The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-04-16

rent resolution at the last session:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 80
by Senator kinkel-Concerning the
welfare Of Kansas under prohibition.
Whereas, The liquor interests
throughout the country, and those al
lied with them in their nefarious bus
mess. are publishing abroad in form of
paid advertisements in the newspapers
certain false and defamatory state
,nents to the effect that prohibition in
Kansas has caused increase in crime,
death rate, homicide, suicides, divorc-
cs, and juvenile delinquents; and,
Opponents Efforts.
Whereas, The saloon trust is max
ing use of juggled statistics, false
hoods manufactured by criminal in
terests, allied to the alcohol vendors
and derogatory statements made by a
few unreliable and irresponsible citi-
zens of Kansas, all with the intention
of creating prejudice in the minds of
the legislators of other states and thus
influencing proposed anti-hquor legis-
lation; and,
Whereas, There is lobby, the men,
bers of which profess to be Kansas
men, operating in the legislature of
the state of Utah, and alleging that
evil follows in the train Of prohibition,
and that the enforcement Of the pro-
hibitory law in Kansas has resulted
in multiplying crime, and deteriorating
all the mental and moral faculties of
the people Of Kansas; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the senate, the house
of representatives concurring therein,
that all of such charges are ibelous
and false, and do not represent the
sentiments Of men who, when this
state exiled the saloon, were compelled
to leave Kansas for her good.
Resolved, That the reverse of these
statements is true; that the state of
Kansas is cleaner, better, more ad-
vanced in mental culture and stronger
in moral fiber and conviction; that her
homes are happier and more comfort
able, her children better educated than
ever before in her history; that crime
is less prevalent and poverty less gen.
eral; and that all this is due largely to
the fact that the saloon is such an out
law that none of her school children
have ever seen saloon, and are un-
acquainted with the appearance Of a
saloonkeeper; and be it further
Resolved, That we, as representa-
tives Of the people Of Kansas, hereby
declare our allegiance to the cause of
temperance, sobriety and right living,
as exemplifed by the ultimate result
of constitutional prohibition, and it's
enforcement in our midst, and that we
are opposed to any return to the DOM
nation of intoxicating liquors, and
that no proposition looking to a re-
submission of the prohibitory amend
ment, and that no law which has for
its object the establishment of places
for the sale of liquor anywhere in
Kansas will be given serious consider
alton, either by the legislature or by
any of its committees.
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the journals of
the house and senate, and that the
chief clerk Of the house and the secre-
tary Of the senate are directed to send
certified copies of this resolution to
all states Of the Union which now have
legislatures convened and in session
for the enactment of laws.
The figures used in this statement
are correct and authoritative. We have
avoided nothing, evaded nothing, mis-
construed nothing, covered nothing up.
Anything further that might be said
would simply add to the mass. Let
the American people hear the truth
and Judge.
All this has the Endorsement of the
governors facsimile signature.