The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-16
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The Question Ably Discussed At the Con
gresatsoHal Church Last
Sunday Night
| The Congregational church was filled
to its utmost Sunday evening 70 listen
70 temperance addresses By Revs. g. s
bradley, S. P Dunlap, and Hon. s. o.
Thacher.
| Mr.. Bradley thought that truth wns
eternal, mighty and must prevail There
were times when the cause Of truth
and right was in jeopardy, and appar-
emily on the verge of overthrow, and to
some the cause Of temperance in Kan
sas might so appear now, but he did not
share that feeling. We had suffered a
Bull Run but not Waterloo. The late
defeat in Kansas was to the cause of tenn
perance as was the battle OF Ball Run to
the final result of the rebellion There
suit of that battle caused many TO
be cast down ard fear the
worst for the country, bat il only served
to nerve the true statesman and the
patriotic citizen and soldier on TO great
er effort and final triumph.
The cause OF temperance had suffered
ouly'a temporary defeat in Kansas No
great measure or reform had ever sue
ceeded without struggle, and 1t was
not to be supposed that the cause of
temperance was to achieve victory after
victory without struggle. If the Re
publican party refused to champion the
cause any longer, the work would still
go on. A purely temperance party
would be organized and at all hazards
prohibition would be triumphant IN the
end.
REV. 8. II. DUNLAP,
of Topeka, was the next speaker intro
duced and said there were those who
were disposed to feel gloomy and cast
down at the defeat of st. John; and
then there were those who were exceed
iBgly jubilant over the matter. He was
not disposed TO go to either extreme.
In measure the defeat of the head of
the Republican ticket was misfortune,
but he believed the result would only
serve to stimulate true temperance men
to greater efforts and make the cause of
prohibition more complete success
than ever.
In regard to the success of prohibition
laws where tried, lie said the opposition
were very unfair in their arguments, and
cited what had been said about the re-
suits in Maine. The efficacy of
the prohibition law in that state had |
been as great as any other on the statute |
books, as the testimony of the most en-
inent authority would show. Yet the
enemies of temperance were taking /
hear-says about the matter. and had
used them as arguments in the cam.
paign just closed. Notwithstanding all
the opposition and willful
misrepresentation with which the cause
of temperance had to contend, he
thought it would be triumphant in the
end. not only in Kansns but throughout
the American Republic, as we'll.
HON. S. o: TEACHER,
of Lawrence, took the stand and spoke
for three-quarters of an hour, greatly in
teresting the audience. and often elicit
ing the heartiest applause. He could
not believe that the defeat OF the head
of the ticket at the late election had
been blow at the cause of temperance.
If the people of Kansas had desir-
ed the overthrow of prohibit
tion they would have defeated
the balance of the ticket, instead of
electing 1t by the old-time majority of
$4,000. There were causes of personal
nature that led to the defeat, and he
did not believe that the cause of tenn
perance had received much of set
back, and when thu people of Kansas
had an opportunity again to express
themselves on the subject they would
fully demonstrate this fact.
Iu regard To the constilu-
tionaliiy OF the prohibition law, Mr..
Thacher said he thought it was by no
means in conflict with the great nation
al code; the supreme court of the United.
States had decided that any state in the
union had right TO enact prohibition
laws and enforce them, SO far as the
national constitution was concerned,
and high judicial authority had OK
pressed the same opinion in re-
gard to the constitutionality of
such laws from the standpoint of state
constitutions. He believed that The adj
vocates of prohibition were right, and
not going contrary to any principle laid
down by the trainers and builders of the
constitution, and he believed their cause
would eventually prevail. We must be
careful, ne thought. that laws should not
get in advance of public Opin
ION; both must go hand in
hand; NO law, however just,
could be enforced unless endorsed by
public opinion.
He was confident from his own OBJ
servations that intemperance was the
most fruitful source OF vice and crime
in existence. At the bar and upon the
bench he had observed this. and in con-
versation with eminent lawyers and
judges he had been again and again
assured of this fact. Hence
every effort possible should be
made to stamp out such an evil. In ad-
dition to enacling and enforcing laws
against the liquor traffic, he would have
the evils Of intemperance taught in the
homes and in every school house, col
lege and university in the land. The
speaker took his seat amid a round of ap-
plause, and it was evident that his re-
marks had insiilled new courage and
faith into those who heard him.
Rev F. 7 Ingalls, Lecture Saturday
Night.
The Congregational church was we'll
filled Saturday night tu listen to Rev.
r. T. Ingalls, lecture ON Egypt and the