The Leader from Wichita, Kansas • 4

The Leader, Thursday, August 2, 1888. 4 A SHORT DRAMA. A GERMAN SUNDAY. INGALLS BEATS BURCHARD. PROHIBITIOMRSENAL.

Shots, Shells and Bombs for the Prohibition War. Leader Sliots. 1 liese consist of brief Arguments, Comparisons, Statements, Facts, etc printed on slips of heavy paper, and designed to be thrown promiscuously into the enemys camps. Each Shot is likely to bring down its man. Quite a number of Shots are ready, and more will he printed at once.

Price of tlie Shots. Single Hundred, Assorted 15 cents Ter Thousand, Assorted snots. Liquor Dealers. Sample SINO- I. Republicans and Republican Resolution, Adopted at National Republican Convention, Chicago, 1888., The first concern of all good government is tlie virtue and sobriety of the people and tlie purity of their homes.

Tlie Republican party cordially sympathizes with all wise and well directed efforts for the promotion of temper, anco and morality. Hail thou Twin Paities that Shot No, 2. Stubborn Facts. Have Republicans Done Twelve Democratic legislatures have adopted prohibitory laws and three have repealed such law's. Ten Republican legislatures have adopted prohibitory laws, and eight nave repealed such laws.

Thirteen Democratic legislatures have re-fused to submit prohibitory amendments and four have voted to submit snch amendments. Twenty-four Republican legislatures have refused to submit prohibitory amendments and en have voted to submit such amendments. All for hot complete Statement, see Leader Shell No. Even old Bourbon Democracy lias done more for Prohibition lhan brings an indirect cost of $720,000,000 more. The corn, ryo, barley and molasses taken out of the mouths ot the people for tho manufacture of this liquor would incroaso the cost yet more.

According to tho census returns of a given year, tho wages in all our manufacturing establishments amounted to about our church property was valued at 000; we paid for educational purposes our public libraries cost we paid tho same year for drink as much as the wagos mounts to in all our manufacturingestablislunonts; nearly $2, 000, 000 more than our church property and public libraries wore worth together with what we paid for educational purposes and more than one-half the value of all the labor in the whole country. There are nt least 100, (KX) persons engaged in the sale and manufacture of intoxicating drinks in this country. The labor of these men would be worth $900, 000,000 and the laborof tho 000, (XX) drunk ards would nt a very low estimato be worth $150,000,000 more, which, together with the time lost by the army of moderate drinkers would make the enormous sum of $000,000,000. Now if we add to all this, loss of money paid for drinks, the labor in its manufacture and sale, material wasted, loss of drinkers time, we shall find that the actual cost of the traffics every year exceeds $1,100,000,000, being over $230,000,000, more than the value of all the labor of every kind performed in the whole country during the same time, and nearly two-thirds enough to pay the public debt. this vast sum of money which is annually taken from the productive capital and industry of the country and worse than wasted, could he directed to useful and legitimate purposes, it would pay all the taxes, educate all the children, build all the churches and school-houses, feed and clothe all the hungry and naked, and have a surplus left to pay the interest on the nations bonds and wipe out the public debt itself in a few years.

But wore the loss of this wealtli all the harm done by drink, it would ho very small. Think of those wives and children reduced to beggary. It destroys the happiness and peace of millions; it fosters and encourages every species of crime and immorality; it bars tho progress of civilization and religion; it causes many thousands of murders; it destroys both body and soul; it burdens sober people with millions of paupers: it burdens tho country with enormous taxes; it exposes our porsons to insult; it exposes our families to destruction; its sale upholds the vicious and idle nt the expense of the industrious and virtuous; it takes tho sober mans earnings to support the drunkard; it is indeed a mocker; it promises us strength and mocks tin with weakness; it promises us substance and mocks us with shadow; it promises us life and mocks us with premat uro death; it prom isos us intelligence and wit and voters us with confusion; it dazzles us with visions of happiness and plunges us into the depths of dispair. More people have been slain by the bottle than hv war. pestilence and famine.

Tho bottle still stands erect, while the victim lies in the gutter unable to arise. There is a wav which seemeth good toil man, hut the end thereof is death. At tho last it bitotli like a serpent and stingelh like an adder. Martin Lather said, I have prated to Clod that he might destroy the whole beer brewing business and tho first beer brewer I have often cursed. Lord Bacon said, All crimes on earth do not destroy so many of the human racoas intemperance.

