The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-30

eloquent and emphatic speech for need
ed legislation He spoke 20 minutes ano
but the convention voted him as much
time as was necessary for him to com
plete his discourse. He said:
This state is following in the loot
steps OF the Dakotas and Iowa. Ene
same methods are being used by the
liquor men here as in those states They
are infesting the rural districts ana as
they grow stronger thy attack larger
state
THE fact that in the governors mes
sage to the legislature there il found
no reference to the endorsements Of the
prohibitory law should make rs stop
and think The liquor men are organ
lied and our present methods OF fighting
them Will not do. We VIII have 70 get
a new power put behind the prohibitory
law. The United States has special
officers to look after the offenders Our
government rests on that principle we
should tax the citizens Of the state TO
secure the money to enforce the law
To do this the governor should be en-
powered to appoint commissioners for
the various districts Of the state who
viii have deputies under them to see
to the enforcement of the laws Make
the Office an appointive one and hold the
governor responsible for the enforce
ment Of the regulations. SO that he
could not completely dodge the question
like he did yesterday
the governor and the attorney general
Of the state had already been corrupted
else a movement would be made on their
part along these lines
In closing Mr. Emerson explained that
he was not on the programme at the
request of the committee who were
making the programme. but that il was
at the urgent request OF a committee OF
Topeka people that ne was given the
place. ard that 1T was then under the
conditions that he would conform to
certain restrictions. This he said he had
tried to do.
A. ID. Wilcox, one Of the temperance
lecturers last night made short talk,
in which he said he had read every para
graph of the governor message to the
legislature and that it did not contain
urged the appointment of q. committee
to wait on the governor and urge him
to send a special message to the law
making body and urge some action
along prohibitory lines The committee
appointed IS as follows. Prof. A. D.
Wilcox J. B. Larfmer, A H. Vance. J.
H. Stavely, J. K Codding, Rev. s. s
Martin. A C. Pierce, T J. Richardson,
Rev. H. H Brown, and Geo. r. Kirk
The committee called on the governor
this morning.
SECRETARY STEPHENS REPORT.
Secretary Stephens report shows that
the work Of the association has had a
steady increase and improvement for
the past four years. There are now in
the field three lecturers against one four
years ago. Fourteen thousand commu-
nicatiOnS were sent out in 1900 against
]. $50 for the year 1895. For the past five
months there has been employed three
clerks, where only one was employed
part of the time in 1896. Five years ago
there was no legal advisory board. but
one is now thoroughly organized Four
years ago the association had no detec-
tive but during the past half year
valuable man has been employed For
the year of 1886 the association spent
$500, and last year $1,000 The total re-
ceipts for last year were $4,449, and
S14.O7 still remains in the hands Of the
treasurer
MISS SHOONTZ TALKS.
Last night at the Auditorium Miss
Eva Marshall ShOOntZ made an eloquent
address to about 100 people. From the
time Miss Shoontz began to speak I'M
til she uttered the last word hardly
person stirred in the large assembly
room. She spoke for one hour. During
that time every one in the room sat al
most breathless waiting for the next
word, and as sentence followed sentence
and ideas followed thoughts it was gen.
orally conceded that she made one of
the most eloquent speeches ever heard
at the Auditorium. She has a fervor-
and magnetic intensity that cannot fail
to command silence and interest. She
said in part:
MY friends my address Is entitled
America Appeal to Kansas When
the names of some people are mentioned
everyone knows who it is. The same rule
applies to some states, and when the
name Of Kansas is mentioned nearly en-
cry one knows where it is located and
some Of the things for which it is TO-
ted
It wish had been born in Kansas, II.
grand Kansas, historical Kansas. I be
lieve that as Kansas goes goes SO will 60
the nation. If Kansas has the courage
to make the prohibitory law a sue
cess 1 believe that. every state viii have
the courage to follow. The law is now
as hagrantly disobeyed in Kansas now
as it is in Chicago"
In closing she said: I'VE must rise
up and demand of the authorities that
they do their duty. God in Heaven heio
Kansas to do her duty and may we all
follow in her path"