The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18
PROHIBITION IN IOWA.
A Bazoo Reporter Interviews
the Rev. D. r. DUNCAN, OF
the Hawk-Eye State.
A Brief but Comprehensive His
tory Of the Movement by that
distinguished Gentleman.

| Now that the question Of prohibition
| is being SO extensively agitated, and Is
doubtless destined To- become an important
factor in Missouri politics At no distant
day, a BAZOO reporter thought that
brief history OF the prohibition move
ment in Iowa, which resulted In SO COM
plete a victory for the prohibition party
IN that state, wonld not prove uninterest-
ing To the many readers OF the BAzOO vino
are studying this question. Accordingly
last Wednesday evening he called upon
Rev ID. X. DUNCAN, of Iowa, who was in
attendance upon the m 'nisters' convention,
for the purpose OF having brief talk
with that gentleman upon this interest
ing and important subject.
Mr. DUNCAN is one of the most eminent
divines OF the Christian church, a gentle
man oi far more than local fame, an elo-
quent orator, and clear logical and for
chile debater He was one OF the leaders
of the recent prohibition movement in his
state, and two years ago was candidate
for governor on the prohibition ticket
The reporter was very cordially received
by Mr.. DUNCAN, whom he found To be
most courteous ami affable gentleman, and
the reportorial pump was soon at work with
the following result:
Reporter-Mr. DUNCAN, the readers of
the BAzoO would like To know something
about the recent prohibition movement In
Iowa, which resulted i'm such a sweeping
victory Tor your party.
Mr.. Dungan-Well, sir, will be glad TO
tell You all know about prohibition in
Iowa, and think know more about it,
perhaps, than any other man In the
state.
R-How far back does tine commence
ment of the prohibition movement in your
state date, MIR. DUNCAN?
D-I will give you
HISTORY OF 1T
rs briefly as possible. In the winter of
1855 law passed the legislature prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
state, Or the manufacturing of them, or Of
the keeping of them on hand for sale. One
section OF this law Submitted il TO a vote
of the people. 1t was voted on in the
month of April, was carried, and became
Il Law that year. In test case before the
supreme court, the section that submitted
the law to vote of the people was de-
clared unconstitutional, but the law was
declared complete without that section.
THE next legislature had a republican
majority, and repealed in part this law.
The next legislature thereafter
REPEALED THE LAW
eating liquors, which excepted wine ami
beer.
"Since that time almost every legislature
has been heavily petitioned to remove the
wine and beer exception, and restore the
prohibitory law.
R-Under the law with the wine and
beer exception clause, did not the saloons
who were selling wine and beer also
SELL WHISKY?
| Dyes. sir every opportunity for the
evasion of the law was given the licensed
saloons, while some were apprehended and
punished, the opportunities for the enforce
ment If the law were infringed upon by
the license features of the same law. As
the law was partly prohibitory and partly
license, ii has beer very difficult TO enforce
| il.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
being in power during these years defended
license as a concession TO the German ele-
ment The people who have wanted pro-
hibition all this time eventually became
hopeless OF inducing either OF the political
parties to restore the prohibitary law, and
| hence q
SEPARATE POLITICAL PARTY
was organized in 1873. The vote, however,
was small, being less than 600 for the gov
ernor.
1.-Two wears later the vote for governor
| on the prohibition ticket reach ed 1900.
l.. IL. .alI L.,
adopted prohibition, sufficiently strong TO
the Interpretation that was forced upon the
platform of that party, 1T submitted a
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
| to be voted upon by the people, but this
amendment tad to be also submitted by
the next legislature before vote could be
taken bv the people.
ain 1881 the republican party reaffirmed
its position on the submission of the amend
men,, nominated straight prohibitions to
till the offices of state, and were successful
i'm the campaign. That Legislature sub
mitted the amendment to the people as
contemplated in the action of the previous
legislature. Ii was voted on the nth day
of June last, and
CARRIED BY $4,000 MAJORITY.
"This amendment renders unlawful the
sale of all intoxicating liquors as bever-
age, including ale, wine and beer, the man
ufacturing or keeping on hand for SALE"
R-Do you think that you will be sue
cessfuI in
ENFORCING THE LAW?
Dive have on our side all the law
that now exists for the enforcement of this
amendment, but
THE PENALTIES
for violation of the law are not heavy
enough and the means of enforcing the law |
are not sufficient. 1t is probable that a
special session OF the legislature will be !
called for the purpose of increasing the