Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-04

city have . camp somewhere else. I hav
not been able y find it yet, but hope I
camp Close to them by-snd-by. Prosecution
were begun BY the county attorney in tn
district court. Eleven Of these cases hav
been tried, and eleven con victions have fol
lowed on thirty-eight counts in nine day.
The county commissioners have not pait
any costs yet, and no second indignation
meeting has been held, but presume th,
parties are Just rs indignant as if they haG
held the second meeting. We have twt
suits pending in the Supreme court, on,
against the mayor Of the city and the othel
against the city. What the decision viii
be, We know not: but if it is favorable Il
our views of the case, / do not doub
the success of our work against these city
governments, We are trying 10 End on
whether a mayor of city, or the city. b,
its officers, can strike down the authority o.
the State, trample it under foot, ard thef
escape responsibility BY rssortipg to the
snbterfuges aud tecbnicalities of the law,
Of the State whose authority has been treat.
ed with contempt. l believe we are in the
right in those cases, and that we will sue
coed in wiping out the system of cities and
dram shops going into partnership to de-
| feat the will Of the people.
| II these sli:s are successful, We can by
| the came plan reach every other city iu
| K.rsis in the District courts of the STATE
| We hsve other cases which should be a,
| once begun against county attorneys and
sherifs and city nsrsbsls in this State, b1,
| we have waited until after the convention
- gel the full and complete endorsement Of
| the convention in the WORK before proceed
ing further.
Having presented to you the past hi.tory
of our work and its present Standing. l now
desire TO make some Suggestions for the
future.
First-I desire to urge upon this conven
lion patient perseverance in the plans Of
work which we have pursued for the past
six m onths. The faculties which have
stood in our way will rapidly give way to
earnest, careful, perseveriDg labor, and
they cannot be overcome in any other way.
The surrender CT liquor dealers in this State
cannot be expected in any brief period.
We have entered upon q work which de-
mands our labor and patience, AID sublime
faith in God. Because we do not achieve
complete victory in the first onset, We must
not be discouraged; but pat entity wait,
earnestly pray, and diligently labor, for the
victory which will IS certainly crown our
efforts as that God is true. BY the light OF
this faith, We must know that our labor has
only begun. In the strength of the hope of
ultimate triumph. we must make the fight
persistent and never firing. The snemy
takes courage in the thought thst
our efio ts will be spssmodic, as 10 the pas;
and there is much foundation in
the past history Of temperance 70 his be-
lief. We mus overcome this idea, and II
csn only be done by Dever hating nor hest
Eating a. apparent defeat. The Sac OF
Maine has been thirty years travelling to
position only little in sd 'ance o oar po-
siiion to-day. Bat here people haze ciu &
10 the work. until the critical point is past,
snd no party dare oppose prohibition in
that State. A few years Of lab ard We
will ctr-ainly occupy the same grouai.
Send: We mus. not yield AN inch to
po!iuI al II Il fences shich may be brought
TO bear to Induce us TO step backward fOI
the sake Of temporary advantage snd lues-
tionable success. rnere is but on. row.
road TO success il Kansas, and that is the
straight and marrow psth OF fidelity to pro
hioitlon, as expressed in our constitution
and laws. Any compromise will be fatal to
Us and the party we seek to serve. The Is
sue is sgusrely made in the minds Of The
people of this ate betweeB the enemies of
prohibition and its friends, between the
forces Of law and order and the allies and
upbolders of la xlessness and crime; any
shrinking from this issue is cowardiy and
contemplate, and will receive the condem-
nation of the loyal and order-loving people
Of this State.
Third: We should increase our fund
steadily until We have at least fifty thous
and ollsrs at our command, for use in the
enforcement OF the laws in Kansas. And
to this end. those making subscriptions
should be more prompt in paying them into
the trea, ury. We have now over IS, 600 of
unpaid subscriptions in the hands Of the
secretary, every dollar of which was taken
or 60 days time, and should be in the treas
ury vt this moment. We are being called
upon for aid in al; parts of the State, and
could extend it we had The money alreadg
subscribed. l earnestly request all Woo
have made Subscriptions ard have not paid
them, 10 see that they are paid into the
treasury st once, so that we may open our
fall campaign without being crippled for
funds win which TO do the great work be
fore us
Fourth. The work Of organization by
Counties, townships and school dit-ic.s,
should be made q specially for the ne 4
year. | haxe prepared sys em OF
organisation upon this plan, giving forms
If constitution and instru :tioas for organ
ling, which will be submitted to the Con
ven,ion for its acton. l hope that this or
a similar plan will be adopted, and that the
whole plan will be published with the pro-
ceedipgs of this Convention, aud Distributed
to all part of the Site. This work of Or.
esnisation shos!d 90 steadily forwared,
until every county in Kansa, is fully and
completely in working order. When this
is accomplished, We will be able to send
Literature and speakers into every portion
OF the State without delay, and can know
with certsrty :!he condition and needs Of
every locality.
Fifth: The Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union Of the State of Ohio is the most
eficient and splendid organization for prac.
teal work hive ever seen. Under the
leadership of Mrs Mary A. Wood bridge,
with the splendid aid sheh.s called t. her
work, it has grown in Eve years to be TIE
model organic alton Of that order in America
We should have an equally Efficient orza-
nixation in this State. The w. c. T. U. in |