The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-05-10

on the second Tuesday Of last November, there
was elected in Kansas Democrat to the highest Of
fee within the gift of the people of the State This
occurred in a State where the people had more rea-
son TO be strongly attached the principles of the
Republican party, than any other State in the Tn
ion. IL was here where those who advoe ated its
principles, went through all the trials and hard
ships incident 10 continual warfare and frontier life
anc finally gave mp their lives that those great pri
ciPles might live. We may well ask ourselves what
caused this result and If We discover the cause
then it seems 20 that il becomes the dnty of
every Republican to do all in his power 10 prevent
this calamity from occurring again. All men who
voted for Click were not Democrats. for. had they
been. then the whole of the Republican State ticket
would have been defeated, but instead of that, all
of the ticket was elected except the Governor.
There can be no question hut that the prohibtory
plank in the Republican platform, and the candida
cy of ST. John, the acknowledged champion of the
prohibition cause in this State, the of Mr.
Click being elected. Of course St John was accus-
ed of being demasogue, fanatic, in sympathy
with the railroads. and other used that eould
he devised TO defeat him. but all these side is
sues and sprang frOn the antiprohibition element.
Now. if defeat the result of placing the prohi
bitOn plank in platform once, will il not pro-
duce the same effect again! We say yes. Like
causes produce like effects. Here we are met with
the statement that three-fOurths Of the Republican
party Of Kansas are in favor of prohibition, and
that the majority should rule, which is true when
the majority and minority differ about some poiti-
cal question, but it is believed by many that prohi
bitOn Is not political, but purely moral question.
IL would be just sensible in their minds, and
less suicidal, for the Republicans in the State
Convention. TO declare that Catholics hereafter
shall worship God in conformity to the rules and
doctrines of the Methodist church. as to say to the
man who has been raised and educated TO believe
that the manufacture, sale and drinking Of beer is
right, that yon must quit this business-it is a
crime
Men-soOd Republicans and men who could prove
their Republicansm by hOnOroble scars received in
defending the country they love WELL who for
three and four years presented their lives a
rihce-at any moment ready and willing TO go down
under the old flag rather than see one of its stars
erased pgllufel-Nalkpl deliberately In he
polls last November, and for the first time in their
lives voted for Democrat. The people said to the
Republican party. al that election. in language lot
70 be mistaken: Temperance is not, and can not be
political issue. An experience of this kind should
teach Us something not to be forgotten in few
years. Defeat certainly can not do temperance any
good, and will in time surely break up the Republi-
can party, and not only he the means of electins
other Democratic Governor of Kansas but the
whole State ticket, and will ultimately result in
placing the Democratic party in control of this Gov
ernment. This is anything but pleasant picture
I" contemplate yet Judging by the past il seems to
he destiny in the future unless have hereaf-
ter political conventions. and place candidates
on political platforms.
so far the anfiprohibitionists are concerned.
they do not care whether candidates are for or
against prohibition any more than they do whether
they MethOdists Presbyterlans. Baptists, and
one has about much do with Republicansm as
the other. What the anti-prohibtiOnists want is,
that this temperance question be taken out OF our
Republican platforms. Let each faction cOncede
little to the other, and then unite oldtime
Republican principles and march. as of wore, TO
victory.
There is danger of sending Il Dcmacrat to Con-
from this District and it behOOves US TO begin
10 close up the ranks and march in solid columns
against the enemies works. II was said, during the
war, that negro could shoot just hard, and stop
a Rebel Just as quick as white man, so man who
takes a drink of beer vote inst good Repub-
ican ticket. and il will count Just much as if it
had been cast by temperance man.
In conclusion. say, let us be united; let us
work together like brothers. and whatever else
: RSpOrfeP.