The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-01
EFFERvEsCENT EVEREST.
The Senator From Bourbon VentiIstrS
Himself ON the Resolution to Re
submit the PrOhibitory

The Senator From Bourbon ventiIstcs
Himself ON the Resolution to Re
submit the PrOhibitory
Amendment.
Senator Everest occupied over an
hour yesterday in u speech fayoring the
resolution to re-submit the prohibitory
amendment of which tue following are
the main points:
Mr.. Chairman aHd Senators:
The reasons why l advocate and in
SYST upon the re- submission of this pro-
hibItory amendment are far more numer-
Gus thsn your patience or my strength
would allow me TO present at this time,
and at the best can only give you the
strongest and most cOgent reasons that
commend themselves 10 my Judgment.
These reasons arc drawn from the logic
of events, from the nature and charac-
ter of the amendment itself, from the
present temper Ut the people, from he
public sentiment in regard to IL as
shown by the late elections, from the
mode of its adoption, from the changed
and altered condition OF public affair
in this state. from the growing public
sentiment in favor of such re-submis
sion, and last. but not least the fact
That Il WAS dOt CditlCd bf a
clear and full majority of all the votes
cast at th: election at which it wls
adopted. These are some of the Tca-
sons why ia my humble opinion, and in
the candid aud deliberate opinion oil my
constituency, among whom are many
| excellent men who btlicYe in prohibit
/ ton. why this question should again be
| submitted. Lat US proceed then t1cpn-
| slider These reasons more in detail
First. / affirm that this resolution sub
mittiHg the proposition 10 amend The
constitution oI the state OF Kansas by
striking OUT section 10 of article fifteen.
! which reads as follows: The maBufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors
shalt be forever prohibited in the SLATE
] except for medicinal, scientific and me
/ chanicsl purposes" should pass tale
body because the logic of events hat
clearly Demonstrated that the prohibIto-
! rv amendment which las been Fastened
ON our constitutions. together with the
law passed for its enforcement, Is aticad
L leiteFzGpon our staIaie books ,unenfofced
| and uneHforcIbic. confessedly weak and
imperative, having by its non enforce
| ment foffeiied the respect, confidenes:
| and support of many of its fuFmeT
friends and supporters Two years of ex-
pertinent have shown that because Of its
| harsh, unjust and manifeeily fyTsnBicsl
| features, IL is not an easy matter 10 en-
| force the present probibitory law. When
| it was tirkt adopted and brought before
the people, its friends and enemies
alike were willing Ia give il iair and
impartial trial. 10 test its feasibility ex-
erythiDg that legislation could do to ard
IN its enforcement was done Every
thing that moral support and sympathy
could do iO make it eff
fective was done. Newspapers
churches, sunday schools, min
/ listers of the gospel, the good men and
| women OF The state of nearly every
name and order rallied 10 ITS support
And more Than all this, the executive 81
the state, the governor, with sll the MA
chineFy of The commonwealth al hi.
back, took this prohibitary law in hi
arms, and by day and by night, in sea
son and out Of season, and by all tn:
means at his command did his utmost 4
enforce II, and 10 day, after all his ex
penditure of time, influence, money
eloquencc, prayers and energy the Law
is not generally ur eveHlargely enfoTcet
throughout the state Ii IS Irue tn Il II
some localities it is partially enforced
but in our larger towns and cities II /
: not enforced.
In Atkinson no one, not even the mos
stringent and radical prohibitionisi
pays any attention to the enforcement
of this law, and not q single arrest O
which there is any record. has ever bee
made 10 enforce it. In I.eaYeH wort
+ the law is openly defied In Lawrence
+ after a spasmodic effort at an enforce
. nlent, the thing is practically dead L
81 Emporia the SAID. of liquors goes on 2
: before, il not in open saloons, at least i
I very convenient localities, and easy 9
access In Wichita liquor is as plenty g
: ever, and in Topeka-the capita. eli
: Of the state, the home of the govcrDo
j. the very seat Of state government, I'll
s headquarters of the most prominent an
|. pronounced prohibitionisfs in the stat