The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-11
rnE poI1cE case RESTS.

THE POLICE CASE RESTS.
The police row has been progress
ing in Topeka for several weeks. 1t
began when certain officers. support
ed by Police Judge MacFarland, made
charges against Chief Hannah and
several Of his desk men and patrol
men.
What has been the result?
The result has been an investigation
on the part of Mayor Corwine-an in
vestigation that the mayor promised
would end in a reorganization in case
the charges were proven true.
The mayor has not discharged his
chief of police. He has not taken
drastic action against many of the Of
ncers implicated in the charges. He
has not made public his ideas on
Judge MacFarland's accusations of
drunkenness and inefficiency among
the members Of his police department
why hasn't the mayor answered
these charges?
Most apparently. because he con-
siders them without foundation.
Mayor Corwine is a gentleman. He
has been minister of the gospel He
has been in public life. He is re-
spected by the citizens of Topeka. He
has the confidence of the voters of
the city which is proven by the last
city election.
There is no doubt that the mayor
has conducted his administration to
the best OF his ability. He has
straiGhtened out Il threatening tangle
in the fire department. Under his
Leadership the city water plant Is in
most satisfactory condition. He has
been strongly in favor of progressive
ness in civic affairs. His administra-
ton, thru the announced budgets. Is
planning many needed improvements.
and hetterments for next year. The
mayor is taking a great interest in
Topeka's commercial and labor mat
tiers and his activities are bearing fruit.
Granting that Mayor Corwine is a
man OF honor 1t is due him his judg-
ment of police conditions.
The State Journal has been printing
many columns of charges against the
present police administration. Charges
have been made by Judge Hugh Mac
Farland. former judge of the Shawnee
county probate court and a we'll known
local attorney. Charges have been
made against Chief Har N by Jay
House. former mayor of Topeka and
an official who discharged T-~-~an
from / police department. Charges
have been made by members of the
police department.
implications coming from such
sources as I~1ge MacFarland and for
mer Mayor House certainly deserve
publicity. The State Journal printed
Them because this newspaper. as a
fart OF the city of Topeka. was en-
titled to police protection and proper
police rule. The State Journal printed
th~-e charges because II the police de-
partment Is rotten" as the charges
have alleged. the citizens of Topeka
certainly should know and should act.
Now there is certain element In
Topeka that lives on politics. There
is another element that spends It's
spare time talking and instigatlng
politics. There are other elements
that treat every public act as a mat
ter OF politics.
As result. word has come to the
editorial offices OF The State Journal
that this newspaper wss printing the
charges against the police department
as political propaganda implications
have b,sn made that politics melted
the publication OF these statements by
Jay House. by Judge mcfarland and
by police officers.
AS much as The State Journal hates
TO crumble the doll house OF these po-
litical ward healers. it cannot hesitate
TO assert. and assert emphatically.
that these limitations are false-in
other words they are lies-Just every
day lies. -..-'s.
The state Journal is absolutely in
dependent in It's politics. The editor
and publisher of The State Journal is
not an office holder. He never held