The Advocate and news., 1898-08-03
BY MABLE DIccs.

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said Dick.
1T isn't polite to call anybody's papa
mean," said Harry, who resented any
thing rejecting on his papa's good
name; besides, sometimes he sends
away to Kansas City-then he don't
make anybody go to jail, does he?
mo" put in Tom; "and that's better,
because it costs more and then every
body can't get it so easy"
"Well, IL you are Populist, l should
think you would like to have the laws
made so that it would be as easy for a
poor man to get what he wantes as for a
rich man." put in Harry, with an air Of
triumph.
1--WE want to make it easy for the poor
man." answered Tom, ito get what Is
necessary for his welfare, and keep him
from indulging in that which would ruin
his health and happiness. We would
keep liquor from the rich man, too, If
we could; but as long as Missouri and
other States manufacture it, the rich
man can get it."
We'll my papa says it Is better to
have open saloons in the State" said
Harry, because people are bound to
have something to drink and it makes
boys think light of breaking the law and
teaches them to sneak around after il"
But | think it's much BETTER" an
swered Tom, ito make it disreputable
for boys to go to out-of-the-way places
for It, When we had open saloons then
young people did not know it was wrong
because people went in broad daylight
and drank all they wanted of the stuff.
Now boys know that if they have to go
down in some cellar or way back in
some dirty store or shanty to a place
called joint that they are doing some
thing wrong, because nothing good Is
done In such an underhanded way. When
people do right they like to have other
people know it, and when they do wrong
they generally try to hide it, So you see
even II the prohibitory law is not en-
tirely enforced 1t makes you young peo-
pie know it Is disgrace to violate 1t,
and good boys won't go to such dirty,
disreputable places, and as papa says,
1t puts premium on crime, and under
the faithful administration of the law,
where jointist is sent to the peniten-
tiary for breaking it, then boys can see
what crime it is to violate a law. Be-
sides, in many cities there are children
who have never seen drunken man,
which wouldn't be the case IL we had
open saloons"
"Well, I'd like to know" broke in
Dick, what the metropolitan police law
is"
co." said Tom, don't you know what
that Is? 1t is law which gives the Gov
eTnor of this State the authority to ap-
point police commissioners in all cities
Of the first class. 1t was passed so that
the prohibltOry law might be better en-
forced. Now you see this leaves the
whole responsibility of enforcing the
law on the Governor, because if he ap-
points good police commissioners then
they will see to it that all jointists are
arrested. But as a rule the police COM
missioners have not done their duty,
which has caused no end Of trouble; so
the last Populist convention decided to
put stop to 1t, and asked their Cover
nor to have the police commissioners
resign and the mayors of the cities ap-
point their own policemen. You see this
makes the mayor of a city responsible
for the enforcement of the law. Now
they can't blame Governor Leedy any
longer"
We'll" said Harry, 81 should think
you would be for Senator PETER for
Governor if you are such a temperance
man."
But don't you see," answered Tom,
that even II Senator PETER were elected
he couldn't do anything about enforcing
the law, because he would have nothing
to do with the appointment OF the police