Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-28

homes of the people. Immense crop:
and bountiful narvests have in the pas,
two years rewarded the husbandman fol
his toll, and the evidences of prosperity
rise up to greet them at every point, and
during the last eighteen months not less
than 2l5,0OO intelligent, industrious and
worthy people have chosen Kansas as
their home.
While do not desire or claim credit
other than for an honest desire to dis
charge my duty, l can assure you that
large and valuable benefits have been
secured to the people of our State. The
transportation question has been settled
in favor of the people. The sovereignty
of the State has been INDICATED, and the
railroads placed under the control of
Commissioners who see that the people
are fairly and justly treated, and that no
determinations are practiced. After
some friction the roads have acquiesced
and now cheerfully obey the law. This
has resulted in reducing railroad fares
and freights about twenty-five per cent.
and making saving to the farmers and
business interests of three to four mil
lions ofdollars per year. About thirteen
hundred thousand acres of land claimed
by railroad companies have been re-
stored to settlement under the home
stead laws, and being occupied by those
seeking homes in Kansas. A very large
amount of land claimed by the Kansas
Pacific Railroad, and heretofore untaxed,
has been placed on the tax-rolls in coun-
ties along its line, and speedy adjust
ment of all raill Dad land matters is
anticipated.
On the failure of the fiscal agency at
New York, the SOL 900 on deposit was
saved and placed in safe hands. The
educational and charitable institutions
have been taken out of partisan politics,
which has resulted in economy and
greater efficiency in management
Your excellent platform l cheerfully
endorse and approve, especially that part
that demands resubmission of the pro-
hibitory amendment to a vote of the
people. Temperance, morality and good
government all unite in demanding such
change. The prohibitory amendment
has been source of great evil. The law
passed under it violates great funda-
mental principles. 1t has destroyed q
large amount of private property with
out compensation. 1t violates the indi-
vidual liberty of the citizen. It invades
the room of the sick, and compels the
physician to divulge its secrets. 1t
requires druggists to give bond for good
behavior before the are permitted to
transact business, while it exacts humil-
iating oaths from physicians that they
will not violate its mandates. 1t sets up
new and vicious rules of criminal prac-
tice, and demoralizes and corrupts courts
of Justice. 1t has increased the sale and
use of intoxicants to an alarming extent,
by introducing its clandestine use into
families, homes and it's sale in secret
places. This is evidenced by
the fact that during the last
year of license only 1,146 permits were
issued to traffic in Intoxicating liquors,
while now in only the third year of pro-
hibition near 200 such permits have
been issued, and yet most of the places
of sale are concealed. This shows a
state of affairs that ought not to exist,
and has taken Kansas from the first and
placed it tenth in the temperance scale.
Your resolution solves the difficult prob
lem, and if enforced by the Legislature
indicates that true temperance and NOR
atty will find secure and permanent
Judgement in the hearts of oul people,
and proper laws for its observance will
be Loyalty and cheerfully enforced.
Permit me to again thank you for the
fattering manifestation of your conf
dence, and assure you, gentlemen, if
your nomination is ratified by the peo-
pie, I shall try to do my duty with credit
to you and honor to our State.