New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-03
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" THE VOICE. AS IT SOUNDS TO KANSAS fNo'
HIBITONIST

r. tho Editor Of The Trlo u n
Sir. would Ike TO ask by what theory or NV %
-. nTbe yoico.n and third party Prohpi''o"
49,. cooro,,v ATTEMPT 20 defend their action town."
,ba penubIican party in Kansas and In Iowa. rs O''s
urompted by an honest and sincere desire io' IN r
cess Of prohibition. In advocating pio'l""oD
other statcs they point TO Kansas rs an ..
and rs furnishing unansverabe arguments ue -.
Too ~ nroctIcablty Its advantages and It's pehcn''
70 mental. moral and material progress nv l
..hnur opd vi.h pride that in all Its length anu
,rooath no omen saloon invites the youtmul anu Wv.
unwary TO destruction, or TO the HE Oh an nv
and that with a few eNceptlohaiy o'''"fV
peculiarly sltuated towns the law against l
ulnr Is ne well enforced is any law on inc sit"''
hook They know too that all TINS mas Deen d"
compIIshed by and through the Republican parry n''
90, NO manor s laboring hard 10 day to disrupt tao
marty in Kansas which has done all thls' ~ y ~
Voice II knows full well that Withdrawn U, ~
nor cent land possibly OF % per cehC) vi '''o
bih,tionists OF Kansas from the support oi 'l' pS
would inevitably place It's control, ana the oo" Va
the state in the hands OF the aVo"eo '"'"
prohibition: and yet 1.-THE voice Is ho"''"s -,
with popors with appeals and with blank pledges
,rg prohbtionists 10 pledge hostility to the party
mat bos hrourht about the results IL processes u
desire ,..,,
"The Voice" Is no stupid imbecile, working without
o,r or purpose II can't be said that It is destitute
~ the ordinary common sense which everyday "a
pericnce and observation usually impart. Hence II
cannot be ignorant OF the fact which Is KNOWN W
every ProhI.Itionst In Kansas that could II succeeu
in combining every positive Prohibitonist Il mean
those who believe or can be made to believe that inc
spunression OF the rlm-trafic was and Is the over
sbndowIng issue OF the day into n separate part!
orranizatIon il would sull be helpless and nope
less minority without the aid OF that very hrge Class
Of Indifferent or acquescent voters who have sead'y
voted the Republican ticket without regard to the
Srct on prohibition. Yet knowing TINS Inc voice sun
urce, such action What is It's motive is IL hoh'st
Is IL the real ficnd of prohibition and temperance III
so what excuse or explanation does II OHerf
IL looks very much as II IL found In the misuS-
picnus honest, inexperienced devotee OF prohibition
and that large class that generous sypatheuc ana
phllanthroplc without stopping 10 study FOR tneiii,
selves the relations OF TO effect and not much
experienced in the deceptive ways Of the world me
field I'm which, under the cloak Of religion ana pldi
thropy To work a confidence game to tho great al
vantage Of It's subscription list and its owners pockets.
tho only danger that threatens. continued ana sue,
cessful prohibition in Kansas comes from The 3icc
and It's third party coworlsers, and verify behevs
that they will have TO stand next to the orgahmnen
umsellers before God and humanity In responsibility
Tor much OF the failure and delay In olrly ana COM
pete state and National prohibition. .,,.>.,er
KANSAS PROHIBlTlONloI.
Manhattan, Kan, May l2, loS2.