Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-19

up the resubmission question. The Re
publican party had stood by the law when
they did not believe in it He asked: do
you need a police force appointed from
Topeka:" Cries of mo, no." There were
joints in Wichita and in every other
town and city in the state. ''There are
joints in Iowa. l just came through
Iowa" He then paused which give an
effect that caused the crowd to yell itself
hoarse.
Resuming, he declared the prohibition
law farce. 1t was wrong in principle.
As result they could not enforce the law.
as intoxicants would be shipped into The
state. The law simply prohibited reve-
nue. and business which would add mill
ions to the wealth of the state.
There were cries for Farmer
Doolittle," but he hesitated about
coming forward He finally arose and
was given an enthusiastic yell for a stimu-
liant. On reaching the stage he said he
felt SO good over the meeting that he
thought he would be unable to say any
thing. He had wavered two years ago be-
cause the Republicans had failed to do
just what the meeting was doing. Some
said he would be an outcast, but he had
found he was at last in good society. He
said the constitutional convention scheme
was fraud. If Governor Humphrey
wanted to be elected lie had bet
ter call an extra session OF
the legislature. If Ingalls, wanted to be
reelected he had better consider the mat
ter" as he had intimated some days since
his assertions strong for prohibition.
There were some who cried for Bentley.
when the president said remember that it
was business mems meeting and not for
use of politicians. He added that he was
in earnest in the movement ard gave few
facts on the questions. He introduced DR..
G. E. Martin, who said he begged to be ex-
cused in expressing himself freely on
the question. He was a temperance
man and was opposed to the prohibit
ton law for he thought it
wrong in principle. 1t had never been
enforced in any state and the best way to
control it was by some other law.
The president presented Mr. A. T. Car
penter who said he was in full sympathy
with the movement. He would be ashamed
to advocate anything that had proved to
be such an utter humbug. He was OPP
posed on principle to a law that put it in
the favor of an officer in Topeka to thrust
an appointee on the county. When Nor
ris, as county attorney, had been attending
to his business it was a shame for a kel-
logg to send a Coffin. The announcement
was greeted with tremendous applause.
He added that John j. Ingalls, had not
better talk too much of his "hellobelloo"
resubmission business. He believed Gov.
Humphrey would not fail to give the
matter some attention. About this time
a drunken Democrat bobbed up and there
were cries of put him out" and he dis
continued the noise. The speaker contin-
uing said that unless the Republican party
do something with the question they
would be defeated next year. He thought
Humphrey would be loyal enough to the
party to save it from defeat. 1t was the
duty of the Republicans to join in the
matter and work for common purpose He
thought prohibition was in the clouds and
a beautiful theory, but wanted something
nearer the people. He proceeded to refer
to some facts about prosecutions of joint
men. He also referred to the many states
repudiating prohibition, and concluded it
time for Kansas to drop its theory and
alleged moral example.
Mr. Carpenter was literally cheered and
made one of the most interesting speeches
Of the evening.
The president announced that the club
would meet in that hall on next Monday
night, when the meeting adjourned.