Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-13
TERMS: g. PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
A United States JUDGE Talks.

"A correspondent of the Indianapolis Sen
tinel who was lately at Topeka, took occa.
sion to Interview Judge c. G.. Foster of the
United States court on the prohibition law
with the following result:
"Will the law ever be enforced? ?.
IL have but little faith in legislation thai
attempts to control the appetite of the Cit.
zen. Nothing has occurred in Kansas since
the sentiment was materialized into law
to prove to me that it is a success in any.
wise. Though possibly they may wear The
81 - keepers or open bar-keepers out, the
Fthe traffic will continue in cellars, vaults
smoke houses and uncommon places. and
l can see no good likely to result. Ofcourse
we all wish that the manufacture and sale
OF liquor, together with the crime of i'm
temperance could be crushed out of exis-
tence; but there are many duties that do
not lay within the province of legislators
to execute, and this is one of them."
"The prohibitiOnists tell me that the re-
election of Governor st. John and legis-
tnre this winter that will do its duty will
fix the thing, and make Kansas a temper
ance state
Yes, know they talk that way. They
want search and seizure clause, or an en-
actment making the sale of liquor felony.
Suppose they get that. Inmy judgment no
jury would convict where the penalty is so
severe. Under the United States law, which
assessed fine of $1,000 and Imprisonment
for six months for the manufacture Of liu-
uor, it was impossible to find a jury that
would convict. They would not weigh the
evidence; the penalty was too great"
"Whdt excuse has the city government
for licensing the saloons of Topeka?'
"Well, about the time that the law was
made, the municipal authorities found out
that most all the revenue-$13,OOO-w de-
rived from liquor license. How to create
a fund to meet this deficiency was a prob
lem that local craftsmanship found impos-
slble to solve. 1t was proposed to license
or tax the commercial interests of the CITY.
But the business men protested vigorously.
Tax for municipal purposes was already 5
per cent. They wouldn't stand it. AS The
saloon-keepers didn't seem disposed to shut
up shop and be good, the council concluded
TO issue license for the sale of soda-water
and lemonade and other drinks
The reporter suggested that i'm he East
the governor is seriously mentioned for the
presidency. The Judge replied:
Eyes, he is strong in the East. A proph-
ct is never without honor save i'm his own
country"
"But he is srong here if there is any
evidence in nominating conventions"
"What appears his tremendous strength
in Kansas is merely the result of an acci-
dent. If it had not been for the negro
vote of this county, he would have been de-
feated. He is not popular with the white
vote, but when it was found that the color
eel vote could not be changed, the railroads
and the people, who fear nothing but being
found with the minority, came i'm and made
his candidacy an overwhelming reality
Indeed, of himself, John P. st. John is a
weak man, or, at least, he is not strong.
But he will perhaps be elected, for the reas-
on that the opposition is divided. There.
are the Greenbackers who will give Rob
lnson $4,000 votes, which, given to the
Democrats, would elect Click"