Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-17
HOW IT WORKS IN
STATE OF KANSAS
Statement That 1000 Drug
Stores Going Out Of Business,
Hailed With Joy.
BREWERS STORIES REFUTED.
Republican Party stands sponsor for
Prohibition and Continues to bc I'm
Power Despite saloon Vote.

Tho statement that ]. 900 drug stores
are offered Tor sale IN Kansas, IS hall
ed as glad tidings by prohibuonists
IN that state and elsewhere, as going
90 show in a manner uncontr0vertlble
that prohibition does prohibit said
q gentleman today who Is "a resident
OF the sunnower state and who is here
on brief visit.
Il can readily believe that there are
1000 drug stores offered FOR sale ia
Kansas. and / believe that the fg
ures do not tell the whole story. 10
does not mean that legitimate drug
Establishments are going out OF busl-
ness, but Il does mean that places
operating as "a blind are no longer able
20 hide under disguise and are forced
20 capitulate. have lived under the
prohibitory laws boa Kansas ever since
they came into existence, 80 years ago.
and ] believe Z ann as familiar with
the workings OF the system az most
individuals.
Drug stores pay no license for sell-
ing liquor 200 more than Tor other
goods but its sale is limited 90 med
icinsl and mechanical uses The pur-
chaser must make AFFIDAVIT iu COM
formity with the requirements and the
druggist is held responsible n bis dis
erection Is misapplIcd. The permits are
issued by tho probate judge. upon rec
ommendati0u of the county attorney,
after the applicant has advertised tis
intention for "a period OF so days. once
granted. the permit may be revoked for
the least Offense II is a hazardous
business for men to engage in the sale
of liquor under preteuse OF running "a
drug store. and so many have found
such a proposition both unpopular and
proht.ess that they have concluded 90
90 out Of business.
GOVERNOR RESPONSIBLE.
"The conclusion OF saloon men. who
operated under the guise of druggists,
20 go out OF business was given an
impetus by Gov Stubs. who m his
inaugural address stated emphatically
that he would stand by the prohibits
tion laws and do an in his power To
enforce them. Attorney General Jack
son. now serving his second term has
always been "a pronounced prohibition
ist and has confscated more than one
public building because liquor was sold
there unlawfuuy. Recently he called
together the county attorneys Of the
stale and notified them that h they
failed 20 enforce the liquor laws. he
would appoint a deputy % take charge
OF affairs In counties where slackness
was apparent.
REPUBLICAN SPONSORS.
And this brings me 10 another
phase OF the question. The claim is
made that prohibition works TO the
detriment o. the party In power. such
IS not the case. The Republican party
has stood sponsor for prohibition dur
ing an the years that IL has been ga
existence. AID yet state and national
officials are Republicans. United States
Senator-clect Joseph l.. BristOW, has
always been pronounced prohibition
ist, and after a thorough canvass Of
the state. his attitude being well
known, he was elected under the pri-
mary law. The prohibition laws are
IN such favor that enemies Of the cause
have ceased 90 talk resubmission.
BUSINESS PROsPERING.
Talk about prohibition causing de-
preston OF business and loss Of rev.
enuel Why. the very reverse is true in
Kansas. The banks have SO much
money that they viii pay but three per
cent ON time deposits, and are scarce
ly willing 90 pay that amount Does
such condition look like depression
of business And as to revenues The
rate Zoo nay county last year was only
L3l cents on each dollar. and then we
bad bIilt within "a short time a court
house costing 100000. Again let me
repeat 900 drug stores are offered
Ton sale boo Kansas bee Use prohibition
prohibits. and mo- ono knows II better
than the men who engage IN illegit-
innate liquor traffic