The Meeker herald., 1890-03-15

nu,t iSa,. Whisky.
y Topeka, kas,, special To the ben.
yer News OF the 7th. says: Tie grand
fesubmissiun meeting OF the Republican
party was called 10 order at 4 O',locl.
ssaas ovo"'os 10y a. =. n,,... - ,,.,- ~,
and, after u selection hy Mlrshali's
band, Mr.. Allen delivered short al
dress on the question OF resubmit,ing
the prohibition question 10 the people
Of Kansas, after which he Introduced
Hon. j. W, stccn OF kingman, Ka1.
Mr., s,een stated that the people 90
knnsas were not In favor of Tie open
sHloon, but they wished To have his!i
license, and that the Governor would
grant the rcIuis,'ion for special srs-
SION III the Legs iturr when he ssS
that the people wrrr bound la have
r"submissipn. The following rcsolu-
lions were then presented:
Resolved. That We extend To the dis,
limsu!,hci guests n most hearty wei
come. We congratulate the people Of
Kansas that the demand for the result
mission of the prOlibi,ory amendment
10 IA vote al the people has spread with
such marvellous rapidly over the
entire State that fully two-,hiuis
of our citizens nre In favor Of sub
uniting tile question nj the caTiIcs,
possible moment To- the end that Tia.
prohibl,oTy angndmcn, may bo forced
10 an issue. aIi that We condemn the
action 81 the Topeka daily Capital lot
the way In which 1t In, treated our
question. he II
Resolved, That prohibition las para
lived and injured industry aui business
In every Stat. In tie uulon that has
adopted /, and titled 1t ~ u political
measure, nni tina, rs effects upon IN.
morals OF the people has been PERM.
c.1us In the llshrst degree aud ".
challenge the friends If prohibition To
successfully ccntTOyrfl tho accusations.
We oppose prohibition because II is nj,
enmiiy with the fundamental principles
innl;cnnblc right OF lhr citizen 70. tf'h
,cr,ninc for himself bY whn, method hc
Will pursue his own happiness without
( interference with the rights 81 other
wliic,, principle Is the has!s Of our libcr-
ties aud the hope Of our institutions,
We 9mpi'liizf with the Kansas
farmers that the conditions are such
that the best agricultural State In tic
union ir ,ulcls d'ps.',srI aud that they
are without home 'asFsr;a for the
products ~ ;l'r.F iutg 10y and toll. aud
tina; they are comp to pay the car.
ryiug clsfgI, hrgunl the limits Of
tho state before . mEfkot can 10 found.
While We do not charge the present
depression In agriculture 10 prohibition
alone, We do charge that By the adoption
Of S,stcm Of lIws hostile aud iHimical
to the large number Of the people 81 thc
United States. thus driving out valuable
industries. preventing certain classes
Of manufacturing rrp,liing immigrl
/ ton aud maxim. thr cultivation Oi
certain crops Improbable. prohibition
has wrought disaster 10 tho state Of
Kansas. and Is In conflict with thf
tradition. doctrines aud teachings oi ~,
party. and should be eliminated from
the policy aud platform Of the Rrpub
licnn party In tho thirty.iiyc States IL
the Union. Therefore We believe that
the cXisIancc Of ;hn prohibition lnw Is
u perpetual menace to the industrial
Interests OF Kansas. and believing that
any public measure in the hands OF IA
enlightened people is absolutely safe,
and knowing that great proportion Of
the people Of Kansas demand tho rcpea
of the prohibiinry amendment, We re-
.pectfully aud earnestly request TIN
Governor OF Kansas to call an extra
session OF tho Legislature to the cui
that the prohilitory amendment may b.
submitted to vote Of the people ut tli'
next election of Representatives. IL
I November. 1880 We demand the right
tn b. heard upon this question, anC
unles5 it ia granted oar importuuitlc.
will not censr.
The resolutions were signed h
Bcechcr, s,ccn, John j. Dyal and j. j
I Evans.
On motion tire resolutions wer,
/ adopted.
About 1900 delegates representing n.
cattle breeding aud maturing State
: aud Territories urr i'm Attendance IA, In,