The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-30

was more of gospel temperance meet
ing than anything else. Samuel Lord
acted as chairman.
Mr. Lord introduced Judge Joseph T.
Culver of Emporia as the speaker of the
evening. His speech was of the usual
order of temperance orations and did not
dwell much on prohibition.
He said he was temperance Repub-
lican, and believed Governor Morrill, was,
although he was told fifty times today
that the governor was not
He said twas wrong to tax liquor men
in any form, either by high license or
otherwise, if the business was all right
He read statistics which he claimed
showed the ''dry" counties of the state
had a lower rate of taxation than the
others.
He said.if they did not enforce the law
in all parts of the state the question
would bob up and that other temperance
speakers were coming to the river towns.
If the prohibition law was not enforced
in Leavenworth it would kill the law in
the state in two years. He never knew
that temperance people in Leavenworth
did not want it enforced until he heard
SO on July f.
Was warned he would be mobbed if he
spoke in Leavenworth. He never had
OO0n lL0oLC0 htU0Ok III His AiAOs AO
callad on all to do their duty as they un-
derstood it, and be guided by the Mas
ter. He closed,by asking all to do their
duty in the name of God.
His speech was not radical, but was
simply good gospel temperance speech.
He made no demands for the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. and did not
criticise any citizens or officials
When he concluded MIR. Lord came
forward and announced that a collection
would be taken up to pay for the rent of
the hall.
]. W. Brown was called for and made
one of his rousiug temperance speeches.
He deplored the fact that temperance
and Christian people were not present.
Rev. /. 7. Underwood said that Judge
Culver talked with the commissioners,
business men and all to find out public
sentiment and not to stir up strife. His
mission was one of peace.
Rev. E. NJ. Randall said he believed
they were in a movement that would
grow and do much good.
The meeting closed with the singing Of
the doxology and the benediction by Rev.
A1r. Randall.
WICHITA PEOPLE ARE LAW ABIDING
A Big Mass Meeting Which Insists On
WICHITA Kan, July 30.-Two hun
dred and sixty-seven men attended the
mass meeting of citizens at the Audito-
rum last night, to insist on the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law, but u large
crowd of ladies were present.
Many prominent business men, includ-
ing the leaders of jobbing; professional.
educational and financial interests, as
we'll as many of the heaviest taxpayers
of the city, were on the platform. James
Allison presided.
George L. Douglass was one of the
prominent speakers and sensational
scene followed when Farmer Doolittle"
brought up his legislative war record
and asked him why he did not bow then
| to constituted authority as he wants peo-
| pie now to do.
Mr. Douglass in his speech said he
was not prohibitionist, but the pend
| ing question was far more import
! than than that 1t was a question of
| loyalty to law. "We are told that the
violation of law ministers to the growth
of Wichita he said, land therefore must
not be interfered with. We are told that
no city can be big unless it is wicked, and
! therefore we must do nothing to discour-
| age Wickedness less it interfere with ouI
| bigness."
"If a man can pick out the laws he
wants to obey and trample the others
under foot, what more need an anarchist
want" he asked.
In regard to the statement that the
violation of the law meant $4,000 reve-
nue., he asked what that had to dc
with the question of right and wrong
! He said $4,000 was too cheap bribe fol
teaching the rising generation in Wichits
that any law could be trampled under
/ foot while the flag waved over head.
| The meeting closed with a vigorous
! speech BY Rev. Don S. Colt