The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-12
GOVERNORS DAY.
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The Issue i'm Kansas

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The Issue i'm Kansas.
About "a years ago. Kansas elected
a Democratic governor upon a resu5-
mission platform. 1t IL a singular fact
that we have not had a Democratic
governor since that time, until an eX-
ecutive was elected last fall, q Demo-
crat, upon q platform that declared for
the strict enforcement OF the prohtbt-
tory law. Two Democrats contested for
the nomination at the primary election:
one upon an open saloon platform, and
the other upon the law enforcement
platform. We Democrats settled the
question among ourselves at the pri-
mary election. The whisky element OF
the state did not support the Demo-
cratic candidate, but to the contrary.
Republican candidate for governor:
The gubernatorial race became moral
question.
"A terrific fight was waged in the
primaries last year by the resuhmis-
sionists. 1t was lead by the mayor OF
man, whom 1 understand to be practi-
cally a teetotaler, and yet with all the
wealth at their command they pOlleo
but 10000 votes, and believe they
polled the entire wet vote Of the state
Irrespective of political affiliation.. We
&AeAA1S0S
year, and as the next election will well
come women voters to our ranks.
cannot conceive that there will ever
again be an attempt made to resubmit
the liquor question. doubt whether
any man from any party will ever
again be a candidate for any Office on
a resubmission platform.
Buys Education Not Liquor.
THE death rate in Kansas is only
10 to every 100 Inhabitants and we
feel assured the abstinence from
liquor gives that low rate OF mortality.
While the same abstinence contributes
to about thirty-five thousand healthy.
newly born Kansans every twelve
months. Every year our state creates
a new wealth: last year q new wealth
of two million dollars q day WAS the
record. Only $1.25 was spent on an
average by each person for intcxicat-
ing liquors during the year, while ono
of our sister states spends $500 for
the Same purpose.
I'VE have an enactment that re-
Quires the deliverers Of liquor into
Kansas to record the shipment and
statement 1 make as to the per capita
consumption is authentic and based
upon the compilations of these reports
This difference Of $26.75 went into new
homes. schools and churches"
We spent 49, million dollars last
kept $1,000 teachers busy for about
nine months. The salaries Of the men
teachers insour public schools has in
creased from $4,000 to 5000 a month
in the past ten years, while the salary
of the women teachers has doubled.
All of the weak school districts have
state aid and we have no schools which
have less than a seven month term.
That little sum Of $2e.75 referred to
awhile ago that we save on liquor
consumption. we spent on education
SO that our illiterates are less than
any state in the union. We have an
endowment fund for the common
schools Of 8 4 millioD dollars. With q
population Of 1.69e,o00 We had an en-
rollment Of $500 students In our state
universities. and $500 In our denomln-
ational schools. Six thousand students
attended our state university and ag-
rtcultural college last year. This 10 .
remarkable showing, when compared
with Missouri. which has ; u million
population and only 3,317 students in
her university and agricultural col
lege. Indiana with about the same
population has 1861 students-
Prohibition and CFime.
I'VE have only 7z4 inmates IN our
state penftentiary while Colorado.