The Marshall republican., 1914-03-27
THE DESTRUCTION or KANSAS

III uI-NittNNE aNHVNAhNhoh 10 R1b
ing ont a new argument against pro
hibition. IL says that prohibition
ruined the grape industry in Kan
sas." II claims that In the sos thi'
industry was over 100000 per year
and II is estimated as less than s2j.
600 now.
The grape industry wasn't the only
industry ruined by prohibition.
There was the mint industry. Pro
hibition killed the mint julep. hence
here was no more demand for mint
except In a few homes where they
made mint sauce for spring lamb
dressing.
Then there was the blow to the egg
industry. Men no longer use eggs for
| egenog. since the cggnog departed.
when prohibition came the hens had
zen doing their best in their free
way TO keep the egg industry alive
md you could get eggs for eight cents
4 dozen. Since prohibition hit the ees
Industry you have to pay two cents
apiece for eggs. Prohibition took the
ife out Of the hens. They do not
cen 10 have anything TO cackle
about since the saloon left US.
A man over I'm the eastern part of
he state used To make roulette
wheels. lie was o fine cabinet maker
and the wheels he turned out for
rulette and other games OF chance
were mounted with ivory aud mother
n pearl. Prohibition killed that In
dustry also.
In fact. prohibition has Killed
about every industry in Kansas cN-
cept the raising OF wheat and corn
4 alfalfa a fruit 4 livestock: pota-
toes and peas and oabbages and gar
len sass chickens and ducks and
geese. and horses and mules.
Il busted mp many Of our most
prominent gamblers. p~aralyzcd the
beer gardens and absolutely killo
The bartendcrs' union.
Prohibition has left very little Of
Kansas except the growing crops IN
her fields. the stock in her stock pcnl
the dreary round of work. work. work
In her factories and stores and other
Industries. II has loft us littlo to do IA
hours OF leisure except Just fall In
love. to get married. send our child
rem To school. 80 abroad occasionally.
iOin tho church. when We feel like Il.
run into each other with expensive
automobiles aud store our money
away In dugty bank vaults. instead oi
giving II TO cheerful gentlemen with
white aprons, Who used To stand in
'front.' Of cut glass bars and say lnfre.
1uently, This n His on the house"
Where once the thriving business OF
the saloon sent the clamorous odor Of
its prosperity n upon the Sidewalk
aud cloar across the street. we find
nothing but shoe stores. clothing
stores, dry goods stores. meat mar
kets, grocery stores ana other sordld
activities OF an unhappy people.
Where once you saw long lines Of
men on saturday night going Joyfully
into rooms where the doors always
swung In, never out. where there WAS
sawdust on tho floor and a merry
crowd standing around the mahogany
bar, where they were treating all
around, and a nan could get his sal
AIRY check cashed and spend il right
there on his boon companions, aud
then 80 enthusiastically home and
break up the furniture and give his
wife a black eye; instead OF all those
manifestations Of a carefree people
which characterized the saloon day
we now have nothing but gloom. We
zee men going quietly into butcher
shop or grocery store or department
to get their weekly salary checks
cashed and then going moodily home
with shoes for the children and beef.
"" ~ N"Pp'I anu tue IlAlnSS LOT Il
heavy Sunday dinner On the next day,
and you know instlnctiyely that there
will be no hilarity In that home that
night aud nothing to cheer the lives
OF these people except such sober ac-
tiyities MS mother may Introduce into
the family circle.
There Is nothing in that family 10
look forward TO except Il comfortable
sunday dinner and maybe church In
the morning and Sunday school, pos
sibly a decOrOus ride around town In
the family motor car In the alter
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