Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-03-12

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representatives of the people so far for
get the very fundamental principles OF
the organization through whose instru-
mentality they were elected that they
refused to give the people of Kansas a
chance to express themselves upon a
question asked for by at least a respect
able minority of her voters. Be it said
to their credit that few of the alliance
representatives went on record for re-
submission-M. W. CObun. of Barton
county, among them. And here is an
explanation made by one of the few
who understood his position and had the
courage to express himself:
MIR. SPEAKER: In explanation of
my vote OH the reSubmiSSlOn resolution,
wish to Say that am not pledged to
vote for or against it. But, ;iS | am tue
representative of the peoples party of
the ninety. second representative dis
tIict c2 the state of Kansas. and know
ing that there is Il demand made 10y IA
large number of voters and citizens of
the state that this question should be
reSubmitted to the voters of the state,
and realizing that d minority have tie
right OF petition in Il government like
ours on all questions that affect the
rights and privileges of the whole peo-
pie, and honestly believing that an
honest vote OH this question under the
election system now adopted by the
state would forever settle the perplex-
ing question, and take it out of the pol
iticS of the state, and wishing to prac
tically apply the golden rule, DO unto
others as We would that they should do
unto you,'' [ therefore vote no!
H. D FREEMAN
THE motion on which the vote was
taken was to suspend action on the
question to an indefinite period. Those
in favor of submitting the matter To
the people voted against suspending
action.)
What prevented any alliance repre-
sentative from taking the same view?
Why could not every one OF them
have placed themselves on the side of
right and justice, instead of placing
their following side and side with the
corrupt, rank, and played out republi-
can party on the question of prohihi
ton? Our opinion is that the
whole crowd was influenced, managed.
by the few meddlesome. QuiXotic long
and short sighted prohibition
who have persistently pushed
themselves to the front in the third
party movement. and who care more
for the continuance of the untenable
THEORY of prohibition than the prac-
tical and common sense FACT that the
voice of the people should be heard.
The question now arises: How long
will resubmisslonists in the alliance
submit to such injustice at the hands
of their prohibition brethren? How
long will it be before the conservative
and Conscientious prohibitionists in the
alliance will get their eyes open wide
to the injury of themselves and their
by few OF the Senseless
leaders who cannot trust them to
another vote upon IA question that will
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a vote is taken? How long will the
alliance assist the republican managers
of the Humphrey stripe, who preach
prohibition in Kansas and get drunk in
Colorado, to retain positions of power
the prejudices of the people?
If the alliance is to be pledged to
prohibit III and in opposition to a free
Of preference on any law
the 3allOt; If that is to be the
object of the peoples party in Kan
sas, then the peoples party or the
alliance is no place for resubmissionists
for de mocratS, or for any man who has
the good of the state at heart and a true
of what is just and right
The DEMOCRAT has many readers
men and women who believe
that the prOhibitory law, if enforced.
would be great benefit to Kansas peo-
pie; and who hope that some day the
law will be enforced strictly and I'M
For such men and women
we have the profOundest respect. Per
sons who are HONEST in that convic-
ton; and who believe the question of
prohibition should have no place in pol
itics, will be found willing to submit
the question t0 a vote of the people and
thus take it OUT Of politics. IF they are
not willing for such a disposal Of the
question then they are not reasona ble.
not christianlike, and not possessed of
the spirit of hrotherly love which they
profess; they are only tools of the old
republican party managers and have
not sufficient gumption to see that they
are being used as such.
We have given this extended atten-
tion to the subject from the fact that
we believe the prohibitory law. as it
has worked in the past and Will con-
tinue to work as long as it is political
factor has resulted in n dptriyneDt tn