The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22

are not partisan questions. ara should not
be treated H. such, The law enacted to give
vitality To ne prohibition amendment SSrGld
be like tnoSe Ter the Cuf0rccE.e,.t - any
o5her provisions of our Constitution. ~ bT.tf.
simple ana direct as possible. As q gIc a; >
arc effective Just in proportion as they are
simple and direct. With the experience of
the past to guide yoE, You Saould &c able 20
freI,'N N act that VIII sVO;d the fruits ard
supply thc Ge.C.c'@2ie=ss ssf the existing stItIte.
s.uiiId s.i---.-ST Iaat JnuSr provisions of
the nTc-Ca. Law rCl8tlpg 10 phys clans and
druggists 80 20. sSc:n 10 te in EIrIICcy with
the purpose OI the constitutional amend
mcnt Itself as the iTTVosT unreasonable and
SGEoElCIS icSt:iSt OTsS- Ga Jne manufacture
and sale o. liquors fer the very purpU-
Scs recognized by ths aGiCld:lcat =
leSitima;"- The re0Dic- OF tac STATE,
III adOp.Er the u.nenJT2ent OF lSS. G.I
not. in my Judgment, inteHa 10 annoy O.. en-
bsrTaSs the members CT an hoEnrvi ;.i.j
honorable profession ncr EIcs" engaged p
4 respectable business. with VrxuJioRs re-
StrictiOES, bonds. CatheS uEd ferns To re-
peal these provis- onS would strengthen, HOT
weaken, the law, and preserve stil is pur-
pose.
THE ACADEMY OF 'SS'1E:;CE.
This is . useful organization, maintained 5
no expense to tnC :':Gtc. except the COIrIcSy
of having ia rePGrjS published a. a part @
the biennial report of the State Board o.
Agricu!yire.- The society will prescE9
tor your consideration and. action the
question 81 providing for thorough
should not DC forgotten, however. tiat Sut,
yey of this character. il properly conducted,
will be very expensive; and that if it iS nor
thoroughly prosecuted by the most cOmpe-
cent men II = worthless.
sO2GdUM SUGAR INDUSTRY.
There are now three sugar factories III tho
State, located at Sterling. Hutchinson uno
OTTAWA, and Jncy produced last year. Ot.,,. 49,
pounds CT sugar and l5l.50U gallons of syrup
This product was manufactured frCGn lJ:sI
tens OF sorghum cane. The quality of the
sugar j. identical in composition with LOuiS-
lana sugar. Either of the three factors Will,
is is stated, he able, after some improve
HIents, to turn out l.051OJl pounds OF sugar.
1t is urged by Il number of citizens. that tho
State should encourage this industry. ard
l call your attention to their suggestion.
STATE AGENT.
Hon. J. s. Crawford. the States agent 81 Washing
ton appointed in pursuance of an at OF the Lcs!S
his actions ia the matter Cf certain cl@iTi> Of IN =
STATE against the United states E has Giscndr-,tI
the important duties coGiied 20 him with zeal.
crgy ana ability. aad provisions should De maGs fsI
his compensation uICer the terms OF MS contract.
SOLDIERS HONE.
4 branch of the National Ior.. for Disabled voiuH
teer soldiers has been located near Leavenwcr;h an
win soon be commenced. Il Is e.pecicd 1h@t il wiz
be ready f1r the reception of tiJse entitled 10 al
cede the United StsIcs jurisdiction over tAc
ssrCIiad included in the home reservation.
THE PEICE RAID CLA,GS.
Certain claims growing Of the .lcgcd l!vcrsion
or m!Sapprn3ra;lon Of money laie he STAT by the
expenses incurred In equlppnS. armaE. 'IanspOrtH
and paying The militia called GU. 10 2l in repelRnS
the Price raid of iSji. will he presented for your
action IT. otter receiving money appropriated 70,
SPECIFIC payments: the STATE dId as : '.e=;ed, diver,
and nai and e9uitabie srt;.encnJ Of lie lon pend
ing and confused questions involved in lHese c-iuIi
Tii:: ,,Ew ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Fle commissioners in charge of lc NaI.sas cyhiAit
at tine New Orleans Exposition advise ti,at -
tailoring under great dis.y antagrS becn Ise af the
ranging display Of our prGtucIs and INDUSTRIES
The Le-isla, ure appropriated s;Ctl and Lii: vas
suiDacnlr:: ed ~ si.b,) from t- exposition mana
gers. Win this sam the commissioners Lave, doHe
a ~ taet: power To maintain the reputation Of Nan
sas. but thy rear and OiEcF cnrlr1.en lthO have
visited the exposition have aGv>t ME that "uc dis
p,y Sces hot 90 jEi'lcS 10 thC resources ana d.Nt
OpInest Uf t!' ate None of tn" state tas itutIpuS
have cOnlriu II 10 IL, and educational exhibits are
ire exposition closes on the @lst of May next. 20
thar Il gov /; advisable enlarge ;hc Kansas
department your action must be prompt Und-'u3t-
cy the magnificent display made by KaESa; ~ the
Dcnt benefit % the S'ate whether The New pri'..1S
exposition VIII De su@h success In Is exhibits AMI
attendance 1s 70 Justify additional expenditures 81
The Kansas department. is submitted for your con-
SidaialiUE.
Our system e state printing has been founl tc
wOrk Tcl. Al moderate COS, 1t gives Us yrrT 81
pcr.or class IF work The office Of STATE Printer i
III e%ce1ien, condition the Prcscn lncGDi9cnt Wing
renewed AMI materially enlarged end mprJvee IL.
