Daily Republican., 1881-06-28
prohibition In Kansas.
Correspondence of the New y ork Observer.
Published by request

Published by request.
Events are moving on in Kansas, ant
the Temperance people are rejoicing
We not only have prohibition IN ON
Constitution, but by a vote OF almost
five to one in our Legislature, we have
II stringent prOhiblrory law on our sta
tutc-books, Which went into effect the
lst Of May last. 1t gave the saloon
men two months in which to continue
their deadly work. Int last week the
| Supreme COur rendered Il decio sion tt
| the effect that tn" Amendment to the
Constitution caI.celIed all licenses un-
der tie old "Dram Shop Ac'," but left
the penalties for rSciling without license
iii tu force. This gives immediate
prohibition. inOur own city (Newton)
the Mayor notified the saloon keepers
to close forthwith. On Friday morn
ing, February %, there was not place
in the city where Intoxicating drinks
could be procured. In some cities in
the State where the whislley interest is
strongly entrenChed the liQuor-dealers
are defying the law, but they will soon
find resistance will be useless, for the
Supreme Court has spoken AMI the
Temperance people are determined
IN Topeka, the capitol of the State
the saloon keepers Resisted and are all
under arrest, Conviction must follow,
and they will yield to the inevitable.
TIE rev law, no doubt, has some de-
feet, which after trial, may be remedied
by subsequent legislation. 1t would be
strange if it had not. But we can bet
ter endure the Inconvenience of an over
stringent law than the continued curse
of the rum traffic. This end has been
brought about chiefly by the united and
earnest ton of the Protestant minis
ters and churches of the State, led by
our noble Christian Governor.
The winter is over ana summer is
upon us; with it the immigration has
commenced which promises to lie large
tbs year and OF IN excellent class. To
all who core or churches will extend
Il cordial welcome
Another CMrrSp, ndent, writing from
Leavenworth, says Of the stringent pro-
hlbitory law recently laSsed by the
Legislature OF kaui as;
''ln its p"a.tiVc interpretation, it not
only tOrbid$ any making or selling of
alcohol, wine OF cider for use as Il
beverage, bar ii also 1UrhidS wine for
Sacramcntal pHrrJ.ea if trrmented: cuts
oft the sale Of all patent medicines,
timcturcS, essences, &C., tnat have any
alcohol whate' CT in hem. So that any
one wanting champion spirits, or CO.
loGne, or pCpHrnnt essences, must first
OCT a rpNrTsUtiOu fVhn "a OhVSiriHn
who gives " under Leavy bonds, that
You are i'll, and need the article as a
medicine. Then the druggist, also un-
der heavy bonds, Tust keep an open
record Of the person, the prescription
and the disease: 50 that the whole
naighbc; mood can 20 and see what you
boughtNnd what you got il for.
The physicians of the State, with few
cxGepT OnS, declare they viii pay 10 az
teuticn to the law and we are waiting
for Mt.y | with 9 Ol deal of interest
to see how the tAing will work.
f. majority Of the thuUghtful Tenn
pcrIlce people OF the State regret that
not Jaw is so ri@ii, fearing that it can
the lie enforced, where II mOre sensible
and moderate law might have been,
With u Temperance Governor aud a
Temperance majority in tue L"giSa-
trhc, splendid Opport1n ty was pre-
seuted for shaping and erfo cing n con
Si6erate, sensible aud stE.Ct prOmbitOry
lay. But the matter was pushed to the
extreme. W. are all willing 10 witt
nu viewer, and if a Law, beyond pub-
d sentiment can he enforced.