Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
Editorial Correspondence.


4 great deal of time has been taken
M by The legislature in acting upon 10
cal bills. a large number Of which have
been passed.
Last week an interesting discussion
occurred on the question of giving a
bounty of u cents per pound on sor-
ghum sugar rnanufac. ured in this state.
Itappears that the three sugar factories
already in the state have been running
down for some time, and their stock is
said to DO worth but about sc cents on
the dollar. They clam hat they can
not manufacture sugar for less than Z cts
per pound, and that, at the present rale,
il would compel them to suspend bust
ness. The bill did not seem 70 meet
with much opposition, and might have
gone through, perhaps. had 1t not been
that MIR. Mcbride moved to make it a
special order for a certain evening.
I hi, was done and III the meantime,
many OF the members. after having
carefully investigated The matter, CON
concluded that IL was more of q scheme
TO assis, the corporations now making
sugar. and bring their stocks to par,
whereby they might sell out and clear
themselves, than TO do the state general
service. This tact is apparent, that, if
it will not pay To make sugar at the rul-
ing prices, it certainly will not warrant
CAPT alists TO invest large sums on the
strength of state subsidies when the
next legislature mic ht take their sub~i-
dies away. Besides, one of he sugar
lobbyists acknowledged 10 your CORES
pondent that the farmers could not
afford to raise sorghum aud haul it to
tie mill for a radius of more than . or
miles, at the prices VIII ch they would
receive, As it tai es an immense capt.
tai Tor a sugar mill, the probabilities
are. that the IA mers would be but little
benefited, rs the companies would prob
ably buy up large tracts of land and
raise their own cane, the eby mnnopo-
izing he raising, as well as the manu-
facture, of sugar.
Mr.. A. w. Smith, of Mcpherson, a
farmer. and 10y the way, one Of the
ablest men in the House, boldly pro
nouu ced the " hole thing a huge steal,
and with his SWEEP ing and vigorous ar
gument knocked the pins completely
out of the bill, and it now rests among
the shades OF departed hopes and
blighied schemes
An evening was set to consider the
special order of the bill, to resuhmit TIE
ptOhibitcry amendment. Mr. Carroll,
of Leavenworlh. spoke quite leugthily
in favor OF resubmission, his prir cipaI
argument being the cost If prosecution
But he tailed 10 men ion the fact of the
enormous costs entailed upon the whole
country, for the pro. ecuton OF all crimes
under our code, arising indirectly from
the Cause OF whisky. The facts were
against him upon that point, for siatis-
tics show that a large majority of al
crimes committed are caused by the use
OF whisky. Mr.. Hatfield, of Wichita
favor, resubmjSsion, and stated thai
AAS "e3S q BAOAAh4t4On tCHuBuAt~ AOilloL
He claimed that he thought resubmissiou
would produce higher civilization, Tor
the reason that it would agitate the
question. and that agitation would
strengthen prohibition. and produce a
higher moral state of affairs. Mr.. Hat
field forgot this, that no sooner would
the fact be known that a vote would be
again taken upon prohibition, than all
the breweries and diSuneries in the
whole Country would raise their flame
gates and literally flood our state with
whisky and beer, for the sole purpose o.
trying To impress the idea that prohibi-
tiop could not be enforced. This would
cause pandam lnium of anarchy and
lawiessness that would oyerbalanoe the
the moral effect of agitation. Sir.
Oveim!er spoke In favor Of resubmis
sion and based his entire argument up-
on abstract premises. He made a mas
terry effort TOT his side of the question.
indeed it was speech OF the evening
b~-, ~ c-l oiisseH az b.. ed his Il ic
aEo4 l---s s-.as IL y s-4. .is