The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-29
KANSAS MAYOR IS lMPEAGREB
AGAINST MAYOR AND COUNTY
ATTORNEY OF KANSAS CITY.
First Serious Move In kansas Cover
ROr's Fight 60 Enforce tho
PrOhfbItOry Law.

TOPEKA. sept 26.-Suits to i'm
peach James $ Gibson. county at
tOrney Of Wyandotte county, and W.
". Rose. mayor OF Kansas City. Kan.
and to deprive that city OF its eorpor-
ate powers, because OF the violation
OF the prohibitory and anti-gambling
laws, were begun in the supreme
court by g c. Coleman, attorney gen
eral. this afternoon The suits were
started on the advice Of Governor
Hoch.
Kansas City. Kan. with a pOpula-
ton OF 10000 or more is the largest
city in the state and has the largest
number Of open saloons. 1t Is be-
cause Of these facts that the first pro-
ceedings in Governor HOch's anti-Sa-
loon crusade were directed AGAINST
Kansas City, Kan, and its mayor and
the county attorney Of WyRndOtte
county. Similar proceedings viii be
instituted against other cities and Of
ficials in the state. The suits filed to-
day and the crusade begun with this
action are the result OF petitions or
thousands OF temperance advocates in
all parts of Kansas. 1t is the eeneral
opinion OF officials close to Governor
Hoch that the action taken today
marks the beginning OF the fereest
prOhibitOry war in which the state
has ever been involved.
Charges Against Gibson and Rose.
As one Of the grounds OF action
against 81. Gibson, the county attOr-
ney. il is specifically alleged that he
accepted a bride Of 50 a month from
each Joint keeper. Also that he
collected fees in prosecuted cases
which he did not turn into the county
treasury.
Regarding Mayor Rose. the attorney
general says that he (Rose) unlaW ful-
" licensed the joints and that he has
taken no steps to close these places.
although during every day Of his Of
icial life he has been in full sight
and view Of dozens and scores OF
places where intoxicating liquors were
openly and VIGOROUSLY sold and bar
/ tered, contrary to the laws Of the
state
The attorney general declares that
| Kansas City, Kan, has set a scan
ialous example to the rest OF the
state. In fact his petition in the suit
/ to deprive Kansas City, Kan, Of its
corporate powers leads the reader to
/ ,elieve that he regards the city as a
| modern Sodom and GOmorrah.
Notification and Anarchy.
/ The provision OF the constitution OF
i the state OF Kansas. known as the
Il prohibitory amendment and the whole
4 body Of the statute law Of the state
| enacted in support thereof. have been
/ and are at this time wholly nullified.
| ignored and held in contempt by the
! said defendant and the officers there
| OF, and are daily and hourly. in the
| manner hereinbefOre stated, openly
| Violated, in $50 places in the said city
| Of Kansas City, with the knowledge,
consent. cOnnivance and pardcipa-
don OF the said defendant and its
officers. whereby the constitution and
| laws Of the state are brought into
| contempt and made a scOh and by
word in the mouths Of the people, C
The great scandal Of the state OF KaE-
as and OF all the people thereof.
And the said relatOr further aver.
that by reason OF the acts complained
| If the whole body OF the law OF IN,
| state is being brought into cOntemp.
| and respect therefor among the PEG
pie destroyed and the enforcement
thereof, by reason OF the said unlaw
ful and scandalOus example Of tn,
said city in notification and anarchy
is made more and more difficult ant
burdensome.-Extra from the sui
to forfeit the charter Of Kansas City
Kan