The Topeka state journal., 1912-07-15
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State Temperance Union Insti-
gated Joint Raids in Topeka.
Marshall Declares That Lax Of
ficials Made 1t Necessary.

The State Temperance union has
spent $500 in Topeka recently, obtaining
evidence leading to the raids on the
Joints selling liquor in this city.
Despite their concentrated efforts, de-
spite the tips they have given the
sheriff, Jonathan Norton, despite their
frantic desires to keep down the lid in
Topeka, the selling of beer and whiskey
las f1ourished until the bootleggers are
brag, ing that their business is the
most prosperous in the history of pro-
hibition. State Temperance union work
ers declare that county officers cannot
stand on both sides of the prohibition
question even if election is near.
John Marshall, attorney for the STATE
Temperance union spoke of the liquor
situation at the First Baptist church
last night. In the course of his re-
marks he limited that it ought not to ne
necessary for the Temperance union to
keep prodding the Shawnee county
sheriff into enforcing the prohibitory
law. He showed that the recent raids
had been instigated through the unions
efforts. And he made it clear that even
now there are no compliments coming
to the sheriff's office at the court house.
What Marshall Said.
John Marshall said in part:
Under the law as it exists in this
state today if there is continued sale
of liquor in any community in Kansas
some officer of that community charg-
eQ WITH the enforcement OF the law is
not dolEg his full duty.
with a governor ready to use all
the machinery of the law for its en-
forcement; with an attorney general
doing all in his power to accomplish
the same end; with a people demand
courts that try and punish law viola
tors as the statutes direct, and all the
officers elected pledged to the enforce
ment of the law, it ought not be neces-
,Ysxr f4v h. %afA TraV Tv,i,
or any other organization to go out
and gather evidence to present to
prosecuting officers in order to secure
the punishment of those who violate
the law.
"For some weeks past the State
Temperance Union has had men out
in Topeka locating those who are en-
gagged in the sale of liquors. A num-
Der of places have been found. The
information obtained was turned over
to the proper prosecuting officers OF
this county. And as a consequence the
raids of a few days ago and last night
eff the officers of the city of To-
peka would say come and let us do
what we can to better conditions, hope
would spring up in the breasts of
many who are discouraged and down.
If our officers would say to those who
are surrounded with wrong conditions
and evil influences, come, let us make
your part of the city better and more
beautiful, let US drive out all vice, dis
ease and crime, let us live better and
purer lives-one-half of what little
vice and crime and disease that we
now have and one-half of the suffering
that goes with them would disappear
from our city.
IF all the officers of this county
would take advance position in the
cause of right, would themselves make
their lives what they ought to be, and
by word and example say to this people,
think right, Go right, and assist our
n II n =
would sweep over this nation.
Every man charged with official
responsibility should be in the front
rank of those who are working 70
make men better. officers should be
leaders of their people in right think
ing and right doing, instead of being
in the rear with the sick and wounded
taking no part in the struggle until
the call from the front gets so loud
that shame compels them to take their