Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-07-26

ton, and in some places it amounts to whisky
war. In Wichita the excitement is greater
than at any other place. Leavenworth comes
in for second place.
AT Wichita, the liquor men and their allies
are playing al bold game in theirefort to break
4, down the prohibitory law. The police COM
missioners have made, and are making, deter
mined effort to enforce the law, but they are
met with determined opposition on the part OF
many of the business men, 400 Of whom,it is
said, have signed petition to'the governor and
attorney general, asking that the joints and sa-
looms be not interfered with. However, the
police commissioners have continued their ef-
forts to close the saloons. The metropolitan
policemen are at the mercy of the city dads,
as they can get no pay for their services unless
those officials see fit to pay them The officials
are in sympathy with the whisky gang, and re-
fuse to provide for the payment of the metro
politan police. Furthermore, the city council
has repealed all ordinances enacted to aid in the
enforcement of the state law. The fire depart
ment, or portion of it, has been abolished,
under the pretense that the city is unable to
pay the expense without the saloon "ines," or
license money. The general agent of a lead
ing insurance company, at Topeka, however,
has notified them that unless the fire depart
inent is re-established, the policies granted by
that company will be cancelled. This will
probably have the effect of bringing those an
archistic officials to time on that score, for no
insurance company will take any risks in city
that has no fire department.
Indignation meetings are being held by the
decent, law-abing people Of the city, and they
are largely attended. The police commission
ers declare that they will fill the Jail with the
vioators Of the law in spite of the efforts of the
city council to cripple the metropolitan police
by cutting off the pay.
AT LEAvENwoRTH.
AT Leavenworth, the whiskyites have taken
a shorter road and have better chance to sue
coed in evadng or violating the law. They
have "cinch" ON Governor Morrill, Morrill,
is party to "deal" with the whisky men
whereby, for their aid and support in "redeem
ing Kansas last fall, the saloons were to be
allowed to run unmolested. Police commission
ers were to be, and were, appointed who were
favorable to the saloons. Indeed, at least one
of the commissioners appointed by Morrill, was
acknowledgement Morrill, knew it. Morrill,
is the president of national bank at Leaven-
worth, whose heaviest depositors and best
patrons are liquor dealers. Morrill, has $50, 900
stock in this bank, and majority of the bal
ance of the stock is held by eastern castalists.
A portion of the stock is held by Leavenworth
men. The whiskyites boldly declare that if
Morrill, makes single move toward the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law, thus violating his
agreement with ode gang" they will wreck
his bank. They say they will protect the local
stockholders from loss, but Morrill, and his east
ern capitalistic friends will have to suffer.
Under these conditions, the saloons of Leav-
enworth will probably continue unmolested.
Poor old Granny Morrill, A Republican told
us, the other day, that he now wishes he wasn't
governor. Between the rummies and the hum
cry "redeemers," he is leading sorry life
No wonder he is growing pale and wan!
In Wyandotte, or Kansas City, Kas., the
rummies are mad because Leavenworth saloons
are allowed to run, and they declare that if sa-
looms can run in Leavenworth, they shall run
in Kansas City, too.
The whisky war is OH, and it will be fought
to finish. Decent people, of all parties, want
to see the rummies vanquished, but they will
not see it SO long as the forces are divided up
into squads. The Republicans, as party, will
do nothing, because it wants the liquor vote.
The Democrats, as party, want whisky, and
lots of it. A large majority of the rank and
file and many of the leaders of the Populist