Dr. Adam Clark, the celebrated coutmentator, said, strong di ink is not only the devils way to man, but man's way to the devil. Dr. Lyman Beecher said; I defy any one to show that rum-sellers are not murderers. And I say, my friendship in your might, and help pulverize the rum power.

Drinkers we work to set you free; Christiar, lift up yourvoice. These men Aro not the devils own by right. Thy ti od who made them bids thee seek. And Prim: his lost sheep to the light However fur theyve gone astray, Well show them yet the narrow way. Evelyn Iaull.

shot No. 3. The Churches The Republican and Democratic parties have both, by word or action, or by both, deolaml in favor of the whisky trafiio. All the prominent churches have declared against it. Tlie board of Bishops of the M.

E. Church phjb: The liquor traffic is so pernicious in all its beaungs, so inimical to the inten.bU ot honest trade, so repugnant to the moral sense, so injurious to the peace aud order of society, so hurtful to tlie homes, to the church und to the body Iewaie, ye Christian Voter, how you triffle with jour rights, lest je be found fighting against God. NO. 12. Tweedle dum Republicans and Democrats have each adopted stirring resolutions on Personal Liberty Republican Resolution, Adopted at the National Convention in Chicago, ikkh.

We re-attirm our unswerving devotion to tlie personal rights and liberties of all citizens in all tlie slates and territories. Ilale fellows, well met! Well hast thou to day, and prepare to ga LEADER SHELLS. These consist of Arguments, Comparisons, Statements, Slaiistics, primed on a page note paper size; intended lo be showered into the enemys stiongliolds. One shell might destroy an cntiie battalion of the apolojisis for rum. Quite a number aie already prepared, and more will be printed speeddy, lriuc iff tlie Shells.

A single hundred, Assoi ted. 25 cents, Per Thousand Assorted fl-75 THE LEADER. "PUBLISHED KVEHY THURSDAY, BY The Leader Iuulisiiing Company, Topeka, Kansas. Subscription, $1.00 per year. Publishers Notes.

STATE PATER. The Leader is the official paper of the Prohibition Party of the State. Reports. The Leader contains weekly reports of the work done by theChaiunan of the Central Committee and by the organieis and speakers in all parts of the State. Campaign Edition.

The Leader wii be issued until after the election as a campaign paper, and will be furnished at the re-markably low price of On and One-Fourth Cents a Copy. Its Value. The Central Committee desires to scatter the campaign edition pio-fusely throughout the State, believing that it will accomplish more for the cause and gain more votes than any other agency To the Work. Organized Counties. It is desired that every organized county raise sufficient funds to secure at least 200 copies for free distribution each week.

This will only cost $2.50 per week, and ten men each paying 25 cents a week will raise this amount. These rates are offered only to such subscribers as shall continue until after the election. Prohibition Clubs and W. C. T.

U. Certainly every Prohibition Club and every local W. C. T. U.

can secure 100 copies per week $1.25. Ten men each paying i2'2 cents a week will raise it. Individuals. There are many individuals who can afford to give $25 or $50 for campaign purposes. These amounts cannot be put to better use than in scattering 100 or 200 copies of The Leader among yoiu fiiends.

There are indeed few men who cannot send broadcast 25 copies each week at an expense of a little over 30 cents a week Every Prohibition child, woman and man, can provide eight families wdthTiiE Li-ader till after election, and thereby make many votes. It will cost but 10 cents a week. Let every interested person go to woik at once, and we can roll up 25,000 campaign subscribers in 30 days. Only One and One-Fourth Cents a Copy. orders for the campaign edition must be accompanied with the cash, fm at least one month.

Advertisements. The immense mini her of copies that will be piinted of the Campaign Edition of The Leader rendcis it one of the best of mediums through which to reach the better classes of the people. Persons who have honest waies or interests to advertise, and want to reach the educated, sober element of Kansas, will do well to send in their advertisements at once. Katcs reasonable. Address.

