The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26

Waterman mentioned Charles Ridg
way as being a man who informed
Governor Hocb of conditions in Kan
sas City, Kan. Mr. Waterman read an
interview with Ridgway and scored in
scathing language the mayor of the
city and J. S. Gibson, county attorney.
He told of the collection of "joint''
fines, supervised, he said. by an
evangelist"
The Rev. w. A. Crawford, pastor of
the QuindarO NJ. E. church, who spoke
With so much difficulty at the meeting
Monday night when the "jOintists'
threatened to throw him out" ad-
dressed the meeting
Tonight I am told that there is
hardly a joint open in WyandOtte
county, he said. "A few days ago it
was said that it was not possible to
close the joints. 1t seems to me that
something has happened
The minister cOmplimented Senator
Getty and the members of the legis-
lature from Wyandotte county for the
work they did at Topeka last winter
rate anyone because he didn't agree
with him. Senator Getty was chair
man of Monday nights meeting.
LAS long as I have voice I will not
bow down to the brewers of Missouri
he said. cor to a lot of violators of law
who have been running joints on
Minnesota avenue, with the consent of
an evangelist chief of police"
Ask for Funds.
J. S. Silvey, secretary of the Mer-
camille club, spoke of the action of the
club Monday night n inviting Gov
ernor B0ch to address the club, and
said that the time had come when the
citizens of Kansas City, Kan, had to
choose between law enforcement and
the reverse.
A committee composed of DR.. D. S.
Stephens, J. S. Silvey and Porter Sher-
m Tod 70 r7,-rsv cf-1r-
tons. The chairman spoke of the need
of funds for the law enforcement work
and asked for subscriptions.
w. H. McCamish. special assistant
attorney general, said:
The attorney for the 'jOintkeepers'
came into my Office and said that this
fight was not going to cost the Joint
keepers a cent. I have a check he
said, and it came from the brewers
All the men behind the closing cru
SADIE wouldn't raise $500"
The sum of $220.32 was subscribed.
Slips of paper had been distributed
through the audience and pledges re-
queSted- This gave a chance for some
fun. One slip which was returned
read. James Gibson, county attorney,
SOC" and the audience roared when it
was read by A. W. Stubs, secretary.
Another read, John D. Rockefeller,
$4,000" and another, Dear Friend, a
rope to hang you"
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote and there were no negative
votes.
W. H Mechanism, special assistant
attorney general, defended Governor
Hoch.s delay in enforcing the prohibit
ton law by tell of the vast amount
of work the governor had first to do.
But he has acted" he said HE
has struck the blow. He said that he
would strike the first blow at the of
hcerS who have been recreant to their
duty, and he has done so. Governor
Hoch has made absolutely good
The Rev. W. H. Layton, pastor of
the Central M. 2. church, said:
Rather than denounce a man like
Governor HOch, I would that my
tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
and my arm become palsied. 1t is the
first time in twenty years that a gov
prohibition law. If 7 lived in Missouri
1 would have voted for Folk, the
grandest man who graces a governor s
chair in the United States. He went
INTO office on the crest of a great wave
of law enforcement. Theodore Roose-
Welt is the grandest man who ever sat
IN presidents chair, and the cham-
p1cn OF law enforcement"
DR.. GIasscock Stands Pat.
DR.. S. S. Glasscock. representative in
the legislature, who made one of the
principal speeches at Monday nights
meeting, and who had been criticized
for his action, defended his course.
1t has always been a privilege of an
American citizen to express his opinion"
he said. "I have lived in Wyandotte
county fourteen years During that
time I have never been in joint
never encourag ed a Joint and have
refused to run for office in which there
was a question that the law could be
enforced. I have always stood for law
and decency and no man can question
It In the heart of excitement men are
liable to lose their heads, as some have
done tonight. What has the enforce
ment Of law got to do with a man going
to some other town and advertising us?
/ believe that we have a right to criti-
cize Governor HOch. want to say
that am not opposed to the enforce
ment of law. But there is a great fight
ahead In Kansas. There are 4,500 per
mits 10 sell liquor in the state Has
the governor the manhood and the
nerve to carry out this work?"
Wen help him. said a man in the
audience
Il may have made mistake" said
Or. Glasscock, but I don't think so
I conseientiously believed what I said.
and opinion makes no difference"
VIII Fight the Negroes Suit.
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