The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-29

| Lincoln post g. A. k. was presented 70
Mayor W. H. Davis this morning by w
w. Smith and Captain c. H. Titus ask
ing that his signature be attached to
the ordinances passed at the special
session of the council in order that
they may become effective.
The mayor made no comment when
| the petition was presented and simply
looked it over He did not signify
what his disposition of the petition
would be. However. since the mayor
has expressed himself to the effect that
he doesn't believe the ordinance setting
aside Memorial day is legal, the guess
can be wagered that he won't attach
! his signature.
The next issue to be fought out is
the question Of the return of the
license paid by the shows.
The Wallace shows will not give a
parade on Kansas avenue and in the
down town district, they will limit the
i display of a glittering pageant TO the
half mile track at the fair grounds at
/ 1890 D. m. Just previous to the open
/ ing of the afternoon performance.
/ Since the $165 paid for license is IN
/ tended primarily to cover the pernls~
/ sion to parade in the city, the perform
| ance being outside of the city limits.
the show intends to ask for return
/ of the license money.
What will I do?' said the mayor.
well I will wait until they make their
/ demand before I Will say what wiz
do. Let them make demand first
The horse which the shows offered
to the marshal has been refused ~ tfhs is
| couldn't use the steed-"
Mayor Gets a Petition.
The petition presented to the mayor
this morning is as follows:
ITO his Honor, w H. Davis, Mayor Of
the City Of Topeka, Kansas.
Dear Sir: Whereas, on the 23rd day
| of May, A. D. 1906, at a special meeting
Of the council of the city of Topeka.
/ held at the council chamber in said city,
| at which your honor presided, two ordi-
nances In relation to cireuses were
passed by q vote Of eight IN the affirna-
tive and one in the negative; the reasons
for the passage of said ordinances at a
special session were for the purpose Of
preventing the Dissertation of Memorial
day, the 30th day of May. and making
| 1t hereafter impossible for any such
similar exhibitions on said Memorial
1 day; we the undersigned members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, would
most respectfully petition your honor to
sign said ordinances in time that the
same may be printed and become laws
in the city of Topeka, before the Both
day of May, A. D. 1906. We are prompt
ed in handing you this petition because
several days have elapsed since said or
dinances were passed. Memorial day
is held to be one of the most sacred
events of the year, not only by the old
| veterans but by the American people;
it was dedicated and consecrated by
the Hberty-loving American people tc
our comrades of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. The widows and orphans
of those comrades who have passed to
the Great Beyond, together with their
friends, that their memory shall be for
ever perpetuated. We cannot think
that you, our honored mayor of the city
of Topeka, a city which has become
renowned for her advanced position upon
all questions tending to advance the
morals and welfare of her people, will
permit these ordinances to lie on your
desk, passed by the council of our city,
with only one councilman voting against
said ordinances, to remain unsigned,
and thereby aid and abet those who,
though small In number, would disre-
gard the feelings of their fellowmen by
desecrating a sacred occasion. We trust
that it is unnecessary for us to recount
to you the necessities of our government
during the dark days of the rebellion
from 81 to '65.
1.-The 30th day of May and the hal
lowed places where our comrades
/ sleep will for all time be rememb bered
honored ana respected by the Ameri-
. | can people No service like the scat.
tering of beautiful flowers on tbs
graves of our departed ones is more
! / eheerfuiIy performed than that which
is done by the great masses of this
American people on Memorial day
! Can you, will you sit idly by and allow
anything to transpire that will in ths
I slightest degree disturb or annoy thE
solemn services held on Mem oriaI day
We recall that our present honoreC
president on the 30th day of May las
past, made one Of his most sch olarIy
and eloquent addresses to our com
; rades Can you think for one nomen
I that the sacredness of that occasion
would have been allowed to be dis
2 turbed or detracted from by q clas
5 who did not or would not respect ths
solemnity of the day, but persist II
parading and showing of q circus. Ou
great and magnificent government ha
made Memorial day a national holiday
0 Nearly all the states north of MasOl
4 and Dixon's line have done likewise
5 Shall this action have been in vain
we want to make Memorial day
more haIlowed occasion. We hav'
, rea son to believe that you will respec
: aid US in cornnsenorating and sanctify
I Ing our dead comrades memory
and in the name Of thousands of on
! dead comrades, as we'll as those VII
are living we most respectfully asl
) that you sign the ordinances passed o.
= the 23ds day Of May. 1905. by our coun
Gil. thus preventing the desecration o
( a day that sh o1Id be hallowed revere
: and respected by all. and We viii eve
: pray
Owing to the diplomacy exercised b
w E. Franklin of the Wallace shows
the troubles which threatened to engui
the good feeling between the shows an
{ the local c. A r. were SATISFACTORY
g adjusted last evening.
= Mr. Franklin. white haired and port
< ~. of auiet demeanor and presenting Al
!, even front which refuses to be ruf1ed
made q. good impression uDon the mem