Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-03-22
GOVERNOR MORRILL,, STAND UP.

stitution and laws. You claimed that Kansas,
under Populist rule, had been dlsgraced and
ruined, and that the supreme issue OF the hour
was its redemption" and you posed as the
Moses who should lead the people out OF the
"wreck and ruin of Populist misrule" into the
paths of purity, loyalty and happiness; IN
other words, that YOU were full-fedged re
deemer" Your supporters abused Governor
Lewelling like a pick-pocket. They called
him "boodler' and everything else that was
mean and disreputable. They said that he APP
pointed police commissioners who allowed the
sioints" to run in open violation of the laws
that he had taken an oath to obey and enforce,
and was, therefore, perjurer and rebel against
good government. Governor Lewelling was
defeated and you were elected as his Sue
cessor
When you entered upon your official duties,
early in January last, you took upon yourself
solemn oath to support the constitution of the
United States and of the state of Kansas, and
to faithfully perform your duties according to
law. A part of your duty is to see, so far as is
in vour power, that the laws of the state are
enforced.
Under the constitution and laws, the na11u-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors, for bev-
erage purposes in Kansas, is PROHIBITED, and,
to secure rigid enforcement of these laws, it
was deemed advisable to take the matter out OF
the hands of local authorities in such cities as
Atchison Leavenworth and Wichita, which
have been in digraceful and defiant rebellion
against the expressed will of the people of the
state for dozen years or more, and place 1t III
the hands of board of police commissioners,
to be appointed by the governes-supposing OF
course that he would select men who would do
their duty faithfully under the law, which re-
ouires them to see that illicit hquor-selling is
SUPPRESSED. But what did you do about it,
Governor? Did you appoint as police commits
sioners men who practice the loyalty about
which YOU had so much to say during the cam
paign?
Not much!
You deliberately and wickedly appointed men
whom YOU KNEW would not enforce the law.
You was not mistaken to the character of
these men. They are doing just what you in
tended they should-just what you promised
the "iointists" should be done. Instead of be-
ING loyal to the constitution and laws which
YOU have sworn to obey, you have, knowingly
and wilfully, aided in trampling those laws un-
der foot.
We have before us a copy of the Leavenworth
Times, in which brewers and saloon-keepers-
constant criminals-rebels against our state
qovernment-haunt their unlawful business in
the face of the constituted authorities of the
state, while you sit quietly i'll your executive
chair, like man of putty, to be moulded by
such outlaws, according to their will, and all
YOU do is to smile and grin, and grin and smile.
Governor, you are weak brother. You are
utterly lacking in that grand manhood which
ought to be prominent characteristic of the
chief executive of a grand state like Kansas.
So far, your administration has been great
disappointment to the better element of the
state. Even your own party leaders condemn
you.
Old man, quit your smiling and Sinking.
Get move on you'll Prove to the people your
loyalty by suppressing the rebellion against the
constitution and laws of your own state. If
YOU are a sure-enough "redeemer," let the re-
demption begin right now.
It's all right for you to ORDER the sheriff to
prevent threatened third-rate prize-fght at
P;ttsburg, but if you are so anxious to have the
laws enforced, why don't you ORDER your police
commissioners to suppress the notorious viola
t;ons of law in Leavenworth and other rebel
lions cities? Is it not as bad to violate law in