Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
WHATPROHIBI1lONHAS
DONE FOR KANSAS
And What II Will Do
for Tennessee


prohibit, that II cannot be enforced 10
ths large cities, that II V breeding Law
lsssnsss, that il IL retsrding the progress
81 the STATE, chat il IL not a political
question, that It should be taken out Of
POlitisa, and 20 on, and on, and Onl
II "a ounce Of prevention is worth
pound Of cure, thirty years Of experience
with prohibition in Kansas ought 10 be
worth 3 dozen political campaigns and
ths argamshts and theories Of an army
Of liquor politicians.
Everybody knows that the liquor In.
tsrssts have been working since the en-.
aotmsnt Of ths ahti-liquor laws in 1908
70 disWedit prohibition In Tennessee,
On the basis Of the lawlessness, which
they have produced, they are working
like beavers 70 elect a Legislature, which
they can rely on to overthrow the win
Of the people and repeal the snti-liquoI
laws.
The ARti-SalOon League wants every
voter In Tennessee 10 know that there
ls not . single reason, which the liquor
politicians are Offering for the repeal Of
these laws, which viii stand in the face
Of facts The address, which is published
Ia The following abridged form, was de-
kversd in April of this year in the
Auditorium Hotel, Chicago, by Hon. J.
8. Dawson, the Attorney General OF
Kansas.
There Il not an argument, now being
slade for the repeal Of these laws, which
ls not completely met in the experience
Of the SunflOwer State. Let every foe
q Tie hquOr traffic read this address
and rs-TSad II. Let much Of IL be mem
OriEsd, 20 that the arguments Of the
sAsmy can be met on the spot. The
AntitSSlOOn League will BE- glad to fur
nlsh this in pamphlet form 10 those
friends Of temperance who would like
70 distribute II among their friends,
especially In these counties whore the
legislative fights are hot;
Ladies' and GsRtlemeni
am pleased and hOnOred with the
privilege of bringing to this magnificent
Sssemblage the greetings Of the SunHow'
or State,
have been invited TO address you
on the subject, what Has Prohibition
Done for KARsasT' With such humble
talents IA I possess wiz approach this
subject not as q tempesssse lecturer, but
as a student and as a witness. Kansas
has been my home for quarter Of cen
tury there grew from callOw youth
t. manhood. l have spent my time on
the farm, in the school room - student
and teacher, IS lawyer, prosecuting attOr
Rey and public servant. have been in
every county In Kansas except two
there are one hundred and ave counties
and have been in most Of them many
times. l know the state as well as any
man within It's borders. / have beef
In the public service fourteen years, and
connected with the Office of the Attorney
General for almost = decade.
Cause Of PTohibitOTy Amendment 81
Kansas.
The prOhibitOry amendment which wa
passed by the legislature in 1879 Wal
really the work Of the liquor interests
Fhe temperance forces OF the House Of
Representatives he'd outlined strong pro
gram Of restrictive legislation and
checked il up to the senate, which wal
dominAtsd by the whskey mem As 1
back-Are to this drastic program, the sen
ate pigeOR-holed the house bills, and il
lieu thereof passed and sent over to th'
House a resolution 70 submit . prOhlb
iteEy amendment to the state eOnstitu
ton. In so doing the whiskey sympathiz
ers thought to show their constituent
that they were the true friends Of tenn
persnee, and that the House member
were the Obstguctionists to Temperance
legislation. But the temperance leader
Of the House looked il over, and said
'"Tbis 10 more than We asked for and bet
ter than We expected, and we will jus
take what the whiskey senate hG
checked up 70 U.S. And they passed tn
bill. When tho Senate learned that tn,
House had also adopted the resolution
the liquor men resorted TO every strNteg,
to procure the recall of it, but to N
avail. And thus the Prohibitory amend
msnt was submitted to the voters Il
1880; and you do not need TO be toll
what the people Of Kansas did on elsc
ton day. They carried the amendmen
10 victory with thousands Of votes b
spare. That was in November, 1880, an
the legislature which met the fOllowin
January enacted laws In harmony wit
che amendment and to prescribe punish
msnt for its violation.
The Statewide Prohibition Law o
Kansas -NOw Il Was Violate,
in the Cities for Years.
The amendment reads.
'eThe manufacture and sale Of intox
eating liquors shall be forever prohibite
In this state, except for medical, scientiG
and mechanical purposes"
The new law took effect May /, 1Ss!
Notice was served upon the saloons I
60, and not to stand upon the order {
their going. There were about 1900 5,
looms In the state. Eight hundred {
these closed their doOrs never TO reops
them. The others, located in about scOr
Of towns watch were controlled by liquc
nymPathizers, remained 20 fight the ne
law.
But every dlStillsry and ell sxeeYt IN
- three obscure, local brswerieS wei
Out of business for good and all, Duriu
the ne4t few years there was . cOnStar
Aght Waged in politics, in the legislatul
and in the courts, to recover The grouH
which had been lost by the liquor int