The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24
KLONDIKE FLOURlSHES.
John Boyer Says a New Saloon
Has Been Opened.
Kondike. near soldiers. Homo. Low

Kfondike, near Soldiers Home, Leav-
enwOrth, Kan, Aug. o. 1899.
To the Editor of the State Journal
If the people of Kansas imagine for
a moment that all this noise and clatter
is even annoying the KIondikers they
are beautifully credulouS. Stanley'S
long range gun is like the old army
musket. kicked the man over that
shoots, and hit nothing. He ought to
appoint a receiver for his mouth and
then go off and look after his Wichita
Sunday school 1t viii hardly pay him
or any one else to violate sacred
pledges made before election. There
are two sides to this affair. Undertake
to pass by the two hundred and fifty
saloons in LeavenwOrth and it's mayor
to suppress us and there will be a gen.
eral roundup.
If we have done anything wrong then
the authorities of Delaware township
and Sheriff Everhardy and the county
officials can just prepare to return our
hard cash paid them for their sanction
and permission to run Our business is
just as legitimate respectable and bet
ter regulated than that in the city of
LeavenwOrth.
In fact Dan Anthony is mistaken en-
tirely if he suppOses his plans win ma
terialiZe. He strains at a gnat and
swallows an elephant. He is the dis
turbing element in the whole matter.
The governor and the administration
are very unWise to pay any attention
whatever to his eternal ranting. He
has been on every side of every QueS-
ton since the days of John Brown. MY
father was with Quantren and there
are as brave men in Kansas today as
ever, and a little old fashioned retribu-
ton would no doubt have a salutary eff
feet on such public disturbers and ma
Hgners.
In Missouri, Nebraska, and other
states, liquor selling is as lawful and
cOmmendable as selling meat and
bread. When Dan and his crowd were
running niggers out of Missouri and de-
flying and denOuncing the slave laws of
that state they posed at patriots and
martyrs most sublime. Today Kansas
stands alone in this miserable prohibi-
ton foolishness. 1t has not the support
of a single state, and that the churches
themselves do not approve, is evident
in voting as they do.
PETER last fall went all over the state
pledged to enforce the sumptuary law
and not one in a hundred voted for
him. Why don't they vote the prohibit
ton tickets? Simply because they be
lieve in reSubmiSSiOn and a better way.
In fact Billy Bond, now a justice of the
peace, and the most available candi-
date for next Republican sheriff, who
owns three saloons and eats a free
lunch every day, is the kind of men
Kansas needs at this crisis. He spit in
AnthOny's face and knocked the med
dler down
As to liquor shortening the lives Of
these old blue coats, bless you it is all
that keeps them breathing and draw
ing their pensions. They could no more
live without it than new born babes
could live without milk. They appre-
ciate our efforts for their comfort and
enjoyment. Saint Botkin knows that
inside of that home is one of the finest
saloons where the old vets often die
happy. Nobody reports them robbed or
killed or murdered. Four or five open
graves are always ready they may
need them any morning. Why draw the
line at the KlOndike?
JOHN BOYER, JR.'
P S-If you want to see some fun
come over pension day. A fine new sa-
loon was opened last Sunday-chicken
and cold beer all day. Pension day is
Thursday or Friday.