The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-08
ALL GROW LAX.
Speakers at the State Temper
ance Union Meeting
Tell Why Prohibition Is Not
Better i'm Kansas.
THE CHURCH PEOPLE
Do Not Do Their Duty and Are
Mapping Says One.
Governor Stanley Says There
Is Too Much Criticism
That is Not Followed Up by
Active Work.

Governor w. f. Stanley addressed the
members of the State Temperance union
last night in the new state library.
II have had the pleasure of welcoming
to Topeka a number of organizations
but none organized for better purpose
than this.
Il have heard the report from Hum
boldt where the people are giving the
violators of prohibition a dose of law.
Our law is all right. (Applause)
There seems to have been some dis
position to evade the law. 1 think,
perhaps, we have spent our time in
criticising. If there would be the same
effort of the people to enforce the pro-
hibitory law as other laws we would
have a much better enforcement.
THE time of speaking of temperance
has gone by. We all want temperance
There have been different views relative
to the enforcement of the law. We
had temperance revival over the state
before the law was made and if we had
now revival we would work up a
public sentiment to enforce it. We not
only want to enforce the law but to
educate our children in temperance.
1T was not in Kansas that L first
became a temperance worker.
1T was in Ohio that a man came
around to organize a Good Temperance
league. All the man wanted was the
fee of IS from all those who Joined, but
III over temperance there was
inculcated in our minds the principles
of temperance. There 1 learned to fight
the unclean and infamous saloon.
I'VE will have better sentiment
when we teach temperance in the
Christian Endeavor, Epworth League,
Sunday schools and such organizations.
Has there not been too much fault find
ing and not enough work2
Two of my distinguished predeces-
sorS have said that the people must
aid in enforcing the law and one said
truthfully but perhaps unwisely that
there must be public sentiment for the
enforcement of the law. He was not
far from right. We should see why the
officers do not enforce the law.
4 bid you welcome to the capital
city of the state that has prohibition.
Prohibition at it's worst is far better
than high license at it's best. / hope
you Will go out and make temperance
a success in thought and practice
Judge w. E. Cunningham of Emporia
responded to the address of welcome by
the governor. He said: 'I suppose that
when a person comes to Topeka he
should offer an apology for the fellows
in the hotel Hobbies who are buzziney in
each others ears. We are not here on
politics bent and do not carry keys to
| all the upstairs and down cellar joints
where decent men ought to be ashamed
to go. 1 believe that no resubmission
question will come to the people through
the present Legislature. 1 do not believe
they can better affairs but if they can
they should do so at once.
IF we must have liquor sold let it be
upstairs and in cellars where those who
want it must search for it. What is
more concentrating to correct politics
! than the saloon? Go where the saloon
flourishes and tell me who dominates
in politics. The saloonkeeper."
Prof. F. w Blackmar of the State
university at Lawrence followed with a
paper on 1.-THE Economic Aspects of the
Temperance Question" He said: AL
| cohol deceives. A man takes it in win
ter to keep himself warm and in sum
| mer to keep himself cool In fact. II
| deadens the sensibility of the nerves to
cold or heat and yet renders the system