The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10
A NOTE OF WARNING.

"A MUTE OF "AhNlNG.
Capital
There are several features of the
present campaign, in the several coun-
ties and in the State at large, which
should be carefully considered by pro-
hibitionists; and by prohibitionists we
mean all those who are in favor of the
present prohibition policy of our con-
stitution and laws.
The whisky power outside of the
State and it's subservient bottle-hold-
ers within are now chuckling over the
impending danger that hangs over
prohibition in Kansas. That such
danger exists cannot be doubted by
any student of the situation. There
is some ground for the shameless hope
of the men who would bring back into
our State the saloon and its vicious
influence.
We are well aware that this note OF
warning will fall on many deaf ears.
During the past six months prohi-
bition farmers have been constantly
instructed to treat prohibition as a
side issue-as question that has
been thoroughly settled; and they
have been studiously warned that all
discussion of this question was mere
dust that would be thrown into their
eyes to prevent their seeing more i'm
portant matters. These men are in.
clined to stop their ears, and will,
perhaps, refuse to hear. At the same
time clergymen, merchants, and other
business and professional men who
are in favor of prohibition, are taking
it for granted that prohibition is safe,
and are quietly and inactively en-
joying their fancied security. Thus
the temperance people of the State
will be very slow to believe or ap-
preciate that there is any danger to
their cause. On the other side is
being carried on an active, well plan
ned campaign, looking first to null
LITIGATION of the law, and finally to its
resubmission and repeal. The liquor
interests of the country are furnishing
the money and the anti-prohibitionists
and democracy of the State are doing
the active work.
These are the danger signals:
First. The com bination on J. n.
Ives for Attorney General. The At
torney General is the officer who en-
forces the prohibitory law, through
his assistants appointed by himself
in counties where the county attorney
is against the law. Ives was first
nominated by the Peoples party by
accident; no one outside of the little
town where he lives knew him or
knew his position on any political or
social question. AS soon, however,
as 1t was learned that he was a bitter
enemy of prohibition the liquor in
terests commanded his endorsement
by its friends, the resubmissionists
and the democracy. 1t mattered not
that he ranked in the lowest scale as
lawyer, or that he was an unknown
adventurer, migrating from State to
State, having dropped down in this
State less two years ago. This man
Ives already had the nomination of
the Peoples party for the Office ON
which depends the enforcement of the
prohIbitory law in certain counties;
with this advantage this important
office might be gained by the liquor
interest. "This is the slick thing to
do" said ex-Mayor Neeley, the blus-
tering snti-prohibitionist of Leaven-
worth. The demand to endorse was
obeyed. Fred Bently and other prom
inent lawyers who deserved well of
their party were thrown aside, and
this rambling pettifogger was en-
dorsed-making combination of the
Peoples party, the Democracy, and
the ResubmissiOnists, on a candidate
for Attorney General who is owned
by the National Brewers association.
Second. The com bination on coun-
ty attorney in the several counties.
We all know how little the prohib-
itory law is enforced in counties where
the county attorney is not in SYM
patby with it. His oath of office is
easily satisfied as to this law, if he is
against it. From the fact that
the Alliance has no lawyers in its Or