The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-25
Is Years Ago
Topeka
From the columns of
THE STATE JOURNAL

The Douglas resubmission resolu-
ton gave some of the Democrat tenn
perance orators a chance to tell what
they knew of the evils of strong drink.
The thirsty denizens of Wichita and
Leavenworth told the farmers that
prohibition does not prohibit. They
said they were as good prohibitionists
as any one. Douglas was particularly
good. He never drank a drop of Ii
quor and was an. ardent prohibition
list. He only wanted to give the peo-
pie a chance to pass the law again
Wichita had a great many dives and it
made him feel sad to think how many
young boys were going in at the back
doors of these places and getting
drunk, playing cards and many other
naughty things. DR.. Neeley wanted an
illustration that the farmers could
appreciate. 1T is as easy to control
the appetites of your cattle as to say
that men shall not drink liquor" He
said with tears in his eyes that the
metropolitan police at Leavenworth
sat in the station on one side of the
street while dozens of men were on
the other side drinking and gam
bling He told the Alliance members
that they would never have been elect
ed if it had not been for the Demo-
Gratis and charged them with duplic-
ity- Several years ago the Republic
cans had deceived the bar keepers by
free whiskey. The poor fellows voted
for prohibition and never had a
chance to change their vote. He said
that Fort Scott was full of joints but
Rice said it wasn't.
The Honorable D. w. Wilder. whose
term as commissioner of insurance
expires June 80. will start an insur-
ance and financial journal at Kansas
City May /. to be known as the Kan
sas City Magazine.
When Mrs. Lease said that the
farmers movement would go on 'even
to the gates of hell" witty Repub-
lican remarked that he hoped it would
not stop there.
An adjourned meeting of the Equal
Suffrage society met at Lincoln Post
hall yesterday afternoon. Feeling
anxious to have an incumbent who
would faithfully subserve the inter
ests of the city it was voted to present
the name of Albert w. Knowles for
consideration to the voters of Topeka
as the choice of the organization.
An Atchison man is positive that
women ought not to vote for in play
ing whist one of them asked nine times
/ in one hand what was trumps.
John A. Anderson will go to Egypt
as Uncle Sans representative. The
Union Pacific railroad will now
! breathe easier
The spring derby has come down
| half an inch in height but not an lot 4
/ in price.
Mrs. Harrison received the women
1 delegates at the White House yester-
/ day. Mrs. Harrison does not care
much about voting but it is said that
she can make the best bread in In
dianapolis.
/ c. K. Holiday. Jr.- was admitted to
4 Shawnee county bar in 1888 but failed
to call for his certificate until yester-
4 day. Clerk of the District Court S NJ
+ Gardenhire filled out the certificate
and presented it to Mr.. Holiday this
morning.
H Judge T. B. Wall and E. B. Jewett
of Wichita are in the city today.
Miss May Bell Boggs of Mcpherson
is visiting Mrs. c. c. Adams at Tie
l Topeka avenue.
Mayor R. L. Cofran's father, who
has been visiting him. left today fol
his home in New Hampshire.
CLOTHIERS TO EMPORIA
Kansas Association Reelected Al
But One Officer.
The second annual session of the
Kansas Retail ClOthierS aSSociafiOr