The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-12

is no place in the world where the tenn
perance problem may be worked out
more successfully than in this very
state, In fact. the problem has already
through your efforts. The fact that the
liquor sales for h past year IN other
states nave been ten times as great as
those in Kansas shows this. You should
be proud of the fact that this is so and
you should also take great pride in
knowing h a Kansas is fast pressing
forward in the fight for temperance
Another thing 1 wish to say is that
when you hear a man say that you
cannot decrease the sale of liquor by
driving the saloon keeper to his hole,
called a joint. o can put him down as
q man who does not know what he is
and every one knows that when a Sa-
loo keeper is compelled to take his
whisky and hide it in these low down
holes that he cannot possibly sell as
much liquor as he could if he were
allowed to run an open saloon. The
same person will no doubt make the
statement that open saloons increase
the population of a city. This may be
so. but what kind of a population would
it be? You all know the correct answer
to that question.
Another thing of which I wish to
speak is the fact that the people of a
state can do a great deal of harm or
good to the rest of the country. 1t is a
certified fact that conditions in one
state react upon those of another and
that if a good law is repealed or a bad
one passed it affects other states to a
certain extent the same as 1t would
our own Seeing that this true let US
hope that Kansas will continue to walk
in the straight and narrow path, feeling
that it is responsible for the welfare of
others and consequently retaining the
prohibition law and enforcing it.
Another thing of which I wish to
speak before l close is the fact that the
confirmed traveller. the globe trotter as
he is called, is a great detriment to This
country. OF course there are always
exceptions to every rule but the average
globe trOtter goes about the world in an
aimless, trampliks manner, peeplng at
England. France n Germany from be-
hind a beer glass and the countries he
does not see in this way he sees through
the smoke of his cigar of which he is a
slave. The invasion of Europe in his
manner by UGH American travellers
gives the citizens of other countries d
bad impression of US and consequently
does no good and a great deal of evil.
It is the same way with our soldiers
VIII are sent to our foreign possessions
to do garrison duty. Naturally I am
very proud Of the bravery of the Amer
lean soldier and speak to foreigners of
it with pride but I hang my head in
shame Wheu / happen to see him on the
streets of some foreign city Keeling
drunk and taking the name of the Lord
in vain with every other breath. This
is a stain on America and Americans
and it is with shame that I speak of it.
And now il closing I wish to plead
with you hat for the sake of your fell
loWmen, your country. world and all
that is righteous and holy, you will see
to it that Kansas takes no backward
steps and that through pure politics,
she does her part towards the better
ment of civilization
In a speech Of an hours length. follow
ing that of DIT. Clark's, Rev. Frank Lynch
of Wichita verified Mr. Clarks statements.
He said: 1--WE have nothing against the
jointist personally. It is their business
that we hate. A good illustration Of this
is a statement that Sam Jones, the great
evangelist. once made: I have nothing
against the louise said he. the way it
has OF making a living is what ] dislike -
Mr.. Lynch was the only speaker during
the evening who mentioned Mrs Nation &
name and then 1t was only in the course
of a description of the high times in Wich-
it,. during the time Of the great smasher's
raids there. He said that she inspired
more fear in the hearts Of the 5ointists
than did all the police and preachers com
bined.
TEMPERANCE UNION OFFICERS.
At the Wednesday afternoon meeting Of
the State Temperance union the election