All communications intended for any department of The Leader should be addressed to The Leader, Topeka, Kansas. WICHITA RATIFIES. CONCLUDED FROM FIRST ed the greater part ot his address to prohibition proper. His treatment of the subject was clear, logical and convincing, and free from all scurrilous invectives against those who differed from him. While speaking he was interrupted by some one calling his attention to a beer wagon going down the street s-Yes," said he, I want you to remember this is a Republican state, where the Republican party has done its highest and best for prohibition.

This happy turn brought down the house. If any one has any doubts in regard to the judiciousness of the selection of the party for its candidate for governor, they will be at once dispelled by listening to one of his clear-cut, manly, whole-souled, Christian speeches. He held the attention of his audience for at least two hours, and at last dismissed them, some feeling sore, but not exactly prepared to say what hurt them, and others feeling that they had enjoyed a feast of reason) witn material for thought and an incentive to higher action. S. A.

L. For the Lender. DAWN. The night is far spent, the morning dawneth; the conflict deepens, but the clouds are breaking. If we judge of our success by the actions of our opponents, we have made more progress in the past year than in any former year since the reform began.

Every where the liquor fraternity is aroused. Millions of money are pledged to put down the temperance fanatics and exalt the reign of King Beer; but the signs of the coming triumph multiply on every hand. The Church of the living God is fast rallying under the banner of total abstinence and marching in the grandest and greatest army ever marshalled against a foe; and Kansas, our Kansas, which a few years Bgo sprung from the desert, is heading the advancing host of constitutional prohibition. Other states are moving slowly but surely along the same rugged pathway. Over thirty of the states of Union have liquor legislation under discussion and consideration, anil not one has taken a backward step.

Total abstinence for the individual' and the prohibition for the State, are the watch-words of the advancing hosts of the enemies of the liquor trallic. The duty of voters to cast their ballots irrespective of party and in favor of prohibition, is more and more being accepted as the true political platform of the times. Reliable statistics show 230,000 places in the United States where alcoholic beverages are sold, and over 8000 distilleries and breweries in full operation. gallons of spirits are distilled per year, and 133147,110 bis of fermented liquor manufactured. The direct cost ot this liquor is at least $720,000,000 while it How Docs Labor Like tlie Sunday for Which Saloonlsts Clamor? Industrial Gormany has roachod such a pass in the prosecution of its enterprises that the practice of dividing tho Sunday from the rest of tho week lias become tho exception rather than the rulo.

So prevalent is this disregard of tho day of rest that the Imperial government has been making an inquiry all over tho empire with a view to considering the propriety of regulating Sundav labor by legislation, and the results of tlie investigation havo been forwarded to Washington by tho United States consul at Leipsic. The most complete statistics wero gathered in Prussia, and these will afford doubtless a fairly accurate viow of the subject. Some 000,150 establishments of all kinds in tho thirty Prussian administrative districts, employing 1.680.000 hands, made dotailed statements from which it appears that 288,939 establishments, or 57.7 per employing 608.000 hands, or 42.2 per work on Sundays, whilo the remainder do not. The larger establishments, ns a general rule, do less Sunday work than tho smaller ones. In trade and transportation tho practice of laboring seven days in a weclc is even more prevalent.

Here 77.0 per cent, of tho establishments and 57.8 of the laborers are so employed. Such is the condition of things in Prussia, by far the most extensive and important tato of the empire. Saxony, on the other hand, prohibits Sunday labor in tlie manufacturing aud farming industries. But this is an exception to the general practice over the empire. The figures are certainly startling, doubly so when we consider that tlie German laborer works more hours a day by three and five lhan does the Englishman.

The whole tendency of tho times in the empire seems to be in the direction of harder work and longer days and weeks, and to what end? The German laborer is more poorly paid than the English laborer. In tlie toil of fourteen hours a day and seven days a week he reaps a less reward than docs tho latter in nine hours of work a day and less than six a And how much richer materially is the nation because of it all? Springfield Republican. POLITICS OF THE RUM POWER. Our Busineftft, First, Fast and All tho Time. The Chicago Champion thus frankly declares its position in relation to party politics.

