Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-22

party as to seriously AFFECT It's chances
for success in our national campaign.
There is also a much larger element
which believe that the saloon should be
abolished, and that as our party is the
great party Of reform, we should not
hesitate to take a pronounced stand on
this question and present measure that
will be practical in its operations in &C
complishing the above results.
This is the difficulty that confronts US:
We must satisfy both elements Permit
me to suggest one way out. shall sub
nit to our national convention for adop-
ton Il plank which will read something
like the following:
1--WE believe the principal solution of
the liquor problem lies in abolishing the
element of profit, which is a source of
constant tenn ptation, evil and corruption.
We therefore demand that the exclusive
importation, manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors shall be conducted
by the government or state at cost, I'M
der conditions and restrictions which
may be adopted by the various states"
In ill the states where temperance
sentiment is strong enough to permit
heartily advocate the adoption of re-
strictions reading something like the
following:
First--We believe the principal solu-
ton of the liquor problem lies in the
aboishing of the element of profit,
which IS IL source of constant temptation,
evil and corruption. We therefore de-
mand that the exclusive Importation
manufacture and sale of all Intoxicating
LIQUORS shall be conducted by the gov
ernment or state ut cost, for medicinal,
mechanical and scientific. purposes only,
through county commissioners, who
shall appoint salal'ied officials in such
towns or cities as shall apply for such
agencies. .s.ll
Second-In states not quite so far adj
vanced in temperance sentiment, the
state coald sell Intoxicating liquors at
cost, not to be drank on the premises.
Third-Ir states like Ohio, Massachu-
setts and lew York, which advocate
high license the restriction might read
that The exclusive importation, manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be conducted by the government or
state at cost through county commits
sioners, who shall appoint salaried Of
fcials in such towns and cities as shall
apply for such agencies
Thus we not only leave the restlic-
tons to the states, but local option to
each town and city.
The third plank leaves ont the limita-
tons mentioned in the first two.
Ohio and Massachusetts have both de-
clared for the naturalization of the
liquor traffic by adopting planks in their
state platforms reading substantially
like the latter plank.
The national convention will only he
called upon TO declare>for the principal.
leaving the adjustment of the restric-
lions to the temperance sentiment and
the activity of the temperance advocates
in each state. This is fair to ALL
Should the various states adopt the
first plank (Which personally advocatel,
it would enable the Prohibiiionists to
ioin this great reform movement, which
is to win i'll 1899. .
have submitted the national plank,
also the first state plank, to prominent
leaders of the Prohibition party, both
national and state, and have been as.
sured that if the Peoples party will
adopt them it will solve the difficulties
now existing between these two parties,
and possibly enable them to come to-
gether in 1892. as it is Il practical step
toward accomplishing in another way
what the PruIlbilionists have been con-
.on,lin,, far many. yn.I1S