The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
is POWERFUL.
LeaTenWOrth Officials Wink at
OutFages on Soldiers.
No Attention Paid to the De-
mands Of Chief Executive.
There Will Be No Quibbling In
the Name of Kansas.

Governor Stanley has decided to in
augurate q war against the notorious
KIondIke district an South Leaven-
worth and says he viii prosecute 1t TN
III the district is wiped out
This ~KIondIke," as IL is called Is out
Of the city limits of LeavenWorth and
near the reservation which is occupied
BY the national military home It is
place where old soldiers are pIundere4
and FREQ uently murdered where no law
IS known. where crime IS rampant, and
vvithaI the most disreputabIe place An
Kansas
some months ago the governor OF the
home asked Governor Stanley to inter
fere and make an effort to drive the
Joints and saloons out and deprive the
proprietors Of the privilege Of robbIng
and numbering the Old soldiers 1Ae
governor referred the matter to the
Leavenworrh county authorities but
nothing has been done
Now the governor proposes to take
I'D the fight. He viii ask Attorney Gen
eraI GODDARD TO help him and the war
Of determination viii soon begin
This infamous place must be blot
ted out" said Governor Stanley today
TT is q disgrace to the state and a dis
grace TO the institution which It IS
near The old soldiers are shown no
mercy: they are robbed OF their pen
sion money; made drunk on vile liquors
and then turned out into the street TO
die OF be killed by trains If any one or
them should make an attempt TO pro-
tect himself or resist "a any manner
he is killed and thrown out Of the back
door. Al least these are some or the re-
ports which are brought TO ne
Il am also told that a man never
gets change for his money II he offers
j bill or gold piece in payment OF a pur-
chase the proprietor of the place takes
It all. giving him perhaps a rev cents
Thus it goes from one year TO another
The people of the county IL seems TO
ne and of the city too, would unite
in a demand to suppress such a district
as this The old soldier certainly de
serves protection in his rights as an
American citizen. He has earned this
certainly, and It is a sin for any com
munity 10 permit MIN TO be thus out
ragged
7 think the Klondike should have
been driven out OF business by the To-
cal authorities but since they are not
disposed TO take action VIII DO 50 and
L viii pursue the OUTFIT until 1t has gone
out Of business and the kIondike Is
thing OF the past
Those are dens Of iniQutty and the
laws of the state and the powers OF the
adninistra ton viii be applied IN an eE-
fort to destroy them
Il has been suggested to the COVER
nor that if he takes q hand IN this mat
ter the administration Will be defeated
That's what have been told he
said. but L want to say now InaI II q
man is to be turned down because OF an
effort TO secure justice to a deserving
class of American citizens, 50 far as
the governor is concerned, he is per
fectIy willing 10 take that chance If
ceusure IS TO follow an effort to sup
press such vueness as exists in the
KIondike. am ready for my full share
IN fact [ rather court il, because I pro-
nose TO have that district Of crime blot
ted out"
taken hold of the matter and has re-
ouested the governor to act