The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-18
GOV. MORRILL, WRITES A LETTER

Governor Morrill, writes letter in
which he deplores the waywardness OF
Wichita. He expresses himself as be,
ing greatly panied to hear that liquors
are being illicitly sold and drank in
Wichita.
Well, governor. there is just as much,
If not more liquor consumed in Wichita
now than at any time in its history,
and of course it is bought and sold
without warrant of law. Did you for
moment, suppose that in removing
the traffic beyond the reach of your
commissioners that it would cease:
Surely" observes the governor, this
traffic can be wiped out" or words 10
that effect. If so viii the governor
please tell us how. A hundred extra
policemen under instructions TO ignore
every other duty, TO let life, security
and property shift for themselves, and
hunt out only sellers and drinkers.
| would not suffice. The governor knows
this to be true, wherefore this hypo-
critical whine: So far as whiskey
drinking, gambling, and the ike are
concerned Wichita, previous to his late
order, was the most orderly. sober and
! decent city in the state The COVER
nor knows that. Every dealer was
held strictly accountable, and drunks
and robberies were the exception in
nor's hack-service, suburban-hOle, and
outskirt, and rouud-the-corner policy,
there have been more diSreputable
drunkS and disgraceful larks within
week past than in all the other months
of his administration. As we can't
afford the necessary hundred or SO
extra p0licemen-aS no commission,
even made UP of the men backed by i
Doodle gang-whOm he expects TO ap-
point, would dare attempt Saddling the
city with such extra expense, hadn't
his eXcellency better send down the
Topeka militia: OF course nobody
from Topeka, not even a militiaman,
would be guilty Of violating a sump-
tuary law. Besides the example Of Il
Topeka contingent of hypocriteS might
go Il long ways with certain prominent
PrOhibiIiOnists in this city who in
keeping ''Suthin 10 take" in their own
homes, hold that il is not the drink
ing which they object TO, but the viola |
ton Of law. Topeka, and especially |
the state house, are full of that stamp |
of Prohibitionists. Its all right for
them, but all wrong for the other fell |
low-all right for Topeka, all wrong
for Wichita.
Its too bad that the feelings Of his |
excellency should be thus narrowed /
up by the back-doOr preverseness of |
Wichita, but Wichita wouldn't feel |
nearly so bad herself if his excelIency
would but send along about twenty
which he has vacated on the principal |
business treets Of this city. The own
ers Of the rooms can probably stand it,
but the empty places viii have a de-
pressing effect. BY the way, one Of
the rooms which has been used for
Illegal purposes. belongs to a preacher
who living outside of the state. wrote
the editor of the Eagle Il scorching
letter for holding that joints were less
harmful than alley-hell-holeS and sub
urban-sinks. That reverend registers
q kick with his agent over loss OF rent.
Now, my dear governor, two Of the
who have been making
fool Of yOu, if they had their deserts
would be in the penitentiary, not for
violating the prohibitory law but fer
much graver offonSes. Their scheme
is now yours, it is for Il new commits
sion and an assistant attorney general
for Wichita. Your eXcellency has /.
made up your mind to both or other
wise your letter means nothing. This
course viii give the old Humphrey and
Martin gang its innings, but it won't :
help the Republican party, nor your
nor morality or de- :
cency.
There is but one thing left to Kan !
sas, and that is one eternal and never
ending racket over attempts to enforce :
the prohibitory law. 1t constitutes all
there is of Kansas politics and Kansas '
religion. 1t is not only the fear of the {
business man, the nightmare of Of
fcials and the hideous Banquo Of So
clety, but the theme of the politician
on the stump and the text of the =
preacher in the pulpit, until the first I
classes named wish they were else +
where, and the ministers, in their in /,
hgnation lose sight of charity, and for +
get Christ Himself in their vehement
of men who cannot see E
Is they do. :
Drive on, Mr.. Morrill,
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