Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-07
binding, etc., and alpaca cloth for ladies

binding, etc., and alpaca cloth for ladies
| wear.
| The total increase in the value was fifteen
| million dollars, although at a reduced price
| per yard on account of the lower prices OF
| wool than in 1888. Why New England pro-
ducing scarcely the measure of a grain of
| sand to the whole oceans beach of all the
raw materials she uses, should consent to
| bind her manufacturers and workingmen un-
| der the iron rule of the producers of the raw
| materials she uses is more than can under
stand.
The rate of wages does not depend upon
protective tariffs. If it does the rate of
wages in Germany, France and Italy would
| be very high, as they are very high tariff
countries. The rate of wages depends upon
the demand and upon the efficiency of the
worker.
Were it not for the export trade in Con-
nect1cut manufactures this very winter, in
spite of high tariff prices of the materials
used, the factory workmen's lot would, in
deed, be hard one. J. B. SARGENT.
The Great Failure In Kansas-Hoxv 1t
Affects the People.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
Prohibition has failed in Kansas. Gov.
Click says SO, and of course he knows. In
view of that fact it is interesting to notice
how absurdly the people in Kansas have act
ed. The history of the moveme ent is not long
Four years ago last fall, the Republicans of
the State renominated Mr.. St. John as candi-
date for governor, he having held the Office
for two years. and having in that time come
to be recognized as the most prominent advo-
cate of constitutional prohibition in the State.
At the same time the legislature submitted
to popular vote an amendment to the State
constitution forever prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquor within the
State except for certain specified purposes.
The national election, the State election and
the vote on the amendment all came on the
same day and together, at the close of rous-
ing campaign, in which speakers from all
over the nation expended time and eloquence
unstinted to convince the people of Kansas
that they ought to support the amendment.
There was no organized party detection, and
the measure seemed fairly within the move
ment of the " Irresistible Republican party
of Kansas" that was accustomed to "roll up
the majorities" to the skies. Yet with all
these favoring circumstances, the amendment
passed by only paltry majority of some
seven thousand But it was passed, and
strong prohibition sentiment prevailed in the
new legislature to support it. There was,
however, not only lack of experience to guide
the lawmakers but lack of precedent, and
the law passed, though intended to be strong,
was weak, weak in places at least, and it was
not enforced as its enemies, in the spirit of
fairness of course, demanded that it should
be. The cry constantly was that prohibition
was not popular enough to succeed and was
not in fact the sentiment of majority of
Kansas people.
Mr.. St. John suspected by many
people, and third term was obnoxious to
many even of his friends. He was defeated
in his third campaign and Geo. w. Click.
Democrat, was elected governor in Kansas by
fifteen thousand majority This was taken
by all -prohibitionists and by many pro-
hibitionsts as the unmistakable voice of the
people against the amendment.
Governor Click consistently carried out an
anti prohibition policy and the result of all
was that last fall the Democrats renominated
Governor Click and with the anti-prohibition
Republicans formed fusion ticket for State
Offices with asdemand for a resubnission of
the amendment to the vote of the people. |
The Republican prohibitionists nominated
man pledged to support their pet measure
and put a strong prohibition plank into their
platform.
Now for the first time an organized defec-
ton from the Republican forces had taken
place and was working strenuously with the
Democrats, the latter having as their stand
ard bearer the first Democrat who had ever
been governor of Kansas, and a man who, at
least outside of his record on this question,
had carried on successful administration
The prohibitionists never fought against such
odds before. But their ma jority was nearly
forty thousand This, against seven thou
sand the original majority, after less than
four years trial, under a sadly defective law,
wiping out the Click maj ority of fifteen thou
sand two years ago, and in face of better
organized opposition than it ever contended
with before-this is the voice of the people
of Kansas on the practical working of prohi-
bition there. KANSAS.