The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
VOTE DRY and B0OSTRICHhIOND
Not HySterfa, But Facts.
Jugqling is Our Appeal Voters
of Richmond. The Voters of Muncie Know a Good
Thing Have Gone Back to 1t.

following the closing of the saloons and what is greater
evening being free from annoyance insult in fact
the between city with the saloons absent and
with it present, is the difference between the nd
V'''A ""S ''' -' D'A '0J j. e. se FREpRicK
It is being said already this campaign much
liquor sold under nocense with the licensed saloon
Our friend the writer for the saloons of Rchmondfor
would have us believe that voting out the saloons does not
contribute to temperance morality happier homes
lower taxes better business Of he expects he
back to Richmond and citizens to believe
what he has written.
The following letter from Mr. Arthur Caper publishes
of the Topeka Daily Capital Topeka Kansas win explain
the good results of the nocense policy among the people
who entitled take the witness stand in its behalf Ma
within less than 80 votes being elected Governor of that
state in 1872 He Is whose judgment is worth has
ing The letter is as follows:
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL.
Topeka Kansas March 8, 1914.
Mr.. Timothy Nicholson, Richmond, Indiana.
Dear ir-My friend, Mr. White. of this city has assd
me to write you in regard to prohibition have It IA
Kansas. think of the grandest blessings be-
slowed this state and the law which doing 10
make good and and to bring prosperity hap
pness to the people of Kansas is the amendment con
stitution prohibiting the traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
know something about what has been accomplished by pro
hbition have lived here long enough the actual
results obtained under that law When Topeka IS
years there so saloons in this city There
have been drinking places for and the
sumption of liquor has been reduced to the minimum.
may fairly be said that prohibition has been trial
in Kansas for sufficient time to give adequate evidence
merits and demerits and the end of nearly
Grafton under prohibition this state truthfuy be
said the prohibtory law has been well enforced
and that this law before generally ap
by the people of the state Approval indeed is too
mild word with which express the attitude of Kansas
people towards this provision of the constitution Most
Of them enthusiastically in favor of it. is the portion
of the fundamental law of the state their hearts,
When you have opportunity hope you will say TO
the people in those places where they familiar
prohibition that the people of Kansas who ought to be the
of the business of this city endorse prohibition The
Eastern people ought to know what Kansas people know
perfectly WELL that the stories regarding the failure of pro-
by the liquor interests of the country.
And prohibition does prohibit The amount of liquor
consumed in Kansas is known, it is in other states The
state consumes 1863 gallons of liquor capita year
cost of five million dollars The average consumption in
the United States % gallons The per capita cost
for liquor in the nation is S21 co. in Kansas S304
certain there is less liquor consumed in Topeka than
other city of $4,000 people anywhere.
There is no sound argument against prohibition, either
moral economic not the that
which does not do Topeka Just about
the of cities in the Middle West many which
get a large revenue from saloon licenses.
The attacks prohibition in Kansas simply TIA
false of that enemy of the home the church
and the state-the saloon power.
Thank God that is not and be q
er, in Kansas. Very respectfully, (Sgned)
ARTHUR CAPER.
The Issue of the Saloon