The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-05
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Dear Eberflssp.I Nh sl1(ny
TO CLEAN few items for your man
i rc1dcss Of Cedar from the the new
1t the Capitol.
i Last Wednesday the Legislature
i adjourned On account Of the Anti
Noep cQntelbi6n. Said conven
lion was RESPECTABLE in point Of mum
ben, sixty. four counties having !,
representation. Every thing passes
al kar1nonio0 sly. The first plank o
the phfor1n Vas the object Of ire,
Republican government. Second
| Ne old cry political REFORM whicl
Is 10 new plank Tor either party
Third, ther repudiate the old Demo
crat doctrine, ito the sictors belona
tie spoils, " and declare in favor q
"civl service reform plank
taken from the Republican platform
better expressed and endorsed, b
the convention held ct Fhihdclphis
in 1872. Fourth, declaring a pro.
tective tariff to be . monopoly, and
Demanding free WOODEN fabrics, free
lumber, free salt, free iron end free
steel (sfsdf). Five. that al coFpora.
tione crested by Congress should be
controlled by Congress. Those Gre
ated BY the State should be con-
treIled BY the State. =. 81
As tie courts have decided that
ahipmcnts from : point in one State
10 : point N another State cannot be
controlled by the laws OF either State,
and Is our railroad corporations arc
organized under State laws, there.
fore, according to this decision, and
this plank OF the Anti-Monop party.
through freights cannot be regulated
q all--neither BY State law Or BY
Congressional enactment. Hence
they leave rs ct the mercy OF these
corporations. The other resolutions
We will have 70 pass over at this
time. 80
The temperance question has been
eliciting very general interest 10 al
parts OF the union, and Iowa IS not to
be exempt from the move OF agita-
ton. The men who love to look upon
the wine when It IS red are always
making great effort 70 repeal the
prohibitory law now q part Of our
code, whilst the Temperance elements
are comparatively quiet. Scott coun-
" sent up . petition signed By Clau.
sen and 5,oOO Others asking for h
ccnse law instead OF prohibitory law.
The city council OF keokuk mem
orializes the Legislature to tegdtise
the iniguitions traffic in ardent spir-
its,-all because the present law does
not prevent the traffic in spurious
liquors. Shall vc -crca! al! lay e.
the prevention OF crime because I'M
der the law It does NOT cease: Shall
We iegaiize crime because the ava
rice OF men leads them to eyade the
law! Shall we say by express statu-
tory provisions to these same avari-
cious demons. you may under the au-
thority Of the law drag down your
neighbor into moral ruin, to utter
degradation, woe and poverty, you
may make paupers Of their helpless
children and wives, and then when
you have pocketed their earnings
and substance turn them into the
street and we will care for them! =
They might with the same propriety
ask that the social evil be licensed
because it exists in defiance Of the
law. We hope that it will never be
the policy Of the Stale Of Iowa to Ii
cense, and thereby legalize either Of
these great evils. Last week the
House had up the bill TO repeal the
wine and beer clause Of the present
law, but was laid over without CON-
ing 70 . vote. .xmr~as,
Last night there was a crowded
house IN this city to consider the pro-
priety Of organizing a crusade against
the saloons: The meeting was ad-
dressed by Senators boomer and Jes-
sup, ana Representative Lifzenbcrg.
Jessup occupied most OF the time.and
made q stirring and able speech
Measures were taken TO organize the
temperance element and prepare for
an advance on the works Of the en-
envy.
The Senate passed the railroad bill
reported by the committee, without
any material change. Only nine votes
were recorded against IT. The House
IS considering the same bill to-day.
l. VIII, without doubt, become law.
Inc Dill DIVIDES the roads into three |
the gross earnings Of which are 81
BOO, or over per mile; class B, So. 900 |