The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-08
A SPECK OF WAR.
A Time HOnOred Path Across
the State House Grounds
TO BE ReOpened by a Martyr to
the Cause
AT S:25 AM. TOMORROW
John Al. Dailey's sDef'' to the
Power of the State.
Mr.. Daley Says No Attention
Was Paid
TO THE PEOPLES WISH
In Laying Out the Capitol
Square Paths
SO He VIII Tread the One He
Has For Is Years.
John A. Dailey's "Def" to the
Power of the State.
Mr.. Daley Says No Attention
Was Paid
10 THEPEOPLE'S WISH
In Laying Out the Capitol
Square Paths
SO He VIII Tread the One He
Has For I6 Years.

Gov. Morrill, and other members Of the
executive council want people to keep
of the grass plats (to be- of the state
house grounds The announcement has
been made that people who persist in
walking outside of the regularly laid
out paths, viii be arrested. The stand
of the state officers is the cause of an
incipient rebellion which is headed by
J. A. Daley a civil engineer who works
in the engineering department of the
Santa Fe Offices
The first overt act is TO take place at
s-25 tomorrow morning. when Mr.. Dali
ey proposes to walk diagpnally across
the state house grounds in the very
face Of the executive council Following
is Mr.. Dailey's declaration of war:
ITO my knowledge there has been
plain. well worn and travelled path from
the northwest corner of the capitol
grounds in a general snutheasterly di-
rection for the past Is years, at one
time ornamented by beautiful trees
planted there by loving and patriotic
hands, but vandals have been allowed
to enter this sacred spot and rob it of
the beauty created by the cooperation
of God and man.
ron the morning of Dec the 9Th 1885,
at or about the hour Of S.25 central
near the northwest corner Of the capi-
tol grounds and in the vicinity of Eighth
and Harrison avenues in the city OF
Topeka God willing and the weather
being suitable and walk in a southeast
erly direction as nearly as possible over
the same path and continue to do SO
daily, sundays excepted.
JOHN A. DALEY"
A Journal reporter found Mr. Daley
noon today.
do you intend to disregard the or
uefs OF the executive council concerning
the state house grounds2" was asked.
MT Dalley is a snort man with heavy
iron gray hair He booked up from his
work and said decisively.
That is just what intend to do
agonal walks2'
Il certainly do. Those walks should
be laid out to accommodate the people
and not 70 suit the convenience Of some
gardener. They are public grounds and
j propose to test this matter and see
whether the public has any rights con
cerning them"
do you expect to be arrested 2ss
don't know whether I viii be ar
rested or not, but I shall walk across
the grounds just the same at the time
specified"
ed?'' - so- are arrest
II can not say. think that the pub
nc VIII be with me in this fight
10
santa te offices for Is years. He lives
at 2l2 Fillmore street, and is a. member
Of the Saturday Night club
"A Jo Journal reporter found Gov. Morrill,
IN ms private office and asked him
what steps would be taken in Mr.. Dali
ey's case.
cannot say" replied Gov. Morrill,
snail submit this matter to the ex-
ecutive council this afternoon ana We
VIII see what can be done
Nlll any arrests be made2~
4 can not say what VIII be done. /
s-oe1 nFaid nothing about any arrests (
being made, and I have not said maj
pelsons walking across the grounds
would be arrested
This is a matter f1,a4 ,.e,.-t- , ~.
Win tne people of Topeka We have
improved the grounds at great eyDanse
ana the city receives the bene6t Paths
across the grounds would s-reatl,- 49,.
tllelr beauty, and if the people Of Tone
Aat want the grounds DESTROYED T si5.7
pose they can destroy them =
ne man who makes this announce
Iileht must be crank. do NOT he
AeVe there are any peopIa Who 1,-,,il7
want To see the beauty OF the srrol5n5
eslroyed 10r their own private con-
l,--i-.- selils.lSe- rms man appears to be an
We are just now building handsome
WaiAs around the grounds which win
auu 10 their convenience and beautv
Il seems to me that people vould nre
1ef 70 walk on these walks to crossing
the grounds, but this man appears ~
be an exception"
Then YOU do not know whether an
example VIII be made of Mr. DALEY or
not2' -
-, No, do not know. We will discuss
tne matter this afternoon -
Auditor Cole and Superintendan+
Stanley are the only other members 81
city.
Nr Cole took the position of Mr.
DALEY IN a matter of fact way
lit is strange that some people never
appreciate what is done for them" said
ne we have fixed up these grounds /
at an expense of thousands of dollars
1ne plans We're submitted to Edward
Wilder and other well known citizens
ana approved by them. They thought
III was not best to have diagonal paths
across the grounds and they We're not
built.
The Topeka people are more inter
ested in these Improvements than anv-
one else. The grounds belong to tba
state, but the city of Topeka is more
interested in them than any other pol-
tion of the state.
We were asked by many people in /
Topeka to make the improvements tha+
we afterward made. Everything done /
Nas with the greatest care and no ex-