Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
W. e. L. u. NOTES.
THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
FIGURES WHICH SHOW THEBENEFfTS
OF PRoHIBITIaN TO KANSAS.

From the Topeka Capitat.]
A&+@Sz3A The convention held IN
1Na-shss>e2 this city yesterday to
AWE E take action regarding the
IL UNESAH original package traffic in
SE.S4NHI Kansas and 10 demand
EEa Immediate legislation
from congress was the
most remarkable assembiage of people
this state of Kansas has ever known.
Nearly 3. 100 delegates presented their
credentials to the officers of the cor
ventiOn, and in addition there were
several hundred visitors who did not
repart. Nothing like it was ever
known in Kansas before, ami, indeed
1T was one of the larges. delegate CON
vPDtions ever held in This country.
They Game from every county in Kan
sas; even the frontier counties were
represented by over one hundred dele
gates. Sedgwick had almost the sam.
number. Harvey Douglas, Leave,
worth, Rice and many others had de-
egatlons nf fifty to serenty-fivt.
1t was Il grand Outpouring of the peo-
pie who came here to say ;hat Kansas
must he prote ed aga ms: The inva-
sion by Missouri WHISKY dealrr-.
'Ehrre never was u more earnest or d,
termInesi Assem- biage If pc; pie.
Representing three-quarters of the
citizens of Kansas, they declared /"
language most emphatic that the si,-
loon could not come back to Kansas.
In the convention - delegates there
were some of the most pro inent bus
mess men of Kansas. There wer-
numerous eX-cangrcs smen, senator's
district judges amt others who have
for years been prominent in Kansas
affairs. There were also several hun
dresi of the b--st women of Kansas pres
ent as delegates.
1t Was necessary, in order 10 accom-
MEDIATE ali. IN hold three meetings iii
the afternOOn-one at representative
hall. ,,ne in the senate chamber and Il
third in front Of the capitol. In the
evening one great mass meeting WAS
held I'm front at the state house. Twelve
thousand people attended it.
The state of Kansas is the home
stead of prohibition and prohibition ac
quired its right to tn soil Of our STATE
toy permanent occupancy, and by max
ing lasting and valuable improve
ments. The netes and bounds Of its
possessions are the exterior lines OF the
state. It's warranty deed is recorded
in the hearts of the people, ana its
muniments of title can be seen in eN-
cry church building, school house and |
happy home in our prosperous state. |
1t is the fairest inheritance ever given |
to contented people, and The rum |
power has no mortgage on it.
The following official figures are pre-
scented as showing the effects of prohi- |
bition in Kansas and in support Of the |
statements made above.
The school population Of Kansas in |
1850 was 340,6l7; in 1888, period of
eight year, there We're $50, 010 children
of school age on Kansas soil an in |
crease of 1911 1868 in eight years.
In 1880 the assessed valuation of |
Kansas property was Sl6S, $50. 16l; in |
1889 this aggregate is swei!ed to $780, |
SIS, 033, gain of more than 100 per
cent. in nine years of prohibition.
AS against the argument of financial |
decay we offer the additional proof of |
confidence OF thnt fact that within |
five years more than 1000 miles of |
railroad has been constructed within |
our borders, until Kansas with her o. |
249 miles of main and side track stands |
second in point # mileage of all the
states in the union.
When prohibition came Kansas had |
917 convicts in her penItentsary and a
total population in the staie of 1886 .096;
after nine years of population and an
increase of 600 600, She has 373 cpnvicts
in her peni entiary. an actual decrease
of D per cent. Notwithstanding the in
crease in population. Our sister STATE
of Nebraska with a high License sys-
tenn during the same time has incraas-
Ell her prison population l67 per cent
The prison population Of Nebraska has
outrun the general gro Nth of prohibit
ton a per cent. Kansas with her
i 600, 900 population has III bows i'll her
reform school for boys. Nebraska
with her estimated population of L.
600, 900 has 2i5 boys In her reform
school. Nebraska with 5000 900 less in
has seventy-One more boys
In prison than Kansas.
For the purpose of comparison we
will parali-l the rates of taxes in Kan
sas aud Nebraska for the same years
that we have had p1hibition in Kan
sas.