The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-29
ward; W. F. ChaIhnt, Third ward; ]
F. Drake. Fourth ward


This committee subsequently appoint
ed COMMITTEES Of twenty. composed of
the following gentlemen, who were re-
quested 10 meet At the ONCE of Cunning
ham & McCarty Wednesday morning:
FRsr WARD-W. F. Ewing. b. Dun
lap, G. W. Bennett, A. G. Lak1n, J. C.
Jones.
SECOND WARD-T. g. whitley. ". J.
Jones, II. s. Piper. G. ". Frederick, G..
B. Jones'
THIRD WARD-P. J. Carmichael, N.
Whittlessy, J. A. Young. W. B. Luther,
J. NJ. Steele.
FOURTH WARD-J. s. Watson, J. G.
Taylor, Z. B. Kellogg, s. r. Hail, E
w. Cunningham.
The second speaker Of the evening was
Hon. A. B. Campbell, president of the
Kansas State Temperance Union, who
made an eloquent and forcible address OF
which the following is brief outline
After few preliminary remarks con-
corning his COLLEAGUES, Mr.. Bennett, etc,
with ungloVed hands he pitched into
Governor Click for noising abroad
and preaching from the stump in Kan
sas during the late campaign certain
misrepresentation In regard to the
percentage Of criminals in the Kansas
stats prison as affected by the reign Of
prohibition and prohibition, quot
ing statistics and figures, and stating
facts from his own observation a. an at
tache of the institution, to show thai
Mr.. Clicks statements and quotations
had been of the Salsest character and
made only for political effect. Instead
of there being . large increase of crime
traceahle to the effects Of prohibition, .:
Mr.. Click had asserted on every prac
ticabls occasion during his canvass fol
Governor, Mr.. Campbell showed by fig
ures that there had been greater 6e:reast
lover 20c) OF convictions during
the year 1882 which had resulted II
sentence to the penlteniiary, than during
any of the years since 1867 up 10 til,
time OF the enactment of the prohibitory
law. Notwithstanding the rawlings anc
howlings Of the enemies of temperate,
to the contrary, prohibition had beer
grand success ever since the day oil
which the law took effect, and be, will
the help of all the friends of the cause il
Kansas. proposed to see that it was e sue
cess tor all time. to come. He had stoot
by the Republican party all his life ant
he expected to be one of its most en-
thusiastic supporters SO long as it stoot
up for the cause of prohibition; whel
that party ceased to De the friend anC
supporter Of temperance, it would lose
his sympathy and support; the temper.
ance cause was one pre-em1nently aboY
party; it was one which all good mel
OF every political faith could and SHOULD
support with all the energy of thei
souls, and in politics men who haC
stood by and fought for the cause o
prohibition should be supported 70
Office In preference to those who hat
never been tried. He believed Johl
Martin to be grand old temperance pa
triot. and Democrat though he was. b
would support him for Office of any grad
in prefence TO many so-styled eminen
men in his own party, and thi
was the bounden duty of every friend 0
temperance.
The latter part of the time taken q
by Mr.. Campbell was devoted to the mat
ter OF the State Temperance UnioI
which he said had been reorganized an
infused with new life. whose object wa
to aid prohibition IN all parts of the stat
by furnishing eminent speakers an
funds for the prosecution Of violators Q
the law, and for this purpose b
announced that he was prepare
to take the names
those who wished to become member
Of the union, the price of q life membei
ship being $40, of which S5 were takel
by several societies, churches, Sunda
schools. and individuals. There weI
also 43 one and two dollar membership
, taken, which are good for one and tW
years, $SSS being thus realized, short
after the announcement of which we
adjourned, with q benediction by Rev
: J. F. Hendy, one of the largest and moi
enthusiastic temperance ra1lys ever hel
in Emporia.