It evidently believes, and correctly, too, that tlie chief question to be settled in politics is, What shall be done with the liquor traffic? It also very consistently declares that it will support only that party by whatever name called and those candidates by whatever party nominated that stand by tho saloon and against prohibition laws. Pity temperance men are not equally consisteut. Thus speaks tlie rum Champion, under the heading, The Politics of the Champion: In answer to several inquiries quito useless after our repeated declarations and tho policies we have followed for years, we once more state that Tho Champion is not a partisan political advocate, but tho indepeudent organ of the national liquor trade. Our motto is, and we carry it out in all our editorial writings: Stand by your friends, and crush your opponents and malignant foes. While the proprietor and editor of The Champion is personally a sound, unflinching Democrat, yet in tho editorial columns of this our national representative of the beer, wine and spirit trade no partisan political feelings, ptojndicos or preferences have ever been allowed to intineneo our opinion aud advice.

The measure and weight by which we gauge he availability of any candidate for popular favor at times of national, state or municipal elections has always been dependent solely, not upon party dictations, but upon tlie individual fair and friendly inclinations, or the unjustifiable hostility evinced by such candidates towards tlie large class of citizens engaged in tlie liquor traffic, and towards their rights and interests as represented in Tho Champion. Welcome to tlio People's Party. This Benjamin Harrison, whom tho Republicans have just nominated for president, is the same who a few years ago insulted the Greenbackers by declaring in a public speech at Martinsvillo that they, the Greenbackers, were a set of idiots who ought to be sent to a lunatic asylum. The thousands of theso idiots who have lived to see their principles triumph and solemnly affirmed as sound and constitutional by the supreme court of tlie United States are not likely next November to forget the man who thus spoke of them. A majority of them will be just idiots enough then to voe for Fisk and Brooks.

Indiana Bugle. NO FUSIONS NO DEALS. Republicans Top tlio Question, nut Prohibitionists Wisely Decline. Judge D. L.

Russell, of Wilmington, N. is a leader in the Republican party and was a delegate to tlie national convention in Chicago. He has been nominated for judge of the supreme court, but declares his intention of declining. IIo says, furthermore, that in Ids letter of declination ho will advise tlie withdrawal of the entire state ticket, and that a coalition be formed with the Prohibitionists. He gavo it as his opinion that it would be futile for tlie Republican party to make a campaign in ins state, and that the approaching election will be a walk over for the Democrats.

In the first place, he said, they (the Republicans) cannot win, and in tho Becoud, if they could, they would be counted out. He thinks that if a coalition is formed with the Prohibitionists, it will break the color line, and in this way, perhaps, lead to Republican success hereafter. But, he added, if a Chinese gong campaign is inaugurated, with joint discussions between Fowle and Dockery, it will result, probably, in a majority or 40,000 for tho Democratic ticket. Judge Russell is an astute and sagacious politician, aud one of the most Influential members of the Republican party in this state, and there can be no question that the stand he has taken in this matter will have great weight with his party. Chairman D.

W. C. Benbow, of the Pro hibition state committee, was interviewed upon Judge Russells action. Speaking as an individual, said he, I believe our party will heartily welcome the help of the Republicans, if the Republicans are with ns agreed upon the dominant issue of prohibition. But the Prohibition party was not made for coalitions, and coaid listen to no overtures with a view to deals' from any quarter what ever.

And while thus refusing to dicker, Mr. Walker, the Prohibition candidate for governor, is speaking every day and making votes everywhere for the Prohibition party. It Is So Regarded, Doctor. A refusal to insert the plank (anti-saloon) will be regarded as equivalent a positive declaration for the saloon. Dr Carroll, editor New York Independent, before Republican platform committee.

Better Try It Again. Mr. Henry W. Grady says: I believe the most beneficent and hopeful experiment that has been tried in an American city in twenty years was interrupted when prohibition was beaten in Atlanta. Raw Whisky Ton.

There Is a great waste of 'rah material la a presidential campaign. Life. Tlio Kansan Raises a ltllz. aid Likely to Freeze Out lilt) o. Senator J.

J. Ingalls, the acting presi dent of tho soimto, and 1 ho well known Kansas cyclouo, did tlio wrong tiling, they say, when lie sent tlie following loiter to a Kansas delegate at Chicago. A flic-simile of tlie lottor was published by Tlio Chicago Daily Nows on Saturduy of the convention, and it had tlio effect to Biircliard" Mr. Ingalls In tlio eyes of many of his friends. Tlie loltor is as foi lows: Vice Phesident's Ciiamueii, Washington, Juno 10.

