The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-03
CRUSADE is STARTED.
A Big Executive Committee Named
Last Evening
AT THE MUSIC HALL MEETING.


Measures to BE Taken at Once to sup
press Illegal Liquor sales.
Over one hundred and fifty men and
women interested in the temperance cru
SADIE started by Rev CHARLES NJ Sheldon,
assembled AT Music hall last evening
All who were there had been appointed
memb beers Of the crusade committee by
the various church and temperance or 4
ganiz4tions Of the city and they were
there for business.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge +. g. Adams, who stated the
object OF the meeting and announced
lat Tile original committee had agreed
upon Hon ;. T. Howe as temporary
cha -rman-
A h Rodgers was made secretary of
the meeting.
Prof E. B. Cowgirl moved that com
ml.tee Consisting OF H. y. Bowman. d.
4. BIrsJn aIi .Irs. 4. X r4JrD- I'D Ap-
pointed On credentials. Inc Committee
was named. and after all the de- egaIes
had been enrolled the committee Was
made perin.aen1 10 LOOK after the mem-
bersnip Of the general crusade COM
mltee-
4 committees to report officers FIR
permanent org 4nization was appointed.
consisting Of T. b. Cowgirl, II. Root,
Mrs. J. w. Thurston, n Y. Drew and
john y ystrOm.
While the committee on permanent or
ganizatiOn was preparing its report, the
meeting was addressed by several tenn
perance workers.
Rev. e. NJ Sheldon was first called for.
He said that while we all now more
interested IN The great railroad strike
than IN any other one thing, yet the cause
for which we are working represents
more money every year than The railroad
strike If the strike should be declared
of tomorrow, the loss would be great To
the financial world. vet the amount Of
money lost through drink amounts to
billions every year He said be hoped a
munIcl pal league would grow out of this
agitation, and that party politics might
be taken out Of our municipal elections.
the only question then involved would
be the fitness Of the men for the Office.
In describing one of the places he Wis
tied IN his rounds among the slums be
said he saw more beer than he had seen
since ne was ia Milwaukee.
Thos II. Balm said he mad been slum- /
ming, too, and that he had seen some (
awful things. The most i'm pOrtant in
form alton he had to impart was that he
had seen the sous Of some OF the people /
in this meeting, drinking beer IN the /
clubs he visited aud that he saw the /
pros pective son in law Of one OF his best /
friends drinking beer in one Of the clubs. /
He said all the the clubs claim to nave /
had their articles Of incorporation drawn 1
Dy lawyers after the Topeka CLUB deCls- Il
ion Of Judge Hazen-
Mr.. Balm said the police and county an
thorlties ought 20 work together to do /
the right kind Of work in closing the |
joints
F. FL Foster said the clubs and Joints |
could be closed indie pendent Of the DO 1
lice: that il the county attorney aud /
sheriff would work together they could 1
close up everything de said he be- /
lieved IN the detective way of procuring
evidence. a. the club men Will not CON
vict one another.
J. w. Gleed said. whenever a man I
has bad luck aud everything Cos against 4
him we are told il usually drives hlm to 4
drink. One said that was what was the Z
matter with this community and this }
state, 1t is suffering from q kind of moral /
slump"
II the county attorney will do his duty +
every dlsreputable place IN Topeka Can ,
be closed before election dav.
Rev. Stewart Sheldon said he endors-
Cd all that he said.
Bernard Kelly was called for and he |
said the principal duty of the memb ers !
Of the crusade should be to stand BY aud /
defend under any and all circumstances /
Rev Charles NJ Sheldon who had start /
ed this work moving. He said any per 1
son who does not believe that the poll |
ticiaus are making a systematic effort to /
break down the prohibition sentiment in |
Kansas aud turn the state over to the
liquor men, ought to be sent to an insane
asylum. The place TO fight them he /
said ia at the ballot box.
Thos. H. Balm then said he thought the |
meeting ought TO appoint several com /
mittees Of i've members each TO call on !
the clubs aud request them to close up: |
one to call on the county attorney and /
sheriff; one TO call on the Topeka club !
and request il 10 close up; one to get in /