Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-23
TO REsUBMIssION REPUBLICANS.

The following address is sent out by
the resubmission republicans of the
state:
To the Voters of Kansas.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE STATE
REPUBLICAN RESUBMIssION CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF KANsAs-The recent
decision of the federal court deciding
that the liquor laws of Kansas are
unconstitutional and invalid SO far as
attempt to interfere with the sale of
liquors in the original packages, puts a
new phase upon the political issues in
Kansas. The court did not pass upon
the question whether the Wilson law
enacted by congress is constitutional or
not. 1t found reason enough to release
the defendant upon other grounds and
hence the unconstitHtionality of the
Wilson bill is still undecided.
AS a consequence of this decision,
tion of the law, the original package
houses have again established them
selves in the state and are carrying oD
business regardless of all prohibitory
legislation.
Here is seen the direct result and
natural fruits of prohibition, for no
license states are effected by the orig
inal package decision. Original pack
age houses locate only in prohibition
states. No good citizens advocate the
system of. original package houses.
They are devices bred by prohibitory
legislation. Prohibition alone is
responsible for the present condition of
the liquor traffic. The original pack
age houses pay no license fees and con-
tribute nothing to the public burdens.
1t is easy to see the result if Kansas
should be affected with another prohib
itOry legislature. The hideous mon
strosity, now declared unconstitutional,
known as the Murray law will be re-en
acted with its vigorous and obnoxious
provisions. What, then, will be the
next step in the great prohibition farce
in Kansas? A test case will be filed in
the United States courts to declare the
o-called Wilson law unconstitutional
and i'll all human probability it would
be declared absolutely null and void.
This opinion of the law is shared by
the leading lawyers of the country and
by every law writer that has written
upon the subject.
With the original package law
declared unconstitutional the last vest
ige of prohibition will be destroyed and
the gates flung open to the introduce
ton of original package houses, which
would fill every city in the state, from
the Missouri to the Colorado line. For
two years at least we would have
reign of free whiskey and until the sit
uatlOn was met by practical legislation.
SENSIBLE VOTERS APPEALED TO.
This is surely condition that all
good citizens depreciate. but it is sure
to follow us natural sequence of more
prohibiUory legislation. We appeal to
the citizens of Kansas without regard
to party whether they wish to support
a policy that will foster upon Kansas
system of free and open drinking
places independent of the police power
of the state. Will you vote for and sup
port policy which will limit, restrain,
regulate and tax the traffic and make it
pay us its share of the public burdens?
VIII you vote to continue the malic-
ious contentious and strife that is now
rending the state, a system of intoler-
ent laws that are driving away people
and capital, excluding the hardy and
industrious German, that is burdening
us with taxation, that is causing our
property to depreciate, that encourages
perjury. that creates hypocrites without
any compensatory results; or will you
support policy that will lift the state
from its dependency, invite immigra-
ton, lessen the burdens of taxation,
relegate demagogues and send us on the
highway to prosperity.
Every vote cast for the so-called
republican party of Kansas means con-
tention, strife, high taxes litigation,
free whiskey and public disaster.
Every vote for Charley Robinson will
be cast in the interest of temperance,
sobriety, reform, lower taxes and pros
perity to our fair state. Believeing
this to be good opportunity of finish
ing the fanatlcism in Kansas and
relieving the state OF its burdens, We
appeal to every citizen in the name of
harmony, who believe in true temper
ance, sobriety and honest government,
to vote for him only who will favor
high license, economical government
and is willing to trust the people with
all constitutional questions.
A. II. ALLEN,
Chairman State Republican Resubmis-
sion Central Committee.
BEECHER STERN, Secretary.
Topeka, October Is, 1890.
Alliance Men Hot.
"Da's a-heap o. trouble on de OF
mans min'." We mean our friend