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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1948
The Editorial Page-
Tomorrow Is The Day
Tomorrow about 900,000 Kansans are expected to exercise their privilege of voting. More than that, they will be performing their duty as American citizens.
Like so many duties in a democratic society, voting is voluntary. But this does not make it any less of a duty. It still remains the personal responsibility of every man and woman who is qualified, and it is a privilege to which far too few people in this world are entitled.
Tomorrow you will be asked to choose people to represent you in the state and national legislature along with a large number of executive officers. In addition, as Kansans, you will be asked to vote on three special questions.
There is the important question of the repeal of the constitutional prohibition of liquor. Another proposition would increase the pay of members of the state legislature. The third question seeks to rectify an inequality in the pay of justices of the supreme court.
Perhaps you can say there are no candidates who represent your particular viewpoint on how your government should be operated. That is quite true, and it will always be that way as long as this is a free country where every man is entitled to his own opinion and has the right to express it. There are 900,000 different views on how Kansas should be governed.
Topeka, Kan.—(UF)—The wet-dry struggle is sweeping to an uncertain climax, described by the state attorney general as the only major area in the world where it's against statutory law to possess even a thimbleful of whisky.
Your job tomorrow is to find and vote for those men who most nearly represent your ideas. It will not be an easy job, but it is a job which only you can perform. And you can't do it unless you go to the polls and vote.
Vote Margin To Be Close
The oldest constitutionally dry st. proposed amendment to repeal pro-4hibition—68 years to the day after adopting it.
All signs point to an exceptionally close contest. Observers who have had experience in checking public sentiment are in sharp disagreement on the outcome. But most of them say the result will be decided within a margin of 25,000 votes out of an expected 850,000.
The proposition of prohibition repeal has been put up to Kansans just once before, in the 1934 general election. The drys mopped up; the wets bit the dust. Repeal was rebuffed by 89.044 votes - 436.688 to 347.644.
This time repeal is given more of a chance. That's because there has been an organized, active fight in its behalf by the Kansas Legal Control Council where there was no wet campaign of consequence 14 years ago, and especially because of the fact the dominant Republican party has taken hands off the red-hot issue while by comparison it was emphatically on the side of the drys in 1934.
Election day weather is likely to be an important factor. Drys, whose strength stems principally from rural areas, are hopeful that no storm—heavy rains or piling snow—will come to hamper the movement of farm voters to the polls.
The prohibitory section adopted in 1880 banned manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. The Kansas "bone dry" law enacted in 1917 further outlawed transportation and possession of any amount of whisky.
In the proposed amendment, the legislature is given permission to provide for local option to keep liquor out of certain areas. In addition, it "may regulate, license and tax the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and may regulate the possession and transportation" of them.
Dry campaigners have challenged that language as an effective bar to sale of whisky by the drink in Kansas. They assert that cocktail lounges, bar and grills, and other drink dispensing establishments could operate so long as they did not use the name "saloon."
The amendment also carries this statement: "The open saloon shall be and is hereby forever prohibited."
Repeal forces have retorted that any legislative definition of the word "saloon" would rule out whisky sales by the drink.
One thing is certain—even if the repeal amendment carries, the legislature still has to act positively to permit liquor to enter Kansas legally.
- Letters To The Editor -
Silly
Dear Editor;
Here is the solution to the football gambling problem which was discussed in the editorial of Oct. 28.
Name withheld by request.
Since the ridiculous gambling law always has and always will be abused, the decent thing to do is repeal it. It could be assumed that such a champion of decency as the Legal Control Council would get behind such a movement and present the true facts to the public. Such facts as: "You have it now; do you want it legal or illegal;" and "you can't legislate morals."
More Drunks
Dear Editor:
We have been very much interested in reading news about the
There is so much more drinking here. This town of about 10,000 people has 25 or more liquor stores and saloons. Here you see more drunks in a day than one would see in the average Kansas county in a month.
liquor issue in Kansas.
While living in Kansas I often wondered if we wouldn't have been as well off with bars in place of bootleggers. But since for two years we have made our home here where there are saloons, bars, and what have you, we think differently.
Also because of which car wrecks are terrific, insurance is high and life on the highway is hazardous. If Kansas only knew the facts they would keep their state clean and dry.
Will Jevons,
Huntington Beach,
California.
