Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-19

nevertheless. Ifanother vOe was had
by this state aud this doubt eliminated
If an unmistakable majority should
pronounce In favor of prohibit
ton. thousands of men who have
been nOn-committal and Thousands
of others who have leaned to the side
of "the boys" as they term it, would
be found standing by the courts and
the civil Notwithstanding with the
law-abiding people and against the
law breakers. lfupon the other hand
majority of the legal voters of this
state are against prohibition, no man
who believes in free government and
its underlying principles would pre-
tend that the will Of the minority
should be the governing voice.
Let lis settle this matter and do
away with an uncertainty which has
been productive of SO much harm.
with an uncertainty which has not on
ly lowered the moral sense, but which
has elected fossilized Bourbon to
rule over free, progressive Kansas and
who, since his election, has directed
his power and influence to trampling
under foot an enactment Of the people
only because the spirit of that enact
ment sprung from the party which
had made Kansas, her name, and her
history enviable.
For one we care not how this test
shall come; whether as simply joint
| resolution of resubmissiOn. as a new
constitution, as an Independent and
separate article to new constitution,
or in the election Of delegates to frame
new constitution; but, that it will
come is inevitable. 1t ought, hOwev-
er, to be Invested OF every other is
sue SO that there could be no mistakes
or confusion in the minds of the vO-
tiers. The objects and aims of prohi-
bition, the question i'm all its bearings,
is now understood by every man in
Kansas, and its resubmissiOn would
neither embarrass parties or politi-
clans, preachers or editors, but would
be discussed by the people in their in
dividual capacities, aud by them set
tied al the polls.
In fine. the present law has been de-
al. rod ;,,afY.,,nal N. roularol .I.,nut
void by decision of the supreme
court; the legality, SO far AS the will of
the people is concerned, of the amend
ment, seriously Questioned; both are
openly violated and defed by the sa-
loon keepers: a governor elected be-
cause of the attempted enforcement Of
them has annulled the solemn DEGREES
of the courts and insulted and degrad-
ed the Judges; dcmagogues have by il
been fioated into national prominence:
communities and their municipal
authorities have been set by the ears
over its enforcement; ncighbors have
Quarreled and business interests have
been unsettled because of its uncer-
taintie4, and the Republican party has
been rent and distracted over its var
iOus interpretations, and il seems to
us high time that the whole question
was substantially and definitely sell
tied, not by the courts, not by the leg,
islature, not by the political parties,
but by the people.
As Republican party measure.
therefore, and i'm the interest of good
government, good morals and
the well-being of society, we adj
here to the opinion expressed by us a
few days since, that the quickest, most
satisfactory and altogether the most
honest way to determine the true stat
us of this whole question is by anoth-
er vote of the people, taken not as
political or party question, but AS
moral factor purely.