The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-03

property increased, the average mum.
ber of sentences went up to 72. But
for the past two years the average
number has fallen to SO. We repeat,
therefore. that on the whole the stat.
istics show a decrease of crime since
1666-69. But more important still,
statistics show that there is less
other state in the Union"
In reference to prohibition in Kan
sas, Gov. John P. ST. John, writes as
follows to Mr.. II. w. Adams, of To-
peka:
II have the honor to state that in
addition to what has already been
| published in relation to the success
of prohibition in Kansas it is granti-
| flying to me, from official statistics in
my possession, 10 be able to report
that the population IN our penitenti-
ary still continues 10 decrease, hay-
ing falleu off from 725, last December,
to 02l on the 1st inst. So long as we
were under the old system Of licen-
sing drain-shops, the population of
our penitentiary continued to in
crease. We are having no trouble in
enforcing the law except in Atchison,
Leavenworth, Topeka, Lawrence aud
Dodge City, but even in these places
prohibition has had good effect.
The city of Leavenworth during the
last four months of license had 1O2
cases of drunkenness in the police
court. against 78 cases during the
first four months under prohibition.
Topeka during the same period had
J SO cases under the license system
against 92 cases during the first four
months of prohibition, while Law
renee had, of all grades, 214 cases
during the last five months of license
against 100 during the first five
months of prohibition. Ft Scott l,ss
not had the one-tenih part of the
drunkenness since prohibition took
effect that prevailed there under the
old license system. Parsons, with
drunkenness in the police courts dur
ing The last five months Of the license
$, stem against 10 cases during the
first five months under prohibition.
Winfield, with about 5000 popuia-
tion, had 2i convictions for drunken
ness in the police court during the
last five months of the license system
agaiBs, three the first five months of
prohibition. Newton, with abou,
5000 population, has not had a case
OF drunkenness In the police court
since the prchibitory law took effect
the iirst OF last May, and the district
court that convened there last week,
for the first time in the history of the
county had not single criminal case
upon the docket. 81
! simply mention these facts to illus
iratc the benefits that any com.nuni-
y may derive from n prohibition of
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
What is said of the foregoing towns
Is equally true of n hundred other
towns in the state of Kansas. With
the exception OF the cities first above
mentioned, we are having no trouble
in ronvictiug parties guilty of a vio-
laiion OF The law, and il is only a
question of time when these cities
viii be brought to a realization that
they cannot defianiiy trample the
constitution and laws of state un-
der foot"
Here arc facts and authorities which
are indisputablc. The cries raised
against prohibition in Maine and
Kansas are all alike nnprovoked and
misleading. How is il that temper
aacc men are so well satisfied with
its results, while brewers and liquor
sellers are so generally dissaiitied?
In an appeal for help, issued by
Gov. ST. John and others in Kansas,
We are told that the "Brewer's Con-
gress AT Chicago authorized the ex-
pcndiiure ofan unlimited amount of
money in Kansas to defeat the law"
and they add, "wc know that large
sums are now being used against u.s."
Aud il Is claimed that this opposition
is in tho interests OF law. order and
morality! IL this be so, and If these
men are anxious TO learn the truth.
will they sign the appended petition
which is To be circulated by the Ma
iinpal Temperance Society through
out tho states:
10 the United States Senate and
House Of Representatives.:
Your petitioners, citizens of the
United States, respectfully ask that
yon viii provide. by appropriate
legislation, for the appointment by
the President of The United States OF
a Commission OF Inquiry concerning
the alcoholic liquor traffic, its rela.
tions to public revenue and taxation,
10 crime, panperism, the public
health, morsls, education, and the
general welfare of the people; and
also, the results of license. restrictive
and prohibiiory Legislation in the
several States. and In the District of
Columbia and the Territories.
Such n Commission of Inquiry
would elecit the facts so much de-
sired by the .fricnds of law. order
and tnuralityr L. w p.