, 1881-05-09
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS
ps,nlts Of tho First ,,a,, Week Of Its
Operation.
u,o1ations of the Law VIII BE
Frequent.
n, o3ieu, Features Of tho Law Will Be
'" Made Aore O]ious.
Fanatics Already Becoming Quite Liberal
In Their Views.
s.v.ral Eminent Divines Say They
win Not Obey the Law.
unn,cipal Expenses viii Have to DO Met
By Increased Taxation.
e.vsral Eminent Divines Say They
viii Not Obey the Law.
upuIclpal Expenses win Have to DO Mot
By Increased Taxation.
NJ. Tonakss Distillcry Oase-The Law and
The Druggists-sty Drinkers.,


TopsrA, Kas,, May U.-lf there be My ylr-
,,a IN Inv. Kansas ls now the most teMpcr-
~, g,ste In tho Union. tho constitutional
amendment mn prohibiting tic manufacture or
a,nosa! o. Intoxicating lEQunr In my form
having gone Into effect ii. Sunday, May J.,
I'M. supplemented and sustained by tho
most stringent law Legislature ever enncted
m II,is subject. At present there seems to
hss General disposition 10 fully abido by tie
ist,er nj the law to tho extent Of giving 1t a
f,Ir ttia|. and there are good people In each
community WHO have bahtod together md
,nsolyc,l 10 sec It enforced In every parttcll-
1,r. 80 far rs Il Is posslb.u to DO. How long
this resolve will last, and what the results
INV Ia after The amendment l,us been III op-
.y,,tonsi mouths, are questions upon which
thete Is great diversity of opinion.
his not denied BY tlle most ardent friends
8! !prohbtion tlnt
VIOLATIONS OF rlTF LAW Will DE FnE-
QCEST,
md That much litigation will cnsue; hence
something will depend upon tho activity md
endurance Ut those who lIaye assumed to see
N,t complaints are entered, that competent
testimony IL pruduccll. Tint the prosecutions
Ds0sooas.' ."S"1, "',.. ,.,,t, .ss NV uNps'sss a.,
public sentiment IL ngainst the law, parties
who institute suits nlNy possibly be required
sogiye security for whatever Gusts nrp likely
tobe ,In4e, and tho prosecutor Must neccs-
phly be an enthusiast fiji tho cause, and
with ample leisure, II lie can devote 50 much
k'ne anil money III following. the Gnses
through the various processes from the low
d. II un1n,.,"t.r NV % ur, nrnvi,,.d vii, o,mminnt
as,n. ~ ani i,v cntas,i," n % ~, s"its @ tauo"a1a
h. .ocnTlnv ,mstponc,nr,,ts, nm,l tntiny M,
pals from time to ting, together with pack
~ turtles whenever the opportunity nre-
kn.s, they hope to wear out their prose.
elt0rs eventually, and thus force m nb..a-
donu,eht Of al, proceedings ogalust tl,am. :
IN sno,, ,ho,. ,,rt,,,ps,, =. I,aas,sn
.,au,,aon., suo.s ., .,,, puposa " uee.,o ~
u tho law will Oa ,lln,lo more otlious, and
us'.".a @nu, ss. .,o,o ., ~ ,e''uer .no woe
~. ~ oo"nu' Oo"",au. ~ suat.s, a"o "a'-
vi W sonsIa't a".!usance 10 tio
se'os'' 's1."s o aha aw po,,hi's 10 IM pun,e a Hor
% tons the w .s 1T" NJ ,,Ir" 'us, t"r Humg o.nss
sosts It Is KNOWN that Il number Of
ans'a "'a'ss p'oposo ~ eons,nue suc'. uss o1 u,
hu"e'at' III '!clla'lco u ule law. II they 10,
tfaeestain that arrests will be Hlnde ut the
insllgatton OF the atltl-a,urutlucnt party. not
hsause Of alIy violation Of the law, but III
ohler 10 make tho law unpopular, nlll bring
nspzOAibit!ou clement Into dlsroputc.
~ THE FANATICS
views OF tl,e uet ns IL ,.,ssrd tho ,e,isi,tnro M