The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-16

the State Fair association. Then we
passed a resolution that no liquors be
allowed on the grounds and that he
have full power to stop anything that
did not meet with his approval, which
is also a part of the records.
Now when he finds out, as great
many there have before him, that reg
ulating the liquor traffic is quite a ques-
ton he tries to stand from under and
put the blame on a poor little fellow
like me, who only weighs 200 pounds,
and at the same time get his name in
the paper without paying the regular
advertising rate.
He says 1 should have investigated all
the people who bought privileges. In
this regard will say that [ did not sen
the privileges but had man to sell the
privileges, and a good man, and his in
structiOns were to sell the space at so
much per foot and that nothing would
be allowed that was contrary to law,
which he did. 1 think you will agree
with me that the secretary with over
1000 entries, as well as some thirty or
more races to take care of will be rea-
sonably busy during the fair week with
out nosing into all of these privileges
to see if they are doing wrong, although
fiatter myself that for the past three
years, when I was not favored with the
help of this man, we have gotten along
without half the complaints of law
breaking as we have this time when
ness it is to attend to this part, with
the help of a chief of police and eigh-
teen policemen, aside from the seven
regular city police. Heretofore I have
instructed my privilege man the same
as this year that nothing of this kind
was to be allowed and when he saw 1T
to let me know, which he did, and in
all cases I simply went to them and
instead of making a big buster and
cursing them, 1 simply said, Boys,
please don't do this and they apprec
lated my position and quit it.
Mr.. Lee could have stopped the sure
thing games at any time that he wanted
to and as far as the selling of hop tea
is concerned he had full authority to
stop that at any time. He had full
swing at the department that has caused
all of the trouble and is entirely at fault.
He says that he did not see any show
that had any of the vulgar features COM
planned of in it and that he was in all
of them, his taste as to what constitutes
the low and vulgar must be as bad off
as the balance as every other sense
he possesses seems to be. If Steele was
not doing things to suit him why did he
not discharge him and put in some one
who would do as he wished him to.
The truth of the matter is that he had
just the man that he wanted for chief
of police, the gambling games and the
beer department were handled just as
he wanted them handled, and just as
Steele wanted them handled. They
worked hand in hand and I don't think
that he has any kick coming.
While reply to him should be be-
meath my dignity and 1 feel it is en-
urely unnecessary as far as the board
of directors and the people who know
US both are concerned. still there may
be some who do not know either of us
and for their benefit I make this
statement. 1 have no other recourse
When he says l sold any privilege or
allowed them to be sold with the un-
Outstanding that they could do any,
thing contrary to law, he says what is
false.
A gentleman came to me, during the
week, and said: "You had better send
a policeman up the road as there is a
crazy man uD there I investigated it
and found out that It was the irrepressi-
BILE Bob exercising his authority. He
grabbed up big cinder. half as big as
his head, and run out in front of a
gentleman with an automobile and
| cursed him and said that if he didn't
slow up he would mash his head with
this rock. OF course all such pleas
ant talk helps the reputation of the
fair association and the blame natur-