Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-22

my scc.eE, md ~ that tAws 40 moso
than eighty places IN Kansas whore tie peo-
n,nasory Law being vioaated, bot I vf11oe
ssuitify myoelf b. saying that there aro Roeo
than 1000 places without havine better proo6
OF the fact than my accuscTs have.
BY subtracting from the total number OF
licenses issued the convictions, and hauce
the practical cancellation OF the stamps. We
have not more than enc place these
liquors can possibly be sold. either legally
record that il without q parallel. in any
state IN the Urion.
The city and cou1ty iaiIs OF the state are
comparatively empty. The nurnbe. of con-
vlcss In the peniteatiaT are 100 less than
one yeas ago, Notwithstanding that oar
population has increased at least 10000
Ne also observe By the record of
admissions to the peaitentiary that
the age of the convicts noe sent
TO the penitentiary averages older
than It did prior to the prohibitory Law. This
Is proof conclusive that the young men of
the state OF Kansas are not frequsnters of
dens of infamy and PLACES of 6sbauchery,
which are always clustered around the sa-
looms.
The state Of Kansas has more school
houses, churches, newspapers, and the SNAIL
est Per centags of iilitsracy in proportion &c
Its population than any other state In the
Cnioa- All these things have come Of re-
publican rule, cco now when greater at
tainments are in sight, these so-called third
party psople In their blind rage to rule o,
ruin ara ready TO slay their benefac.or, the
republican party.
With The republican party there il peace,
home and protection against the ravages
of debauche-y and crime: Prohibi tion is
the legitimate resul: of the a dyanced civil
zstion consistent with republ lean ideas.
The Voics Of New York. the organ Of the
third party, and the Signal of Chicago, tha
organ of tie Wouans' Christian Temper
ance union, have said meanef things and
gore to greater length to villify and mis-
represent me than any other papers pub
republican, and as q republican office holder
have done my duty and aided in making
prohibition q success in Kansas, and thus
setting pattern for the world.
Al. hail the success of the ". Q. 7. U. In
| its legitimate sphere. bat / adhere to you,
beware that unworthy persons do not get
into high places and drag down a worthy
institution. The organization Is fast gain
ing a reputation as an auxiliary to the
democratic party, and the democratic party
is now and always has been opposed and
bitterly opposed to prohibitory legislation.
! have now accounted for AID explained
each and every charge that was made. We
fud IN tie frat place that INSTEAD of $500
stamps having been issued by the collector
of revenue, that only /, l39 have been issued.
That instead of my receiving S25 IN each OF
the four cases and releasing the men from
the clutches of the law, thst ths
prayer OF the petition vas granted: that tie
places were abated as nuisancss, and that
now legitimate businesses are being carried
on at the several places described in the Pc
tition. That Jacob Ian, the defendant rs-
ferred to in the communication Of Mrs.
Rastall, il now a nonresident of the state,
and is carrying on the business Of selling
Intoxicating liquors in the democratic state
Of Missouri. That John Harmon. enc OK
the defendants, who was then In the whole
sale liquor trade, has abandoned the b1si-
the board of county commissioners OF Leev-
enworth county. That instead of the metro
po,itan police OF The city of Kansas City,
Kansas, Sinking the responsibilities OF
their Office, they have been faithful 20 every
trust imposed in them. That instead of
there having been dsreliction of duty on my
part, in the manner Of prosecuting the per-
sops against whom / had preceded In Ar
gentine, that the time has not yet arrived
when they can be legally proceeded against.
1t appears that Mrs. Rastall, in her official
capacity as president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union OF Kansas, has been
prevailed upon to espouse the cause OF de-
mocrecy in en- indirect way. Instead of her
carrying out the purposes and objects ofthe
Woman's Christian Temperance union. she
is dragging that institution down to ths
lower levels of society. take it that the
objec. of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union is to promote temperance and
godiness, to encourage truth and virtue. IT
the aid and comfort of these false state
merts made By the officers of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union can be
construed to be helps in this line Of
policy, then We might say that
the democratic party of Kansas Is the
prohibition party. But to the contrary, We
know that the tendency of the democratic
party is now, and always has been against
this law, and it has be.n the recipient of
that class of republicans who left sheir party
because of the enforcement of the prohibi-
tory law, and hence it ia the party Of all the
parties in Kansas who contain more of
the lowest elements Of society than any other
party in the state. Very respectfully,
8. B. BRADFORD,
Attorney General.