, 1889-08-15
INGALLS, ANSWERED.
A Kansas Mayor Replies to the
Senator's Forum" Article
on Prohibition,
Demonstrating That the Law is
Flagrantly Violated and a
Complete Failure.


j. Ingalls, were astoundcd upon pcrusul
Of his Forum orticIe In dcfensc of pro.
L,,,,,..
""l''o'i "llol was so VohSPlc"o"SN "'
variance with his former uttcrances
upon that subioct ma to indicate "A com.
rioto ro,,,l,,ia,, ~ son,in,,,r, In u,o
~" i.'o,u''o,, VI SVn''nN"' :" Wv
breast ol the distinguished statesman
In response to Il letter from personal
friend requesting an explanation, the
senator replied; 81 am sorry YOU
don't like ii. The fact is | don't think
much of il myself But | have this
day received from tho propric.
tors of tho Forum check for
the full amount OF the vaue which
they placed uuon IL. together with a re.
quest that shall write another article
for tho September number ! may com.
ply with this request, even at the ha2.
ard of saving things tlut some of my
friends will not endorse
Tho senator is literary man, and
writes partly for amusement and partly
for pay, and whatever he writes is al
ways entertaining.
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, NY sSiIutot roruHi nrlV!c, CONCERNING
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az ,n,en ipiSS ui,u earile1.less @ ni'u tne
ber of The nrnbibition WING ofLis n"rtw
When the prohibition craze struck KAN
sas it carried Mr.. Waggener oil his feet,
and almost over into the ranks of ST.
Johns third party. He was for wears an
avowed advocate and defender of pro-
hibition, and unhesitatingly denounced
as unwise, ifnot morally wrong, the ac-
ton of the Kansas democratic convcn-
lion which, in 1882, irrevocably commit
ted the party to opposition to prohibi-
ton and the advocacy of resubmis.
sion. To this position he stubbornly
adhered for years, denouncing all efforts
to revise he hasty judgment by which
prohibition was fastened upon Kansas as
30 many acts of hostility TO good govern
ment and the welfare of mankind, Dur
ing the time in which Mr.. Waggenor
was so Jealous an advocate of prohibi-
ton, Senator ingalls, was opposed to it,
and while he wisely reirained from the
public expression of his opinions on the
subject made no effort TO conceal them
when the theme came up for discussion
in private conversation. That these two
sudden converts should be pclting one
another in the public prints illustrates
he niinhleness with Which politicians
can turn somersaults, and their rcadi-
ness to do SO whenever the eNlgencies of
situation seem 10 require it.
Mr. Waggener says;
THE PRoHI5IroRY AMENDMENT
% the constitution of Kansas was adopt.
I'd in 1850. 1t was regarded us a great
triumph for the cause of Temperance.
The advocates of prohibition did not
loresee the difficulties I'm the way of its
enforcement. They imagined that such
AZ expression OF public sentiment would
Hence opposition.
The amendment was not sclt-cntorCing
II required the enactment Of law to carry
70 into effect. The legislature at its
session OF ISL, passed such acts as were
supposed To be adequate to secure to
The people the fruits of the victory
Won ut the polls but tncy were found to
DC too elastic, and more stringent ones
Nere enacted amt enforced to tile extent
oi closing the open saloons and dcpriv-
ING inc muWnipal government of the
,eYenue derived rom the license system
with the closing OF the saloons, how
aver, the evils from intemperance did
not disappear, The traffic IN liquor was
not abolished. IT was urivcu To cellar
and attic, ana TO the bootleg and hip-l
pocket The responsible men who lad
oocn engaged in the business quit and
engagea IN other business or left Due
state. In thor stead came great army
OF disrcputable sCoundrcls and irrespori--
hnIe ramps ana vagabonds, who be-
!ame the proprietors OF the
JOINTS AND Low DIVES
NTH which no.,l,, o,.,,.,, ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,it,, +,
Kansas is now cursed. These men were
born violators of the law. Their places
OF business became the rendezvous of
CRIMINALS. ana the police forces of the
cities were wholly inadequate to restrain
such places OF iniquity, or prevent the
depredations of their regular patrons.
The already oyerpurdened taxpayers
were compelled to resort TO other sources
oi revenue with which to deiray the in
creased expense OF municipal govern
ment. by degrees there was relaXa-
non OF the vigilance ON the part Of
those interested in the cause of tenn
pcrhnce' lhey could stand the bur
dens no longer, and seemed tn be will
lng to tolerate the places where in
toNlcants were SOLD for other than me
dlclnal, mechanical and scientific pur-
poses" The joints increased in num-
Der ana more responsible men became
the ,proprletors. The rosewood counter
TOOK lhc place OF the dry goods box.
Inc 4nchhdescent lght took the place of
me tnllow candle, the cut glass dccanter
TOOK the place OF the jug, and the gilded
mirror TOOK the place OF the horse blan-
ket and to-day there is probably no
town of 1000 inhabitants where a bibu-
Ious but discreet inquirer if properly