The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-24
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.
(From The Southern Christian Ai.

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editorials on many subjects and es+
pecielly on prohibition. l have been
Interesting in contrtdicting your opin-
ions With the results OF my own OBJ
servations in, kansas. lay native State,
which justly claims to be the repre-
sentative of prohibition. For many
years Kansas did not strictly enforce
her prohibitory laws; for the past de-
cade and more under Hoch, Stubbs
and other leaders OF both parties.
Kansas has deserved to be called pro-
hibition territory; and In 1908 the leg
islature passed the most drastic pro-
hibitory law in the land. When we are
told, therefore, that prohibition in
Kansas is q failure. let us inquire con-
corning the year when it failed. Pro-
hibition will not or itself prohibit any
thing. even in Kansas.
Passing by thes more important
question concerning the value or
Statewide prohibition. q question on
which the experience Of Kansas
throws q pleasing light let us aak
whether 1T prohibits, for no matter
how good the policy may appear, It is
useless, harmful. II .it can, not be car,
ried out among men who thirst for
drink. The people among whom >,
lserved for three years as home mis-.
stonary. beginning III i9Os, we're by no
means angelic; In ,facE,H prefer. the
people among whom / now live: but
the better the people. the easier It
should prove to enforce prohibition. I
Let me show he,, prohibition pro-
hibited in two, rusai communities. For
two years / worSed In Walton, Kan,
where practically every person In, the
village and surrounding country be-
lieved in prohibitions, and during that
time ] never heard ., criticism Of the
manner in which tine liquor laws were
enforced. / was liBening for such
criticism and the people were watch
Ing Cor any sign 6s,.laxness, but none
appeared. Compatibility little LIQUOR
was consumed and that ,lttle was
drought In by expresa,9 from other.
Estates. 1 ought to say that personally
1 am not in favor OF law which
would prevent q man from drinking
liquor in his own ASusS buk woe be
to the most consistent topper II he sold
Ipar. e his s.erS 70 his asigihss5of IN
lIsansasl ists Gscufidss les.i;,, /
4 In saxmnn. another .yi,iaea with
which became eouafYy ,fainiiiar dur.
ling an entire yenr It7SSsasa ~ bnt iona
lcompiaint b,,t that oua' vsa t,,dsr
lthans the romn,a;nt in onr y,ard a
p.t..b;-,..: Wa had hsd5fFIrr more S'In,,I fhan
la fer speesgsa.ies s., aiii,tioI, 4, mn,
l4o,Iicensatl saIoona tpbe St,aapee. ~ TIA
poUl room beran ~ iIsa,l ! NINA ,sya
los beer. known aa lal}}{68Ih la}}{68I hper cent . rJe
lprofessejl to beiieve fi,at ba vaa y,bay5 a,
ling The letter 81, hesIaw.' and bs hsd
1.-The tacit conssnt Of .aha co,,ntvg .t-
ltofnev. known ;e,aew,,,, Ara i, .he ,,s,o,-
Iecuainr attornav APfar ,ha ina,ensy,
Icitizena Ind anpeaisf3 q the co,,ntv
lattorne,, Il. vain they tola ,the facts go :,
tthe attorney ssnsra, ~, ,tha siata ,vno
Iat once instf,ctei, |he, ,s,vse or r., ". -.
Isigu There was No nrosssntion hnt
M more ..tp,,, ,,er ckr =, h.s hss,, ,,,,.
|Iieiy aold there m g frop, sbst M day ~ tS;a I'M
Law enforcement n sneI, 3 comr, :.
j nifv q mt e, a,u,II, s az ,s NAV :.
q scar Central Ransaa aapaa Il IN !. -. g,
vas Car from. Iaw.al,s,ns AMI 49,, sJs
..itodav S. WhsnF m st,s "a bsrds ri ~ Sarysa, s.'
.jhandsS comes into the state Ito gather
rt,he snormou0 crop of sshsat, there IL
: Ian intense t.fSst. with abundance 6i
.. Isoin to crafty every Win, and the
i s|only thing lacking d sAs liaaor itssif