Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-02-08
IN HONOR CD OF sENAroR-ELEcT BAKER.
ATTENDED BY LEGISLATORS AND STATE
A BURNING DISGRACE TO THE STATE.
Devoted to the interests of
THE Nj A 3 b E 8.

So much was said against the late admins
tration relative to its alleged failure to enforce
the prohibitory law that those not acquainted
with modern Republicanism would suppose the
present Republican officials would enforce that
law to the letter, even to the exclusion OF every
g other law upon our statute-books Indeed, one
would almost have supposed that one OF the
principal reasons why those Kansas redeem
ers'' wanted to turn down the Populists was to
annihilate every 'jont" and ''jointist' In the
state. But, what do we see? Well, in the
first place, we find the governor appointing
whisky men on the police boards, in the pay
ment of ante-electiou pledges $50 says Marsh
Murdoch, of the Wichita Eagle). We might
give numerous little incidents which point to-
ward compact, or contract, made by the Re
publican leaders with the representatives OF the
liquor interests The most convincing and
most damnable evidence, however, that the Re
publican leaders of Kansas are hand-in-glove
with the whisky monopoly is the great banquet
or "iamboree" that was given at Leavenworth
last Friday night, in honor p of Lucien Ba-
-ker, the re-submissionist and attorney for the
s'iointists" who was recently elected to the
United States senate by the Republicans III the
Kansas Legislature.
This banquet was "stag" affair. True,
there were fifteen women who went, but they
were escorted to the gallery, out of the way,
although they could not escape the tobacco
smoke and fumes of liquor which hoated up
from the banquet-hall Over thee hundred dol
lars worth of champagne, besides liberal sup
ply of other liquors, was consumed by that
crowd of "redeemers" that night. Champagne
was sent up to the women in the gallery, and
to their shame be it said, some of them drank
Tohn W. Breidenthal, the state chairman OF the
Peoples party central committee, was there
but he reflected no credit upon the Peoples
party by participating in the Exercises" We
are glad to note that the Populist attendance
was mighty slim.
Gov Morrill,, the good Sunday-school teacher
who is to redeem Kansas, was there.
lin Troutman, another sweet-scented Gre
deemer," who used to be at the head of the
"non-partisan" Republican, prohibition asso-
ciation was there when the first champagne
cork popped-and staid to hear the last one.
Chief Justice Horton was also there, and, as
he was once member of that heightened drink
ing club at Topeka, there is little doubt that he
helped Morrill, and other state officials violate
the prohibitory law. At least, he did nothing
to prevent its violation.
Justice Allen (Populist) was not there.
Neither was John J. Ingalls-ard he didn't
even send his regrets.
We would like to give full list of the at
tendants, among whom were many protested
Christians, but our space will not admit of it.
But we must not forget to mention Dave
Overrnyer, who was there with other Demo-
Republicans. Dave was feeling mighty good,
and he made little speech. He said
cit looks to mevery much like it would look
70 a man up a tree. At the present stage of
the banquet it looks very much like Demo-
cratic banquet (Laughter.) 'One touch of ma
ture makes the whole world kin We haven't
been drinking hydrant water l am not the
Oovernor-elect, but am the great was-to-be.'