The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

IN command Providence has always
had method of springing surprises.
Things go on smoothly for awhile until
some one like Moses leads the people
out into a new era in the history Of
mankind.
Martin Luther was another of those
leaders Cromwell was another; john
Brown, another; Mrs. Nation, another, =
Al the mention Of the names of John
Brown and Mrs Nation the audience
Went wild. We may regard the pro-
ceedings of Providence as unconstitu-
tlonal," continued DR.. Mcfarland. But
GOD has a way of doing unconstitutional
things and pays little regard to tramp
ling upon things that get in His way.
E1gliSh history is one long line of in
stances in which the people took the
rulers by the collar and compelled them
to do what they would not do otherwise.
That AnglO-SaxOn vigOr which has
gone from Runymede to John Brown is
still present. trust that the liquor
men Will remove their Illicit selves with
the goods They have been here by our
liberation, by the votes of this COM
munity and by our encouragement. I
believe in strict enforcement Of the
law; there viii be no existence of joints
in 4S hours if all the officers of the law
would do their duty. would rather see
the regular officers do this work than
the people No man goes beyond me in
respect for law. We are to have no
mob violence in Topeka. Do not under
stand that we give the executing of law
entirely and Internationally to the Off
A-O~
had entire confidence in them. The peo-
pie should have a committee Of from
800 to 900 who should meet in a respect
able way and II they see fit go with
the officers to see that the resolutions
of today are enforced. am inclined
to favor the appointment of LOCO. This
committee and not mob is to see that the
public servants shall be helped in this
task I have entire confidence that we
shall be able next Sunday to celebrate
the overthrow of this great evil which
many years.
MR.. sTAHL SPEAKS.
Chief of Police f. M. Stahl was intro
duced and said:
Fellow workers. believe this is the
first time in my life that I have ever
addressed a meeting of this kind. Why
are we here2 Because the officers of To-
pelIa and OF Shawnee county have failed
to do their duty. I think you should
know what we are doing and I want to
give you some statistics. When came
here according to the search and seiz-
ure ordinance I could take all that a
pellate court knocked out that ordinance
and for awhile could not touch a joint
ist or a gambler
''Since September 1. 10S men have been
arrested charged with selling liquor.
Seventy-four have been tried; So have
been decided; and % have resulted il.
convictions Sixteen more have becn
tried but are still under advisement. Six
have been dismissed by the city attor-
ney Dave Gregg, who believe has tried
to do his duty
Chief StahI then read a long list Of
joint keepers, giving the location and the
class Of the place operated. After read
ing most of them his comment Wis:
Here IS good bar Here is only a
boa ID for a BAR or Here is a very fir.e
bar and it belongs in Kansas City"
THE LIST OF JOINTS.
When he read William LytIe, 4e6
Kansas avenue" he added Had a good
bar and great laughter and applause
followed this reference to the Senate :"
Three out OF every five of the joints I
have to kick in the door," he continued
The other day i sent a man to Leav.
enwoT'th to find out what persons had "A
license and he continued, but few nf
those dispensing liquor with that under
standing really had licenses The sit1-
alton as see 1t i nTopeka is this: If the
city officials of Topeka would work to-
gether no meeting would have been nee
eSSary this afternoon
James A. Troutman was the last
speaker. He said: Il was talking with
a gentleman who said you can't expect
an officer to do their duty unless there
an officer to do his duty unless there
told him that officers were elected to en-
force the law and not public sentiment
A physician in a hotel recently said that
the law was q failure in his county ard
could not be enforced. If that physician
gave me some medicine to take and I
did not take it the medicine is not at
fault. The medicine is there, let your
county take it and the law will be en-
forced I am glad the attorney general
has performed the duty imposed upon
him in the appointment of Judge Red
den" Mr.. Troutman then paid a fine
tribute to Judge Redden, both as a man
and as lawyer.
WANT STAHL CONFIRMED.
After the close of the speeches Johrs
W. Stout, superintendent Of public in
%4.-~-
that the city council at its first meeting
confirm +. NJ. Stahl as chief of police
The motion carried with yell Robert
Stone moved that a committee of FIVE be
appointed by the chairman to see that
the demands made by the public de-
claration be enforced. The motion was
carried and the following men were az
pointed as that committee:
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
H. r. Hilton,A. II. Vance, J. w. Gleed.
J. c. Smith and Peter Hell. Rev. Frank
E Mallory, pastor of the Third Christie
chul ch made motion which was carried
that the present police judge be asked to
resign his position. When the vote on
this was taken there was a great dem
onstration-
During the first part OF the meeting
car0s had been distributed through the
audience, requiring the signatures OF
those who approved the action of the
meeting. These were collected before the
close.
AFTER the DruggiStg-
G. p. Bolmar thought the prohibitorv
druggists were violating the prohibitorz
law and therefore moved that the pro-
bate judge be asked to revise his list of
drug gists holding permits and that the
names OF such as he believed to be law
breakers should be expunged from the
list. After voting in. favor of this mo-
ton the audience rose and sang Amer
lea" after which the meeting was at an
end
TO ASSIST ATTORNEY GENERAL
A I. Redden Appointed to Enforce