The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
STILL IN POLITICS.
Temperance Convention Declares That
Prohibition is a Political Issue.


Prohibition is Political Issue.
The customary resolutions adopted by
temperance conventions were submitted
and adopted by the convention of the
State Temperance union at Hamilton
hall this afternoon, as follows:
Resolved, That the State Temperance
union reaffirrns its increasing faith and
loyalty to the policy of constitutional
prohibition as the best method OG deal
ing with the drink traffic that has ever
yet been tried in any community.
Resolved That we believe it is the
duty of all temperance people through
out the entire state to unite in one
grand effort TO agitate this question
among the people by employing a SUI
ficient number of capable men and Wo-
men as organizers and teachers, by the
distribution of literature and by other
available means that the unspeakable
calamity of the re-estab blishment of the
saloon may be aVerted.
Resolved, That we unequivocally de-
clare for an open and aggressive war
fare upon all parties and men in poll
tics and business that have a tendency
to weaken, neutral1ze or perFerI pro-
hibitiVe sentiment among the people or
to prevent the successful execution OF
the law. That to this end we urge i'm
mediate local organization for the pur-
pose of constantly agitating the subject
and the creation of a proper public
sentiment in favor of prOhibitOry meth
DDS against the traffic in alcoholic beV-
unite for an offensive campaign against
this social and religious mOnster-the
public or private saloon.
Resolved, That we declare in the
most unequivocal manner that the
questions of temperance and prohibi-
ton are in politics and that the fight is
to the finish. We therefore call upon
all friends of prohibition within the
dominant political parties whose can
didates are liable to be elected, to at
tend the primary caucuSeS; to see that
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conventions including state conventions
and that all candidates are friends to
prohibition and that only those whose
past record and present reputation are
such as to assure the public that they
will be safe officers if elected.
We urge that the prohibitive voter
follow his convictions to the polls and
as far possible see to II that the
friend of prohibition is elected and that
the man who is Indifferent to or op-
posed to prohibition be defeated.
Resolved, That we do not fear the re-
suit of another election on the question
of constitutional prohibition, provided
such vote could be secured without the
corrupt use of saloon money, but since
that is impossible and since it is known
that the action taken eighteen years
ago was fair and conclusive we declare
ourselves opposed to the resubmission
of the prOhibitory amendment to anoth-
er vote of the people of the state and
we advise all voters to oppose any can
didate or party that is in favor of re-
SUBMISSION anu IndI we VIII not vote
for any party or candidate that favors
| this plan.
Resolved, That we in humility ac-
knowledge the 1apses in official conduct
as to the enforcement of the prOhibitOry
| law and we urge upon the friends of
| prohibition that the derelict official,
| high or low, be remembered and defeat
| ed if by any means he again seeks q re
| election.
Resolved, We gladly sustain the faith,
| full conscientious official who fearlesslv
| faces criticism and uphOlds the honor
| of his own position and that of the
| state.
We urge upon all friends of law and
order to watch closely and sustain en-
/ Enthusiastically the men whose official
| records are clean and without question.