Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-16

| the very men who Witty US will rise up
and bless the men who had the boldess and
| the candor to stand up fer the right even
amid storm of obloquy and abuse.
| Mr.. Chairman, move the adoption OF
the resolutions
The resolutions prevailed unanimously
and the chair in a most complimentary way
| introduced the Hon. A. L. Allen, of Tope-
| ka, who said after seeing Wichita he could
understand how it was was that the re-
submission movement originated in Wich-
| ita The energy that built packing houses
Car works. manufactures and in short a
great city could not put up with the mar
row mindedness of the prohib crowd. He
| referred to the fact that It was sent out
! from Topeka that there are no resubrnis-
sionists ID that town and also recalled the
fact that 1900 Republicans in the town
| had signed the resubmission roll. No
more prohibs go to the legislature from
| his county.
! He referred to the Republican editors
saying not fair elections south and also
saving they fear of dishonest election
should prohibition be resubmitted. The
| teachers meeting in the city of Saints was
referred to in which was banner mot a
| saloon in Kansas, The resolutions OF the
| association We're unanimous because they
were afraid to vote against the prohiD
cranks. Thought it had come TO great
pass when a man in Kansas could not ex-
press his opinion.
| In Pennsylvania Republicans had given
| prohibs a chance to vote on the question
and one claimed that prohibition would
succeed. Why should not the Republi-
| cans of Kansas be as liberal; the prohib
Republicans Referred 10 the Republican
| situation in Iowa because Of the prohibi-
| ton question. And yet the prohibs in
| Iowa the other day shook tho red flag at
the Republican party. He suggested that
the prohibs leave the Republican party
and go some where, where they belong.
The Republican party had better die with
its boots on than to be smothered to death
by the petticoats OF the short and long
haired prohib cranks.
| Prohlb papers last year howled that
Shawnee county one term had no criminal
cases on the docket. The cases were there
but the outgoing county attorney
did not like the criminal business
and did not prepare the cases. At present
Shawnee county has eighty-seyen GRIM
nal cases. The speaker give the statistics
of Maine and Missouri, showing COM
parison in favor of the latter on crime.
taxes, pauperism, increase Of wealth and
drunkenness Also give some similar
statistics of Nebraska and Kansas.
In one county in Iowa over 1900 Ger
mans left last year owning 10 prohibition.
Kansas last year had lost $4,000 people
while Nebraska had been gaining rapidly.
And as to drunkards less per cent than in
the city of saints. A difference in the
price of prohi bition corn and Kansas corn.
Kansas prohibition had forced low
prices for products and high taxes
Because Judge Foster would not believe
one paid spotter he was dashed by some OF
the prohibition press, and the principle
maintained by Judge Foster was rccog-
nzed by any and every lawyer.
/ As to immigration, he referred to the
Germans turned from Kansas because he
left his country to avoid despotism. AS a
result they with others were going to Tex
as on the south, or Nebraska on the north,
or anywhere but Kansas.
The sneaker said the politicians coming
out of the state house were showing long
er faces every day because they had discov-
cred their little boat going down. lie told
the scat half way to h-r story, and the
crowd somehow connected the state house
politicians with the ''cat IN the we'll"
He expressed faith in the good judge
ment of the people of the state and would
be willing to abide by the result, no mat
ter what it was. He predicted that the
next twelve months would discover a
change in politics.
The speaker was often interrupted with
cheers.
Mr. H. L. Gordon being presented, said
as Republican he believed in the right of
petition. He could readily subscribe to
sentiment of resubmission. Not n ques-
ton of what men believed on the question,
but the question whether or not people
have a right to be heard on any question.
He was willing to submit any question to
the people OF Kansas, should they want to
vote on II.
He read letter from gentleman in an
adjoining county who said he was for re-
submission and many more were but they
were afraid to organize. They were afraid
to come out. afraid of cranks. The speaker
suggested that the letter would indicate
great work for the clubs
They must stand personal abuse from men
who should be above that sort OF thing.
Suggested that papers violating Republl-
canism should remove any claims to the
party. Was afraid that If the Republican
officeholders of the state refuse the right
to vote that the state would go over to
some other party. 1t was a question for
every county of Kansas and all the people Of
Kansas. Thought the sentiment was
growing and next November the voice of
the people would be heard. Was afraid
that without something being done Gov
ernor Humphrey had better drop on the
side of the fence with Judge Peters
Mr.. w. Il. PAYNE was called out and
said he did not like for petticoat at To-
neka TO govern Wichita, and did not think
the people of Kansas on resubmission
would take "no" for an answer.
The Topeka sheets could stand by Mrs.
Kellogg if they wanted to, but the people
would in due time be heard He inquired
if the Kansas politicians were set of re-
formers.
Referred to the recent letter OF Judge
Peters. Also concerning Governor Hum
phrey, suggested that he had better get on
the right side.
The average legislator liked prohibition.
and it seemed that last winter some OF
them liked Doodle, according to recent
evidence in court.
After number of happy hits on the in
constituencies OF prohibition cranks, re-
ferred to the cost Of prosecutions and the
lack Of good results. Thought could not
regulate appetite by law or run people in
heaven. In Kansas had had more intoxi-
cants showed under his eyes than in Indi-
ma where there are saloons. IL was