The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-06-03


can verify for yourselves in the IL
brary.
Prisoners and Juvenile DeIinquents In
Institutions,
General No. per 10000
State Population Prisoners Pop.
Ohio .... .4,355,676 1868 72.2
Illinois 5,227,s23 $3.50 6o.s
Texas .....3,3so,75s 45o4 1882
New York ..7,785,73o 1853 1867
Kansas 1,497, ,so4 2a76 1888
Wisconsin ...2,222,457 1866 e1.5
The percentage of Kansas does
not include the Federal prison.
"In proportion to the population
Kansas is proved by the statistics to
be the banner state for crime against
society in comparison with these other
states, many of which contain large
cities, including New York and Chi
cago.
"As compared with our own state,
Ohio, which has several cities larger
than any found in Kansas, the pro
rata number of prisoners per 10000
of population is given as 1898 for
Kansas and 1872 for Ohio. And I'LL
nois and Wisconsin, both very large
ly licensed states have respectively a
per cent of COS and 61.5 to 10000 of
population as against 1888 in Kansas
Surely your prohibition orators have
been trying to deceive you.
"our prohibition friends tell us
that insanity increases in license
states and decreases in prohibition
states: will quote from the govern
ment statistics on insanity: ohio in
the period covering % years had a
decrease in its insanity statistics Of
2a.a per 10000 population. During
the same fine Kansas had an in
crease of 65.2 per 10000 population.
A difference in favor of Ohio of 114
per 100000 population as compared
with Kansas.
Il was not surprised at that show
ing however; the condition in Kan
sas has been euaUgh to drive the peo-
pie crazy. But how about the flourish
of trumpets made hy the prohibition
orators concerning the betterment Of
conditions in Kansas under prohi0i-
ton? l will give you an example Of
how reliable they are:
Situation in Kansas City.
"a little more than :, year ago there
was published in the Chicago Record
Herald, over the signature OF William
E. Curtis, an article describing the
benefits of prohibition in Kansas City,
Kansas. So glowing was the account
the prohibitionists paid advertising
rates to have it published in many
of the local newspapers of Illinois.
''One of the statements made in
that article was to The effect that the
Commercial National Bank of Kansas
City, had increased its deposits a half
million of dollars since the prOhlbi-
ton law had been enforced by one C.
w. Trickett. MIR. Curtis derived his
information largely through the same
Mr.. Trickett.
"The fact that the Commercial Ma
tional bank absorbed the Wyandotte
State bank of Kansas City, after the
saloons closed, and the further fact
that the deposits carried over from
the Wyandotte State bank amounted
to just S5oo,ooo was carefully conceal
ed from the public. The public was
not told that one bank had gone out
of existence and that the Commercial
National bank was doing the business
formerly done by the two banks; for
some reason the prohibitionists did
not think it necessary to mention the
little fact. On the contrary the prohi,
bitionists represented the increase in
the business of this particular bank
as being the direct result of the ef
feet Of prohibition.
'The increase in building operations
which the prohibitionists shouted
about was largely the result of the
Proctor & Gamble Soap Co., Armour
Nelson, Morris and Cudahy packing
companies being compelled to enlarge
their plants by reason Of the increase
in the foreign demand for their pro.
ducts, and not all because of local
conditions.
81 have in my hand a facsimile Of
claim certificate against the city
OF Kansas City. This is one of the
pay checks which the banks refused t.
handle because the city was unable
to pay similar claims of eighteeI
months standing. Employees hav,
been offering these certificates for salt
at 10 per cent discount.
Effect Of Prohibition.
II bad intended to offer the gov
ernor OF Kansas a number of ihes'
claim checks against Kansas City a
a liberal discount; but / have beeI
informed that several Of the cities o
Kansas were so deeply in debt TO
their incidental expenses that Govern
or Stubbs secured from the last legia
lature an act authorizing these eitie
having no source Of revenue TO pa
on theiT floating debts, to issue bond