Wichita eagle., 1890-02-23

die.n Did Adam eat? Certainly he did,
right in the face of the death penalty from
on high. ECheers.l II we should enact
law in Kansas to prohibit the use of corn
meal our people would have it, If they had
to send to Missouri for 1t, have it sealed up
in tin cans. marked "soap'' and sent 20
them. What we want is to take the boy
out of the saloon and, if we must have
these places, put the man in the boys
place. We want to reduce the number OF
places where it is sold. What Kansas
needs is the full benefit of all her pastures.
the full benefit of her farms, the tuii pene.
fit of ner manufactures, the full benefit Oh
her commerce and the privilege OF making
all the ineoxicants leg.timately used in our
state aud she will ask no more. lProlong-
ed cheerl These things we must and Will
have. The people will take hand In the
future and see to it that the laws in this
state are so made rs to not impede our de-
velopmeut. GCheers and voices saying
"you bet they will"l We want Kansas to
prosper If the farmers prosper we all
prosper Tcheersl for Kansas is an agricui-
tural state or it is nothing, so that the
prosperity of the farmers means prosperity
of all. Mr.. Payne made many good points
not given here and was loudly cheered.
At the close of Mr.. Payne's speech Sen
ator Bentley was introduced and spoke for
more than an hour. holding the close at
tention of his auditors. Mr.. Bentley said:
First and foremost, / desire to say that L
am Republican and am proud of it, All
of my political hopes are centered IN that
party and in i.s successes. am so much
read out of the party by eny red-nosed
Pronibitienist, will deal with this ques-
tion from the basis of three distinct propo-
sitions: First, the present crisis which
confronts us: second, the question OF tax
alton; third, the question OF immigration.
That we must as state take care OF our
selves, no one can deny. Missouri and all
the surrounding states are very busy tax
ing care of themselves. The destiny or
Kansas is in the hands of her own people,
and if the state desires TO prosper she must
improve her opportunities. We can not
prosper In selling corn at Is cents. we
need a home market, something TO con-
sumo our corn. Hard times have taken
every available hoof and hog from the
farm. We have been sold to pay interest
and taxes We now confront crisis
in the affairs of Kansas Not only is this
SO of financial and crop matters, but
crisis in politics is upon US. Why Is the
Farmers Alliance wave today sweeping
over Kansas? Because of distrust. dis
gust and distress. High taxes are the
rule. | have had bright business man or
this city investigate the cost Of prohibi-
tion in Kingman county during the last
six years. 1t may surprise you to learn
that LIQUOR prosecutions in this county,
during that period, cost about $50. 900, and
that the grand jury in the spring term of
1877 cost this county nearly 1000. have
been coming to this city to attend court
since 1850. Upon my first visit your citl-
zens wildly claimed population of 250
souls; you had really about 200 people.
have watched your growth and gloried in
your prosperity. but in walking over your
city today ! notice that your court and
your county officers still hold fourth IN
the old frame building. With the S39, 00O
expended by this county in the prosecution
of a farcial law you might have built a
comfortable $4,000 court house; an orna-
ment to your city, and large enough to
last this county for many years.
Prohibition has cost Sedgwick county,
during the past nine years, more than u
half million of hard dollars. Enough to
build our new court house and pave the
business portions of our city.
The speaker here dwelt at length upon
the cost of liquor prosecution in Sedgwlck
county, giving dates and figures.
81 will now ask you the question, are
your taxes increasing" This question
met with liberal response from the audi
ence in the affirmative. Wait till you get
that expensive luxury in this county
known as an assistant attorney general.
Colonel Hallowell. formerly assistant at
ceipted the following bill for fees to our
county. (Here Mr.. Bentley read the bilI)
You can see that the fees i'll the Stewart
case, alone, amounts to S5,2OS; POS counts,
and his fees are SO per count, and charge
on the county For the consideration OF
81 Colonel Hallowell released our county
from all liability on the bill, most gen
erous ;St, Look at the taxation
in the cities of Kansas. Com
pare the rates now and prior TO the prohi-
bition law This rate is increasing. You
lost $4,000 of your population in 1889.
Last year we got 1900 IN I'M
migration, and the 444, 600 III
foreign immigration which came to Castle
Garden was distributed in the far north
| west, Nebraska and Texas. We should
have settler on every eighty acres OF
land: some of those fellows who wear
wooden Shoes The thud of the wooden
shoe is heard on the soil of Nebraska and
prosperity follows the echo. With all of
the advantages of soil, water, and climate,
we are today in absolute distress. Let
Kansas throw off the yoke. Arise IN your
might as sane business men and as good
citizens. Let US right these wrongs and
correct these conditions.
For purity, strength. economy and cura-
tive power, Hoods Sarsaparilla has no
equal. Try it.