Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1914-08-19

and industrial welfare OF the
great Aemriean nation; that when
National prohibition IS defeated,
the glorious heritage which des-
cended to us from orr fathers is
preserved intact, aud secure
The full significance Of this posi-
ton is brought out very beauti-
fully, further on, when the auth
or says Of the leaders in the pro
hibition movement, that they have
.invaded our churches, pene-
trated our homes, degraded L
politics. and even contaminated
our press ITSELF. The degrad-
ding. corrupting Influence Of the
whiskey element in society, IN
the church. in politics, and IN
the press. with which every sane
and seeing man IS quite famil-
lar. apparently forms a condition
Of perfect bliss to this great Mr..
Andreae.
Now, the American common
wealth is made up by, and con
stituted Of units. Anything that
serves as a mental uplift, a soc
ial advantage, and a moral ella
rification 70 one unit. must un-
doubtedly be equally 50 to the
other units. This would seem
to be an entirely reasonable IN
ference. that even a child can
comprehend. But Mr.. Andreae
angrily charges the leaders Of
prohibition with having banded
themselves together to wreak de-
s%truetion. temporal and spiritn-
al. upon all who differ from their
views.
Let's see about that Let
take a squint at one oil the units
in the federation and examine
its present internal conditions
after many years Of enforced
prohibition. Kansas is such a
unit Prohibition has been On
the statutes Of that state for a
number Of decades, though at
first public opinion was lax as
TO the enforcement oil the law
During some fifteen years, how
ever. the law has been more than
q dead letter. and with the pas
sage Of the snmptuary Search
and Seizure Act, prohibition has
really prohibited in that state.
Well, contrary to what might
be expected, according to u
authors infallble Judgment, dur
ing those years the prosperity
of the state has made %phenomen-
al progress. This, too, IN spite
of complete, or partial, crop fail.
ures now and then. Farms that
fifteen years ago could be bought
for 1900 dollars, today, in many
eases. command an equal number
of thousands of dollars. But,
in AN agricultural state, the
commercial value Of land Is an
infallible indication Of internal
conditions. This, | think, even
the most crackbrained social
economist will admit. Fur
ther, the number Of automobiles
owned by farmers in the state
Of Kansas is all but proyerblal
But where the autos toot and
stink and swarm, is not the place
to look for stagnant business or
financial torpitude honor
bright. now, is it2
But we yet have an important
subject to dispose Of, rs charged
in the Andreaean arraignment.
Since the people of Kansas, ac-
cording to this authority, have
forfeited their personal liberty.
how about their moral and Chri-
stan standingq Have they re-
verted to heathenismi Do they
sacrifice their children TO Baali
Has the milk of human kindness
ceased TO flow in their sonlsi
And how about criminal stats
ties Are their jails, penitentiar-
les, and insane asylums crowded
to overflowing9 Has the mid
night prowler, the highwayman,
the moral beast in human form
found their colorado in old Kan
sas9 Not - 10 use a current ia
cetious expression not so
you'd notice It'll What you do no.
tee, is, that many a county Jail
has seen no inmates for years.