The advocate., 1890-12-31
THE DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTION or
PROHIBITION.

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torial that we are 20 have the resubmlssOn dis.
cussion and contest again. We we're told an DIN,
In the campaign by those who were most
prominent as speakers In this district that pro.
hibiton was dead Issue, that "the people were
we'll satisfied" and "nOw we must 20 on seeking
other reforms" Hence the prohlbitlonlsts gen.
orally voted the peoples ticket" Have we been
caught In a trap2
second-Why discuss "resubmIssion' when
every party that has advocated IL IN Kansas
during theipast ten years has been Oyewhcm.
Ingly defeated
Thirds not the resubmisson vote this year
In proportion 10 the entire vote about one 10 six2
Fourth-Look ahead.a little, Suppose the next
Legislature refer the subject back 10 the people
then the liquor power would consider half
million a small sum as Doodle Do buy back Kan.
sas 20 the saloon there would then be In my
Judgment the mightest contest that any state
has yet witnessed on any issue, "tanR, "sver
bin, - and all the other economical questions
would be buried so deep fear they would not 10
resuuected for decade.
Fifth-And that is Just what would please the
monopolIes and the trusts
We have begun good work and have done
grandY Why turn us aside 10 old issues and
which have been settled again and again by the
people? REV. S. s. WEATHERRY,
M. II. church alllanceman, II. M. b. A., Christian
Socialist, ProhibltIonIst, and voted the peoples
party straight.
AS the above communication is but
a sample Of several received at this
Office we give it entire in order that
we may say something about it and
be understood. The reverend gentle
man, if he has read our articles upon
this fubject at all, entirely misinter-
prets their import. Will he be kind
enough to tell us in what way he
thinks he has been caught IN a trap3
1t is true that the peoples party re-
garded this prohibition question as
settled in this state and as being no
issue in the campaign. But the cam
paign is ended for this year and we
can now, we trust, discuss questions
of interest calmly and dispassionately
and not particularly with reference to
a political contest. Our correspon-
dent says there was a resubmission
vote in the state of about one TO six.
Does he consider that we are doing
wrong in trying to convince these men
that resubmission is impolitic and un-
wise7 He subscribes himself as a
Reverend. We presume he regards
the christian religion as eXpounded
by the church Of his choice, as a set
tied question. Does he in conse-
quence OF this cease his efforts to CON
vince the people of It's truth and of
the Importance Of embracing it9 Yet
he objects to our feeble efforts to con-
vince the resubmissionist that his
position is not in accord with the best
interests Of the people and Of the
state. Now let us be understood in
this matter, and let men be reasonable
upon this question as well as any
other What we have written upon
this subject we have endeavered to
write in a spirit Of candor and justice
to all parties. We believe prOhibi-
tion and absolute government control
Of the liquor traffic for all legitimate
to be the practical solution
OF this question. We have endeSvOred
to vDraaank our viayua t1v,ov hhia et1h