The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-05

over m Underpinnaug or Saloons.
Governor Lewelling, who is pledged to
uphold all laws, made the speech Of the
day at the Labor Day celebration at
Kerr's park. Kansas City, Kansas There
was big crowd present Says the Kansas
City. Kan. Gazette:
THE governor spoke from the grand
stand overlooking the race track. Through
the cracks between the boards on which
the governor stood came loud voices and
the blinking of glasses from an extern
porized bar room under the grandstand
where seven men were busy dispensing
ba0r TO a thiraty and almost as
large q throng as that which listened
to the governor. His excellsncyy to reach
Misplace in the grand stand, had to pass
the open entrance to his bar room from
which, even if the governor did not care
to look that way, there came an OdOr
that could not be mistaken. Then if the
governor hads wanted to find another
form or diversion. he would have found
also within hearing of his voice policy
wheel running full blast
ssWhile the governor was talking
the women Of the Equal Suf-
fraQe association, who had taken
part in the days celebration,
appealed to Mayor Barnes to put a stop
to the beer selling and gam bling or they
would have to leave the grounds. The
mayor replied that Kerr's park was not
in the corporate limits Of the city and
was therefore beyond his jurisdiction.
He referred them to the governor with
the thought that perhaps he would af-
ford them some relief
cit was not long before the effects Of
the liquor began TO grow manifest. Po-
liceman Clark used a cane on q man who
made show Of drawing a revolver when
ordered not to crowd on the race track
and Immediately Policeman Clark found
himself surrounded by a bowling mob.
He was rescued without damage. In
another place an old man who attempted
to interfere IN a row was knocked sense
less aud kicked in the head after he WAS
down. At another time the manager Of
the dancing pavilion appealed 20 a
deputy sheriff to quell an individual who
was boisterOus. When the deputy or
dered the Individual to subside the indi-
vidual flashed a knife and the deputy
left"
Speaking editorially of the scenes az
Kerr's park. the Gazette says:
'sThe Labor Day observances at Kerr's
park were not Of inspiring nature
About the worst enemy of labor is beer.
Under the grand stand, while we looked
on. seven men were engaged in dishing
out beer, and we are told that at other
times there were ten so engaged The
crowd. including some women, stood up
to the bar about three deep, and the
clamor and rush were immense. Several
gam bling tables and some sort of a wheel
were also there. to attest their interest in
labor. Right overhead, with only an inch
board between, stood the governor of Kan
sas, making a speech, in which he gave
labor much talk about sixteen to one,
and denounced the president for sending
troops to fire on the strikers in Chicago
Labor constitutes the one. and the six
teen fellows were underneath the grand
stand. Several drunken brawls were
engaged in, a mob drew knives, and the
women scampered screaming for the
gullies. In addition to the governor,
there were several deputy sheriffs and
policemen standing around, observing
the dignity Of the alleged labor demon
stration, on an occasion which should
have contributed great honor to labor,
the trampling under foot, laws aimed at
drink and gambling