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

ton OF the sources of 30 much evil. Can
there be any doubt as to the result? l
think not. But the powers of evil control
many men, and as the once great Demo
cratic party practices its new WAY cry OF
"Down with the temperance fanatics aid
up with the licensed saloons" every Grim
inal in the land hurrahs announcement,
with the soul stirring addition "Remem-
Der fellers that you are fizhtlDg for US"
With pleading eyes the victims of folly
and greed turn TO the Republicans,
and beseeeh rs not to leave them defence
less, and eau tell you my friends, ihey
will not be sban1Jned.
And cow young mer, ] esk you in
which of there aIm',s 90 ynu propose 10
enlist? If The brutal ps.dominGtea IN
your nature, il YOU draw yonr inspiration
from the brandy bottle Arf the beer barre f;
if the controlhng princl Die OF yont .lfe is }
be every man for himself snd TIE devil
take the hincmo-t," there IL not rluch
do ID. as - WEeT5 you viii starr II, nor
whore you VIII nd. Bu. if your scul is
full of generous jmruless. he psry that
crushed slavery and The rebellion, end is
now resolved 30 crush the worm of ihe
still, is -FOUR natural home, aud / welcome
you to it.
Hen. JaInfs T. Legste WE thea iu,roGusd,
vino spoke as follow:
SPEECH CT ION. JAS. +. LEGArE.
Ladies and G AasiG.n: i sIn nothing un-
)ess | am myself | csnno; be myself unless
Ia talking or wiring | give expression TO
those thoughts which have come to me as
convictions. o those convi HOES ! leave
the world to Judge.
The suite. Of temperance has been
dis,sssed in this State in almost every
school district till, | can say with pro
priety, tina: every man, woman and
child has heard, or part cipaied in tina. dis
cussion, and as consequence conclusion
has been reached, and IL i conclusion has
been embodied In the fundamental Law Of
our State by vote Of the people, and the
legislature elected by the people at the
same tine framed ard placed upon our
statute book law as the machinery by
which the ain OF the peope should be ex-
ecuied. That il hss been SO executed to q
large degree SO that iItemperapce has been
les,ened, will be readily assen.ed TO by all
parties; that il is not q complete slccvss il
q self evi tent truth.
a. WHY has not the law been more univer
sally executed The answer TO this ques
ton is as bread "a the question Of TEN pfr-
Ence, and empersnce is IS comprehensive
as liberty. Lsws are the crystaliZst con-
illusions Of people Of a Sia-e-they repre-
sent the sulinleEt OF 3 III jeriiy OF The
people.
The theory OF our government is gov
ernment Of msj rlty, and the minority
agree by claiming the rights OF cl;lz nship
to obey the mandates Of the majority.
Why, then, has the law prohibiting the
manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
Liquors as a 5evera-e been 50 troddden
under foot in psits Of our state?
1t is becsuse temperance men hsye been
more careful OF their own welfare, than
they have TO see this law executed.
Churches and he members Of churches
have been more Jealous for the welfare OF
their own church, in channels worn by
time, than they have to make
an exertion to have this law ex
ecuted, The politicians in the tenn
perance work have wisely, as they think,
shaped their course TO sail with the wind,
viii ,hev.r way ii may blow, and all the
time obiiyious of the fact that there was a
prohibition Law upon cur statutes. Our
Judges have PLAYED the ward politici ans.
Before the FIRST day Of last January there
was hardly a trial for the violation of the
prohibitory Law that was not burlesque.
Judges, witnesses, jurors and prosecu-
tors were ali to greater or less
extent guilty of perjury, and the
people of the whole State knew it, and they
knew that the courts TO greater or less ex-
tent were in sy Dpsthy with those who re
bel,ed against The law. Judges have in the
trial Of these cases permitted jurors to serve
when they knew to moral certainty that
the juror would never convict, be the tesli-
mony whatever il might Judges have
permitted witnesses 10 swear that they had
never drank anything but ''sea foam" OF
bu..ermilk in the defendants place of bust
ness when it was koown TO judge and jury
that "sea foam meant beer, and buttermilk
meant whisky. Then the jntgs would charge
the Jury "thst ]! hey believed from the test
money the defendant had yiOlatsd the law,
thev would return \ verdic. of guilty, bot f
they believed from the testimony this de-
feudan. had no. violated the law, tAes
would relurB a verdict Of no: guile
Then with bland smile turn them over to
the bailiff. Hos long must this continue?
One ray Of light has comG A judge ap
pointed by 1Vvsrnor who is the repre-
sentative OF ,he whisky element of the $ ate
was too honest and conscientious no, to ex
ecute the law IS he found it. He has Sc,
an example tina; must be needed by judges
elected by temperance votes, else there will
be m any goodbye said to officers OF the
highest trust In 1884.
These things exist because you temper
ance people are EDWARDS. You fail to keep
alive public sentiment that will enforce
the mandate of the people. You fail in
your daily conduct to make good the pro-
fession Of your lips. You Christians and
you ministers of the gospel who have
failed to grspple with this monster
are towards. You are the captains
and you fail to prepare for BAT
tie, and in battle you are the frst to
fAlter and fall back, and the hosts that
follow you become panic stricken and vic.
tory perches upon the banners Of your
enemies. Then you test the patience Of
Deity by invoking His aid to that which
would have been done but for your coward
ice. You hesitate and appear to doubt, and
that Hesitation and that doubt is q great
ocean of strength to your enc mics. Because,
il all the ministers Of the Gospel, members
Of churches and Temperance people
of this State would declare their
purpose with one voice that they would stop
the traffic in intoxicating beverages. except