The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-03

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bu. that Massachusetis 5hould1s DsnocAi
surpassss evss he abssrdities0f belief. 81
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At least, j. = 80 rspoaed eysbrs~a OBJ.
servers. Thssisstioa tsfus xSsaly spon The
liquor qasstidn. The hspubllcaa State en-
vsntion, Is 10 l<eeA dissaaimsd seay PARTY feS.
possibility forlAA lav, apd tef1Ded ID have
any party platform % - snbts6e Bus the
friends * prohibitions have controlled bomi.
nations Of the party, ard its oppopsnss are
acting With the Democracy. The orglniss>
tons opposed TO the hv include lasgd por.
ton Of Ae active and Vnsrgssic men df ~
Rspehlicsa party. aad shel ssa - sroig -
number t6es ven informed pepsrs bsii( ys
that shsy VIII irirnph. r4 tie question vers
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against il. Bat the question is not upon the
abstsscs priscipfs, bat upon the peculiar
method adopssd for enforcing prohihilion.
lt3s u e@bataAulary Nv vhSeh - Aaasd all
siemsnss q opposilioS for sks time inso one
body. S5s
a:s.sehssssss II. snsd ID. Main. i. 70,
several years. In some towns /. vas enforced;
in others, oMcials Who would not enforce \
were elected. such isv, II commonly disrs
eArded IN eaetown, singson b1co1A practi-
eally repss1s1 10 oeher sdjoining soWua, and Il
seas . psD bat ~ Lao III issp dNwos ia the
greater psfs OF the State, and especially IN the
larger towns and the cities. Then the frisnds
of prohibition agltated for strictef nssh ods
OF enforcement A Leeislatnse vas elected
~ Republican, which contained Q strong ma.
joritys Of prohibitionists. anA they passed .
eonslAbu|ary lAw. A large nnr bsrd specal
Officers Tor the enforcement ofthis ls~ alone
were appointed under legislative authority,
and thus the a'ismpt vas made, even in
those towns which had steadily elected
anti prohibitory officers, to prevent she sale
not oAly Of siroog liqsors, but also of ale
beer and cider. This movement has etci,eG
very great feeling Il has led to the otga nj
cation Of league for the repeal Of an pro
hibitory laws. i has led TO the combination
Of many Republicans with the Democrats
The campaign has been exceedingly exciting
aud national politics are fosgpnaa finance
are ignored, all other questions stand aside
liquor or no liquyr u the ~. absorbing issus
We s'sss the facts simply because they ar
necessary to correct understanding Of th
election returns. II is not right that Q vot
In Massachusetts which may be close, q
even sdssrse to the recent protibitory leeis
lstion, should be understood ~ On abxnd on
ment Of Republican principles. Massachu
sstta Will give anywhere from City to on
hundred thousand majority for the Republi
can party. What its vote will be upon ID
liquor question we cannot judge.
Well, if Massachusetts, falters, Iowa lead
the van, without rival.