The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-23

and inefficient aggregation of metro
pCItan agricultural police that ever
captured boy riding a bicycle on a
sidewalk or raised a revenue from the
violation of law and by licensing sin
But through the action of a party seek
ing power we have been restored to our
rights and on July first a Republican
form of government will be tablished
IN topeka. Under the guidance Of our
most competent mayor and council
there will be no more beer riots and no
prohibition question.
The mayor has already spoken. His
words are as plain and convincing as
were the projectiles from Dewey's guns
in Manila bay. There will be a reign
OF law and no license to commit crime.
If law is not good the people should
look to the legislature to repeal it, and
not to officers to wink at it's violation.
w It'll this and all laws enforced we can
pursue our. way in peace and go on
building a great and beautiful city.
There must be no factions and dissen-
siors but all must strive to secure the
most faithful and honest governing
boards and city officers; to as far as
possible divorce national and state par
tisan politics from our municipal af-
fairs; and to keep our city government
under the direct control of our SOW
ereign inhabitants. This done all de-
ponds upon the energy and patriotism
of our business men whether Topeka
Will be city or a country village.
1.-The metropolis of Kansas-God bless
her-she is the fairest lily of the plains.
May she grow as grows the tasselin6
corn and blossom as the rose
e'Kansas as a Soldier State.''
To Governor Leedy was given the
assignment of speaking of kansas as
a Soldier State" He spoke extern
poraneously and his subject gave him
ample opportunity for patriotic ex-
pressions, which were heartily ap-
plauded In part he said:
1.-The toast assigned me tonight would
ha O1n0h hatfRr in ha Of
one who was in Kansas during the SOL
Gier days of the state. Unfortunately
for me | was not then a Kansan. But
l heard of Kansas at that time as the
people of every state in the union heard
of her and there was much in the re-
ports to make the lovers of freedom
ana justice feel proud. Kansas is a
soldier state by virtue OF having raised
seventeen regiments of volunteers to go
into the civil war, a contribution to the
union army larger in proportion to the
pt pulatiOn of the state at that time
than any other state in the union. The
honorable postmaster, in his remarks
here tonight, said that we are a peo-
pie of peace in this state, but 1 want
to say to you gentlemen that we are
ready at any time to fight to secure it.
Knowing the characteristics of the
people of Kansas, I feel perfectly safe
While corresponding with the secretary
of war not long ago to say to him that
he might call upon Kansas for troops
to the very limit of her eligible pop
uIation and the call would be filed
quickly and without a draft. That's
the kind of people we have in Kansas.
The seventeen regiments that went
into the civil war were raised without
a d1aft, and several times seventeen
regiments can be raised now if neces-
saty without one man being forced into
the ranks against his will.
"There is no trouble in raising SOL
diers in Kansas. The only trouble
have experienced is to keep the men
who want to go to war from tramplinS
me to- death in their efforts to have me
aid them in getting there. And L want
to say that the men who go to war
don't all want to be colonies either
Men prominent in all the walks of life
in this state. and [ see some of them ut
this banquet tonight, have come to me-
privately and told me that should the
time come when it would be necessary
for ali loyal citizens to lay aside busI-
ness and defend their country they
were willing at a moments notice TO
go into the ranks and shoulder a gun.
We are all loyal citizens in Kansas,
and such is the sentiment uppernaosL
in the hearts of each one of us. I am
proud beyond expression to be COVER
moi of such a people.