The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-05-29
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GONu " C0Ntt ocStsAoAt "1AN W.
sxeerabIe, detsstable crime was
committed. IL was Q pltiable scene.
The helpless victim Of mercenary
lust shrieked In the agOny OF her
shame and humiliation. In the very
eve Of Decoration day, when mems
minds are attuBed TO the holy work
Of strewing flowers on the graves Of
our dead braves aud watering the
plant Of patriotism, there is sPewed
mp from the home Of the old border
rufilans q brewing Of hell to debaueh
our fair city. IL IL q thing TO make
the gorge rise, choking, and the
bIsOd Of manhood boil with white
heat Of Indignant protest. Was
there no belt left from Gods artillery
TO strike the ravisher low:
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That was the situation on Monday
evening. But the city Of Salina IL
seems had some means Of defending
herself In her dire extremity. County
Attorney Frazier looked up an or
dinance, providing for such = con-
tingency. The assauller was quickly
arrested on 4 charge Of violating the
law, aud brought before the bar OF q
police judge, where he pleaded
guilty, aud in default Of bail and
payment Of fine, Was placed in dur
nnee vile. Horrible Dissertation Of
whisky's divine right 20 debauch
the fair cities Of Kansas, was IL
not! hut just, u there is God in
Heaven. How the brewers and dis
tIllers Of the country, through a sub
seryieni pImpIng press, will howl nj
this exercise Of = means 81 defense
How desolate sits the den ON Ash
street, With all thst miserable swill
aud sinking whisky, boxed In
"orIginaI packages, with nobody to
sell Il, aud nobody TO drink H.
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But this perhaps IL not the end of
u. The power Of rum for evil II
mighty. There will be other efforts
TO cOnsummate the attempted rape Of
SAliBa. Will the people permit the
efforts TO be made" Can not public
Indignation rise to the necessity OF
the situation aud prevent another
attempt: Will they paddock their
mouths aud sit with folded hands,
parAlyZed, al the decision of sol
emn tribunal, aud impOient la the
defense Of their honor aud peace {:
Shall alien tramps steal in here and
levy heavy contributions for the
benefit Of the brewers uf Kansas
city without the IL ost vigorous pro.
test that aroused manhood IL capa-
bls Of" We do not believe the peO-
pie Of Salina are built that way.
Al least his honor the mayor, the
city attorney and others, officials
aud citizens, have given earnest Of
what they will do.
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The whisky men are not wise, or
they would understand better how
la Kansas TO manufacture public
sentiment la their favor than this.
Their conduct, thick headed, the
inspiration of q deep-seated hatred
Of this citadel Of temperance, Is riv-
citing the feeling that prohibition Is
right into \ flrmer grip on the con-
sciencs Of the people. The open
aud defiant dissertation Of the spirit
u not the letter Of our laws will
turn resubmissiUuists into anti-sa-
lOOu men, aud make prshibitionists
OF even rahid opponents Of the law.
Kansas people can be coaXed but
not driven; they may Ice seduced
by plausible pleading, but not CO.
creed to yield without u most de-
tsrmined contest In defense Of
honor.
The prohibition law Of this state
should not, must not Ice allowed TO
be violated with IMMUNITY. The de-
olsion OF the highest tribunal ia
the land, as to the sale Of IntoXI-
eating liquOIs Ia original packages,
IL no sign that aliens or others
shall have license 10 tear down the
barriers that were erected by our
Legislators against the rum traffic.
IL 10 n technical matter at best,
and not n design on the part of
the supreme court To Overlurn our
state laws aud make them null.
National aud state laws are in
tended 90 be la harmony just
aud m iguiilcent system whereby
crime may be punished aud the
Sell-being Of society protected
against shcrOIchments of evil. We
may bs sure that the nsiional leg
islAture, before It's adjournment,
will pass an act that will clinch
and strengthen the prohibition
laws OF Kansas aud other states, so
that no chance may Ice given 10 de-
signing men TO dehauch cur people.
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We do not know what the citizens
Of Topeka uT other towns may do
10 baseIy assaulted a. above, hut the
state NJ large can Ice assured that the
people Of Salina will not permit
% outrageous and diabolieal thing
20 be done here. Indignation il nj
white hest. sSelG-drfeuse will he
swift la it, action if necessary. No
threats Of violence are made, no ne
cessIIy for violence We hope, but
Tumblings are heard Of q storm that
should lie needed.
UNE Kansas editor dominates
John Sherman for president in IsI2.
John l. . good man and We could
heartily support him. Hut We
thought the candidate was Ia be
nominated by the Republican Ma
tIonAl convention.
THE Newton RspHLiicuH mentions
this circumstance: Professor tan
field addressed one Thousand people
al Great Beud Friday night. At the
same time the resubmlssion apostles
were holding sPell-bUund an aud
Ienee Of one hundred aud forty I.er-
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