Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

raised that it must not pass, as it would endan-
ger the chances of the party and Mr.. McKin-
ley's election to the presidency. The Repub-
lcan Legislature which elected M. A. Hanna
senator two years ago, not only refused to give
advanced temperance legislation, but repealed
two of our most prominent temperance laws.
George K Nash was elected governor, (by the
help of Mr.. Baker and the anti-saloon league)
and his first official act was to appoint upon his
staff the leading distiller and the leading brewer
of the state; and that brewer president of the
brewers association. For acknowledgements,
the party nominated the attorney of the brew
ers, Caldwell, who in the most offensive man
ner lobbied against the Clark bill. This bill
was defeated to-day by strongly Republican
Legislature on the ground that it would hurt the
party and might ntefere with the re- election of
Senator Foraker. This is declaration of GER
tain so-called party leaders, that the saloons of
Ohio are more worthy of consideration than the
$4,000 church voters.'
The liquor interests openly defed the Repub-
lican legislature to pass this mild, every mild"
Superintendent Baker calls iD local option
bill, declaring that they would defeat McKin-
ley and Foraker if it became law. The poll
tical parties have long since learned that when
the liquor men say thing they mean it; hence
the defeat of the bill by one vote.
Now "wrat is all this worth?'' This ques-
ton cannot answer, but will say that these
facts are recited here for the purpose of asking
this question, what are the United Presbyterian
voters of Ohio going to do about it when they
get ii chance to do something this tall? 1t does
seem that something ought to be, done i'll the
great state of Ohio to convince the leaders of
the Republican party that there are several
thousand church members in that common
wealth whose opinions on the liquor question
are worthy OF as much consideration, seeing
that they also have vote, as are the opinions
of the dstiers, brewers and saloon keepers.
ESQ, 900 Christian voters in Ohio, half of them
at least, we know, in the Republican party,
several thousand of them in the United Presby-
terian church, but thu Republican party does
not seem to be afraid to offend them lest the
prestage of the party be lost i'll the state. Are
we willing to admit that we are less loyal to our
ment of Ohio is to its convictions and to its
lord? Evidently the Republican party is of
this opinion. We shall see next fall.
The canteen stays for fear of offending the
liquor interests and arraying them against the
Republican party. The Clark local option bill
in OHIO is defeated by one vote for fear of offend
ing the liquor interests. Who runs the politics
of this country anyhow? 1t is easy to tel, who
does not The 5000, 900 Christian voters are
not seriously considered by the party leaders,
and the church resolutions are read with the
understanding that "Ephraim feedeth On
wind"
1000, 900 protests against the canteen at the
ballot box III this nation this fall and 100000
protests against the defeat of the Clark bill in
Ohio this fall will do more to convince the Re-
publican party that the church is living or
eanism than all the resolutions it has ever writ
ten.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., April S, 1900.
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