The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-17
PROHIBITION STRONG.
It Had Eight More Votes in the
House
Than Its Friends Had Counted
On.
The Question of Resubnission Dis
posed of for This Legislature
At Least.

The first test vote taken yesterday
,s+1-~,,o, in the house upon questions
i,,r,ol,-f,,ey res11bmission, surprised even
tho nrobibftionists themselves. They
ro,1etered a total of sixty-one votes,
eie,b+ more than they expected even I'M
der the most favorable circumstances
Instead of showing seventy votes the
strength of the "Reminiscences OWN
died to sixty-two, twenty-tour Tess tilfll ne!
the required number, and elght less
than claimed. ..o
II is confidently expected that there
will be but little change on the maj
vote by which resubmission Will De oe-
feated. 4
The present legislature like a number
of others which have preceded II, dp-
preached resubmission with coIlllue 1-lI.
of securing another vote by the peoPIe
upon the subject. Like its predecessors
the effort has failed and for some years
to come the prohibitionlsts WIZ cor on.
to be comforted by the present law
The announcement of the death ploW
to resubmission was made IN the jour
nal last night ,
Tsho hundreds of people who assem-
bled at Representative hall to witness
an oratorical exhibition over the queS-
ton of resubmissiOn were disappointed
Those who were there to witness the r.
suit of the contest did not nave the
pleasure of seeing prohibition triumph
by an actual record of votes, Dul they
did hear the most eloquent champions
achieve victory in the face of the ODDS
against them, and saw the result OF an
indirect vote, showing the sentiment
against it.
tU-0-thirds of the members recorded IN
favor of an amendment was the opslac-
1e which the ACCOMPLISHMENTS could not
surmOunt and they We're free 10 ADMIT
There was preliminary slirmish
caused by attempt to postpone con
sideration of the subject until some "a "a
ter time, but this was defeated 10 TO AZ
A motion by Mr.. Fairchild that the
committee of the whole report the reso-
luton back to the house with the rec
concentration that it be passed was de-
feated The same fate followed MIR.
Larimer's motion that the committee
recommend that the resolution pc not
adopted, both intending If possible TO
The committee of the whole, Repre-
sentative Hackney in the chair, then
took up the resolution, section OF
which was adopted.
Section provides that those voting in
favor of resubmission have ballots
printed for repeal of the prohibition
amendment article 10, section 10 OF the
The debate was then started by Mr..
Cubbison, who moved that the proposed
provisions prescribing the contents OF
the ballot be amended by adding and
in favor of high license and local op-
ton"
This provision. causing a vote for
two separate propositions at once would
wholly inValidate all of them.
The attempt to kill the effect of the
resolution should it be passed was re-
scented, by supporters of resubniiss1on,
although Mr.. CubbisOn made an able
speech in its favor. At the outset, he
admitted that resubmission would be
defeated and said: Prohibition is now
enforced in probably so out of los coun-
ties in the state. This would obtain IN
der local option. The trouble does not
come from the country. 1t is in the
larger cities. There it will always be.
Local option and prohibition would be
practically the same, where the law is
enforced. In the larger cities local op-
ton would be better than prohibition.
THE Republican party has been on
all sides of this question. Part of the
time it has been out in the open; some
times it has been beating around the
bush, but all the while bowling for pro-
The Populists had not the courage to
put it in their platform, but the issue
was made in many districts. This ques-
ton has been eVaded and avoided by
all parties, but it stands today a ques-
ton bigger than any party
Mr.. CubbisOn then admitted that the
proposition in the main question would
be defeated, but urged support of his
amendment as benefit for those who
are to go down before the forces champ
iOning prohibition.
Mr.. LObdell followed Mr.. Cubbison,
saying: THE gentleman from WAN
dotte concerns himself unnecessar ily
This proposed amendment is tommy
rot. 1 say that resubmission does not
mean open saloons. If this question is
again voted upon every influence in the
state, which argues for good will rally
to the defense of prohibition and it will
be made stronger. do not vote for the
reSubm1SsiOn to bring back saloons but
to exterminate the joints. 1 also vote
for it TO bring about a revival of tenn
perance sentiment. Then we want an
executive of 10
ness and drive it from the state. Peo-
pie do not want to see the law enforced
IN 50 counties and openly violated in
twenty others.
Theodosius Botkin also took excep-
tons to Mr.. Cubbison's statements He
said: This amendment is for no other
purpose than to kill the proposition. He
Knows that as well as any man could
Know 1t. God save me from anything
which will bring back the open saloon
l snail vote for resubmission because
believe it is the only thing that will
save the temperance cause from the
political shysters and dema g0gues
emananting from the pulpit, bar, bench.
workshop and everywhere voted for
prohibition in 1880. In 1898. if this ones
ton goes before the people I will vote
to retain prohibition and will agree TO
help fight the battle in its favor
Mr.. Cubbisons amendment was de-
feated and section and were adon-
ted. NJ. Larimer moved that the
committee of the whole rise and re-
commend to- the house that the enacting
clause be stricken out. Botkin moved
as substitute that the committee re-
commend the odoption of the resolution
This carried 81 to 81
Upon the report of the committee re
commencing the passage of the resolJ-
ton. Barley of Elk moved that the
house non-concur and demanded a roll
call which was ordered the motion be-
ing defeated 81 to 81
THE PROHIBITION STRENGTH
The vote in detail follows: Those vot-
ing for Mr.. Barkley's motion, Prohibi-
tionists) were:
Aker, Bacon, Barker, Barley, Ben
nett, Bradley. Brooke, Brown of Cow
ley, Brown of Greeley. Brown of Pratt,
Bull, Burkholder, Carr, Clark. Dalton.
Davis, Dewitt, Epperson, Feighner,
Fell, Finney. Foley. Fouts,
Fulton, Gates, Giesler, Grimes. Har-
baugh. Haywood. Henley. Hibner Hal