The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
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d. r. Anthony Charges Him with Turning
Traitor to Temperance Interests.
Last Sundays Leavenworth Times con-
tanned dispatch from the Topeka cor
respondent of that paper telling about
an interview between Rev. j. B McAfee
and Gov. Morrill, at which arrangements
were made for capturing today'a temper
ance convention in the interest of the
Morrill, administration.
Rev. Mr.. McAfee wrote letter to u.
R. Anthony, editor of the Times. denying
the story and he has now received
in reference to the story which is of
special interest to the true friends OF
prohibition who are in Topeka today.
The letter from Colonel Anthony 20
Rev. Mr.. McAfee is as follows:
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, July 2, 1895
J. B. McAfee.
My DEAR FRIEND: Yours of yester-
day received. You deny the interview
with Morrill, so far ds personal mention
of names, and yet while my correspond
ent may err in statement of what oc-
CURED at private meeting, you cannot
| fail to see that if / am possessed of ordi-
nary sense, the main assertion made by
him was true. There was a meeting be-
| tween you and Morrill, about the meet
| done. The main facts stated by him arc
then true; you not only had the meeting,
| but Morrill, was invited to be
present and speak, defend him
self, while Murdock, Martin, Felt,
Anthony and a host of others who
have made the charges direct that Nor
ril compromised and pledged his official
action to protect the joint system, and in
consequence of these promises the gam
Nk1, 1oIi Ch hn Onr Al q
and liquor interests supported Morrill, at
the primary meetings and at the elec-
| tion.
None of these men were invited. In
fact the meeting seems tc be gotten as
close corporation, managed (by King Cy
| in fact) in the interest of the adminlstra-
tion, in just the same way that these
meetings have been managed and con-
trolled during the past ten years. They
are simply tender to the Morrill, gang.
You know, and know, that there has
not been a state administration which
honestly tried to enforce the prohibition
law during the past ten years. Nor has
there been a temperance convention in
that time which has not been used to
bolster the hypocrisy of the fellows who
merely use the law to elevate them into
Office.
So you see the article is not wholly
false, but it is in fact true. The conven-
ton don't want the facts; they don't try
to get the truth, and they don't seem to
want the truth.
You say you wish a few men like
me would try and enforce the law in
Leavenworth. Don't you remember the
time when l did try? l tried to
do is when l was Handicapped by
majority 1.-TWO church members, one Pres
byterian and one Methodist) who as.
sessed fines and gave protection to joints.
in order to pay the police, who hadn't the
courage to do it.
Don't you remember that I was re-
moved by a governor because insisted
on enforcing the law, without protest
from you or the temperance convention.
Instead of protests, you nearly all of you
voted to re- elect that stupid, double-deal-
ing hypocrite governor.
Not only this you know, but Governor
Morrill, has appointed metropolitan police
commissioners in many of the large cities
of Kansas, in compliance with his agree
ments. who were notoriously unfit, and
we're so appointed. with the express un-
derstanding that they were simply to as
sess fines on joints, and they have been
obeving administration orders to the let
ter for the past six months. Their orders
from the governor have even included
the appointment of the police, many OF
whom have been designated in writing
by him.
Under this state of facts no intelligent
citizen can plead ignorance. They must
excuse me if l doubt If Governor Nor
rill denies making pledges, he simply
; knowingly tells that which is not true,
and you and I know it.
You say sthe people want the truth
no matter who it hurts" l think the
same, but doubt if you or your conven-
ton have the courage to want the truth,
for if you did, you could easily get the
truth. You simply go to Morrill,, believe
in him, and reject evidence that would
| infict sentence to the penitentiary.
have known Morrill, for 35 years. HI
is a good man. He is equally good II
; both the Lord and devil He serves boti
from the same motives, He may fer
7 vently pledge his best endeavors to On
force the prohibition law and the mex
! hour he will as earnestly, as candidly anC
2 as honestly pledge the jointest that he i
his friend and will protect him and hi
. business. He always wants to Go right.
He doesn't walk in the straight and mar
" row path.
. The people here understand the situa
ton They have been abused by politica
, and religious hypocrites, who, joined b.
INSCRIPTIONS scoundrels, have publishes
- faIsehoods for ten years about US The
= have piled upon Leavenworth the sin
. of the state. They have abused Leaven
, worth in order to hide from the public
= aud permit Topeka to violate the laW
. The game is about played out.
The prohibition law can never be en-
J.. forced in Leave2worth until you have G
j. honest governor who enforces the law i
every city and town in Kansas. Whe
); that is done you will begin to show som
>, fairness, some decency, and can the
;. with clear conscience demand its en-
y forcement here. Yours truly,
= D. r. ANTHONY.
II DIR. ALDERsON's ADMONITIoN.
II Hoped Temperance Convention Wouldn