New-York tribune., 1900-07-16


In 1923 Colorado. with only about one-third the
0raska, with about two-thirds as many people as
Kansas, took lNS'5 barrels While Missouri win
not quite double The population OF kansas took
--04t3 oaTIeIS- me ~ ol,9-
general election in November, 1880 The vote upon
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F1r the amendment g. 50
Majority for the amendment Observation-Disclosures. 7.s57
AZ the next session Of the Legislature IN Janu-
airy, ISL a law was passed carrying he anendnenJ
since that time Kansas has had prohbiJO-y liquor
law upon its statute books, and the only changes
have been strengthening acts For ten years
more after It's enactment, prohibition the foot
5 9 = 1arr a.. 61gEe 75 Il had 1s ups ans Downs
the political platforms parties supported or de-
has ever Denounced il outright and that party mas
only succeeded in eecttng = Governor once The
LEGISLATURE elected at the same time favOra ble
10 prohibition. Prohibition mas now become such
little what the politicians say about it in The state
platforms. They know that no party can undo Il
sent TO its repeal seems 70 be conceded Al at
every session OF the Legislature The law is
forced as well as any other law in at least four
SS ,1-,yre- fesTir i fo~ me enforcement OF
this law with as much rlgor as any iaw
ENFORCEMENT IN THE CITIES
In Topeka. city Of about 5000 inhabitants, the
law is better enforced now than any time in the
last four or I'VE years. There are no open saloons
in ToDeka and there has never been since the
enactment Of the prohibicory law. At times. when
the law has been poorly enforced there are good
many Joints every place where liquor IS illegally
sold is called joint start up Some have only
bottles and glasses. some have Tin diopers tea
cups: some have good assortment OF utensils and
drinks some have planks for counters. and some
have bars-6ut all are conceal=d rom the putssl.c
view Public opinion soon demands tilat the on
GERS enforce the law The keepers are arrested.
and most OF them are fined and some of them sent
20 iaI The liquor Il any is found. IS poured into
This course soon drives the joints out or
existence To-day there are few places OF this
when Mr.. Sheldon was speaking in Edinburgh The
people of Topeka frowu upon a lax enforcement Of
the Law. and refuse support 10 any city govern
nlent that grows weary IN well doing consequent
IS better enforced While Topeka adopts the close
rhen-up system Of dealing with joints every other
city Of the nrst class IN the state takes an entlFeS
and fine once d month regularly. The iointkeepe-
walks up every month. rays his rne and returns
% his flls-itmate business which 20 MIN now
seems perfectly legitimate DeCause ne has sssuv-
arre OF TO more interference for thirty days
The fines collected monthly aggregate IN a year
% about the same thing as license The place
oF business is IN reality saloon, because r.
has lcense-only a hne There Is about as
much difference as between tweedledum and
tWeedledee About One-haN the cities OF the second
class adout the close IN plan and the other half
the pun and plan. The third class cities scat
the close up plan. The drug stores are the only
places where liquor be legally obtained, and
purposes on sworn statement or the purchaser.
There is much talk about the drug stores being
run as Joints but there is little truth IN IL. While
the farming community In some parts OF The state
is made up OF 4 foreign population accustomed
the OF beer. II is fact easy 10 veTtfy thar
the greater part OF the beer consumed IN hansas
fz -rrr7Lr IN H@