The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-26
hepublican Rally in Topeka
Met With Response.
Auditorium Packed to Hear the
G. o. p. Speakers.
CROWD WAS WITH ALLEN
Governors Defense of Court
a MasterfuI Stroke.
Congressman Anthony ON Ma
tIOnal Issues.

featured the big Allen-Anthony meet
ing which packed the auditorium Mon
day night. But it was sound hammer
and tongs oratory, the recounting of
sins OF the administration in WASH
ington and dramatization of the in
dustrial court law that held the crowd
of 1000 in the chilly hall two hours
and a half.
Somehow tbS>7neeting seemed to just
naturally furnish its own color and
setting. The crowds which watched
the parade on Kansas avenue appar-
emily caught the spirit of the thing.
The bands and the Modocs impaired
bits of the life and action of the big
show to the crowd, perhaps yet back
of it all there was a sort of born de-
sire to register an expression of Re
publican sentiment. 1t was the fight.
fight, fight" that comes from between
the teeth as cheers are hurled across
the football field. 1t was the Repub-
lican challenge to the Democrats in
the closing bours of the Shawnee
county campaign.
Aliens Strong Defense.
Congressman D. r. Anthony's
speech was a clean cut, clear discus
sion of national issues-with climax
in his assertion that he was proud of
his vote for the Esch-Cummins bill.
Governor Aliens defense of the indus
trial court law. For fifty minutes the
governor stood before the footlights
and hammered at union labor his chal-
lenge to deny the new court law the
right of a fair trial
There was a. crack and a snap in
the crowds response to the governors
points. The crowd itself rivalled in size
the one which greeted Governor Cox.
IL ora
spontaneous and pronounced.
Something of the spirit Of the old
days of POpulism was in the crowd
which sat in the big hall. Maybe it
was inspired by the Modocs whose
parodies for Zip. Zip. Zip" Upper
ary." or the club augmented by fe-
male voices when it sang a parody on
keep the Home Fires Burning" and
Bubbles" The Rev. John Bright put
ginger and pep in the meeting when
he stood before the big crowd and
yang a campaign song which para
hhrased Throw Out the Life Line"
which he has sung a hundred times
before the state legislature.
And with something of the life of
the meeting moving the crowd, vet
Grams OF a score of political cam
paigns yelled back words Of encour-
agement as Governor Allen drove
home his points. The action of the
meeting at times. reached a tense
climax as the governor appealed for
fairness and justice.
Right To Protect Public.
In a large degree the governors
speech embodied his appeal before the
special Legislative session for enact
ment of the labor court law.
Some of the opposition has seen
fit to make this a political issue"
said the governor. "Well, protect
ing the public against freezing doesn't
belong to any political party"
you're right. Yout bel" were eX-
pressions from the crowd. And then
a moment later there was wave of
applause and more shouts as the gov
ernor declared: The right to protect
the public is still a duty of govern
ment."
There was a big cheer as the gov
,rnor condemned the Democrats for
dragging the court law into the politi-
cal arena.
The position Of the Democrats on
this law is just as shameless as when
their party for 20 years opposed the
prohibitory law. In the future the
party will be just as ashamed of this
course as they have been of their posi-
ton on the liquor question. am glad
many far sighted Democrats see this
issue in it's true light and have re-
fused to follow their party leader
ship"
1
coal produced by the. state receiver
ship had cost 500 ton.
THE legislature did appropriate
s72. 900 for the use of the national
guards which we didn't need-but
which we would have needed if we
hadn't sent Them he said. "Rut that
was not an expense for coal. That
was an expenses of maintaining gov
eminent. And / shall never apologize
for protecting the public so long as
! am in in office"
That's right Sure, thing!" shouted
some of the old timers as they gave
vocal expression in the applause.
II went over this law with Freeman
and Glen Willetts and Squire Nee
went over it paragraph by paragraph"
said the governor; went over it a
week before the, special session. And
they said il was all right. Then they
came the day before the session con-
vened and said: We've got to fight
your law. Our leaders won't stand
for it
Leaders Feared Jobs.
They wouldn't stand for it? No.
,Why2 Because it drove these radical
Y 1ders out of job. 1t meant an end
toN he day when the worker would dig
down in his pocket to pay these lead
ers for maintaining disorder instead
or order ~ for fostering the 5000
strikes that cost in one item of expense
and another astotal of % billion dol
-.,ss. Yet the first wage case brought
before the industrial court was
brought by Freeman. head of the state
federation of labor. And the case was
decided in the interests of labor. All!
my union labor friends, are you going
to deny 10 this law the right of fair
trial?"
In the galleries there was a stir as
a number of people started to leave
the meeting. The governor sensed the
move.
"Don't> hurry away" shouted the
governor. Stay if you can. This
thing is going to get more interesting"
There were no further Interruptions
Governor Aller hesitated as he
closed his appeal for the industrial
court law. Il guess III talk a little
politics now" he said.
60 on" the crowd shouted
5rhcn the governor defended ex-
- hses of his administration. He said
,tate government cost six million dol