The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Congressman Scott Is Looking
After His Fences.
Herbert's View of First Congress
sional District Situation.
AS MURDOCH SEES 1T.
Takes a Shot at Hiawatha Ed
itor and Anthony.
He Calls Them Clabber Faced
Barnacles.

Congressman Scott has, according to
the Fort Scott Monitor. sent an envoy
extraordinary plenipotentiary' to Fort
Scott (note the Scotts) in the interest
Of his candidacy for denomination a
year hence. This move on the part OF
Mr.. Scott does not indicate that he
takes his reported appointment to the
Taft cabinet seriously.
Ewing Herbert. of the Brown County
World, speaking OF the First district
congressional fight, declares that An
thony should carry Leavenworth, Atch-
ison, Doniphan and Nemaha counties
and comedies Jefferson, Jackson and
Shawnee to McNeal, while Brown coun.
lty is balanced on the fence. Herbert
himself has been spoken of as a can
didate for congressional honors in this
district.
Uncle Bent Murdoch. in the Edo
rado Republican, also takes a shot
at the free-for-all in the First. Herbert
and Anthony had roasted your uncle
on account of his allegiance to Governor
Stubs and his acceptance of the fish
ard game office at the hands OF his
excellency. Uncle Bent retorted by de-
ciaring that this was the first office he
had ever held, while his malgnerS had
grown up in office. The editorial con-
cluded with the following complimentary
reference to the personal appearance Of
Messrs. Anthony and Herbert
Don't class us with Postmaster Her
bert and Congressman Anthony, bott
having held office all their lives, botE
therefore being clabber faced barnacleS
The editor Of this paper never held
down a political job in his life, has nc
In0liflcal hanRf2cfnr and ia fhQrafOra Al
| liberty to speak his mind, which he
does whenever occasion Offers"
| Col w. P. Hackney, of Winfield, has
begun series of lectures in his home
town dealing with the subject of the
truth of the Bible and the divinity OF
Christ. The old colonel is quoted
delivering powerful address, full OF
wise. saws, classical quotations, argu-
ments and historical incident. Nothing
in all history he said. SIS more con-
clusively proved by contemporaneous
writers than the Bible
The following defense of the con-
stitutionality of the new prohibition
law is undertaken by William Kingery,
| a PhiIlipsburg lawyer, in a letter to
| the State Journal:
'tI read with some interest the arti-
Gle written by A. A. Graham, attor-
ney, in reference to the following en-
actment of our recent legislature:
"'Any person or persons who shall,
directly or indirectly, manufacture or
| aid, assist or abet, In the manufac-
| ture of. sell or barter any spirituous,
| toxicating liquors shall be guilty etc.
'Mr. Graham contends that this
| would be in violation of the following
constitutional provision:
"'The manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors shall be forever pro-
hibited in this state, except for med
| ical. scientific and mechanical pur-
poses.'
"The fault in his reasoning is this:
| The words except for medical, Scien-
| tific and mechanical purposes is an
exception in the constitution and in
no way prohibits the state legislature
| from passing laws prohibiting the sale
and manufacture of intoxicating
| liquors for such purposes.
'Tt has been held in various courts
that states may pass laws prohibiting
| the sale of liquors, or regulating It's
| sale, on the grounds of protecting the
health and morals of the people.
i "Our own court has recently passed
upon this question. See 70 Kansas,
page 10. In this decision the court
correctly stated the law and cited
numerous cases.
| eff the state can pass laws regulat-
! ing or prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
| eating liquors without any constitu-
tional provision, then it follows that
thew can pass laws affecting the sale
and manufacture of liquors where II
will not conflict with the constitution
| The constitution excerpts the sale fol
| medical, scientific and mechanical
purposes. In other words, the con-
stitution does not affect the sale OF
liquors for such purposes, but leaves
that part an open question. 1t would
then be lawful. and not in conflict
with the constitution of the state OF
Kansas, for the legislature to pass
laws prohibiting the sale and manu-
facture of liquors for mechanical
scientific and medical purposes"
| At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Soldiers home at Dodge
city the resignation of S. H. Thoma.
as commandant was accepted and S
F. Breese of Cottonwood Falls was
named in his place. A. w. Smith OF
Mcpherson, one of three directors
was opposed to the change, and while
a Stubs man himself, declared thai
Thomas was ousted because he voted
for Leland last summer. Breese is e
red hot Stubs supporter. S. H
| Thomas is said to have made a fine
record during the eight years he ha6
| charge of the home.