The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-17


the supreme Court to Decide Whether
the Officers have Such . Right Under
the Personal Liberty Clause of the Con-
stitution News OF Kansas.
! Topeka, Kan, Aug. 16-(SpeciaD-
In the courts, the prohibition law which
| takes up nearly all the time of public
officials in every department. is not set
| tied yet by good deal.
The law has been pressed WI i such
| intolerance in some localities that all
| legal forms and procedures have been
thrown to the wind and nothing has
| been said about it. 1t is different now.
| The sentiment of a large part of the
state in the matter of prohibition IS
| one of extreme and supreme disgust. So
| it happens that case will be filed in
| the supreme court Of Kansas today TAX
ing up one portion of the prohibition
law that has become as farcia1 as the
law itself. This case is from the Kan
sas court of appeals which does not
have Jurisdiction in cases Of constitu-
tionality Ii involves the right OF the
police and prohibition cranks to drag
man out Of his business house or home
without warrant.
It has been the custom Of cranks to
demand of public officers that they en-
ter any place suspected Of being joint
and arrest the keeper without a war
rant. This is done all over Kansas. 1t
was done in the case of suspected To-
peka joint-keeped and his attorneys
have taken the matter to the higher
courts for constitutional interpreta-
ton Of the law under which they do
this thing, alleging that it is viola ton
Of the personal liberty clause.
STANDING BY SILVER.
Yesterday the Republicans Of Craw-
ford county, Kansas, held their conven-
ton. The Morrill, administration was
not Endorsed. Rousing silver resolu-
tons were passed as follows:
We, the Republicans of Crawford
county, recognize the fact that the fl
nancial question is the issue of para
mount Importance and of supreme in
terest in the minds of the American peo-
pie. We favor the free coinage of both
gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
and the repeal Of the present coinage
laws and their re-enactment as they
existed prior to the demonetZa ton of
silver, with unit value fixed at 371H
grains Of pure silver, as provided by
such laws, and that the American pro-
duct of silver be fully protected by a
tariff on foreign silver. We are op-
posed to issuing interest bearing bonds
in time of peace, and are opposed to the
retirement of the national currency.
And in order to be able to main tain a
coin reserve, make all duties payable IN
silver and gold, and pay all our obliga-
tons in silver and gold al the pleasure
of the government, and not at the die
tation Of the bOndholder. We also fay-
or the passage of such laws as will pro-
tect the money of this country from the
unfriendly manipuiations of gold stand
ard combines. We favor the enactment
Of law prohibiting the making of con-
tracts for payment of money in gold.
But while We recognize the fact tina.
the financial question is the issue of
paramount interest, we do not forget
that other questions of national import
ance are clamoring for attention. The
failure of the present administrati ton on
financial lines has been so conspicuous
that its failure in all other lines has
been for the moment lost to view. With
an alarming deficit in our revenues
with each succeeding month, the coun-
try demands a return of the tariff and
reciprocity policy OF the Republican
party.
With our flag Knocked and derided in
many quarters of the globe. the natural
spirit Of independence and patriotism
demands a strong American hand a I
the head Of the state department AMI a
fair exponent of American sentiment N
the presidential chair With the sur
Viving soldiers Of the Union treated as
suppiicants to whom favors must be
thrown with grudging hand, the patri-
otto gratitude of all loyal Americans
rises in indignant revolt; with the ru-
inous competition of foreign pauper la
Dor degrading the standard of Ameri-
can workmen, the spirit of fair play and
OF simple justice TO our own people de-
mand the most stringent restriction up
en- the introduction of foreign pauper
labor within our borders.
For these and other sins Of omission
and commission too numerous to detail
we denounce the administration of
Grover Cleveland.
All of which is respectfully submitted. |
j. LUTHER TAYLOR, Chairman.
j. F. PRICE, Secretary.
The report was adopted.
UNIVERSITY WILL OPEN
At Lawrence, at a meeting today of !
the board of regents of the Stae uni !
versity the following resolutions were /
passed.:
Whereas, An enormous report. bas- |
ed upon a supposed technical flaw in |
the last appropriation bill has gone |
out that the University of Kansas |
might be obliged to close on account |
IF lack of undfs, and
Whereas. The legislature Of 1895 |
made ample appropriation for the main |
-enance and support OF the university |
,or the succeeding two years; there |
'ore. be il
Resolved, That the board Of regents |
II the University OF Kansas announce |
% the public that the university will |
continue its work undiminished in any
IF its functions; and that with its great |
Y increased equipment and bounteous |
promise of the state harvests 1t is eX-
1ected and is prepared for for a great
y increased attendance.
Miss Agnes Ellery was elected assis-
ant in the Latin department and Miss
Hannah Oliver was placed in charge
i'll the vacancy caused by the death
II Professor ID. II. Robinson is filled.
This arrangement is only for the first !
erm- Mr. George Wagner. instruct
IT in pharmacy at the Northwestern
Chicago. was elected assist
mt in pharmacy, vice r. Boyce resign
a. Resolutions Of respect for Judge
:. q. Thacher and Professor D. II.
Robinson were passed.
GREAT TOWN ATCHISON.
It is reported here that the prohfbi-
ionists Of Atchison would Ike to ask
or the appointment Of an assistant
ttorney general for that city, but they
annot find anybody 10 take the posi- !
ion. J. T. Tufts, who officiated as as
istant attorney general during the : /
}. Bradford regime was approached /
ba other 1av and he said thai "a v,-7,,r5 I