Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-15


people be banked" This letter we clip from
the Topeka State Journal, the leading Repub-
lican paper of the state.
JUST day or two after the late election, the
editors hereof met DR.. ]. A. Henning, of this
city, on the street. and, in the conversation that
ensued, the Doctor said that the new county
attorney, w. o. Knight, was pledged to close
all the joints in the county When we expressed
doubt of Knights intention to do anything in
the matter, the Doctor grew quite vehement in
manner and declared that number of leading
citizens (Republicans) had banded themselves
together, and had interviewed Mr.. Knight and
secured pledge from him to close the joints
Gin case of his election), and to go to work i'm
mediately after taking charge Of his office. The
Doctor said that he and those other leading cit
liens would see that Knight kept his pledge, or
would know the reason why he did not Said
he, eff we fail in everything else, we'll open
up in the columns of the papers, and We'll make
things lively. Well begin with the Eagle, and
if Trigg won't publish what we write, we'll go
somewhere else" We offered the Doctor all
Now, we haven't doubt that DR.. Henning
meant every word he said, while he was saying
it. but we fear he is forgetful, and this item is
only gentle reminder. GLOW about ye,"
Doctor? Have you done anything yet? OH
you haven't, Ell? Are you going to? When?
THE Kansas house of representatives killed
the bill to lower the rate of interest in the state
Of course! The house also killed the anti-pass
bill. Why, certainly 1t also defeated the
constitutional convention scheme. That was
good-very good
BUT
while they have pretended in this to defeat the
whisky clement they are still trying to knife
the prohibitory law by changing the wording
as we explained last week: They want to
amend the law so that vioators shall be subject
to ''fne OR Imprisonment, instead fine AND
Imprisonment" as the law now reads. The
Topeka State Journal (Rep.), speaking of the
matter, says: chairman Stromquist and his
committee on intemperance are doing some very
fine work for the liquor interests, but it is doubt
full if their efforts will be wholly appreciated by
Kansas want the prohibitory law let alone Mr..
Moss, the Populist member of the committee,
disclaimed having anything to do with the rec
concentration of the Hackbush bill, putting the
entire responsibility on the Republicans 1t
now remains to be seen how many Republicans
will disclaim knowledge of this latest attempted
outrage 1t was openly charged before the late
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ayers had promised to protect the interests of
the liquor men if they were successful, and that
the assistance given the Republicans in the
campaign by David Overnyer and other whisky
Democrats was i'll response to that promise.
This action of the temperance committee seems
to bear out the charges made at that time" In
another portion of the same article appears
this ITEM 'The liquor men and enemies of
prohibition have got stronger hold on the Re-
publican end of the present Legislature than was
thought possible by the thousands of Repub-
lican prohibtionists who voted the ticket
straight for the redemption of Kansas at the
last election" By the way, the AGITAToR is
GLAD to know that Mr.. Moss, the Populist men,
Der of the committee, and whom we severely
criticised last week, is mot guilty as charged"
ANY business who would borrow money
and collect the interest from his customers when
he had ample means at hand to pay cash for his
goods would very soon go out of business, bank
rupt and finally pull up in the insane asylum.
Yet our Uncle Sam is doing that very thing,
and it is only question of time when the same
fate will overtake him. There is but one
remedy: the ballot, properly applied. Alliance
News.
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