Yours 13th at hand It docs not make niurli difference who is nominated, in my judgment. Tho eandidato will cut hut a small figure in tho fight Wo can elect anybody or wo shall fail. Tlio least conspicuous, and therefore tho least compli ruled man will lie the host somebody like Hayes in 1870. Among all tlio mou named there is not ono leader, no one whoso personal or historical relations to the peopio would mako a difference of 1,000 votes in tho canvass Sherman, Allison, Harrison, have records that would lie awkward on tlio tariff, tho our roney, the Chineso question, etc. Do-pewH connection with railroads and corporations would bo a heavy load, especially in tlio agricultural, states.

Wo might as well nominate Could or Vauderbilt at once. My impression is that Alger and Ores ham come nearer filling the bill than any of tlio others, with some fellow like Iholps, of Now Jersey, who could reach tlio conservative forces of tlio east, and got contributions from the manufacturers and Wall street. But you can judge much better than I what is best, after consulting with tho delegates. Truly yours, John Ingai.ls. Ingalls felt badly cut up about tlie dis covery of tho letter, and so did tlio con vention, but for all that they nominated Harrison with his awkward record" on tlie Chinese question," and a follow like Phelps" Levi P.

Morton who can reach tho conservative forces of tlio oast and got contributions from tho manufacturers and Wall street. Ingalls knew what he was talking about All that ailed him was, he didn't know when not to talk. Once a Iarty of Moral Ideas. Tlio following is ono of the prayers delivered at tho National Republican convention as it was reported by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Tlie interruptions occurred just as they aro noted in brackets.

Is it any wonder that a just Cod should allow their councils to be so confused as to insure their overwhelming defeat? Almighty God Father of all men, ltulcr of Nations and King of Kings 'Down in front, we render thee our grateful homage and 'Clear the thanksgiving for tlio rich ubund unco Louder! of blessings which thou hast vouchsafed to this tut down there! land in our time Down in front 1 and day Wo bless tnea for tho Loudorl past, with its mighty weight of Time! history; for tlio present with tlio Come oil magnificent sweep of Sit down there1' possibility anil tor tlio rich hope ot tho Call tho rolll' future Sit down there)' and wo pray that 'Officer, get me a boy I our hearts may ever Get me a cup of water1'! in humble reverence 'Down i'ronU'J bless thy munc. And so oil to tlio end of tlie bias phemous farco. IS.iriKon FimllersiMy Or postd. Fib's of Hie Indianapolis Journal for S2 or tiff would be profitable reading for tem pent nee men v. ho I a vote for Harrison would com.t as much for temperance as a vote for FUk.

During Unit campaign in which tlio submission ot a constitutional amendment was ono of the issues, The Journal kept standing at tlie head of its editorial column, as the key note of tlie campaign, a statement signed Benjamin F. liarrisnn, in which occurred this sen tence. I am unalterably opposed to prohibition. Ills position then was, that whilo personally opposed to prohibition, he favored tlio submission to the people of a prohibitory amendment, also an amendment for woman's ballot. Tims on tlio temperance question bis stand was just ho same as that of the New York Republicans, and, so far as we can ascertain, lie still maintains that position.

Union Signal. A Million Votes for risk. I know well tlie temperance element in tlie various parlies, and do not hesitate to saytlii.tif Artful Dodgers should heal lowed to framo the next Republican plat form and conduct the campaign, they would the party at least a million votes and prolonged demoralization, as we 11 as crushing defeat. But I havo no tear of this, for Republican leaders are not fools, and t.ho reasons why tho party should take a decided stand are unanswerable and overwhelming. Albert Grif fin in Slay, 1SS8.

WILL THEY EAT CROW? Grlflln Sliould Hurry to Kansas and Fix Up His Fences. Albert Griffin went to the Chicago convention, assured that a strong anti-saloon plank would be inserted in the platform. The anti-saloon papers which backed him up and were equally sure that an anti-saloon plank would be inserted wero Tho Dolplios (Kan.) Carrier and The Manhattan (Ivan.) Nationalist. When the proceedings of the convention were sent over the wires to Kansas, theso papers were sorely disappointed. The Delphos Carrier, in its first issue after the convention, gives the following comment thereon: Oh, ratsl Free whisky.

