The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-05
STANDBY THELAW
Governor Hoch's Address to the
w. C. T. Z.
His Speech Was a DisappOint-
ment, However.
QUESTION is SETTLED.
Now People Must Recognize
Supremacy of Law.
Doesn't Touch on Conditions in
Leavemworth and Wichita.

Il wish to make an appeal to the
citizens of Kansas, whether they are
prohibitionists or Observation-Disclosures
to stand for the enforcement of the
laws of the state. was the salient re-
mark made by Governor Hoeh last
night in his address of greeting on be-
half of the state TO the delegates at
tending the twenty-seventh annual
convention of the kansas Woman's
Christian Temperance union.
Sessions of this convention, which
began Wednesday morning, are being
held in the First Baptist church, and
large number OF persons, in addition
to the delegates, were present at the
session of last night because it was
the general impression that Governor
Hoch would say something as to his
intentions concerning the enforcement
of the prohibitory law, in view of his
recent actions in appointing assistant
attorney generals to see that this law
IS enforced in counties where the local
authorities are thought to be lax in
their duty. The governor, however,
made no statement as to the means he
may possibly take to enforce the pro-
hibitOry law. He INDUCED in what
might be termed "glittering generaIi-
ties concerning the duty of all men,
and women for that matter, to see
statute books. should be enforced.
Governor Hoch was almost the last
speaker at last nights meeting. He
was preceded by representatives of
societies and institutions who had been
asked to extend words of greeting to
the w. Q. 7. u. delegates. Among
those who made addresses of greeting
were Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, for
the local w c. T. u; Mrs. Clement
Smith, for the City Fedora ton of Wo-
mans Clubs; J. B. Larimer for the Y.
NJ. c. A; L. D. Whittemore, for the
city schools; Bishop Frank R. Mills
paugh, for Bethany college; the Rev.
Thomas $. Young, for the State Min
isterial association, and F. B. Cowgirl.
for the State Temperance union.
No Saloons Says Millspaugh.
These addresses of greeting were in
most felicitous vein as to the great
work that is being done by the W. c.
T. u. and they were responded to in
an equally agreeable manner for the
organization by Mrs. Eva Murphy. of
GOOdland, and the Rev. Edith Hill
Booker of Caney.
During the course of his remarks in
which he stated that the Episcopal
church was in entire sympathy with
the work of the w c. T. u, Bishop
Frank r. Millspaugh caused some of
the active members of the society in
Topeka to blink their eyes with won
der as to where he got his informa-
ton when he said: There is not a
saloon in Topeka today. Twenty years
ago there were one hundred saloons
here. but in Topeka now there is not
one Governor HOch applauded this
statement on the part of the bishop
and it is possible that the latter may
be technically correct as to the ex-
istence of a saloon proper in Topeka.
But as one of the delegates said after
the meeting was over, I'VE have
plenty of work here trying to close
places where liquor is sold. There
may be a distinction between real
saloon and a Joint with a polished
bar but there is not much difference.
I don't think the bishop meant to i'm
/ ply that there were no places in To-
peka where liquor and nothing else is
sold"
Speaking words of welcome from the
4 city schools Mr. L. D. Whittemore
I superintendent of them, caused a laugh
when he said. There is no race suicide
/ in Topeka. There are six thousand
school children here. And they all send
you their greetings
Gov. Hoch's Speech.
When it came Governor Hoch's time
| to speak he said in part:
4 agree with all that has been said
regarding this organization. bring to
you no message of fulsone hattery4
/ bring to you no message of idle com
/ pliment- I bring to you but the honest
sentiment of my heart I believe that
of all the societies in the country that
are working for the interests of all the
! people there is none that is doing more