The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-25
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE ARGUMENT THAT WHISKY MAKES
PROSPERITY.
KINsLEx VIC. T. U. .

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''It makes very little difference to a
community whether the citizens buy
their beverages at the drug store or at
the hole-in-the-wall or of a bootlegger
in the tall sunflowers, or at. a licensed
saloon. If he gets it at all he is just
as drunk and mayhap drunker on the
illegitimate whisky as on the legal ar
ticle that pays the TAX. Make show
ing on one side or the other here with
authenticated figures, and the figures
will net mislead the public. ."-Ltncotf
(Ne5sl State Journal. -. - .:
| Well, here are the figures: In 1880
about 1000 barrels of beer were sold
in Kansas. Since prohibition went
into effect the sales have gradually.
fallen of until last year they amounts
ed only to 2,700 barrels. Yet in tho
same time our population has advanc-
ed at an average rate of per cent q
year. :
The Journal compares the growth of
Kansas and Nebraska somewhat to-
the disadvantage of this state in the
last decade. There are several rea=
sons, to which prohibition has no re-
lation whatever, for the failure of
Kansas in the last few years to keep
up its rate of growth. Under prohi-
fbition at about the middle of the de-
cade our growth was very far ahead
of that OF Nebraska. But Oklahoma
drew off large portion of cur people,
no less than 5000 negroes alone hay:
| ing emigrated thithet from Topeka.
Moreover, Kansas with a courage un-
matched by Nebraska, has boldly att
tackled the dry soil of the western p0r7
| tion of the state and when the bad
years came on, many farmers went
home ruined and discouraged. Fur;
! thermore, Nebraska's population is
greatly augmented by the growth OF
Omaha and the. river cities. Similar
growth has been made in ,nur own,
river cities, but they count in, the
population of Missouri, though, built
up by Kansas and virtually belonging.
to this state. The band of these river.
towns is the liquor business It is the
worst thing theS have to, contend
against. and the claim sometimes adj
vanced that it has helped to build
them up rests on no reason whatever,
but is pure illustration of post hoe,
1oropter hoe fallacy. If Nebraska has
been prosperous it has been because OF
crops-not on account Of the liquor
drunk.
CONVERT TO PROHIBITION
The Omaha Republican, after due
consideration, has come out boldly for
the prohibitory amendment, and is
making a strong, winning campaign
creditable both to its moral intelli=:
gence and to its journalistic brilliancy.
1t takes no dubious position, but goes
into the very thick of the fight, apd its
occasional cartoons showing up the
fearful tendency of the saloon power
greatly increase the force of its efforts,
The Capitol sincerely congratuiates
the Republican and the people of Ne
braska, to whom IL PAPER of its. promi-
nence and extensive circulation can
be the greatest benefit in present.
ing the truth about prohibition. We
quote from the Repnblicdn of SatuT-
day:
"The people of Kansas have enduf-
ed prohibition for several years, and
they have found it no burden, no tax.
on business, no detriment to business
interests, and not harmful to the NOR.
ais of the people. That is very mild
way to state the situation as it now is
in that state, bat it covers. all the
ground of argument advanced by the
anti-prohibitionists of Nebraska
There is not an aBti-prohibitionist
in our state who has any argument
or who will advance any argument In,
favor of the saloon, or in favor Of the
use of intoxicants. They can and do
talk giibly of personal rights. but not
g, fO, fcly
are in favor of ''letting a man drink If
lie wants TO-" and do not want any OF.
their personal rights abridged or ..wip-.
ed out" They deplOre the ruination.
of many business interests, in case
the prohIbitory amendment is adopted.
but just how such. interests will be
ruined by prohibition they know NOT.
They have been told that prohibition
has ruined Iowa ana Kansas, but they.
will not deny that Iowa and Kansas
farms have produced as well since the.
laws have been on the statute books
of the states; that manufsetures have.
been as prosperous; that merchants-
have sold as much merchandise az
or that mechanics have earn
ed as much money, or that the money
so earned has been as judiciously ex-
pended.
So also are the people of Iowa-tbe.
anti-saloon people-satisfied with the
of the prohibition law there.
they do not see ruination
Or starvation staring the state in the.
face, for the Republican party-the
party that is responsible for the law,
did not hesitate, in its late convention
TO reafirm its loyalty TO the cause;
and adopt the following plank in its
platform: .-.--...
1--WE declare against compromise,
with the saloon, and stand by the peo~.
pie of this state in their hostility to its,
existence, spread and power. - We
favor such legislation on the. part OF,
congress as shall protect the police,
power of the states in their. efforts to
regulate, confine or prohibit The public
BAR ,.,... -.
"Where prohibition has been tried it.
is popular with the: masses. Some
business interests, it IS true, have been
ruined, but only, such interests as the
law aimed to ruin. .''-T0pekd Capitol.
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Families not already supplied should
lose no timein procuring a bottle OF.
collie. cholera and diar-.
rhoea remedy. 1t is the only remedy.
that can always be depended upon fci.
bowel complaint in all its FORMS; p,
and 80 cent BOTTLES for sale by Is. +.
Tatum & Co.
English SPAWN Imminent removes4
hard. soft. or cAlfoused Jumps .,an.h
all blemisheS from horses, bfoof sP ,viIh
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