Free tobacco. Sympathy for intemperate homes, No, the national Republican party, is not a Prohibition party. Nobody at Chicago said: I would rather be right than be president. Tlie Republican party prefors the whisky element to tlie temperance element. Let us see which is the stronger.

Tlie Manhattan Nationalist, although it made a declaration some time ago to the effect that the Republican party would lose their support if it did not declare against the saloon, backs down from that position and says-For the simple reason that there is ne better party, we adhere to the platform the Republicans have given ns; but we desire to reiterate with emphasis that it is our candid opinion that the Republican party will never regain power until the temperance peopio are recognized and na-tico served on the liquor sympathizers that they aro not wanted. Pioneer. The Christian in rollticg. Tlie Christian must have to da with politics jfist as do other citizens. The scruples of some brethren who refuse to voto or to have anything whatever to do with political matters are entitled to re Bpect.

They are honest, and honesty is always to be respected. They are disgusted and repelled by the ethics of practical politicians and the infamies of practical politics, so called. And so they keep ouj of politics altogether, leaving the political affairs of the country to bo managed by fellow Christians less squeamish aud by the place hunters and their followers and dupes. It is clear this Is a wrong view of tho suhjoct. The argument that would debar a Christian from taking a practical interest in the political affairs of his country would shut him out from secular affairs generally and deprive society of liis influence in a sphere where it is so much needed.

Nashville Christian Advocate (Methodist). A I IlltCiU) RYll), Resolved, That we most earnestly favor temperance and most strongly condemn internoer-anee. We recognize and admit the evils that result from the abuse of al) kinds of liquors, and condemn in the strongest terms every phief, by whatever name known, that encourages and permits this abuse. ave done all for Prohibition Piohibition Rend the Facts Or the result may be Hummed Kins: sixteen Democratic leitislalures have laen favorable to prohibition and submission where the question has been raised and sixteen have been opposed. Twenty Kepublienn legislature-shave been favorable to prohibition and submission nnd thirty two have been opposed.

Or thus: the legislatures of nine states under Democratic rule have opposed prohibition and submission, and in eleven states have favored them, while nnder Republican rule fifteen have opposed and eleven favored such legislation. 1. the Republicans. vs. Old Parties.

i'-KUllltU WITHOUT 8 No temporary device for regulating it can come a substitute for prohibitum. Lieoa high or low, is vicious in principle, ami imw loss as a remedy. The Presbyteriun, R.iptist, Christian, United Brethren, and many utlieis ikeitun the siune tiling. and Tweedle dee. Democratic Resolution.

Adopted at the National Convention in Chicago in 1884 find KenHiinietl in St. Louis in 1888. We oppose sumpLuuj laws which vex tlio citizen nnd interfere with individual liberty. gulled the earthy Christian. Drink thy beer to thy biers together in 1892.

Republicans and Lilierty men. Democratic legislatures that have refused to submit proibitory umendmeuts to a popular vote: Indiana New Jersey West Virginia New York Texas Missouri Ohio 1882-3, 4-5 1882-3, 3-4 1882-3, 4-5 1882-3, 3-4 1882-3, 4.5 1882-3, 4-5 1884-5 Democratic legislatures that have voted to submit a prohibitory amendment to a popular vote: Tennessee 1884-5 Texas 1HHH-7 Tennessee 1H86-7 West Virginia 1886-7 Republican legislatures which havo refused to submit a prolulutory amendment to a popular vote: Minnesota Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut Michigan Illinois Nebraska New Jersey Colorado California Illinois Ohio tH2-3 1882-3 1882-3, 8-4, 4-5, 5-6 1882-3, 5-6 1HH2-3, 4-5 1882-3 1882-3 1819-81-83-85-87 1885-5, 5-6 188 1-5 W4-5 1X84-5 1885-6 Republican legislatures that have voted to auhmit a prohibitory ameudmenl: Indiana. tKxi-2 Connecticut 181-2 Maine Oregon 1882-3 Ohio, accompanied bj a tax and license amendment 1KX2-3 Rhode Islaiui Rhode Inland ixHt-5 Oregon if84-5 Rhode inland in5-6 Michigan 1886-7 Or the result may be summed thus: sixteen Democratic legislatures have been favorable to prohibition aud suhmUsion where the question has been mist'd and sixteen hare been opposed. Twentj Republican IcgixUUirctshave bepn favor able to prohibition and MihmigMon anil thirty two hute bt'en opposed. Or this: the legislature uf nine states under Democratic yule have oiqiosed prohibition and submission, and in eleven state liave favored them, while under Republican rule fifteen hav opposed and eleven fuvortd such legislation, Riven Old Sumptuary, with all its slimy Prohibition than thou.

