The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-22
What Kansas Needs.


ably, reflects the opinion Of The
Journal in regard to the prohibitory
law OF Kansas The position there.
in taken is not only fallacirus but
antagoni-iic to the cause Of tenn
perance. The quotation is fr,n
the Outlook, a religious week ly'
CD and is as follows:
The net result Of prohibition inI
Kansas appears to be lawless
liquor traffic, and lynch law execut-
ed by lawess women, instead of a
liquor traffic regulated by law
which can be and j. enforced by
law officers, and the Outlook antic
pates the early rfpeal Of the prohib-
itory law and the substitution Of
some more rational and practical
system in its place.
We would Ike to ask the Outlook
and the Journal, too, if the above
is its position, what has been "the
net result of the various laws that
have been passed licensing, regula-
ting and restricting the liquor traf
fic? Has not ever single law that
has been enacted for the restriction
or regulation Of the licensed saloon
and Of the traffic been hsgrantly
violated? And this, too, often
times not only with the knowledge
of but with the connivance of the
..law officers" who could and
should enforce the law? What
about the all night saloons Of Chi
cago and their adjoining dens Of
iniluity? The state Of Illinois has
"a law regulating and licensing the
liquor business. Are we to infer
that the law of Illinois is anexample
Of this .'more rational and practical
system" Of suppressing the traffic?
Or would this religious weekly have
us take as model for this "sys-
TEN" the liquor laws OF this state?
If our own law is such good self
enfurcer why is it that we hear 80
much complaint, even from saloon
lists themselves, Of "speak easies" "
and unlicensed liqnor shops?
And why do we see SO many men
coming from the back of saloons
reeling drunk on Sundays and other
days when it is unlawful to sell in
toxicants? Do they get drunk on
pop? Again we ask, why d. wine
rooms exist in our capital city and
elsewhere as so ;ndisputablv shown
by the indianapolis Press, in plain
OF the statute and with the
knowledge of the law officers? Why
are minors so often seen intoxicat-
ed upon our streets? Why are
screens kept up and binds down 81
frequently in many Of the sa'o,ls
Of Indiana at times when il is Ut
lawful to conduct their business, ii
our law, the Nicholson law. is to os
taken as model for which the state
Of Kansas should surrender prohi
bition, as more rational system by
which she could secure the resp sct
and obedience Of her citizens?
If the Journal and Outlook be-
Iieve in the repeal Of such laws,
which are so frequently violate
and not enforced as to create Goa
tempt OF the law breaking classes
for such, then it is high time for the
repeal OF our | o'clock and Sunday
closing laws. For these laws view
"a il, the light Of the Outlook and
he Journal, are certainly mighty
big jokes DO you believe in their
epeal? We do not. Bat we do
believe in their strict enforcement.
nd ii our law Officers will not see
o it, they should be- impeachei.
The prohibitory law Of Kansas Isl
lot a failure. II so, why do the,
brewers and diStillers 50 bitterly OPP
,ose it and have their paid atiorneys
o zealously working for its repeal?
[ it is failure and a dead letter. it
gould not conflict with their inter-lt
SITS. Not long ago one OF our fel-
ow townsmen was travelling throughIJ u
Kansas and engaged in conversa.
ion with representative Of large :
'rewery. This representative was
utterly cursing prohibition in that
tate and remarked that more beer
,as sold there now than when the
aw was enacted "Why then, :
aid onr fellow townsman, "do you I
o bitterly oppose it?" He was
eatly caught and could only reply "
nth a volley Of oaths. For every
unce OF failure Of the prohibitcry J
NV Of Kansas there l. ton OF fail
re in the license and regulatingll.
ystem of other states. M
The people Of Kansas do not I
rant to and will not take any back !
'ard steps on this question. Theyl'