The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
LOOKS TO LEEDY.
The State Temperance Union
In Convention Today,
Asks That the Metropolitan
Police Power
BE AT ONCE USED
BY Governor Leedy to Enforce
the PrOhibitOry Law,
Together With Other Laws In
Cities Of First Glass.

Two hundred people assembled in
Hamilton hall this morning to attend
the annual meeting of the Kansas Tenn
perance union. Rev. W. B. Hutchinson
of North Topeka prayed for the new
administration and invoked for them
an inspiration for the enforcement of
laws.
In addressing the convention Mayor
c. A. Bateman of Lawrence, chief
templar of the I. o. G. T. in Kansas,
said: Il put my ear to the ground this
morning and l can hear the slogan
which indicates the coming of an in
spired sentiment to deliver the people
from the curse Of all curses. We want
no compromise. This law can be en-
forced. A compromise is a surrender to
the devil Why there are some people
in Kansas today who, if Christ were on
earth would say to him, if your eye
Offends thee, poultice it, This is con-
servatism. We want nothing of this
kind. We must unite for the enforce
Elent of the law.
I have suffered as none of you have
suffered. For ten long years my faith
er was an inmate of an asylum, caused
by a drunken ruffian throwing a stone
through a window, crushing his skull
My father was preaching at that time.
If can avenge the wrong brought up
on my family through the influence of
whisky, by trying to save you and
yours, and contributing my influence
and labor towards the enforcement of
the laws in Kansas, 1 shall be salts
fed"
Mrs. A. M. Zehner submitted a plan
to further the work against liquor and
tobacco. She pleaded for more united
effort on the part of the various tenn
perance organizations and deprecated
the practice common among many of
them in working Independently and
without any attempt at cooperation
She believed greater good could be ac-
complShed by a union of all temper
ance workers. Mrs. Zehner is especial
Iy interested in temperance among chill
dren and advised more constant agita-
ton against these evils, especially
among the younger boys and girls.
rs there any fire in this building"
exclaimed Mrs. Zehner, turning to
Chairman Vance.
THE Supposition is that the room is
to be heated" said Mr.. Vance.
THUS far" said Mrs. Zehner, "the
only warmth have experienced is en-
thusiasm and that has not reached my
feet. They are like lee
Mrs. Dora Evans of Clay Center, de-
partment inspector of the w. r. c.
advocated the organization which will
in a way facilitate the building up
of the sentiment for total abstinence.
Rev. Frances E. Brant who was
candidate for chaplain of the senate,
said: L would like to have the legiS-
ture to make it as easy to convict
man of selling whisky as for murder
in the first degree. She talked for the
boys. saying: Having no husband or
sons of my own. I am interested in
those of other people. They represent
me at the ballot. We are each of US
responsible for all the evil there is in
some other life, because we do not go
to work and uprOOt that which sur
rounds u.s.
J. A. Troutman J. F. Culver of EN-
poria, G.. w. Harrington of Hiawatha,
DR.. McCandless of HOlton, NJ. Williams
of Lansing, DR.. Murlin of Baldwin and
w. H. Kemper of Horton, the commit
tee on resolutions selected by the State
Temperance union convention. submit
ted their report through James A.
Troutman, chairman, and it was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote.
The resolutions follow:
Resolved, That the State Temper
ance union is opposed to any change
in the general policy of prohibition and
opposed to any amendments to the law
except such as experience has demon
strated to be advantageous to its more
thorough enforcement. Without claim
ing for the prohibitory law of this state
perfection in detail, we maintain that
sixteen years of experience justifies
the declaration that in the efficiency of
its provisions and the beneficence of its
results it surpasses any law ever en-
acted in any other state for the restric-
ton or the suppression of the liquor
traffice-
Resolved, That the primary respon-
sibility for the enforcement of all Grim
inal statutes rests upon the officers who
have voluntarily assumed that duty,
and that the primary duty of all citi-
zens is to strengthen and sustain pub
lie officers in the discharge of the obli-
cations imposed upon them by law, and
we look to the new state admins ton
with hope and confidence for a vigOr-
Gus enforcement of the prohibitory law
and pledge to Governor Leedy and all
other officers charged with the enforce
ment of the law our earnest and posi-
tive support in all efforts to that end.
Resolved That the constitution and
statutes of Kansas recognize the state
and not the municipality, as the unit
of power and the limits of response bill
ity for the enforcement of the law are
the boundaries of the state.
Resolved, That we demand of the pO-
lice power of the state the inf1axible en-
forcement of the prOhibitory law in
every county and every city In this
connection we do not use the term ''pO-
lice power as referring to the limited
authority residing under the helmet
worn by a policeman, but to that COM
prehensive power beginning with the
governor and ending with the police
man. and embracing in its ample scope
the attorney general, judges, sheriffS.
county attorneys, mayors, marshals and
all officers charged with any duty per-
tanning to the enforcement of law
Resolved That agitation and organic
alton are essential to the best results,
and we appeal to temperance peop.e
everywhere to form organizations that
shall be invincible in purpose and I'M
ceasing in effort.
Resolved, That while we recognize
the right of the people to vote upon
any question of governmental policy,
there is no moral obligation to accord
We are therefore opposed to reSubmiS
sion, whether it comes through a direct
resolution or maSquerading in the
guise of a constitutional convention.
Resolved, That We urge our senators
and representatives in cougreEs to en-
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