Sample Shells. sheii no. 1. Done All for Prohibition. Which can claim that Honor -'Tweedle dum or Tweedle dee Pei haps the most stereotyped expression in Kansas politics is the following, that the anti-Saloou Republicans roll as a sweet moisel under their tongues: The Repub licans have done all that has ever been done Jor Prohibition." Read the following statistics THE LAST DROP.

STAND BY THEIR FRIENDS. West Virginia W. C. T. U.

Declares for Prohibition and a Prohibition Party. The West Virginia W. C. T. U.

had a warm discussion over the following resolution, hut it was adopted by a good majority: Resolved, That we work In every righteous way with all who will co-operate with us for tho ratification of tho amendment; and as a constitutional amendment, to be effective, must have a favorable political force back of it to enforce it, so we declare our allegiance to the National Woman's Christian Temperance union, and give our sympathy to that party which declares for the home and against the saloon. In the discussion preceding the adoption of tho resolution Mrs. Johnson, the noble president of the State union, gave strong reasons tkerofor. She argued that the work of tho Womans Christian union in its efforts to secure tho prohibition of the liquor traffic, was dependent on political parties, inasmuch as political parties elect legislatures, which alone can make laws; that the creed of the union was on parallel lines of the platform of the Prohibition party, and to bo consistent and logical tho W. T.

U. must declare its sympathies with tho party that declares for the home aud against tho saloon, when it finds such a party; that the records of tho two dominant parties, state and national, made it impossible for tho W. C. T. U.

to fraternize with them; that in this state, while they wero laboring specially for the submission of the amendment, the Republican convention voted down a submission plank, and the same plank was smothered in the Democratic committee on resolutions. Slio believed in the necessity of a political force to give effect to the amendment wo are laboring to secure, and she could not see how tho union could do other than declare for the Prohibition party. The Universal Evil. These words of Cardinal Manning may bo commended to the framers and supporters of the Republican free whisky and the Democratic anti-sumptuary platforms. His eminence says: For thirty-five years I have been priest and bishop in London; and now I approach my eightieth year I have learned some lessons, and the first thing is this: The chief bar to the working of tho holy spirit of God in the souls of meu and women is intoxicating drink.

I know no antagonist to that good spirit more direct, more subtle, more stealthy, more ubiquitous than intoxicating drink. Though I Lave known men and women destroyed for all manner of reasons, yet I know no cause that affects man, woman, child and home with such universality and steady power as intoxicating drink. Prohibition and High License. The following is a comparative statement of tlie cases of drunkenness for the corresponding periods of 1887 and 1888 in Atlanta, 1SS8. Juno 1st to 21th, Inclusive 89 easel 1887.

June 1st to 21th, inclusive, 47 cases. Excess chargeable to high license 42 cases. This showing is taken from the books, and needs no elaborate commentary nearly double the number of drunks in a little over three weeks, as compared with the same time under prohibition. Let good citizens imagine, too, the untabulated and unseen world of domestic misery and woe that lurks bobind these figures I Commonwealth. A Crime or Blunder? While The Independent supports the free whisky policy of the Republican party, it is candid enough to ridicule Bou-tclle'sabsurd temperance and morality plank.

It says that the platform committee made a very great mistake In not reporting an anti-saloon plank, and the convention made a mistake when it tried to correct that of its committee in not adopting a more definite expression in favor of temperance. Now, Dr. Carroll, did the Republican convention commit worse than a crime a blunder? The Devil a Saint Is He. One of the most amusing features of this campaign is the lachrymose air with which the Democratic journals bewail tho free whisky position of the Republican party. As though the old humbug was not steeped in liquid Jeffersonian simplicity itself.

Dooze and Doodle. The Republican platform condensed: We believe in high taxes, free whisky and free tobacco. Epitaph, tariff and taffy. P. S.

