Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-23
MORE EOOLlSHNESS.

Another prOhibitory campaign
has broken loose In Kansas aud
Baxter Springs has necessarily
tailed on to the movement. II is
true we have less crsnks IN Baxter
than in any other town. but we are
not in the habit of staying cut "f
any game that concerns the welfare
of the people. and On this question
we are perhaps rather equally di.
vided.
After twenty years Of farce aud
failure. one would suppose we mad
had enough of prohibition, but
here il large element in our midst
falling into line TO make war on
our drug stores with permit.
While our drug stores may not he
quite up TO date in some respects.
yet they fill long felt want and at.
tract quite large country trade 10
our city. Could we have we'll kept,
high licensed saloons il would be
better for all, but we cannot have
saloons legally. and from moral
as well as business standpoint we
cannot do without drug stores.
We will acknowledge the present
system has done great harm To the
state in many ways. II has prac.
tically given US a set of unedicated
illiterate incompetent bar keepers.
Where is the old time bar keeper
with his white apron, pleasant
smile. dextrous fingers. rosy cheeks
aud red nose? Gone to Missouri
where his services are not appreci-
ated or out In the short grass cOun-
try bOO,legging whiskey. Who
would not like to- sre those talented
and skillful young men back with
us once more. Who that now has
to drink out Of dirty bottle or u
fly-specked glass but would be glad
to see u happy return of the whis.
key cocktail. the rum punch, the
Tom aud Jerry, the egg nog. the
Sherry cobbler aud the most gl0ri.
Ons of all the mint julrp:
tThe editor Of ;his paper is in Ok
lahona this week aud he has left
us in charge. but we will moi be re.
sponsible for any acts or hold ups
he may perpetrate.)
Prohibition is the cause Of most
of the crime in Kansas. Our jails
would he comparatively eupty were
IL not for prohibition. Ask almost
any prisoner you may find what
brought you here. poor man:" and
he or she will invariably reply
"Prol,ihition" Ii has driven more
people 10 the insane ASYLUM than
cigaretts or opium. II has scared
more consciencrs aud caused more
kidney. liver aud bladder trouble
than all other canses combined.
There il hardly man in Kansas
today who H. not seriansly affected
with liver. kidney or Bladder ttou.
Bile. Examine the drug store rec.
ords. Christian people. aud satisfy
yourselves.
Many al the nniniiiated think the
people pcrjure themselves. This is
no, true. kpnsas issosuIi of these
diseases and they serSa tn be con.
tagious; they prevail most general
ly in prohibition states aud attack
all classes Of people. Christians and
hobos alike. Nothing eau com.
pletely cratTicni- them. hut q half
pint of whiskey often reduces aud u
cold quart of beer alleviairs iem-
porarily. Can we afford to abolish
our drug stores and confinc our
selves TO skim milk aud alkali water
while these disorders prevail: Ger
tainly not! II would no, only de-
stroy the lives aud happinrss of
our people. but would drive our
trade IN Galcna and other
towns where remedies are sold |
openly and without restraint over
the bar. We don't know the ediior's
views on this subject, but he is not
in town this week.