The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-25
FLOOD OF ABUSE.
Delivers . Typewriter TRADE
at Council Meeting.
WILLBEINVESTIGATED

WILL DE IN Y ESl1UAlE ELL
Resolution to Probe the Situa-
ti0n Is Adopted.
A Few Extracts from Mr..
Swendson's Philippe. |
Councilman Swendson, VINO seems to
take a sort of flendish delight in prod
ding Mayor Parker about the joint sit
mayor in the council meeting last night
the thirty-third degree of abuse and
malediction. 1t was the most intern
perate assault on Mayor Parker vet de-
livered and was rabidly partisan.
Mr.. Swendson had his batteries drawn
up in typewriter entrenchment of
about ten pages, which he had con-
structed in lieu of an extemporaneous
speech. He opened up with one of his
six-inch guns. and discharged the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, the current press of the
city report many scandals concerning
the administration of the present DEM
Ocratic chief executive, as per attached
clippings, relating to- the Croft, Pigg
and other affairs, alike disgraceful to
the present administration, and whereas
such scandals are unchallenged, unan-
swered and unexplained, therefore,
BE 1t resolved, by the mayor and
council Of the city OF Topeka, that the
judiciary committee be and is hereby
instructed to investigate such matters
and make q report of it's findings
| When this shell had been exploded in
the midst of the council, Mr.. Swendson
produced his typewriter speech, and
the cannonade was terrific. He fired on
the mayor in series, by batteries, by
broadsides, en- masse. en- banc and in
toto He shot off sentences as long as
the trail of a mortar bomb at Island No.
10; sentences which started way back
in the time of Thomas Jefferson and
other founders of Democracy and came
laundering down the corridors of time
until the shattered remains of gram
NAUTICAL construction landed ker-flop in
the office of Mayor Parker. The slaugh-
ter of adjectives was awful, and the
dictionary was robbed of rumbling
polysyllables to increase the general
confusion.
A few of the choice bits from the end
of the bombardment are as follows:
cry member of this council knows, and it
Is clear to the public mind that under
your administration law enforcement Is a
| farce, travesty or burlesque on Justice
from the start to the finish, there being
put Few II any bona fide prosecutions 81
ping and preventing crime and evil and
| giving to society the protection guaran-
tcSO ny law. Out rather, doubt in defer
| ence to Democratic constituency includ-
ing whisky men and saloonkeepers, with
gamblers and prostitutes closely allied in
interest, you, the Democratic chief exec
utive, have by failure to enforce the laws
nulil1ed the same and have substituted
Tor the law your. policy which. while II
as an executive officer and violates yolfl
oath of office and every principle of po-
hearty accord with your Democratic prin.
cipies before referred to- The merits OF
dement's. advisability or justice of any
law are not at issue under considera-
ton at this time. 1t is apparent that you
have Inundated. Disguised and demoral-
your failure as a chief executive. BY thu
substitution Of your policy which, In con
sideration of a few dollars for the city
treasury, results in Democratic protection
for the unlimited multiplication and un.
restrained operation of the establishment.
rum holes, gambling hells and dens O.
prostitution and vice You have in you
infamous Democratic policy of license o
vice. protection to Woe, prostituted on
police force. composed largely of honora
ble experienced and capable men, into tn,
bribing, boodling outlaws. many Of whom
In right and justice ought to be deprived
OF their liberty, and the persons who oper
ate the various dives of vice, under tn
protection of your demoralfzing Democrat
ic policy of license of vice for revenue
challenged and unanswered. detailed in tn
current press and the public mind con
corning you, your policy and your constit
IF you, Mr. Mayor, were not almos
void of honor, you would welcome the OPP
disgraced and dishonored by your dishon
esty and perjury. Since the law honesty
petition and public opinion all fan to NOV
you from loyalty to your Democratic pol
icy of your lawless Democratic constit
uency who are behind you and no doub
lions. see no other way advisable MOI
but to look upon this Democratic admins
tration of Democratic chief executive a
an exemplifcati ton of Thomas Jefferson
Albert Parkerized Democracy, a polio
which in its results is largely synonymou
OF anarchy and even hell ITSELF
When Mr.. Swendson finished, Council
man Griley arose and timidly suggeste
that Mr.. SwendSon had made mistake
that the speech he had just read was IN
tended for the prohibition rally then
progress down in the Auditorium.
Mayor Parker, who is getting accuston
ed to Mr.. Swendson's resolution habi
merely remarked in weary sort Of way
through it somehow TIL next April.
guess they'll manage to struggle along
Councilman Snyder, who, with the othe
Democrats, felt himself called upon for
few remarks, asked Mr.. Swendson If h
had polled the liquor sellers of Topeka
know how they line up on political J.
sues
olution upon the table. On roll cali the vol
stood: Ayes-Blossom; Snyder. Grille.
Blanch. Weber-5 NoeSHBergundtha
Neil Wolf, Nichols, Swendson, Tincher-
The motion was therefore lost and anothe
roll call was taken on the resolution.
aaSPf MHR Ry M fhs 5fms Hstss
The council, after finishing up the cor
sideration of the waterworlks case. r.
ported in another column. listened to q
extended statement by Louis Schneide
representing the United States Garbal
Reduction company, which would like
2 establish one OF its plants In Topeka If SUI
fciently encouraged. The matter was r,
ferred to the committee on health an
sanitation.
There is some tangle over the award {
bids for furnishing coal for the city built
ings. Some of the bidders refuse to a,
cept what was awarded to them on II
ground that they bid on all of the Wor]
or none. The buildings committee will tt
| to fix up the difficulty.
The claim OF William Wallace, who wa
injured while working ON the street fore
was referred to the Judiciary committe
for doctors bills and time lost while in tt
hospital.
The use of the Auditorium was granite
| to the State Equal Suffrage associate
/ for state meeting on October 16. tt
meeting will be addressed by Mrs Carr
| Chapman Gait
o. j. Sims filed a bill for SIS against ]
B. Kep1ey. a pavement contractor. The bi
was referred to the claims and accoun
| committee.
The council adopted the report of ii
ways and means committee on the Sc
ond and Third street benefit district ma
| ter. Councilman Weber cast the only df
| senting vote. The report recommends
that the former action Of the council