The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-02-24
A Protest.

Hon. G.. W. Click in his place in the House. offered
the following protest, and it was spread upon the
Journals in accordance with the Constitution of the
State:
Mr.. SPEAKER; enter my protest against the
passage of act entitled "An act to prohibit the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors, except for
dicinal scientific and mechanical purposes, and to
regulate the manufacture and sale thereof for such
excepted purposes"
or temperance laws but am heartily in favor of both
and it is only to the arbitrary and extraordinary
provisions of this act to which object, and submit
the following some of the for my vote
against it, and why deem its passage a calamity to
the cause of temperance, and a wrong to the people
of this State.
poses crime Ii Is oppressive, inqusitorial and i'm
pertinent in its effects, and viii engenber and organ
munities. 1t is an open and palpable violation Of
several provisions of the Constitution of this State,
1t destroys private property without compensation.
IL provides for the invasion of private resi-
dcnces and proposes TO declare them nuisances for
contemplate and impertnent purposes. 1t destroys
the confidential relations that have heretofore exist
ed between the physician and patient. Ii makes
private medical prescriptions public record, and
thus desrades the medical profession and tends TO
expose TO public gaze the private diseases and COM
plants of the female part of the community. which
is simply cruel in its purposes. Ii repeals the ex-
cmption laws in certain cases, and for the of
husband, the wife and children are deprived of even
the last bed, or the last pound of Hour TO crafty
this vicarous punishment, for a crime of which they
innocent. IL denies the farmer the use of his
vineyard and orchard, Tor purposes heretofore re-
garded as legal and honorable. Ii destroys the brew
cries of the State without compensation II depryes
the school fund of part Of its revenues in violation
ofthe Constitution Ii offers brbcs for its executors
and fosters the vocation of informer and blackmal-
er and the courts of justice for inquisitoral
and impertinent purposes. Ii allows courts of JUS
tice to be used to crafty malice and to encourage
malicious prosecutions.
1t destroys the business of druggists, and makes
the sale purchase of common medicines ditfcult
criminal their administration a crime unless a
ply ysicians prescription is procured at unneces-
sary expense. Ii makes the of alcohol in cases
of emergencies accidents crime, if used without
first resortng to difficult and expensive proceedings
when the delay might result in the loss of life.
Ii provides for change of the usual and ordinary
rules Of evidence, and the practice and pleadings
the courts of justice in criminal and violates by
Implication the Constitution of the State by denying
to an accused person the right to know the nature
and cause of the prosecution against him. II yio-
lates the Fourteenth Amendment the Constitution
of the United States, that provides that no State
shall deprive any person of life property rithoWt
dne process Of idr; deprive any person within the
jurisdiction ofthe equal protection of the law.
For the foregoing reasons. with others not stated.
enter my protest against the passage of the said act
q, W, CLICK.