The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-17

and the amazing quotations. When the
long talkfest was over it was decided
after some deliberati0n that Mr.. Evans
had told the city council just what they
should do and If they did not do it they
would have to go to court and protect
their rights. Mr.. Evans accused the
councilmen of going into the street
naming proposition without looking up
the matter OF law.
The next speaker for the insurgents,
Lawyer Hiram c. Root, then took up
the matter of past history and told OF
the plating of the land and the en-
the matter was not sentimental af-
fair at all but before he had finished
his speech he tried to play on the
hearts of the counciImen. Mr. Cowgirl
he said that it would be as sensible for
the council to change the name of
their children as change the name OF
the streets. Mr.. Cowgirl did not fol-
low out the arguments of the former
speakers because he used the soft
pedal' continually and his pictures OF
human suffering and heart touching
situations were well written and well
delivered. His attempt at humor was
also about as funny as the humor
itself. After Mr.. Cowgirl had adjourn
ed the eouncilmen who voted against
the street naming last week arose and
appealed to the council to reconsider
the vote on the ordinance. Mr.. How
ard and Mr.. Kutz asked this, but Mr.
Howard voted against it and kutz did
not vote at all so their efforts were
fruitless except to bring applause
from the assembled crowds.
w G. Tandy. the councilman in
whose ward the whole fight is being
carried on then arose. He did not
minds of the hearers and when he sat
down there was big commotion
among his "dear people" E. D. Keith
from his ward rose in fury and after
a Far Councilman
Tandy's actions he suggested that
Euclid park be changed to TSndy
park. He had gone the limit, how
ever and with much dignity Mayor
Green called the galleries down, say
ing that it was very bad form to ridi-
cule a councilman when it was
through his vote that he was allowed
Councilman Jordan, another strong
supporter of the street changes and
the leader of the few councilmen who
have the nerve to stand together rose
from his seat and said that he never
intended TO change his vote in the
least and he would always fight for a
change in street names This was a
bold speech to make in the face of
such adverse sentiment. Mr.. Tandy,
another of the stand patters," then
had the clerk read three letters he had
received from the county treasurer,
the abstract and title company and
deputy county clerk, They all said
that the county officers would be more
than glad to have the streets
changed as the way they were at this
time caused unending trouble and
commotion in their records.
A New Orator Appears.
After this argument had been read
E NJ Mounday, a rather young heavy
built man rose in the back of the
room and raising his hands to the cell
ing and with a voice that could be
heard as far as the Santa F'e shops he
commenced in this manner:
MY great God will you change
these streets to accommodate strangers
and when your old gray haired citi-
zens and small children wish to have
regularity you turn them down and
crush them beneath your feet. Great
God men, the people in this city
send up a living prayer to you every
day to stop this nonsense and we can
receive no answer. For Gods sake
don't take their rights away. For
Gods sake have some mercy and some
feeling about you