Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-08
RATS.


road, which had agreed TO build q $780,
600 depot In consideration Of the privl-
lege. Stanley, Vermillion & Evans, the
governors law firm, are her attorneys''
The above was the text Of dispatch
In the Kansas City Times under a
Wichita date line. Since It's publlca-
ton this simple little announcement
has started many good. quiet, pious
tongues to wagging and brought a
startled look to those who haye believed
in the goodness and piety of our dear
Sunday school governor,
The above mentioned "Dixle Lee"
Is the most extensive and notorious
keeper Of disorderly houses IN this
western part of Uncle Sans domn-
ions, She Ia the queen bee among that
class In Wichita and Kansos City and
perhaps ether places. Here we lind
the governors law firm employed ~
her legal counselor and representative,
employed to defend property that Is
admitted and known to be used for i'm
moral and Illegal purposes from being
condemned according to law TO be used
for legal purposes.
This may he within the province Of a
lawyer, but doctor whose practice Is
among this class does not get a good
standing among other classes and we
fail to see why ii should be different
with u lawyer, The Wichita Eagle
which paper discovered Stanley and
championed his nomination, Is up In
arms. Among other things In long
editorial entitled Another Case Of
Rats" 1t says:
These lawyers have been retained
to protect the right, interests and bus
mess of dsreputable characters M
against the intrest Of the people. III
these lawyers we're approached with y
protest they would no doubt answer:
oh, 40 attorneys we are called upon
and 1t becomes our duty to defend the
criminal prescott the innocent, as the
case may be- putting 1t on basis Of
fees, or OF bread and butter, Rats!
Such reply is no answer, What
would the people think, or what Kind
of an estimate would the public have
of an editor who stood ready to defend
the wrong or to fight the right, for pay
or feesp "lf that Kansas City woman
succeeds through this array of extra
legal talent in defeating the location
and erection of the new division head
quarters and station 1t will cost Which
tia in immediate and future enterpri-
see and improvements more than these
law firms can ever bring to this city.
OF course the fraternity whose men,
bership is wont to boast especial integ-
RI y will all unite in declaring that one
property right is as sacred as another.
This is another case Of rats. Even
If this Kansas City madam's property
were not to be enhanced In fact in
value, and for every species of business
save the one piled by her, which bus.
mess has no standing in law or morals
Under common law under statutory
law. under mere municipal ordinances,
this woman and her tools and stock in
trade can be legally driven to the wall
every hour in the day. In fact the
city marshal need not wait for any pro.
cess, hut can march over there and pull
the outfit every ten minuets for the
next ten years, Even If officially and
professionally the firm headed by the
governor of the State has an unques-
toned right to take case to defeat his
own town for regular retainer, we
still question the right of the others.
THE chances are the indignation Of
those more directly interested on West
Douglas avenue, to say nothing of that
OF the community at large, will prove
sufficient to force a prosecution of the
attorneys client, and along the exact
lines for which he comes to her defense.
The aforesaid house and the business
carried on there are a great detriment
to that section of the city, and as they
viii be to the Missouri Pacific, than
the erection Of division offices can be to
the business of the Kansas City ma
dame who evidently thinks she sees an
opportunity to pinch a corporation, or
otherwise to force the city to indemnify
her. Indemnity her for whatp Is the
county attorney and the governors
partners going to MAINTAIN that rail yay
tracks are obstacles which would ruin
Oixte's business in dlscoaraging her
patlonsg Rats again"
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TIE talk that those in the United
states who oppose the war in the Phil
lppines are responsible for it not hay-
ing been concluded, is about on a par
with the claim of Kaiser Bill that he