heads like lamp extinguish
| ers; men with bald heads, and men with long hair
| hanging their shoulders; men with boards all
over their faces: and men with their boards all on
the neck with the tops of their heads between
their eyes, and men whose heads sloped back like
the roof of n wood-shed: men with cheeks like a
gopher with load of dirt. and men with sanctimo-
nious faces, giving you the idea that they would
pick your pocket while thanking God they were not
like other people men with big bellies and small
legs and little hen-peeked fellows who looked as If
their wives used them for spinsthe latter in
variably accompanied by their wives Then, there
were women with Roman noses, women with boards
women with faces the shape of mules ear; women
with ears like a mule; women who looked sour
they made your face pueker; women who gave you
the impress .on that they had in them the raw ma
terial TO send all the swine in Kansas healong into
the and weak little women, who appeared to
believe they were engaged in holy cause, and that
it deyolved upon them to redeem the world
Soon after I entered the room, great excitement
seemed to seize upon the dense mass, and ttunders
of applause broke forth. speaker was ascending
the platform, in whom ! recognized the same little.
pompous fellow whom had encountered in the
State Capitol and who turned out TO be Governor
st. John. As he took the stand, the congregation
rolled Up their eyes and looked devotional
MY friends he commenced, CHANGING at q sheet
Of manuscript in his hand, from the looks Of this
earnest and intelligent assemblage, it would seem
a. if We wasn't all dead yet. Applause. In my
eventful career. have saw people devoted to a
principle, but | never seen people more devoted
than the temperance people of Kansas. lGreat ap-
plause.l think may hazard the remark, that if
We have met our Bull Run, will, ere long, give
the Rum Power its Appomattox. Tremendous ap-
pause.l We may be beaten, but not whip
ped. We have had our Bull Run, hut we will give
them their Appomattox. [LOng continued sp-
plause.l Prohibition has to Kansas to stay.
Although the Rum Power has temporarily given us
Bull Run, and God will see that in due time,
they meet their Appomattox." [Deafening ap-
planse.l
Here large, Porty arose, and spoke in a
deep, sonorous voice. lie was the same man whom
had heard them call Leggit. Said he: I'm order
TO get down to business move that the prohibition