The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-29
QUERY: WHO IT is?
Newspapers Want to Know Who
the State officer Is
WHO WAS DRUNK LAST SUNDAY

They Are Respectfully Referred to
the Best AuthOrIty-AlI the state
| Officers.
The STATE JOURNAL ought to name
the state officer who was drunk and
made show of himself on Kansas ave-
nue.. Then the boys can take a shot at
him.-Emporia Gazette.
A high state official made an exhibit
ton of himself in a maudlin, helpless,
drunken condition on the streets of To-
peka Sunday. Where is Apple Jack Cy
and his party of morality
Gazette.
The STATE JOURNAL, with great head
lines tells that a state officer was seen on
the streets of Topeka Sunday SO drunk
that he could not find his way to the de-
pot The JOURNAL gives no names and
this fact tends to throw discrediu upon
the whole story. In case of the kind,
if the charge is true, there is no reason
to suppress names, but on the other hand
they should be given so that the people
may know what kind of officials they
have. The JOURNAL is evidently afraid
of libel suit.-Lawrence Journal, Fri
day.
1t seems only too true that state ofic-
ial appeared on the streets of Topeka on
Sunday so drunk that he was not able to
take care of himself. The Journal does
not remember that any Populist state Of
ficer ever SO disgraced himself and the
state, and yet they did a great many
things that were not right The state of
fetal ought to hand in his resignation at
once. and if he does not do SO he ought
to be removed. Neither the Republican
party nor the state of Kansas can afford
to uphold men guilty of drunkenness.-
Lawrence Journal, Saturday,
The STATE JOURNAL tells of state Of
fetal who got SO drunk that he made
show of himself on Kansas avenue. If
the story is correct, and there is no
doubt it is, the Republican central COM
mittee should file charges and have him
fired. The good work began on Regent
Rogers and it should be continued with
out regard to politics. -Emporia Gazette.
Fridays Champion copied from the
TOPEKA JOURNAL an ugly story about the
disgraceful drunkenness of a state off :
GER If the story is false he ought to
emphatically deny it at once. If it is
true he ought to Immediately resign or
quit the drink habit Such conduct is
not only personally disgracefUl in pub
lie officer as well as a private citizen,
but it is an insult to the party electing
him and to all Kansas. If he cannot
thoroughly reform he should resign at
once. If he will do neither he should be
removed from office by due process of
law.-Atchison Champion.
The TOPEKA JOURNAL says that a
prominent state officer, member of the
executive council, appeared staggering
drunk on Kansas avenue in that city last
Sunday and demands an investig alton.
The JOURNAL does not give any name.
We may have Rogers Investigations the
year around-Kansas City Gazette.
In reply to all the above new spapers
THE STATE JOURNAL has only to say at
present:
Ask Governor E N. Morrill, : he
knows.
Ask Lieut.. Gov. James A. Troutman-
he knows.
Ask Secretary of State W. c. Edwards
he knows.
Ask Attorney General F. B. Dawes
he knows.
Ask State Auditor Geo. E. Cole-he
knows
Ask State Treasurer Otis L Anterior
he knows.
Ask State Superintendent E Stanley
he knows