The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-21
RESOLVE AND ADJOURN
Prohibitionists Charge other Parties
With Being Whisky Supporters.

When the Prohibition convention
committee on resolutions attempted to
confine the declarations of the conven-
ton to simple platform, the mem
bers attempted a piece of work which
the convention speedily undid.
Van Bennett of Columbus started the
melee. He said: This thing of coming
here and going home and failing to
fight the liquor traffic is all nonsense
We want something which is worthy
of the consideration of other parties
Resolutions of hapdoodle are nonsense.
Let's do something. The Republican
party has Iegalized the rum power
All of the drunkenness in the United
States belongs to the Republican
party"
Mr.. Bennett supplemented these re-
marks with a plea for the adoption of
resolutions. After two hours debate
the result was found to be as follows:
Whereas. The United States Su-
preme court has declared that the
liquor traffic has no inherent rights; for
legislative body to legaliZe traffic
that has no inherent rights that manu-
features drunkardS and is prolific In
causing poverty, crime and premature
death. is not only dishonest but is
great public calamity. Our govern
ment was formed to do good. the oath
bound obligation governs senators and
representatives to require them to en-
act laws to bless and not to curse the
people. Prohibition is a blessing; Ii
cense is a curse.
Recognizing that a free and untram-
melled ballot is the safeguard of our
liberties and the most potent factor
in the administration of our govern
ment, we therefore denounce the vim
dictiVe legislation of the POpuliSt and
Republican legislation of four years ago
by which they so deformed our ballot
law as to make it extremely difficult
for new and minority parties to exer-
else the rights of suffrage, and that it
was an outrage upon popular govern
ment and lasting stigma on the par
ties perpetrating it, and we demand
the immediate restoration of the orig
inal law.
I'VE tender our most sincere thanks
/ to our friends in Shawnee county for
| their fidelity and loyalty to our pro-
/ hibitory cause for petitioning and Ia
| boring with the legislature and thereby
! defeating that provision of senate bill
| No. which aimed to repeal the Sec
! ton of our present law which imposes
/ the penalty of Imprisonment for thirty
/ DAYS for the first offense under the
| law.
While there are many pertinent ques-
| tions of government to which we could
/ give our suffrage we confidently be-
ieve that when our party comes into
| power it will be perfectly competent
/ to maintain a stable government and
| enact Just and efficient laws for the
| control of all our possessions and for
/ all social, commercial industrial and
political interests. And While we rec
ognize the liquor traffic is the greatest
foe to civilization, the arch enemy of
| the human race, the citadel OF the
| forces that corrupt government, de-
| grade politics and promote poverty
and crime, we earnestly urge and 1u-
Vite to join in with US in full fellow
! ship all those citizens of Kansas who
| on this one foremost issue Of enforcing
III 1ax
| in the full belief that this party, If
elected. will strengthen the law by
| adequate legislative enactment and will
! enforce It to the fullest extent. We
! further pledge ourselves to the people
| of Kansas that if they will elect the
! candidates we nominate that they will
| close every known Illegal drinking
| place in the eommOnW wealth.
I'VE proclaim to the country that in
| the establishment Of the army canteeE
| by executive power over and AGAINST
a law supported by Republicans. Dem
ocrats and POpulists, the constitution
| alitv of which has never been passed
| upon by the highest court of the land,
is an outrage against justice, an injury
to the public service and vicious
! course to destroy the boys VINO gal
laptv Datriotically and fearlessly Of
/ fered their lives for the defense Of their
country; and we hereby condemn the
president and his attorney general for
| uSurping the authority to nuill1y a
law passed in the interests of the ma
ton our brave soldiers and the homes
of our people in the states as we'll as
in orr new possessions abroad.
eve deplore the open and manifest
Indifference of our state and county
officials to the open violations of the
prohibitory law, and we charge the Re-
| publican. Populist and Democratic par
| ties in Kansas with utterly Ignoring
this issue both in platform and prin-
ciple.
I'VE are opposed to all trusts and
mononolies that discriminate against
one class of people to the detriment
of another and we demand such legis-
lation as shall protect the laboring
classes from unjust exactions and en-
able them to enjoy the fruits OF thelI
| toll. We believe that proht sharing
and arbitration should be substituted
for strikes and bloodshed."
Delegates to the national convention
were elected as follows:
B. c. Hoyt, Goodrich.
W. J. Adams, Wichita.
NJ Williams, Lansing.
Mrs NJ. Williams. Lansing.
Daniel Fogle, Williamsburg.
Moses Wright, Kiowa~
A. H. Griesa, Lawrence.
George Hollingberry, Lawrence.
E. Delay, Syracuse.
A. Harris, Columbus.
J. B. Chapman, Arkansas City.
J. B. Garten, Norton.
DIR. D. Surber, Perry.
Mrs. J. 3. Garten, Norton.
T. d. Talmadge, hutchinson.
Frank Holsinger, Rosedale.
Mrs. Frank Holsinger, Rosedale.
: J. T. Merry, Emporia-
John Beddison, Americas.
NJ NJ. HOWE, Garnett.
A. c. Pyle, Leavenworth.
Mrs. c. H. Rippey, Severance.
F. NJ. Steyes, Mrs. F. NJ. Stoves, and
I. I. Stoves, of Topeka, were named
as alternates.
Presidential electors were nominated
as follows: c. Fl Strong Sterling. r
NJ. Stoves, Topeka; r D. Talmadge
Hutchinson: J. A. Ferguson, Dennis
A NJ. Richardson, Lawrence; J. B
Carton, Norton; c. c. Wright, ottawa
w. c. Fogle, Williams burg; NJ. c. Nay
Tor, Topeka: S. B. Kokinoor, Clay Cen.
ter:
Mont Williams was made chairman
of the state committee J. T. Merry