Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-22

w suAS QucStlOu, UuC CQcy are In
hopeless minority in the Democratic
ranks: The Republicans who oppose
prohibition as the settled policy in Kan
'as are in hopeless minority in the Re-
publican party, and yet they are assum-
lrg to dictate and control the policy Of
The party. They are pushing and elbow
ing themselves to the front this year,
and unless the men VINO respect the Con-
stitution and laws Of the State attend
the primaries and assume the control
they are entitled to, these marplots will
make shipwreck of the Republican party
in Kansas, and prohibition also. The
only way for us to avoid the tyranny of
3 minority in the Republican party is to
Ine primaries and see that men are &c.
Iected as delegates to our County Con-
Ventlon who are true and loyal to the
principle OF Prohibition as embodied in,
our Constitution and laws Until this
question is settled, and settlvd right, I'M
this State, the rule of the majority in the
party must be absolute. Let us not de-
ceive Ourselves. This cry OF CO promise
and concession is delusion and snare.
We cannot compromise with this spirit
OF laWlessness. 1t must be subj octed alb
solutely. 1t has no honor and will stand
by no agreement. 1t is Treason and
deserves no concession. 1t is rlpidly
drifting to the old decayed hulk of De-
mocracy, where it belongs, and the Re-
publican party can get along without it.
The genuine, moderate element, that
honorable, conservative class of Republi-
cans will remain with US and accept the
logic of events, and they will be recog-
nized and treated fairly by the majority
of the party. But the "rule or ruin"
faction in our ranks we do not need and
will make no concession to retain. This
is political year, and we as temperance
men must be on our guard to preserve
this principle, which we hold dear, in
violate. In is in politics and must re-
main there until all parties recognize
prohibition as the settled policy of the
State. When this is accomplished and
when every officer of the law performs
his duty honestly and faithfully under
this law, just the same as under every
other, when every city government
in this State gives to this
constitutional principle a true and loyal
support, when every politician who
seeks preferment at the hands of the
people seeks it upon open and avowed
adherence to this principle, when every
brewery in the State of Kansas is closed,
when every saloon keeper in the State
has abandoned his villainous business or
left the State, when the last keeper of q
secret dive is hauled into his hole and
the hole is stopped up, when the tears
are dried from the eyes of the drunk
ards wife and her face is radiant with
smiles because her husband is redeemed,
clothed and in his right mind, when this
lovely principle of temperance covers
this State and nation, as the waters
cover the sea, then we may rest from
our labors, but until then we must be
vigilant, active and brave in the work
before us. In our choice of men to lead
us in this State we will be governed by
their allegiance to this principle by the
labor they have performed in the past,
as well as by their position in the pres
ent, and by their ability to do good in
the future. We will support no man or
party who favOrs return of the infarn-
GUS system of licensed dramshops and
other things being equal, we will stand
by the men who have stood by us
through this battle thus far. We may
differ as to men but we will not differ
upon the general principles l have dis
cussed.
At the close of Mr.. Campbell's speech,
President WEIGH announced that there
would be another meeting at 7:3O, and
also that Gov. St. John will speak IN the
NJ. E. Church at North Topeka, this
evening. He then dismissed the audi
ence.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order at
8 o'clock, and prayer was offered by the
Rev. S. McChesney. In his supplication
DR.. McChesney thanked God that pro.
hibition had been impressed SO strongly
by the importance and power of the law,
and the conquest against the vice of in
temperance. He implored larger inspir,
alton in the meeting.
Ex-Gov. John P. st. John was intro
duced, and was received with hearty
welcome. In starting off, the Governor
said that this was the first time the
people of Topeka had ever heard him
speak without a saloon in the town.
There are two ways of dealing with
the traffic of liquor; one is to give it
the sanction of law, as in Mis-
souri,, Illinois and other States
and the other is to prohibit as we do
in glorious Kansas. The speaker esti-
mated that the government is controlled
by one-eighth of the population, hence
we should put forth every effort to build
up this one-eighth. He remembered
when our boys Went South to fight, there
were men in the North who said, "You
can't suppress the rebellion" But they
did suppress it, and by the help of God