Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-04
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rur docket, ready for trial at the sp.
,Yoaching term of court, and We have
reason to believe that the time is not
ar distant, when the attitude OF the
Capital City and county Of Kansas, to.
Yards tie constitution and laws of the
state, will be changed.
In ad iition to tbs prosecutions insti-
'uted in the district court, against saloon
keepers, two cases have been brought,
and are COW pending in the supreme
court; one against toe mayor of Topeka,
Joseph C. Wilson, and one against the
city of Topeka. Neither of these cases
has been reached for trial upon its
merits, but both rest upon the legal
questions raised by the demurrers OF
the defendants to the petitions.
Tho pre- ,ble result of these cases is
not a legitimate matter for speculation in
this report. But should they succeed,
the scope of the former is removal
from office, diequali6cations from ever
holding otics and Acknowledgement, and
Of the latter disqualification on the
Dart of the city, from protecting ths .Taf-
&c by any sort Of subserfuge.
LITERATURE,
The Union has re llized the power o.
literature, and has endeavored, as FAR
az means could be commanded, to dis
seminste standard temperance docu-
ments, and speeches. The first effort in
this direction, was the publication and
distribute IN of 5000 copies of Hon. s.
o. TEACHERS speech made in the state
senate, on the proposition to resnbmit
the question of prohibition, to vote OF
the people. The next was subscrip-
ton for $50 copies of the Kansas Prohi6i.
ZIONIST for one year, to be sent to the
county attorneys, sheriff5, mayors,
leading hotels, and as far as possible,
the justices of the peace of the state.
By this means the Union is now sending
every week $50 papers full of orthodox
ten parance and prohibition doctrine,
where, 10 the Judgment of your COM
mittee, they will do the most good.
| We have also bought 5, 90 copies OF Hon.
| Jonn 3 Finch's new book, The people ys
the Liquor Traffic" 1t has not been long
since these books were received, and
most of them are still in the Office, to be
distributed this fall and winter.
| In addition to these three items, We
have eeveral times bought and eircu-
lated extra copies Of papers containing
choice temperance addresses, and have
in many instances, for the most part
without cost, procured the publication
of strong documents IN various papers OF
the state.
The Union has spent for literature,
expressage, postage, snd other expenses
incidental 70 its procurement and distri-
button, over 81 200. or $50, q month
aimee active work was commenced under
the present plan. This amount, of
course, is small, compared with the ex-
tent ofthe field, the necessities of the
work, and the constant demand for lit.
erature. 1t must be remembered, how
ever that eight months lie short time,
IN which to reach the people of a great
state, and that the demands for money
in other departments Of work, have
been great and imperative.
LOCAL AID.
One the most perplexing problems
the committee has been called on To
solve .shave been the applications for local
assistance. Almost daily applications
of this kind have been received, and the
committee has endeavored to make 9
fair and equitable distribution of what
funds could be spared for this purpose
placing them as far as possible, at point:
where the nature Of the situation render
ed the work of state importance. Time
experience, and care, will reduce our
work, to more thorough system, and
the increased fund that the Union hopes
!. to command in the future, will enable il
|, to enlarge its sphere of usefulness, and
carry on this and all the different de.
partmente of its work with more eatie.
factory results.
i In this connection, it might not be i'm.
proper to say, that some of our friends in
the interior of the state, have thought
that too much time and money were
being 81 ent in this city. Topeka has
subscribed nearly $1,000 to the funds Of
the Union, and has paid more than has
been expended. If this we're not true, q
moments reflections would convince any
per- on of the cvershadowing Importance
Of the work here, to every part of the
state. Victory in Topeka, means an
easy victory all over the State, while the
closing of the saloons in dozen small
towns of the State, would be principally
of local advantage. We do not depreci-
ate local work, and would gladly do more
of it, bu. simply say this as an explana-
ton, in view Of tho criticism that has
been made.
FINANCES.
1t will be eee1 by reference to the alb.
strsct of the business, of the Union
herewith submitted that the total re-
ce;pts during the year, in :luding amount
on hand at date of last report, are ST.
lOU9 SO, and the disbursements s.. $50 90
leaving balance of Sl,04979, in the
treasury.
Since Mr.. Campbell entered upon act
i've work, he has been instrumental in
placing over IS 900 in our treasury. For
neatly two months Mr.. Campbell was in
Ohio, working for the W. G. T. U. of
of that state, 80 he has rendered Us five
months service, and as result of bis
work, and the cooperation of others, We
have over $1,000 a month in cash, and
an aggregate of unpaid subscriptions of
more than $4,000. This demonstrates
the financial success of the last eight
months experiment. Time alone will
show the permanent good accomplished
IN the various departments OF work
which the Union has endeavored to
carry on.
| The following summary, will show the
sources from which money has been OBJ
tanned, and the branches of work in
which it has been disbursed.