Wichita eagle., 1889-11-28

dation Of all government, ana the hrst
great requirement. of American patriotism
and good citizenship is to obey, defend and
encourage the enforcement OF the laws OF
the land, and
Whereas. The cultivation Of sentiment
of opposition to any law tends to its lax
enforcement, and the unpunished violation
of one law, encourages the violation OF all
laws, and tends to lawlessness lnjural, and
Whereas. The opposition in this city to
the present prahibitory law OF this state,
even though conscientlousiy engaged
in, is destructive OF that moral
sentiment which is necessary for its
enforcement, and thereby for the enforce
meat of other criminal statutes, therefore
Resolved, That as loyal citizens of Kan
sas we do hereby denounce all antagonlsm
to our prohibitory law and all sympathy
with its non-enforcement as unpatrlotlc.
detrimental to American institutions and
greatly injurious to the moral, educational
and material interests of our city and COM
mouwealth.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
efforts of the present state administration
to enforce the laws OF the state in our
midst; that we approve the appointment
of the present police commissioners and
assistant attorney general, and call
upon all good citizens to join us
In the support of this effort TO suppress
lawleSsneSS among US.
Resolved, That we recognize the trafflic
in alcoholic drinks as the most prolific
source of evil in our land and believe the
proper attitude of the state toward 1t Is
uncompromising opposition-we therefore
heartily endorse the principle OF prohlDl-
tion as incorporated in our state constitu-
| tion, believing that license, high or low.
| is wrong in principle and inefficient and
vicious in practice. Finally we avow
| that no state or city has made
more rapid strides IN material growth
and enlightened citizenship than has Kan
sas and Wichita since the adoption of con-
stitutional prohibition; and we unhesitat-
ingly affirm that the present financial de-
| preston is in no way attributable to the
| prohibitory law, but is the result OF poor
crops and the feverish boom Of three years
ago. Wichita, as the most populous and
commercially active city OF Kansas, is like
the metropolis of ANY state, the natural
resort of irresponsible and criminally in
clined vagabonds, who know the laws only
as they are made to feel them, yet We
boldly maintain that its morals are far
above of those of any city of its size and
| environments under any license regula-
| tions. W. 3. SMITH,
W. B. HENDRYX,
| RUDOLPH HATFIELD,
Committee.
The chair called for a vote on the reso-
lutions and there seemed to be stronger
vote against than for, so the crowd seem
ed little in sympathy with the resolutions
The crowded hall showed very fine us fal
as could be discovered of the anti-resubs
ON hand. They We're something else.
The chair announced 1.-THE Hon. Mr.
Coffin" as the next speaker. he thought
there had been enough speaking but he
was in favor of the enforcement OF such
laws as the legislature see fit to enact-s2;
per count specially. He ANNOUNCED he would
be prohibitionist if no other one
in Kansas. He never knew before what il
was to not have help in enforcing the law
He had many letters announcing joints
here or there but no names signed te
letters. Some ministers had advised hin
to hunt down joints. He had been told ht
was making the mistake of his life but Il
was too good thing and he backed it uI
with his own 'personable responsibility
speech which the council had heard often
He intimated that many kicking lawyer:
in town would have accepted the hlgf
position of assistant attorney general 1
they could have had it. He took the fe'
question up and thought he had no chauc'
to get much money on fees out of th'
county but would hold on to the place
He wasg glad the question of prohibition hat
been reopened. He insisted that money
was not everything and believed it hat
had something to do in raising the ques
tion Nentured few complimentar.
words on Kansas and turned back to hi
personal relation with the question ant
assured the town that if everyone turne'
against him he would go ahead and at
tend to his duty-S25 per count suggested
one.
The chair announced the meeting at al
end without word about organizing al
anti-resubmission club as originally sug
gested.