Dear Editor:
There is something dry speakers never mention. It must be a deep, dark secret of the Legal Control Council. Someone should say somthing about this liquor business as it really is faced by the young people. The simple fact is that only the rich can afford to drink.
Unmentionable
Tell me how a young couple can buy a home (in due time), raise a family (also in due time), operate a car (we hope), and throw good money down the drain for liquor at such prices.
You can buy milk at 21 cents a quart and call it expensive, but whiskey or gin will set you back five or six dollars a fifth and after you have downed it nothing remains but a headache.
The question is not one of state income and legal control, but personal economics.
J. M. Neibarger, College sophomore
Piercing
Dear Editor:
The gal who screams from the top of Frank Strong hall from 10 to 11 a.m. ought to give a little thought to the several hundred students within range of her piercing vibrations.
Many of us peasants trying to gain an honest education from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, are frequently and suddenly struck with terror at this poor imitation of a Jayhawk cry.
Votes to this warbler as the girl mostly likely to succeed as cheerleader.
Johnny Hayes, 2301 Massachusetts street
Blind Veteran Sets Record
In Making Radio Tubes
Waltham, Mass.—(UP)—A blind World War II veteran working on a radio tube assembly line, set a three-months record of zero for rejected work which is unequalled by sighted fellow workers. Ex-Army Pfc. Joseph C. Lazaro, 30, blinded by a land mine explosion, was a truck driver before the war. He set his record during the first three months he was employed by the electronics plant.
Ray Evans will be the honored guest at an alumni association meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, Nov. 12. M. R. Douglas, '29, is president of the Pittsburgh association. Moving pictures of the Orange bowl game will be shown.
Alumni Will Honor Evans
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FRESHMEN
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Wednesday, November 3!
VOTE... For YOUR Representative!
VOTE... For The ONLY Party That Works For YOU!
VOTE... For THESE Qualified Candidates!
Janice Horn
ALL-STUDENT COUNCIL
High School:
Qualifying Experience
K. U.:
Vice-president of Pep Club, Officer of Dramatics Club, Treasurer of Student Council, Vice-president of student Council, National Honor Society, Valedictorian of Senior Class, Appointed to Quill and Scroll, Class Officer for 3 years.
Ways and Means Committee, Union Activities, Y.W.C.A., I.S.A., Associated Women Students.
John Leslie
PRESIDENT
Qualifying Experience
High School:
Forensic Society, Masquer's National Dramatics Soc., President of Junior Class, President of Senior Class, Vice-President of Sophomore Class, President of Band, Business Manager of Yearbook, Kiwanis Key Club.
K. U.:
Jayhawker Staff, Y.M.C.A., U.N.E.S.C.O., I.S.A., Union Activities.
Shirley Jenkins SECRETARY
Qualifying Experience
National Honor Society, National Thespian, National Forensic League, Vice-president of Radio Club, Horizon Club Secretary, Secretary of Band, Camera Club, Vice-president Courtesy Club, Student Council one year.
High School:
Art Kaaz
K. U.:
I. S.A., Kan-Do Staff, Union Activities, Associated Women Students.
Qualifying Experience
High School:
President of Freshman Class,
Debate Team, Vice-president
of Junior Class, Senior Honor
Student, Senior Class Cabinet,
Ballafun Key Award, Member
of Student County for 2 yrs.
United World Federalists, Y.M.C.A., U.N.E.S.C.O., Independent Student Association, Frosthawks, Senator of Independent Men's Political Party.
K. U.:
MO
Janet Gregory VICE-PRESIDENT
Qualifying Experience
On Student Council for 3 years, National Honor Society, National Forensic League, National Quill and Scroll, National Thespian Society, Editor of Yearbook, Vice-president of Girl's League, Girl's League Council for 2 years, Class Council for 3 years, Secretary of Dramatics Club.
High School:
K. U.:
Independent Student Association. Staff of Kan-Do, Associated Women Students.
"Chuck" Childers TREASURER
Student Council Representative, Class Officer, Treasurer of Hi-Y, President of Band, Secretary of Orchestra, Treasurer of Boys Glee Club, Secretary of Mixed Chorus, Treasurer of Spanish Club.
Qualifying Experience High School:
K. U.:
Union Activities, I.S.A., Y. M.C.A., Independent Men's Political Party.
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