The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
TRY STREET MEETINGS.
Independent City Forces Begin
a Systematic City Canvass.

The Independent forces introduced a
novelty into the campaign last night by
holding a series of political meetings on
Kansas avenue. The Boys bugle corps
furnished the music for the meetings.
The first meeting was held at First
and Kansas avenue at 7:30 o'clock. The
| meeting was addressed by Rev NJ. T.
Hooks, L. A. Stebbins and H. 6. Lari-
mer The speakers then moved to
| Fourth and Kansas avenue and A H
/ Vance. H. G. Larimer and L. A. SteD-
bins made the speeches. The next meet
ing was at Sixth and Kansas avenue
and Hook, Vance and Stebbins spoke.
The last meeting was at Eighth and
Kansas avenue and the speakers were
I<arimer, Vance and Hook. Harold Parr
sang at the meetings and then went to
Wanamaker to sing at another meeting.
| The independents estimated that 900
or 1000 people attended the Kansas ave-
nue. meetings
Stebbins told his rat story" The
story was of tramp who stopped at a
farmers place beforenoon. L see you
have a good many rats here" remarked
the tramp.
Il am overrun with rats" replied the
farmer. They are eating my grain and
threatening to drive me off the place.
Il am the champion rat killer of the
country replied the tramp Il can kill
all your rats"
We'll you're just the man I am look
ing for said the farmer. Il will pay
you handsomely to kill the rats on my
place. How much do you Want?''
oh. III not charge you anything re-
piled the champion rat killer. ''I'll just
stay for dinner and after dinner 1 will
kill the rats.
The farmer was delighted with the
prospect of having the rats on his place
killed He made ready to set a sumpt-
uOus repast before the tramp. The
tramp was given a place at one end of
the table where he might have room
and where the tempting dishes might
be placed around him. The farmers
wife added cuStard pie. cake and many
other delicacies to the meal. She stood
close by the tramp to renlenish his
plate The champion rat killer had
pie and a cake all to himself.
/ When dinner was over the champion
rat killer went out to the yard to lounge,
and digest the sumptuous repast. The
farmer sat around a while and finally
said, Well. is it not about time for you
to begin killing the rats?"
Yes" replied the champion rat killer
Bring me an easy chair with pillows to
| sit on
The farmer brought it as he was order
| ed. Then the tramp asked for some choice
| cigars and the prettiest daughter of the
farmer to fan him. He placed his feet on
a stool and lounged back in comfort.
Now I want nice, stout club which I
can easily grip said the champion rat
killer.
The farmer brought it.
Now stout table, said the champion
rat killer.
The farmer brought it.
Now" said the champion rat killer as
he lounged back among the pillows. puff
ed at the cigar and allowed the girl to fan
him. you go and catch the rats and bring
| them here to this table so I can strike
them with my club and I will kill them"
1.-The application of this story. said Mr..
Stebbins, lis that the body polite is in
tested with jointists and that the duty of
the county attorney, acting in co-opera-
ton with the sheriff, is to catch and kill
these rats. His attitude toward this duty
ia as follows: He says furnish me a
good salary, . nice office, easy chair,
a stool for my feet, an electric fan to fan
me- a stenographer and two assistants
and then go out and catch your jointists
at your own time and expense and bring
them into my office and let me inspect
them and if he isn't selling the right kind
of beer I will prosecute him.
More street meetings will be held to-
night They will be held at Sixth and
Kansas avenue at o'clock, Fourth and
Madison at 1870 o'clock, Fourth and Holli-
day at o'clock, First and Adams at S:3t
O'Clock, Fourth and Branner at 9 o'clock
sixth and Lake at $50 o'clock. The
speeches viii be made by Harrison Yer
non. Rev NJ. T. Hooks. W. S Eastm an
H G. Larimer, Rev J. NJ. Jackson, DR.
J. t Mcfarland, L. A. Stebbins. Harold
Parr will sing.