The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-11

ance in this sense The people OF Kansas
voted to protect their homes from the on
slaught of this murderer, thereby con-
demning the license of 1t as a crime. But
the political parties who defend this crime
Except the Prohibition partly knew that
something must be done to defeat this
measure by the people, and the enemies
of prohibition knew that they gain their
ends by deceiving the people. and they
have frustrated prohibition by eva ling
prohibition as a term or measure. | truly
believe and so do others wiser than l.
that the State Temperance union has been
one of the greatest hindrances to the pro-
hibition of saloons in Kansas One can not
be a Republican or Democrat or PODulist
or Socialist and be a PrOhibitiOniSt, but
they can be all of these and belong to the
hath light with darkness, or Christ with
Belial, or the temple of God with Idols
God says come out from among them and
touch not the unelean, and will heal y2u.
If anyone is opposed to the rum ira ffic
they will be Prohibitionists: if one is 10y
al to his God and fellowman ne will he
long to and vote the principle of love to
God and love to man, or he will hate all
that injures those whom Jesus died to
save and the Prohibition party Is the only
one that antagonizeS this covenant with
death and agreement with hell There may
defend this anarchy who might talk prchi-
bition, but they SAY and DO not, as
Jesus said the hypocrites would Ihe most
dangerous counterfeit is the one who has
the finger marks of false and The strong
est semblance to the true: / Joined tie
State Temperance union also the anti-Sa-
loon league; did it with an honest en-
deavor to accomplish prohibition, but ]
found them both tools of the licensed par
ties-especially the Republicans. Here III
my private cell have a book published by
T. E Stevens, past secretary Of the State
Temperance Union. called Prohibition in
Kansas" I have not had time TO read it
through. This book is a composition OF
anomalies. In this book is a iaudation Of
Attorney General GODDARD. the man I ap-
pealed to. to have Sam Griffith. the county
attorney of Barber county, close the dives
Of Kiowa and he refused He, this GODDARD,
who swore he would have every dive or
nuisance closed in Kansas paid out of the
public treasury for having it done. oh.
cisgrac and shame beyond expression!
This anti-saloon league, another dodge OF
the Republican party to fool the people,
advocate the license of a crime If we can
not suppress it. Now. you ask Why Pc
cause the State Temperance union will not
nnaterialize votes for prohibition, neither
will the anti-salcon league. What then
Why the simplest and easiest thing: tl'-
ganize prohibition alliances, the only ef-
feetive intelligent. altogether move for
voting into office those who viii enforce
the law When Kansas has Prohlbitionists
in office then u ohibition will tie SUE
cess-never before. Many honest Prohibit
tionists are in these parties giving their
time and money, that has never effected
any good: the officers get fat salary ard
effect that for themselves. ard confusion
for the people. and the devil laughs n his
sleeves. CARRIE A NA11ON
Still Smashing the Works of the Devil