The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-07
KANSAS IN THE
PROHIBITION List

( The much advertised claim that the
lid Is absolutely on In Kansas is uu-
true. u is trne that what we're prac-
tically open saloons have been closed
for o 'me ia q few of the larger
towns but no person acquainted with
the actual fac1s can say that the sale
of liauor has been stopped ~he clos
ing Of these omen saloons has simply
increased the liquor business az the
Kansas drug stcra and the Kansas
blind tiger"
Persons who claim that the lid IS
on Ga Kansas. and that prohibition IS
being maze to pronlbit magnify the
crusade ip a few of the large cities.
and then cautiously neglect tc saw
anything about what Is going on i'm
other ana larger portions Of the state.
They say nothing about southwestern
Kansas Does anyone suppose Cor
moment that liqucr cannot be i,ough9
/ freely Ia the mining t0WnAi 4sgre;ta.
BILE as it may 0e. the freedom enioyed
| by taa iOintists In southern Kansas IS
due largely to expediency: TO the
/ knowledge that the mining vote As a
/ valuable asset sf il was true that the
} political parties OF Kansas we're BROS.
I NtNNNr.N - NAAt AAAANA NAMh II. IEAslIs
/ Kansas ad prohibition. taarl Is sub
stantiGl reason for saying ha' not only
[; the political parties but the law if-
self IS aow prostituie6 to the liquor
traffic under the regime Of prohibit
tion
! et the people 3f Oklahoma ana in
] dian arrltory are asked u soto anon
| themselves the farce that prevails n
a..
/ liquor trafi, practically as much pow
en- as 1t var haG. instec' q Legally.
! ing he sale Of lntOXi,GP,NF "a nan.
/ aer thGt would bring fsve1re 10 tae
state aal Us diheren, Auaicipciifias.
end make the liqucr fealer reapots si.
iue as a awabi@ing citizen. ,hev ara
/ aEked TO foregc us revarue ans
I place the liquor business if the lpnes
OF outlaws. who woelc be responsible
/ tc nobody They would invite daily
wholesale violation of law without
! receiving any of ihe benefits that
( would come from lheying the law
J The following extract from press
dispatch from Kansas city. Kas., on
/ June 20, shows wnat Is happening
with the lid on IN that town
Saturday nights pauoleman said
] wv NAHouH iQdutu 10 llt llilll
crossed the state line from Missouri
! Although theee wagons are supposed
10 sell only on order no one seems to
have the least trouble In getting all
the beer wanted Men 20 TO an ex-
trene now more than during the time
OF the Joints, because they seem to
think that every drink is the last
drink Most OF the men would not get
drunk at an il the stun was offered
| them
The truth is. the enforcement or
! noTtenforcement of sumptuary liquor
laws depends upon public sentiment.
Being moral question there is such
divergence OF opinion from state
wide standpoint that public sentiment
J cannot be made unanimous fo~ state.
/ wide prohibition merely by the arbi-
uary enactment OF law The only way
| 10 make temperance possible is 10 edu-
cate each small community step by
] step. This csnnot Se dome by the ad.
! option OF the proposed state-wide pro.
/ hibition clause Of tho constitution
Each community feels that 1t has the
Inherent right 10 manage its local af.
] lairs 10 the best moral advantage Of
the community