We also believe in true goodness. What lias the Colored Man Come To? He has come to the conclnsion that he can best help the solid south and secure the best results of good, honest, sober government by rallying with the thousands who are destined to make both the rora parties tremble with dismay. He will remember Fisk university, and be ready to vote for the man who has done so much to uplift his race. What's the matter with the colored man? Hes all right! Kansas City Herald. Got What They Wanted.

ATi at do we want? We want a plank in tho Chicago platform that can't be read doublet New York Anti-Saloon Republican League. States that have dropped prohibition under Democratic control: Vituue 1856 Nevada 1850 Indiana 1875 Ntates that have adopted prohibition under Democratic control: Maine 1846 Maine 1851 Nevada 1851 Minnesota 4852 Nebraska Territory 1855 Rhode Island 1852 Rhode Island 1858 Connecticut 1854 Indiana 1855 Mississippi 1855 Texas ,..4855 South Carolina 4881 Flie law was modified at various times and in 187 was made a local option and license law, Declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. States that have dropped prohibition while nuder Republican control: Iowa 1856 Rhode Island 4868 Nebraska 1866 Massachusetts 1868 Conm client 1872 Michigan 1875 Rhode Island 1875 Massachusetts 1875 States that have adopted prohibition Under publican control: Michigan 1855 Maine 1858 Nevada 1858 Kansas Massachusetts ,..1868 Indiana 1874 Rhode lshmd Js74 Kansas .1882 Iowa 1884 Rhode Isluud ,.1886 There were also two states, Iowa in 1H55 and New Hampshire in 1855, that adopted prohibition wheu under control of a coalition of Whigs, SUMMARY. Twelve Democrat Ic legislatures have adopted prohibitory laws and three have repealed snch laws. Ten Republican legislatures have adopted prohibitory laws, and eight have repealed 'such laws.

Thirteen Democratic legislatures have refused to submit prohibitory amendments and four have voted to submit snch amendments. Twenty-four Republican legislatures have refused to submit prohibitory amendments and ton have voted to submit such ameptlment. thou propd haughty UcpqblicAu Pharisee I fecqrdj has done tqore for EVOLUTION OF A MUG. The above clever cartoon by Dr. W.

J. Fairfield, the chalk talker, points more than one moral. The Republican party, once the party of moral Ideas, has fooled with the beer mug for years. Steadily and surety the evolution has gone on until we find the party now nothing more nor less than an out and out beer party. And thats the reason its got to go.

Cant Be Canght by Chaff. Neal Dow ridicules the Boutello temperance plank unmercifully. By shaking an empty measure at a horse. he says, you can mako him believe there are oats in it, and draw him to you, but the temperance men need not be reckoned so foolish. The Republicans cannot attract them with this resolution, which is so broadly drawn that it will neither offend Howard Crosby nor the meanest grog seller in the slums of New York.

A Significant Fact. Nobody ever showed more hostility to the abolition of the whisky tax than Mr. Blaine In his Paris message, and yet The Wheeling Intelligencer, the leading Republican paper of West Virginia, which heartily supports the free whisky plank of the party platform, says that the hostility to the abolition of the wbisky tax does not come from the temperance element of the country. Advice to Workingmen. In the name of God and humanity cast your votes to wipe out and eradicate this liquor cursel If von cant vote the Union Labor ticket, do the next best thing: vote the Prohibition ticket.

They are together doing more for the cause of humanity and the advancement of civilization than all the other parties since the days of Washington and Jefferson. Masson in Labor Review. Beady to Bo Knocked Out Again. Senator Blair, the committee or. education, reported favorably to the senate the proposed joint resolution for the submission to the states of a Prohibition amendment to the federal constitution.

Tills joint resolution is already on the calendar of the house. LEADER POMPS, These consist of more extended Arguments, Compai isons, Statistics, elc. Fact l.oinq consists of four pages designed for heavier warfare; to break don the stionger fortifications and breastworks of the enemy. Quite a number of these will be prepared. Price of Bombs.

Single Hundred, Assorted 40 cents. ler Thousand, Assorted $2.50 NOTE WELL Every rrohibitiunist should be well provided with these Shuts, Shells and Bombs far free distribution Remember that the Shots, Shells and Bombs are three different sons of Prohibition ammunition, and in ordering specify which you want, and if yon want any on, of either, specify by number. Send for full supply. The cash must accompany the rder. Address "TB IEAPEU Topeka, Kansas,.