The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-04
Law and Order Forces Unite to
Defeat Mr.. Billiard.
1T is CHRISTIAN DUTY.
Sheldon Says Christ's People
Should VOte-Green.
Preachers Sermons Praise
City's Chief Executive.

who are pushing the candidacy of Will
liam Green for mayor under commits
| sion administration. Sermons were
preached in the majority of the
| churches on the political situation. 1t
was Green" day in the places of wor-
| ship.
During the afternoon at the First
Congregational church seven claw and
order" forces merged into what will
be known as 1.-THE Topeka Law and
chairman, Mrs. J. A. Huron, vice
chairman and w. J. Rickenbacher,
secretary.
This organization was formed for
in the city pertaining to law and order
only, and not merely as a political
combination. The individual organiza-
tfons represented are:
The Women'S Municipal league, the
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
the Ministerial union, the Committee
of 200, the Topeka Local union, the
Young Peoples Society of the First
The Local union has not officially
Joined the league but the delegates
present assured the officers that the
union was in harmony with the pur-
poses of the league and would come in.
Under the supervision of the newly
formed league systematic work will be
accomplished on Tuesday in the pre-
cincts in tho direction of getting the
GTSSn VOI0TS 10 Inc QOl15.
They Praise Green.
Tho following are extracts from
some of the sermons:
els Topeka ready to elect to the Of
flee OF mayor a man who hates the
use OF the Bible in the schools. who
would like to open the theaters on
Sunday, and who is sworn as an officer
of a liquor society to do all in his
power to repeal our prohibitory law"
was a question asked yesterday by DR..
Charles M. Sheldon.
1.-THE religious question is the most
serious of all.
1t is, therefore, a Christian duty to
oppose this mans election and at this
gious principles which more than any
thing else have helped to make Kan
sas and Topeka what they are. A gov
eminent of the people, which is not
founded on religious principles is a
blunder in civilization. If we love our
homes, our children our schools. our
churches, our civilization. we must
preserve them by putting under them
the religion of Christ and the Word of
God"
1.-THE city and the nation have al
ways been saved in moments OF crisis
by the upright said DR.. S. S. Estey
in the course of a sermon. "a crisis
hour is upon Topeka once again, and
it is the duty of her upright citizens to
save the city. I urge you, not as a
politician, but as minister of Christ,
to go to the polls on next Tuesday and
vote for men who will try to enthrone
Christian principles in the conduct of
our city affairs. It is as much your
duty not only to vote right yourself,
but it is your duty to persuade as
many others as you can to vote for
men for offices of mayor and commits
sioner who are known to be in favor of
enforcing the prohibition and Sunday
closing laws
TN short, you may concede that
Mr.. Billiard is a good business man."
said Robert Stone last night at the
First Baptist church, "but his life, his
energy, his capabilities have been all
self-centered and not altruistic. Dur
ing his long residence in the city he
has never been prominently identified
with a single project for the uplifting
of man or the general welfare of the
city. He is not a public spirited man"
1--WE should cultivate and develop tn
spirit Of civic patriotism was the
sdvice of DR.. F. N. Lynch, given at the
First M. E. church. "All the ordinances
of the city should be in conformity
with the laws Of God. Elect men to
the positions of honor and trust in the
city who are in harmony with the laws
which directly affect the moral tone of
the community. Cast your vote for the
men who are tried and have been prov
en- true. Any man who is in league
with forces pledged to destroy these
laws should not have your support"
Rev. c. A. Finch. pastor of the First
Christian church. said:
1.-The question confronting the citizens
of Topeka is not one of men, but OF
principles. We are not concerned as
to the candidates so much as we are
for their platforms. Behind Mayor
Green is the record of an administra-
ton which has ushered in an era of
civic righteousness"
''Vote for commissioners who have
come out in the open and are not try
ing to conceal their true sentiments in
respect to law and order issues from
the many of the voters said Or. F. l.
Hayes, last night at the First Congre-
gational church. There is one candi-
Date for mayor and but four for COM
missioner who have freely given their