The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-04
WOULD BEFOOLISH
j. G. Waters and Others Talk
of Proposed Contest.
David Overmyer's Observations
on Result of the Election.

The report that Colonel Hughes would
contest the election of Mr.. Parker Gre
ated a good deal of talk on the streets
Everybody was interested and almost
all had something to say regarding it.
J. G. Waters was asked what he thought
about the contest and said:
1.-THE cry Of fraud and contest immed-
lately after an election is pardonable, if
it stops with the cry. There Is nothing
gained by a continuance of the cam
paign beyond election day. Colonel
Hughes is a brave an and will
take his medicine. He ought to learn by
this time that those who fight and stand
in the pass have as their reward early
death, while those who kick on the fight
and run away, get back IN time to get
the office. Parker's name was printed
in the interior of the ballot, and my ex-
two judicial contests is that he will gain
by a recount"
Il. F. Doran said that he thought that
when a man was beat he should stay
beat If 1 was running for office and
majority Of the voters indicated that
they did not want me I would take it
said and let it go at that. Contests sell
dom change the results and only create
hard feeling
Ex-Mayor c. A Fellows said that he
was satisfied that Mr.. Parker had been
elected and that the thing for Mr..
Hughes to do was to take his medicine.
There can be no good in a contest of the
election and the probabilities are that it
would result in a greater majority for
Mr.. Parker" said Mr.. Fellows
The same opinion was expressed by
many Republicans this morning.
David Overmyer said: 1T is "a vic
tory for truth against falsehood; for
honesty against dishonesty; for sincerity
against insincerity; for wisdom against
folly; for order against disorder; for
peace against mob violence; for law
against lawlessness; for wet against dry,
not that the city will be any Wetter, or
even half SO wet, with Parker as with
Hughes. Wet in this case means anti
prohibition, dry means prohibition. Col.
Hughes said the issue was wet against
dry and the Capital said the same thing
and says SO this morning. So mote 1t
be-interpreted as above, the insane
conduct of the ultra prohibitionists in
resorting to mob violence, and the cow
ardly and ignorant surrender of the late
legislature to their their imperious and
impudent demands forced the question
upon the cities Of the state as to whether
the voters would approve or disapprove
OF the prohibitOry law in the light of this
latest revelation of it's dangerous posi-
bilities and this final development of its
intOlerant, wicked and lawless spirit
The people have rebuked prohibition at
the ballot box and this includes the fe-
male as well as the male voters Of the
cities of the state. The male vote of the
state would repudiate 1t Overwhelmingly.
Mob law, as the last desperate resort of
prohibition, is done for, and prohibition
has received a thunderous blow. The
waterworl1s business will now be treated
honestly and sincerely and the wish of
the citizens will be respected. Parker's
administration will be able and clean.
Il suppose Mr.. Stahl will now go back
to his farm-he ought to, as under
stand that he Is good farmer
There is no error in the returns. The
count which win be made by the city
council tomorrow night will show that
Mr.. Parker has a majority Of II votes.
He viii be declared elected, get his GER
tifieate and be sworn in
win Hughes contest? I think not
He and his can not very well afford
that Several hundred Parker votes
were rejected which on q contest must
be counted for him The Hughes peo-
pie. official and unofficial, are not anx-
ioIs to have a too minute investigation
into the events at. after and before the
election The election OF Parker is a
famous victory for sense against non
sense. for peace. order and prosperity
against violence, disorder and decay, and