The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27


! KANSAS PROHIBxTION A SUcCSAS
The wsrkins q oves twenty Yss$s y
Altl.lAqusr LsOidatsss.
TO TEN EDITOR OF TM1 6ux.-s6! Tns
recent vote on prohibition st AsSury Pafk'
in which the temperance ladies' took 70 actlvs
Q part and were successful, has breneht the
question to the front again. snd the old Qlsfy
| IL heard, Docs prohibition prohibitf When
| Bishop Potter made the broad statement that
| prohibition Ii an impudent fraud ana IN
| impudent failure" he evidently spoke his pieoe
without full investigation. 80.
II prohibition does mot prohibit and more
liquor 10 sold than In iicense States. Why
have not the votcrs Of Maine and Kansas
found out that fact and repealed tho constl-
| tutlonal provisions that % misrsprsssnt their
sentiments. and why docs the liquor sellsf
constantly fight prohibition in those StAteef
No one denies that some liquor 10 sold IN
violation Of the prohibitory laws Of thoee
etatss, Just a. all other laws arc violated.
But after moro than twenty years OF sctusl
test that the intelligent votsrs Of those two
States resist all efforts or sttsmpts TO wfpe
| out prohibition and return to high license
certainly means something. Let W ex-
anime It. 49, ...-..}..r
The prohibition laws Of Kansas allow the
citizen to buy and drink and even 10 sive
liquor TO his quests at his table. There is
certainly no restraint OF personal liberty
In this. The fact that citizens Of tAess States
are thus allowed under tho laws to ship In
and use liquors binders often the due an
forcement OF prohibitory laws, yet this right
10 not curtailed In the least.
What do the ofioial figures Of the Oovcrn-
ment show - to the amount OF LIQUOR solo.
for instance, In Kansas. - compared with
Two years ago the total amount Of taIes
Paid tho 10 h:ns s, tor a ss
nv rrSsor,n,icrs, w.s ara ia. IN N.brssIs.
Sd,oini , ON th. north ~a with third ies:
populatlon), the amount waa a. 77e 900; In
Missouri, adjoining on the east. s;,s1s.sAs.
VI Ielmehtea nouors spele Mete sm NrS.. mw
Kansas IS that year s;oaa barrel: INTO ssnTsssA
a.eso.7's barrels. These ofiiol.i asurs: . ssor
.aSrs 'I w. one ,oan.s IN T.nsss "a
more than 90 II, IN Nsbrssls. and si4o In MI.
:ss md ,ss the v s Of qssIs s:. sSss
the s sane 9S.I proPo,,onf N.,,.,.. and M.ou,
q K.S:ss' i not re .ssss w 3 lSaOs;:a 81
IAN Io OF wnefi Me Svn 10y. IA. .nS ccn9
tjpq9Ssiy vio I S,, ne PTSIhl6itC.y AZ. ss
q q kansas ana Name Are oomt J4sS NJ M
Szsn: make q 'sS;' gssa ::!eSs : sass
tS6e and Inpopniar lnstsfa o. aS pASss
edScatsd 70 Become drlnISIiTd:; 4 & oH%s r.
mot s Sse' snd fno psrohb 'uun .
%nsrs IesRos:s e IL Tl:s::s 4 4:
shi:ky saysrsi.smsnts ssSush .h. s.ls =:
tractlys Inducements iSr w advsr1. . y
most states that religions o ana te t1st
BStit Is shown thst in no other STATE than Kan
inR this styls OF patronage tSa s;n,,.. =, u.,...
ne xSsre e many
thousands Of Kansas boys and girls have
neveI seen saioo it, OF q, 1Iunne" sn n,,otthi
tery :. w open f'' Violated and Il Of
the smaller towns jointIs aFs run part 81 ne
Time but i Is a sSs Hlstis sfn
the seller can, be arrested and Jailed under
cat ted and de:tEoyed ~ ~ do~n ~. .u.x
so shaueo of room hay Tne' IN M sirS Be-
sia .. :s sasr =; ssss.
sstshlshsd vii long cent!nHs sh b. Sdi.srsos
ths srHwnns BENEFIT o. 9af 10
the State ever TO Squire the drink 9anls
nhis IN ioHn. Ens ana W 'ne
IN aeGlarinnG that pptohttDH0n - q, 9m3s-
noe irand ssnoR f ,v1 ~ meqs sS oSe-
MN Oh .ne IeII mEo, - ~ incsi onticc
whG haGe ooa nrphibiton n cHsns
nave efperiem Geo the smecss OF tauGs , sStnna
twhorkinss e. prSn'o RsSon fnH .vs,on.
ing thecLy. aha ms prscL,cS1 SxpeVcnsSEe
has hsr been s ss dfSSs .ye sod IN
ana wnisky ~ NE aeaT o. r .nS 'ax tsnhm Me
Have not the people VINO have tssted $ne
workllGs o. pr9hi4iuon ioa Husre1 y.
Sehtnr' S2anecu .n5r INV" ~ WY whse ssss,'T
6y we test OF eMperenSs enc h ~a ss sesS .St
vote, vote can no longer De ordSreo Sy s9e LeEn-
teture eiecteu 1y 5ne Re0p,e' an Sn,T ~ le:s
tnan one-icuttn the nquor 10 soiu tnsn "
License G states ao!othims' Deem nesro on TINS