Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-03


year for the privilege of enjoying prohibit
ton, is something that perhaps few peo-
pie have thought of or figured on. The
whisky prisoners, who enjoy the genial
shade of the sheriff's yard, are costing us
| about $1,000 per year, the costs in the cases
and the costs in the grand jury sessions
are costing about 1000 per year. Not less
than 10000 per annum is what the state is
paying for the privileges Of having about
$50 Joints and an assistant attorney gen.
eral.
received but $500 from liquor fines as total
of the past year out of all justice courts
and the district court"
The sheriff received for boarding in two
years $4,000, three-fourths liquor cases,
equal to $4,000
Hallowell, entitled to s25 for each con-
viction and count.
''In the case of Stewart, $3.50. Marsh
Murdoch quoted New York papers, stat
ing Kansas is in state of semi-barbarism.
The Republicans had said Hallowell would
ruin the Republican party and break the
county up when Hallowell came out with
his famous" letter, stating he would com
pell the county to pay him more than he
put in the county treasury by his prosecu-
tons"
"Hallowell may change his mind. With
all prohibitory law in Kansas there is no
law t, prevent a man from changing his
mind If he should die Sedgwick county
would have to pay it to the administrator.
His fees so far it is figured up is $4,000 or
$4,000" This law, the speaker said, was
made for Wyandotte, Leavenworth and
Alchison. The Sedgwick county repre-
sentatives voted for all the laws the speak
er had referred to. The speaker said the
Republican candidates this fall were try
ing to play the same old racket. saying
they will do all in their power to repeal
obnoxious laws but ''no. they will not do
it, they can not do it according to Kansas
Republcanism."
The speaker referred to metropolitan
police law and stated the EAGLE once pre-
dIcted that Sedgwick's vote would
resent such Infamous legislation. viii
you do it? We will see about it. / once
voted for Joe Allen for mayor thinking
we could in this way keep off metropolitan
police law, but no, it came all the same.
And after all Marsh Murdocks kicking he
now says, vote the straight Republican
ticket"
The speaker said he had heard preach
er say there are one hundred and fifty
joints in the city, and supposed a preacher
would not find all of them. The speaker
said that with license system the city
could pay all its debts with the money
lawfully collected, and as it is scarcely
enough collected to pay police and liquor
is sold and consumed all the same. Poor
old Missouri gets over 100000 year of
Wichita money, and "of course no one
drinks it except Republicans The
speaker insisted that poor crops are not
the whole cause of hard times. In years
past all European nations were sending
people here, but since prohibition laws Ne
braska gets those people who would come
Kansas. Driven away by prohibition laws.
Besides, the speaker said, many people are
leaving owing to prohibition. st may be
funny to Republicans, but not business.
Lawrence, Hatfield and Kelly did not live
up to promises and how can we think
Bentley, Boyle and Douglas could do any
better? The Republicans think prohibi-
ton is a success and make false promises
of bettee legislation.
The speaker said the Republicans would
next be in favor of the search and seizure
law. He stated that the Republicans were
much afraid that Col d. r. Anthony would
ride that hobby when he was here and twas
only by strong appeal that he was induced
to say nothing of it.
The speaker then analysed what the
search and seizure law means. Il want
the people of Sedgwick to take Marsh
h 7
tenths of the people of the comfy are not
in favor of the law, and vote as you
think"
He stated that the people of the state are
looking with interest to the towns having
a metropolitan police force.
The speaker insisted that the people
should vote the state and county
Democratic ticket, no matter what
they should DO on national ticket.
He thought to do away with prohibition
would be better that to get three or four
more packing houses. The speaker again
insisted that high license would help the
city financially direct and add rapidly TO
its population. He thought a Democratic
governor would not be enough but must
be assisted by Democratic legislature,
Thought it sure that change would not
make it worst and would il fact make it
much better.
Speaking of Martin and Humphrey of
course he thought the former q very
worthy man and the latter eff
little ability and referred to him
innocently as the celebrated lawyer and
quoted Mr. belong, Republican, who
said Humphrey never tried but one case
in his life, and lost that" The speaker
thought Humphrey would want interest
n per cent year instead of 10 per cent
He stated that siXty-one bankers are on
Republican tickets in Kansas for the leg
islature. There we're quite number of
railroad men on the Republican ticket
also. He thought railroad attorney was
not a good man TO send TO the legislature
He insisted that Sam Peters and Plumb
could not get an appropriation for the gov
eminent building but all help came from
Carlisle. and Marsh Murdoch knew it.
The speaker said-''Would like to see
John Fisher elected commissioner TO see
now Marsh Murdoch would act" (Cheers.l |
Mr.. Willis was called upon and an
nounced that he was a candidate for the
legislature in the Eighty district
He then read an article frem the EAGLE,
February Z, IS. about the Metropolitan
notice law Altar raadiuu ne again Nc