Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-03-19
KANSAS CHURCHES

Resolutions Adopted by the Kansas n. Il.
Conference.
Resolved, That the entire suppression of
the liquor traffic is the only method of deal
ing with the gigantic saloon evil worthy the
consideration of civilized people. To license
the iniauitous traffic, or to permit free trade
in intoxicants is to be guilty of treason to the
home, of highest crime against society In the
sight of Almighty God.
The prohibition sentiment in Kansas has
clearly demonstrated that the law can be
we'll and readily enforced whenever pubic
officials faithfully perform their sworn duty:
We arraign the present state gSve tha Saw
in that the attorney general has in various
instances CONTEMPORARY declined to exer,
else the power with which he is clothed, and
the governor has been altogether too ready
with executive pardons for notorious offend
ers and lamentably lacking in official courage
or in wisdom, or, in fact, IN the appontment
of police commissioners in cities OF the nrst
class.
We emphatically declare our profound con:
yiction that the question of the extinction OF
the saloon is the paramount question chal-
longing the attention of the American states
man. Other issues over which parties con-
tend are destitute of moral principle and but
like prating concerning mint, anise and cum
min. while this involves the weightier matters
of the law, justice, truth, mercy and right
That the great political party to which the
state is indebted for it's prohibitory. law can
hope for the continued support of the Chris
tian element so long as it shall continueto be
loyal to the interests of prohibition. II In
the present emergency it shall refuse longer
| to maintain its fidelity to this supreme ques-
| tion Il will but invite and deserve defeat at
| the hands of disappointed people.
We assure the leaders of all political par
| ties that any alliance with the saloon OF IN
difference to its suppression is an onense
which ought not to be and which cannos %
condoned by the enlightened Christian con-
science of the state. Whatever other claims
they may present at the ballot box, we pro-
claim this to be the one over-shadow1ng
| question in the politics of the day.
That in the opinion of this body the present
law is defective in principle, in that 1t per,
mits the liquor traffic as q source OF PERSONA
ton to an illegal selling for purposes OF gam.
We are of the opinion that it is preferable
| that sales for constitutional purposes should
| he made only by salaried agents of the state,
thus making it impossible that we should
have in the guise of drug stores places that
are really saloons.
| That state prohibition can never be made
to thoroughly extirpate the evil OF intemper-
ance, as liquor can be imported from non
| prohibition states, thus rendering nugatory
| the best laws that can be enacted BY the state.
National prohibition is the goal for which we
must strive if we would be free, even within
our own borders, from the blighting presence
| of the sources of intemperance.
That we deem the action of the national ad-
ministration in seeking through the depart
ment of state to extend the liquor trade WITH
foreign countries to be highly reprehenMble
and to be but an illustration OF the growing
arrogance of the whisky ring over the gov
eminent of the United States.
That we demand of the coming leglslature
of the state that law shall be enacted max.
ing it compulsory upon the city councils II
cities whose police are under the direction OF
the police commissioners, to levy and coiiec'
a tax for the maintenance OF the police forct
in said cities. We call upon all good citizens
to unite with US in seeking revival OF prom
bition enthusiasm, to the end that Kansas
may become in fact, as in law, prohibitlor
state, and that the nation may be ere lon&
delivered from the most fruitful source
crime. disease and death which the world ha
ever known.
Marquette letter: The southwestern
Swedish Lutheran conference, compris
ing the states OF Colorado, Texas ant
Missouri, convened in annual session
. this place. The following officer
! were elected: Rev. N. Noyd, o
Texas, president; Rev. Prof. E. Nelande1
, OF Kansas City, vice president; Rev. a
Narrbom, of Topeka, secretary. The at
tendance was good
Topeka.-The grievance committee Q
the Order Of Railway Conductors an
Railway Trainmen secured the signa
i1.,., - thu ofy;cera of the AtchiDoE
, Topeka 4 Santa Fe to an agreement :
: adopt . new schedule Of wages In
{ committee has been at work Tor ~
months on the schedule, which advance
H.. ~ crnducfors and trainmen O