The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-04-22
Prohibition IN Kansas.


Prohibition IN Kansas.
Inasmueh as We published an ar
icle on the sth from The Washing
on Repablicda, upon the subject OF
he Kansas prohibition law, which
altogether mistated the tactsin the
ease, We now reproduce a letter
from Governor st. JOHN, Of Kansas,
upon this subject. The letter Is
addressed to the editor OF the
Raleigh il. C.) Christian Adrocate,
aud is as follows:
Not very long ago the Aers and +
Obsefref, oftliis city published an /
editorial giving i doleiul account /
Of the workings of prohibition III
Kansas, representing thai there /
was great dissatisfaction in Kan
sas, that some OF the preachers
even would resist the law because |
il prohibited the use OF wine at tue
sacrament OF the Lords supper,
etct. Now that editorial, whether
SO intended or not, was calculated
to do the cause Of prohibition harm
in this State, aud that We might
speak according 70 authority, we
enclosed that editorial to the Gov
ernor Of Kansas aud asked him Il
the facts stated III ii we're tue, and
below We give his reply TO our let
ter of inquiry:
LETTER FROM GOV ST. JOHN.
Sr.rr % KASsAs EXECUTIVE DrrARnuSr
TOPEKA March lj, icsl
Messrs. Black a Reid, No. - Fayette,lllc street,
Raleigh O.
Gentlemen: Your letter Of the
! twruty fifth instant, enclosing edl.
torial clipped from the Ntrs and
Obserrer in relation to prohibition
in Kansas, has Just been received.
The reference To DR.. Beatty does
that gentleman a very great lnJas-
lce aud regret 10 know that gar
bled extracts irom his address are
being published throughout the
country in the interest OF free
whiSkey.
| What is known as the Kansas
Tenpcrance prohibit0ry Law, III
no manner iutcrioles with the salc
of any tinctare or compound used
solely for medicinal purposes, nol
does the law prohibit The manuiac.
ture Of pcriumery that is not ''seo
as n beverage; nor does It directly
or Indirectly prohibit The use o
wine in the sacrament OF tue LORD
supper, and all reports to tue con
tr,lry are insiisalcd a'il circulate,
by tic whiskey ring to try an.
break the force OF the law recently
enacted IN this State, which bids tan
10 become an entering wedge tha
shall open the way TO absolute pro
hibition throughout the entire iaDd
,, of The manufacture aud sale OF III
toxIcating liquors as D beverage
Notwithstanding our law doe
not take effect until the first ia,
: of Max next, the wisdom OF tn
policy Of prohibition in Kansas
9 already visible in the clos''
f of the saloons in nearly u
! of the Interior towns OF the STATE
r and after The first day of May "
shall not have an opea bar III ha'
!, sas: our people have determine
!. never again to be guilty OF gl'lnl
4 the sanction OF law to great cyl
!, Very truly, yours,
!" :, jonN 7. ST. JOIN.
ID The Governor also sent us a COZ
/, of 6 The Kansas Liquor Law ~
b The opinion of the Attorney We
Il eral. which corresponds win Il
IL statement above.
ie We thank Governor 81 Joh'l !
II his prompt aGd manly respoh'
2, and now, if the Ne,cs and ObSeft
th really wants to do ''tbe far thug
ne if will devote at least as mn
n; space to the correction OF the lai
n. inmressi,ns ma,le by the editofl
us referred to, as II did TO the disseo
nation of the misrepresentation :
atloat by the whiskey meu, VINO
not seriple to publish the CROSSE '
or talsehoods that they may aei'
is n,ohihition. We do hope that I
N secular papers of our States "
mt not lend their columns to the I
elr cuIuiion of the misreprrsenla'i.
cir by men who are interested ~
ne whiskey business.
~ Miss Quotation is one OF !.
~ most annoying OF pefson,a,'s'
az Inst now She is responsible
~ =, vague writers who wilte win
ne, liurpring in the lap OF spfln
y. -" Now the forgotten truth Is WIN
10 lingering, chills the lap oil Ma
''o' See Gollsmith's Traveller, or
other well formed traveller
'aln 4 Galveston widow is abou
,''.' ,'es marry her fifth husband. her
'hs, Tor rebuked her for coi'tempia'
ana ,i', matrimony so soon again. Y
u'a y lust want sou to unucrstan'
the Lord keeps on takiug tnel
ngs viii too" was the spirited reply
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