Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-11


agents, pool sellers and gamblers prose-
cutsd FOR their crimes. And yet b. paid
no heed to their outcry.
As early as July l, 1898, seeing that
our reform party, in the first six months
Of its administration Of tho polics de-
partment Of this city, had "seen the &.
o. p. gone it about ten bstter," I vent
10 tho Governors Office At Topeka to
appeal To him to make a change IN our
police department. But the Governor
was away and I did not see him. ] did
not 20 up there as Prohibitionist, for
| / never was, nor am now, Prchibi-
ZIONIST. / went up there purely % .
humanitarian. I said to Attorney Gen.
sral Little at that visit that nv mission
was purely to suppress tho causs Of tho
numerous murders which had been COM
mitted Of late In Wyandotts county,
that during my residence hero Of over
thirty-fve years more than 600 murders
had been committed in this county. and
they were still going on; that the cause
Of many Of those murders VA the most
poisonous kind Of beverages sold our
citizens bore at the joints; that ~ soon
a. men put such drinks into their stom.
achs they melted murder in their hearts,
and they forthwith killed some one.
| In that interview fully stated TO Mr..
Little tho shortcomings Of the police
department here, placed the cause Of the
same at the feet Of Gov. Lswslling, and
begged Mr.. Little to do something in
the line Of stamping out at least some
Of the low.down joints Of this city. He
took full notes Of my information, and
said he would come down here inside Of
week and look into the charges. He
did not come 40 agreed, and right then
| I discovered that 10 pursue my policy
would kill the goose that was laying
their golden eggs, For that very reason
/ came to the conclusion that neither
tho Governor nor Attorney General
would do anything that would stop
that goose from laying golden eggs.
And, inasmuch % moro than . year
has elapsed since that, and the gooss
keeps right on laying golden eggs, I'M.
disturbed by those gentlemen, II proves
INV conclusion then REACHED was correct
Thev have four months remaining to
pursue their policy for Campaign
funds" and then their kind,will b for.
ever remorselessly shut on. For 10
there not q divinity that shapes our
cnds,' etc.
Rev. j. G. Dougherty says there are
l4e Joints in this city. We all Gee in
tho daily report Of the police court here
that tho joint-keepers are fined $50 each
and tho daily history Of this city tells us
that that fine IL for license to run
Joint for o month. This costs one joint
$500 per year. Multiply las joints BY
5000 and you have $4,000. The pool
rooms, policy shops, lottery sellers and
gamblers are fined per month $500 each,
all Of which we see reported in tho daily
papers from time to time. At q modsr-
ato estimate this should increase the
sum TO 100000 received into the police
department OF this city as full con-
uderation for violating tho laws Of tho
land. Tho cost Of the police depart
ment is $4,000 annually.
Is this complying with tho oaths
taken by tho governor attorney general
and police commissioners when they
were sworn into Officer II not then tho
scale clustered over your vision by
campaign funds must DO exceedingly
thick.
| beg to say in conclusion that every
party man bus a God-giyen right to
scratch the name Of any candidate on
his party ticket when that candidate isa
criminal, You know TINT when man
yiolutes his oath Of Office ho iga perjuror,
and when a man aids and abUts another
In tho commission OF Q crime, he 10
styled in law particcps crlminis with
tie principal in the crime. You know
W. t,,. =. w.. O.iried ont tha visbes Of The
no,o and ATTORNEY. general And d
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