The Wichita city eagle., 1882-02-09
TINplPINol q. Pl01IBIFlON.

The EAGLE complains OF the Capital In it
OF the temperance question, thst
il fsils to discriminate between temperance
md prohibition. The editors Of the Wichita
EAGLE, the Junction City Union. the Topeka
CommoaeesifA. the Leavenworth Timer. the
Atchisou CAsspion and Of some other strong |
political papers in this State, all claim to be
strong temperance men, aud some Of them al
least have been prominent workers IN the
Temperance cause and hsve written powerful
and telliag articles In favor Of temperance,
vet they are opposed TO the prohibitory laws
predict that they will prove = failure and
want them repealed. Now these editors all
admit that dram selling and drsm drinking
constitute the great evil Of our country, but
only disagree ~ TO the best means to aoate
Il. A majority have determined 20 try pro-
hibition. This is now the authorized plan OF
the csmprign. That 10 adopted as the way to
promote Temperance in Kansas. 1t Is the
duty Of all Temperance men. whatever their
opinions may be rs to its final success. how
ever many better plans Of operation they
think might have been adopted, TO fall into
line and work for its success.
They have no right to proclaim that they are
ssss good temperance men as any body else. :
-Rssfsid Courier.
Brother Millington IL very moderate in his
criticisms, the shove being only sitss OF
what be hes 70 cay. stiB, % far - the IA
GLE 10 concerned, he ge0 too fsr. What We
particularly complain Of 10 the intolerance of
the men who claim that the present lsw Is
effective. For instance, we zee that several
prohibition papers, - also Gov. st. john IN
his spsechcs, class ex.Gov. Robinson ~ an
apolegist for the whisky traffic, ~ saloon
sympathiser, srd sll that, when 1t 10 fact
susceptible OF proof that Gov. Robinson has
not only been lifelong tsetotsler. 0 leading
Good Templar, but . man who hes been
Gxbting strong drink and intsmperanee al
his ufe. This systematic denuneiation o
teupsvasss men, Of even prohibitioLists. who
have the tsssssity to speak Of what they see
with their own eyes. 10 the spirit we criticiss
- sn unworthy one.
We deny that it is the duty Of ali temper
aues mes. or Of any body else, TO pretend to
thing whsa they know better, even IL the
end promises gssa. The doctrine thst the
end justiAes the means Is dangerous one
We ere satisfied that the editors Of every one
OF the pspsrs mentioned desire to do what il
right, and shst is for the best for the sta.s
and her psopis - they are given to under
stand the right, but Ss ere equally certain
that none OF them can he ceescsd into an!
measure antagonistic to their best judgment
nor yet blsckguarded out Of all respect fol
thenselses. or standing among their fellow
men.
The truth 10, this question is not ohe for I
dAy. Amer twenty Ave years Ii still remains
uassttled In Maine. We are ~ sorry tina
laws are iramplsd upon as the editor Of th'
courisy can possibly be, but that fact won
deter us from telling the truth. Winfield
the banner temperance town Of the State. j.
outrsgeously lied about. aud thst by ordina
rfi5 truthful men, or else there 10 = shssasf ftl
state Of aGsirs existing there as to the iiiici
sale and use OF iptoxicants within her cor
porats limits. We haven't. aud VIC won't
ssy thst Of Wichita, but it hssG't been TWEEN
~ days since we asked the United State
Collector OF Internal Revenue for Kausas
the statements touching the number Of II
censss issued by him were truOpr false. Iii
answer was straight and uDhesitatisgl.
given, that the number Of liquor licenses is
sued BY him for the focal year soon TO end
would be - great II not greater than foI tn
year previous under the local option law.