Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-23


cause Of real laws made and provided
and because the state fortunately elsct-
ed q man governor who was willing to
enforce the law. He lays it to Gov.
ernor Stubs. he Of red hair and as
sertive voice and cranky notions. The
folks wanted 1t. the legislature made
laws for the folks and the governor did
it. Listen to Mason:
Stubb8 was elected, with his an At
torney General who was fond of exercise
and the two of them got busy without
wasting an hour. Also. lot of fanatics
got into the Legisla ture. and they began
passing the most drastic laws against
booze sellers ever heard of in any
civilized country. All branches of the
state government worked together in
harmony 20 the same end. and the pur-
SUIT of bootleSsers and jointists be-
came as popular in Kansas as fox hunt
ing is in England. Selling booze be-
came the objectionable crime. and
there was no respite or nepenthe for
the man guilty Of 1t. He was chevied
across country with a tallyho and a
hoopla. Tie first offense meant a
county-jail sentence and big fine. The
second meant a term in the peniten-
t!ary.
The saloon doors were closed with
such a slam tina, the hinges broke, and
the jointists consulted their family
physicians and found that change OF
air was necessary to their health.
County attorneys and other officials
who were inclined to be negligent in
the pursuit Of booze sellers were sum-
moned to Topeka, ard when they re-
turned TO :heir offices they were COW
cred with cold sweat, and they Of
Tended no more Never before was
there such e campaign against booze,
and in few weeks the lid was down.
From that cay to this Kansas has been
encouragement to the cultured edi-
tor. of the Brewers Year Book. That
annual volume no longer sparkles with
jests concerning prohibition in Kansas
The work appears to have lost the
spirit OF optimism that once made II
a favorite companion.
There is no place in Kansas where
liquor is openly sold; and if there rs an
occasional secret joint, the owner is
doing business IL fear and trembling
and he will go TO the penitentiary soon-
81 or later,
II appears that Kansas laws are
capable of enforcement when the man
who dares stand for enforcement IS
elected TO office Kansas is only
little ahead Of Iowa in this regard
Iowa liquor Law enforcement came
about somewhat in similar way. The
matter was put up to Cummins as
scheme to beat him politically. He
called the huff and having as attorney
general Web Byers. and as assistant
attorney general George Cosson both
fond OF exercise. things began 10 hap
pen. All Of which illustrates that those
who favor liquor law enforcement.
should see that officers who believe
laws are made as working schedules
for government and not as political
subterfuges should pu, IN the places OF
authority and that others should be
kept away from opportunity to manipu-
late legislatures and off the supreme
court bench.
Emporia IS Town "of 10000 popu-
lation including William Allen White"
according to the Mason statistics. It
hasn't had an open saloon in twenty
years. Since Stubs and the enforce
ment regime. Mason says even the
corkscrew has become obsolete there
Bootlegsers sometimes start up bust
ness but Emporia gets them before
they have sold enough TO pay the
freight on their first shipment from
Kansas City" Now listen some more:
No town IN the world wears tighter
i'd than Enporia And Emporia should
De bankrupt community if there were
truth in the old argument that saloons
are necessary to business. Il Is a
favorite claim of the saloon men that
hey support the schools, their license
money usually going TO the school fund
The answer TO this Is tina, Emporia
has just built high school costing
sl35, 900. and all grade schools are
housed in handsome buildings, and the
best teachers obtainable are hired. and
none of them ever has TO sue for his
wages.
Now right here is where Emporia,
Kansas. gets publicity. It Is the best
advertising any town can have which
desires 10 attract residents Of character.
factories and employing industries,
good citizenship Of all kinds and classes
Of men. And Emporia, Kansas, is en-
tireiy welcome to the columns Of this
newspaper for such advertising Look
it over and conclude whether or not
it isn't the very best advertising any
town can 90:
Emporia has more than twenty miles
OF beautifully paved streets, and every
year she paves a few more miles; and
When she has paving bonds for sale
they are snapped up by home citizens.
Several Nebraska towns could be
named which, gifted with saloons, have
not onefourth as much paving.
There are no abjectiy poor people in
Emporia. because none Of the money
Of wage earners goes for booze.
The savings banks and building and
loan association do big business for
the same reason.
Comfortable homes are being built all
the year round by men who work for
small wages.
Their money goes for lumber and
furniture instead OF long, cold bottles.
The churches are we'll attended because
men wake Dip on Sunday morning with
out that dark green taste which makes
the idea OF devo,ions abhorrent.