The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
A GREAT CROWD.
Larger Than Can Get Into
Hamilton Hall
Expected at the NOn-Partisan
Meeting Tonight
To DenOunce Public Officials for
Their Negligence
IN NENFORCING THELAW
A Permanent Organization May
Be Effected
To See That All the Public's
Servants
PERFORM THEIR DTITY
A Permanent Organization May
Be Effected
To See That All the Public's
Servants
PERFORM THEIR DUTY
Hereafter, Instead of TOadying
to LaWIess Element
Present Police Board May Be
Removed.

The indications are that the mass
meeting at Hamilton hall tonight will
be the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering of the kind ever held in To-
peka. If we had the new auditorium
it would probably be filed.
Last evening at all the churches the
regular prayer meeting services We're
turned into Indignation meetings
Prayers We're offered and members beg
ged the church people to rise up and
sweep the saloon out of existence.
At the First Congregational church
the regular topic was postponed and
those present discussed the situation.
Speeches were made by D. H. Forbes,
A D. Gray, J. 5. SHe, Mrs. Perine,
Miss Spencer and Miss Sedley. All said
that something must be done and that
the time had arrived for the temper
ance people Of the city to awaken TO
the Importance OF the situation.
At the First Baptist church addresses
We're made by Jesse Shaw, Robert
Stone, J. NJ. Harrington, J. l. Eldridge,
Rev. NJ. L. Thomas and others, and the
necessity for Immediate action was
urged. Rev. J. NJ. Harrington said
that he had once made a complaint
about a joint which he knew existed
and was told to swear out a warrant
At the First Methodist and First
Presbyterian churches the pastors
urged a large attendance at the meet
ing tonight Or. Embree spoke for
some time on the attitude OF the Of
hcers.
At other churches in the city these
exercises We're repeated and every
where the Christian people said that
the time had come for action.
In this they will be aided by thous-
ands who are not church members, but
who are believers in honest enforce
ment of all laws.
Jesse Shaw. president of the commit
said today that he has found an awak-
ening sentiment everywhere and he is
satisfied that the meeting will accOmp-
lish much.
The suggestion for the organization
of a permanent citizens committee will
be carried out and the people will here
after be kept Informed of what the
public officers are doing. The people
are not going to sleep any more. If it
is necessary in order that Topeka be
we'll governed that a permanent organ
izatiOn stand over public servants with
a warning, then Topeka will have that
leagues is at hand. People have found
out that if they want their affairs man
aged right they must keep an eye on
their public servants all the time, just
as an employer does on his hired men.
Public servants can't be expected to do
their duty without the constant inSpec-
tion of their master, the public. The
public is now going to organize for the
purpose OF TINS Inspection, ana IL IS
likely the organization will become per
manent and vastly beneficial in its re-
suits.
The resolutions will be lengthy and
to the point It is not the policy of
those in charge of the meeting to
screen Republican officers or to direct
their censure at Populists alone. The
resolutions will be wide enough in their
scope TO include past administrations
as we'll as the present one. They will
have something to say of the tendency
of all recent state administrations to
allow the law to be violated and the
whole history OF the temperance sit
uatiOn in Topeka viii be reviewed. The
people are getting their minds broad
ened. They are no longer tied to any
party.
1x-Lieutenant Governor Troutman
Will preside, as originally intended. 1t
may be that one of the most important
speakers. Major J. K. Hudson will not
be able to be present. He is judge of
a contest at Washburn college and has
not secured a release from the obliga-
tion.
The meeting viii be called to order
promptly at o'clock No words will
be wasted and the addresses will be
made and the resolutions passed and
whatever is done hereafter will be by
the sub committees which will be ap-