SAFEGUARDS FOE TIsE BALLOT BOx.
The present registry Law should be repealed. aud
an az; cnJUdyS adequate provisions for pTOtI IctlOl
voting sii.ud be placed on Inc statute boohS the
presrHi law aCcpmpiSncS neither OF these PURPOSES
Gus power NJ stfuiiy or revision % his -c,s IA 70
Vidc FOR: he liay br cdr"cSS Uf Siric As hiS f-;-
and L he registers hundreds uf Eie-.d vO;crs. u
nl:s u mythical persons, tne:c IS no wGJ Tor IC r.
tSEi1g ni' H:alIcdsa1ce iii CIlce.
\ registry 10y iaw shOu: mo- apply in cities Of less
laws are h,nTarCC rather tih pr"trciO 10 legal
yoti2g. The PERSONAL aluain ai.a-ii2 OF one FO'er
AL fh44r- ffga :. sFrlf
Si'. .r.fi,! ". n ~ = ,,t..s In er
tint provisions carefully Trained. necessary
Sill a i.,y 10 b. 1acIiy,. sb,G fr,,ylCe fr a In
plrfsIJ board -: registration. which Snoa.d have
p,'s.er 10 administer OG;Es. Gns board should sit
drI1n: s.a,c period U4.or to each elcc; ION; ,h=
naNnes OF the voters IL cris slJuiI be- pu1sr,!;
ara aier st, publication al-ticr- session -noi4d ~
hesd. when The EaIlcs Of legal voters Omttc cOUid
placed The .is,>. and those of illegal vCsers
could Dc challenged ami removed. y laN Of th!s
character Would valuable. The present, law.
worse than useless
The great Glesi UI Of III" hour Is that OF 4 frce
pare, honest hatiJj-pUN. 1nc lUuAiiG,iOn stone o.
which the wiJir faDrc Of our Government rcs.s -
the Oa1i box The :!cPuDlc c".iiot IOIg endure u
honest votes are not ronrsty couted. II II legal W.
not honestly cOuhJeI. or Z !e,i de-
prNed "i therr riEh 70 NDt: ny ihtii'iatipn Ihc he
YciuPmcni> following recent National elections are
startling alI should Ii:ions ali honest American Gle
IIes =" .l'c Hah$tf ta .elaccs our loILlp - toN
meEt. the returns of t.icsc elections sh0@ tat IN
number of tile States l3Jc,y III rebellion one voter has
usuEPci - force or iTaui as ihuch sIettisI PHSEI
As IL exercised by Two VI t-Ircc voters Ia he Orhcr
average vote pol!ed la The thirty en-
Districts Of Georgia, Alabama, south C.-rOila . a.
pUl!ed m The Jniry-rht Congressional Di.grlc,s of
Iowa. N Wisconsin. New Jersey. NaTylal anu A!niIc-
resenting Kansas the vote averaged 2S,, Inaf thIs
extraordinary contrast WAS ni ine result OF an IN
usal interest il the section AId of the apathy OF
Presidential ,.leriIip The i've Southern States
6.Sol2 v0'cs anu elected fVrIJ Presidential
Presidential for
ana one congressman for every lhi24 votes At the
Dra-kl. " iScDnsin Minnesota and New Jersey pooled
tOiI OF l.1s. votes. and elected only TUriy -ii'e
one presidential cierIOr for every 2s5 yo;cs, a9d
congressman for every 56,+3 votes. Our ow1
State al tiiis election poilcd total Of tSi votes,
eiectlnz nine presidential electors and seven con
g-essncIi, or one presidential eiec;Or iOr every S
votes dHc one congressman Ior every $500 E0.es- ~
will be by these facts that in each Of the five
southern Sates one voter eAerclsed more political
power tilan Two FUtes IN thr sax Norshern Siates
named. Inc same comparisons might be made Dc-
tween ali Southern and Northern States. showing
similar results.
No Government assuming TO derive its authority
from tne popular wii csn long endure n such sys--
teTnSic and persistent crimes seainst the ~li0;-JOx
as these nguIes reveal "a on. unpublished and tTl-
NJ iair-nn4 4ed rii;ht-tElakiRS American citizen
Uphold such Injustice. M question Of pOli-cSi econ
ley is cOIaPariIoe This question Of free fiT hon
est baoiOOx. No cTirUe against the Constitution.
puoic is inOnstruIs thai Of sE:sertras the rule
OF the majority. and substituting 1o- IL government
Dy minority Honest ~ all parties should u;itc
the issue thus prese2tec. and demand that every
Law and every rTUpe- pswer NIiIh Can be exercised
~ the CUvern;nenl shall be brought 10 lear pro
tect thc sanctiTy " The ballot box, anu establish be
yOEd question or dispute the right OF every legal
vOter free. unintim!Gated bzlIOT, and 10
have that ballot counted as IL cast.
IL may be said thai Kansas has no power TO remedy
wrongs OF this character. But Kansas speaking
through her Legs,aInfe and Ber Senators anu ie-e-
seniSJtYes in Congress, can at least enter her
earnest and Indignant protest against any
system or wrong. or crime by means OF
which her voters deprived Of thefr
equal right and powers. as citizens Of the United
States, in the control Of the General Government.
The record Of the pioneers OF Kansas tell the s;1ry OF
the brave, good fight they unhinchinsiy wagrd for
equal rights at the bailot-boX The admission Of
Kansas INTO the Union was the final triumph u an