The Republican journal., 1882-01-05
If there's heaven upon the earth, fellow XII

More testimony from Kansas is furnished BY
correspondent OF the Berlin Tagebatt. who is
travelling in America and has written his ex-
pprenee under prohibition. His difficulty in get
ting glass of beer in one little city in Kansas
ceased to be a difficulty when once he was in
itlated but his statement concerning Topeka will
occasion the most surprise
in Topeka, the capital of Kansas. where the
mayor and majority Of the people have preju
dice against tho new law, under the eyes Of the
temperance law glvers, there is more beer whiskey
and vine sold than ever before. In proof of this
the fact that a distIery in the neighborhood of
The city. which hitherto was accustomed to Sus
pend operations during the summer on account of
The light demand tor It's products has been at work
night aud day this year to keep up with its orders
Not only the Germans, but also the Americans,
now drink out OF spite against the law At first
there were attempts to stop the illegal business.
but the trials in Topeka resulted in thorough
tarees Witnesses declared, for instance that they
had been drinking, not beer, but new drink,
''rea foam, whose taste and effect they could not
describe as they not experts The Judges
should try It themselves In view of these
perlences all attempts to enforce the law have been
abandoned IN the principal cities In the state
capital the mayor issues licenses for the sale of
"lenOnade, soda and other drinks at the
rate OF $50 a month, instead of $25 for the regular
Incense formerly received. That there may be no
doubt Of the significance OF the other drinks" the
establishments that sell only lemonade and the
Ike are expressly relieved from the tax In
AtchlnsOn the most important commercial city of
the state, there are - saloons in full blast and
he collector of internal revenue for that district
has issued go licenses since the lst of May while
elsewhere breweries and other places have been
closed without the slightest remuneration to their
owners, who until then had carried on their bust
ness under sanction of the law. and with payment
Of taxes and licenses To a down trodden" Euro
ppan, condition of things by which, under the
rule Of the same law, in one place the possessions
Of citizen made worthless, when at the same
time in the neighborng city more than ever is
brewed and drunken. seems lnconeeivable.
The bgots have shown their state poor service
in the passage OF the new law. Without attaining
the purpose Of an increase of sobriety ii the
slightest. they have promoted universal hypocrisy
and contempt for law, end at the same time put a
stop to Immigration into Kansas. whose eastern
part belongs TO the most naturally favored parts of
The Union for the immigration agents, who are
in the ser, ice Of other states at the great seaports
make profitable use of the opportunity afforded
Them They tell the newly arrived Irish and Ger
mans that man who drinks glass of beer or
Thiskey IN Kansas is sentenced to six months
hard labor This has its effect and the imm
grants go to Iowa or Wisconsin instead where
every body quench his thirst as he pleases
But | can say to those who would like to try Kan
sas, IL spite Of her temperance law. that IL my
travels over the United States. nowhere else have
| drank so much beer and wine