The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-06
THE NEW DEPARTURES.

THE NE" DEFIANT OhE-
Sunday Kansas took what may be
truly termed "a new departure" The
law passed by our late legislature to en-
force the new provision in our cOnstitu-
ton, adopted by the vote Of the people,
which prohibits the manufacture, sale
and importation Of Intoxicating liquors
In the state. went into effect. We are at
least to try the experiment Of prohibi-
tion-an experiment, we mean, for Kan
sas. This Is an important change. The
amendment and the law made in pursu-
aace OF ils adoption, inaugurates re-
form which goes TO the very hearth-stones
of society. If the reform proves success
fol liquor will be baRished entirely from
our state. II can hardly be expected that
this important change can be thoroughly
accomplished at once. That liquor
will be used secretly by all the tricks
that are known 10 the trade there IL no
doubt, but It Is = long stride In the
right direction that Il Is driven from ali
public places-that IL is compelled tc
hide its sinful influence from the ordin
airy walks of those who were in hourly
danger, and that Il il compelled TO gel
to Its consumers by evasion Of, and In
violation OF the statue made against 1t
The business of dealing In liquor, and
its use, are now, more than ever, con
demned by public sentiment formulated
into strict law. Sunday. If We mAy
SO speak, whiskey stock a back seat
II can only show its crime stained heaC
In violation Of the fundamental, as vel
as the statutory law Of Kansas. lifts put
lie sale and use are successfully stopped
as we believe they will be, because tn,
peopls Of Kansas have said at the ballot
box they shall be, then the suppress
sion OF its surreptitious use must fellow
and the triumph Of temperance become
complete.
Sunday was . proud day for tn
temperance people. Temperance and in
temperance are two principles directl
opposed TO each other. One must 60 u
and the other down. One must cOntrC
1 oOGlCtJg WhlAC TIC OtAOE 10 ohOAh =
its strength, and it is a matter Of cor
graduation and genuine exultaiiOI
among the Temperance people that the!
triumph is 80 complete-that their VII
tory over the greatest enemy Of mankin
is so thorough.
None oFthe evils predicted as TO
lowing Of the adoption OF the tempel
ance amendment, have yet appeare'
The grass has not started IN any G
! the streets Of our towns an
cities. It is believed Il will not star
A few men have LEFT the towns and take
their liquors with them, and the tow
and country move on briskly and buO.
antly. There has been no blight
financial or material interests. The pl
ces Of those who have gone are Allied b
those who. perhaps, are just as desirabl
, Is citizens. The Inauguration Of prob
Z bition, so far As VIC can now Gee, prom
Uses TO be IS free from disaster to the nj
terial and financial interests of KansI
} Is the resumption OF specie paymen
: was to the country st large.
3 "Ad AstrG per AspsrG" was the chose
= motto of the early Kansans. 1t meal
a that Kansas placed her star on the n
8 tional flag through many difilcultie
: But having placed it there, she has ne
y er looked back. Her march has be-
h progressive. She has been a center
5 attraction tor twenty years. In ente
o prise, in war, in material growth, 81
5 has never marched anywhere except
8 the head of the column. Kansas W
s first to seize slavery by the throat. al
= call halt. Is 1t not q most appropI
ate and BETTING action for her TO say
the bloody MOloch, intemperance, eth
far, and ne fartherP The eyes Of Il
world are upon Kansas. Her action
adopting the new departure" whiC
commenced Sunday may be the g
ample which will free the country fro
. what is now its worst curse.