The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-02
Wichita's Candidate For Gov.
ernOr Comes to Town.
w. e. Stanley, Pushed by the
"PeerIess Princess.
TALKS ABOUT THINGS.
Is a PrOhibitiOnist- q
Wichita ProhibitiOnist,
Which Means Let Every Town
Do as 1t Pleases.

W. E. Stanley of Wichita who is a
Republican candidate for governor,
came to Topeka Tuesday. He spent the
day visiting among politicians, leaving
this morning for a visit at his old home,
Oskaloosa.
Some months ago Mr.. Stanley broke
his right leg. From this he has fully
recovered, except the injured member
is a little shorter than the other, but he
takes a hopeful view concerning it, and
says loosely:
L think it will be all right when this
campaign is over. believe that before
the campaign ends my leg will have
been pulled sufficiently to entirely re-
move the defect which now compels me
to limp when 1 walk
AS to state platform Mr.. Stanley
said: Il think there is no necessity
demanding that prohibition have place
in the state platform. The party
should declare for the enforcement of
all laws and then stand by it. I be-
lieYe in the St. Louis platform and
think the free coinage of silver i'm
practicable, but I believe that silver
should have the fullest possible recogni-
tion so long as the two metals may be
kept. on parity with each other"
This sounds very much as if one had
heard it before-speaking about par
rOty.''
This trip is Mr.. stanIey's first one
away from home on political business.
He was county attorney of Jefferson
county two years, haIng taught school
near Perry for few months prior to
that time. He visits Jefferson county
today to see if his old friends can get
the delegation to the state convention
for him.
My campaign will be conducted en-
tirely from Wichita he said to Jour
nal reporter. Il will open no head
quarters but will look after cores pond
ence at home. My friends will aid me,
but there will be no extensive fight on
my part"
MI. Stanley voted for the present pro-
hibitory law He says:
The operation of the metropolitan
police law has not been successful and
I do not believe that it is possible to
make it a success. 1 would however,
hesitate to say that-it should be repeal
ed for fear we might be compelled to
put up with something worse in its
| place. The prohibitory law has not
been generally enforced but it has pro-
duced a wonderful change for the bet
ter in restricting the liquor traffic.
I do not believe that it is possible to
| enforce the prohfbitory law-or any
other law for that matter-in a com
munity where the people are opposed to
| it. Where public sentiment is against
| it, the prOhibitory law has failed. There
| are communities and many of them in
Kansas where the prOhibitOry law is
| distastefuI to the citizens. There it
| cannot be enforced. If we could find
some way in which to restrict the sale
| of liquors in such communities we would
| then be able to solve what regard as
| the most important problem connected
with the subject
When asked if he believed high Ii
| cense and local option would accom-
| plish what he desired, Mr.. Stanley said:
! I think not. Such an arrangement
! would simply mean an unbridled license
| for the saloon in anti-prohibition COM
munities. saloon is always a menace
| to the people and a legaizatiOn of the
| institutions would at once make them
! more powerful and dangerous. The
| method of dealing with this phase of
/ a HnI1nr OniT1in0
| is a question which the friends of the
| cause will never be able to agree. 1t
| has been given attention by the master
| minds identified with the work, but no
| satisfactory solution has yet been
! found"
! OF resubmission, Mr.. Stanley said:
| ''Resubmission is not a party issue.
| There are men in all parties who belleVe
| in resubmissiOn and the question should
| be kept out of partisan campaigns. If
| the people want to vote on it again, 1T
| should be submitted either at a special
| election or at an off year election when
| state issues are not before the people.
| A general election would make the
| question party issue and the real SEN
] timent of the people would not be re-
! corded because the members of a party
! would, as a rule, vote the ticket of their
! choice without reference to their Opin-
| ions on resubmissiOn.
| IF resubmission were voted upon to-
| day, tomorrow or next fall, the result
| would be the same. The people of Kan
| sas are practically unanimous in their
| opposition to this idea and it would be
| buried beyond recall"
! Mr. Stanley went to Perry, Jefferson
| county in 1870. He had no money. A
| brother was with him. The now aspir-
| ing candidate for governor knew not
| where to go or what to do. The broth
| er suggested that he go to the country
| and apply for a school. Mr. Stanley
| went to the county superintendent,
| Thomas L. Dick, who later removed to
! Topeka and engaged in the milling
| business, being at this time a resident
| of the city, and made his wants known.
| Mr. Dick said: 1.-The school, and the
| last one too, 1 think, has been taken. If
| you had been ten minutes earlier,
| could have helped you
| Mr. Stanley then left the office and
| was wandering around on the streets,
| when the hotel man stopped him and
| reported that there was a school at
| Round Mound, four miles in the coun-
try, which was not taken, but the
| board had decided to hire a woman.
| Stanley walked the four miles and met
| the directors. They informed him that
! a woman would be hired because they
! could get her for $40 a month.
rs that the only reason you want a
| Woman?'' asked Stanley.
yes, SIR was the reply.
| ''Then I'll take the school if you'll
| give it to me- said the financially en-
barrassed new arrival.
This was early in April, and Stanley
| at once began his school work. He had
been in the county just long enough to
I have a vote at the election in the fol-
| lowing November, but he was nominal
ed and elected county attorney.
He later removed to Wichita, where
| he has served as county attorney three
| times, as a member of the lower house
| OF the legislature, built up a fine Law
practice and made money.