The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-09

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heart, and hadeafOrced the law.
| RESOLUTIONS.
After all these subjects had been
| thoroughly discussed, the committee on
| resolutions, composed of A. II. Vance,
| ]. CT Haskell, L. r. Elliott, Howard c.
| Rask and ]. F. Culver, reported as fol-
! lows:
Whereas, We have assembled togeth-
| er as members of all political parties
TO consult with regard TO the condition
Of the prOhioitory law and its enforce
ment; therefore.
Resolved. That we EXPRESS our IN
alterabIe adherence TO the policy of pro-
hibition, and we do this because IL is
right, and fifteen years experience has
proven that it is the only true pol1cy
with which to handle the liquor traffic
| Resolved, That We recommend the
| thorough organization throughout the
state by school districts, township and
| county organizations, and We hereby
! pledge ourselves to promote such organ
| iZations in our respective communities,
| and recommend that the STATE Temper
| ance Union organize along this line
| forthwith.
Resolved, That we, in consideration
| Of our suffrage, demand Of each poIit-
! cal party an unequivOcal and avowed
| support Of the prohtbitory law and the
| nomination OF candidates who VIII faith
| fully execute this policy.
| Resolved, That We urge upon all citl-
zens the Importance of rendering all
| possible assistance to the officers of
| the law in the discharge Of their duties
Resolved. That we recommend the
annual meeting of the State Temper
ance union TO be called TO meet at a
date not later than March l.
HAND IT ON AROUND.
After these resolutions were adopted
Judge Culver offered the following,
which was also adopted:
Resolved That We hereby heartily
| endorse the action of the Governor and
Attorney General in their efforts TO en-
force the law at Wichita, and also re-
quest that the efforts of General Camp
bell be sustained by the executive ottf-
GERS and by all good, loyal citizens. and
! we earnestly request that ike efforts be
made fer the enforcement Of the pro-
hioitory law in Atchison, LeavemwOrth
and Kansas City, Kan"
Rev. E NJ Randall of Leavenworth
offered the following resolution which
was adopted;
Resolved. That we request the exc
cutive committee of this union 20 urge
upon the next legislature such an
amendment TO the metropolitan police
law as viii secure the ample support
of the police department independent
~ of the fines and in a manner not to be
defeated 10y the unfriendliness of a
municipality, and giving the board Of
police commissioners the same authori-
ty as the mayor or sheriff in calling for
the militia"
Another resolution offered by Judge
Culver was next adopted:
Resolved, That the failure to enforce
Ian 10
er cities of the state does not indicate
a defect in the policy of the constitution
81 and legal prohibition, and does not
suggest the wisdom of reSUbmiSSion.
The last resolution adopted was the
one presented by DR.. j. d. Woods OF
Halstead. 1t was a resolution Ito OBJ
tain from the voters of the state pledges
that they VIII not vote for any candid
d tie for any state, county, district, city,
legislative, executive or other offices
having to do with the enforcement or
execution of the law unless each can
didate shall, upon request of any voter,
pledge himself to do all 10 his power,
If elected, to enforce all laws, and il
possible, make them more efficient for
the carrying out of the provisions Of
the state constitution and particularly
those relating to the prohibitory law"
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present We've Rev. f. NJ.
Randall of LeavenwOrth, H. r. Rash
of SaIina. L. r. Elliott of Manhattan,
w. z. Campbell OF Wichita, DR.. J. D.
Woods of Halstead, Judge ]. S. Culver
OF EmpCria, J. g. Haskell of Lawrence,
DR.. VI. L. Ward OF Ottawa, and the fol-
lowing from Topeka: Mrs. j. c. Wood,
Rev. Richard Wake, Rev. A. S. Embree
Rev. S. b. Anderson, Rev. Charles NJ.
q
z. b. Merriam, Thomas Balm, s r.
Bradford, Rev. Fl. D. Fisher and 9TH
ers.
Rev. Wake presided and Albert Wat
kins acted as secretary.
During the moaning session letters of
regrets were read from Colonel II. w.
Lewis of Wichita, Rudolph Hatfield of
Wichita, Lieutenant Governor Trout
man, DR.. Marvin Of Lawrence, Hender-
son Richie of Council Grove. w. b.
Webster of Fort Scott, @. G. Wharton
OF Ottawa, DR.. Kimball of Leavenworth
Captain Pierce of Junction City, w. H
Stout Of Fort Scott, r. c. Chase OF
Hiawatha, Alex McFadden Of Abilene,
DIR. Hitchcock of Abilene. RI. j. G.
Dougherty of Kansas City. Kan, and c.
II. ST. John of Kansas City.
TIGER BILLS REMARKS.
During the afternoon W. P. Campbell.
the Tiger Bill'' of Wichita. made ex-
tended remarks covering recent work at
Wichita MIR. Campbell is one of Mr.
Dawes assistants, and his remarks
we've Interesting.
on the question: What amendments
If any, are needed in the prohibitory
law in order to make it more effective?'
he said:
81 would repeal the provisions OF the
law relating 10 druggists permits. sub
shutting therefor The South Carolina
plan, fitted Ss closely as possible in its
details to the provisions and intent Of
the prohibitory statute and the prohibi-
tory amendment. Il would be very
great Improvement on present c0ndi-
tions and secure the best resules attain
able.
THE adoption Of state control would
not al all mean the abandonment Of pro
hibition. On the other hand II would
be an effectual prop TO prohihition. It
would not be necessary 10 repeal a
single provision of the pDohibitory sta
tute, except thai relating 70 druggists
permits.
There Is no sense n the objection
that il makes the state a saloon-keepsr.
The prohibit0ry law says to the saloon
keeper thou shalt not The state dis
penS3ry law says thou caus't not
Il am not FOR the South Carolina plan
because prohibition has been a failure.
for l do not believe il i. I believe il
would be an sad to prohibition.
Judge Culver was N his feet IN A
second ami declared that evidently
Tiger Bill had never had any p-act5-
cal experiences with the South Carolina
plan. He had, he said. and there was
no bigger fraud on earth.
TWO BILLS FOR PENSIONS
Chester !. Long Looks After the Interests