The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-30
Says That He will Destroy
City's Prosperity.
HOCH is SATISFACTORY
Has Treated LeavenwOrth Hand
someIy, Says Editor.
This Is Why He FlOps to Re :
publican Candidate.


on the stump of Col. W. A Harris. the
Democratic nominee for governor. that
if elected. he will see to the enforce
ment Of all the laws of the state in
Guiding the prohibitory one. the ''out-
law element" of Leavenworth believe
that his election would be a menace to
that city"
This sentiment was expressed in an
editorial in the Leaveuworth Tribune or
Saturday night. This is a German pa
per edited and published by s. kuraner.
and is the big German newspaper in the
state and the sentiments of Mr.. Kura-
ner have been received with applause
by a certain element in Leavenworth
He advocates the reelection of Cover
nor Hoch because Hoch has treated
Leavenworth so Handsomely in not
interfering with the traffic in liquor in
that city, and for this reason believes
that Mr.. Boch, if reelected, will pur-
sue the same course as to the enforce
ment of the liquor law as he has in the
past.
a variety of interpretations of this
editorial in the Tribune have been
printed. Most Of the hide-bound Re-
publican papers have come out with
the announcement that the flop of the
paper from the Democratic standards
to the support Of Hoch was an import
ant political event, but they failed to
state the detailed reasons for the flop.
Other papers have incorrectly transla-
ted in to English some portions of edi-
torial and have ignored its salient fea-
lures as to the reasons for the change.
The editorial IN question is one of
some length over which is d haring
headline, one section of which reads:
What the enforcement of the hated
prohibition law Will do for Leaven-
worth
Then follows excerpts from
speeches by Col. Harris and David
Oyermyer, the Democratic candidate
for attorney general, in which they
state unequivOcally that the prohibi-
tory law as we'll the other laws of
the state will be enforced by them to
this comes the comment and reasons
why LeavenwoFth should not s1ff7yurt
Harris and should support HOch.
'.They (Harris and Overmyer) have
gone so far in their speeches that
there can be no question of receding
their election, they-SVill make hell
of every liberal minded city in the
state of Kansas.
should the saloons in Leavenworth
close, ii would throw at least 500 peo-
pie out of employment, about.150
buildings that now yield a good rental
income would be vacated, and the city
would lose a revenue of at least $500
per month. These are only the direct
conseQuences-the indirect losses are
hard to estimate.
"Our city is at present in a more
prosperous condition than ever before
in its history, and is growing con-
tinually.
He who would disturb our present
affairs, is an enemy of Leavenworth
and does not deserve our support
1T is to be deplored that Mr. Harris
has allowed himself to be forced into
the narrow path. The growth and well
fare of our city is of greater concern
to US than all the sOcalled issues on
which the present campaign is conduct
ed and It grieves us exceedingly to be
compelled to state that the election of
Harris would be a menace to Leaven-
worth.
Harris is a man of honor and will
faithfully redeem all his campaign
pledges, and will therefore enforce the
prohibitory law with all the power at
his command.
The present governor, Koch. whom
the Republicans have nominated for A
second term. has treated Leavenworth
handsomely in this respect and has not
interfered in our local affairs. We have
no reason to suppose that his line of
action would differ in case of his re-
election. A reelection Of Hoch is there
fore. in our judgment, in the interests
of our city
Col Harris is booked to make a
speech in IeavenWorth tonight and he
is apt to say some things which viii
be pertinent to the situation there.