Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-03

Four Hundred FRrm
Within an area Of laif I nile. anu 4 ner-
chant toId me that 4 vas -aIAer luL4 lay
own.
The crops his year N Iowa have. with
the exception NJ .-orl- ben very .4rge.
The season LAs Deen rcEv vet one. and
tins ass Deea reTv injurious 20 the corn.
which Will not oe much over half rrnp.
The office Di the secretary II the state FAIR
Association. JOhn r. ShatEer ESQ, S L
this town. ana n conversation with MIN
this afternoon n regard % The GODS u the
stale. he ssld concerning the corn:
Ninety. sIL counties report the area planted
II :. IS. rs acres. ana ~ -ownShIps place
he average condition NJ he crop AZ 69k
pe- cent The Aeayv ana continuous aims
NJ he past lew weeks Will make / still tur-
her reduction NJ The prospect, ana even
mould goOd weather prevail until the time
nj the harvest I Will materially essen The
Usual WELD u his staple c-op n The state.
The Weld his Year - .ar IS nave been
able % estimate Will De II.a0,po .eSs than
Il ISL Mr.. Sh2Iter also Z,ve me The ,OI-
.OwIng figures showing the average estl-
mattel Yield II grams lnu fruits .Or The
rear Tor this State: jaIs. ~ per cent. WIN
Ter we ~ Der cent: spring re intf per
cent: Iariey. spring and winter, 33 per
cent: irish potatoes. acreage ,5u9o. Lnu
average condition - per cent. meadows.
81. per cent; tobacco. % per cent: onions,
81. per cent. Of the fruits. apples. aver
age. 20: peaches. -; pears. -; piuns. Is.
cherries. t6: grapes. 3. Gurrants S.
ana berries Al average N = per cent:
20 hat Il will ne seen that the
average Ill through Tor vet season
lAs not been II all unsatisfactory. Farm
lanuS, this year, have averaged - cents
=
without BOARD. ~ ABOUT S9 - month
with board Mr.. ShaIFer explained that
these figures were based upon iarrn reports
from ms correspondents. but that July re
ports did not tend 70 alter them apprecta-
oiy.
Iowa bv , big majority at lhe election
held June nth. resolved 10 follow Kansas
into prohibition. and this determination. Il
IS likely, will work some changes in It's DO
itiC. ! Curnplexiun before the next Presi-
dential election. Prior TO this election
Iowa hada LIQUOR statute nearly, Il not eE
ac,lv, similar 70 that now n existence n
Ohio. License 70 sell wine, beer and ale
was reaGilv oDtainaDle Under certain con-
,iitiuus out the safe NJ stronger liquors vas
prohibited under very heavy penalties. As
N OHIO. he abuse u this aw vas frequent
and II many Instances open anu tagranI.
These violations rIuaily Induced action IN
the part Oi the temperance element IN the
state. ami n the recent session u the 'ren.
raj Assembly the following amendment 20
the constitution was adopted.
AID Is section 26 70 Article l. The follow
ing:
Ssc. ii. No person snail manufacture Tor
sale. N sell. or keep for sale. Il beverage,
any intoxicating LIQUORS whatsoever, IN
Guiding vine. beer and ale
The General Assembly shsll. Oy isw. pre-
scribe regulations for the enforcement of
the prohibition herein contained. anu snail
thereby provide suitable penalties for the
violation 1i the provisions thereof.
This amendment was then gwen 20 the
DeOpie oi the state for ratification. anu after
one ui the most hUJty ana rieTceiy conducted
7sInpSigns Il state history, vas adopted ~
a decisive majority OF nearly 1000 votes
The Iowa brewers. aided and encouraged
1y the brewers of the Cmtei States. as
unit headed anu organized the opposition
20 tue adoption uf the amendment. and as
allies had two other powerful OrganIZa-'
tions-the Anti. PrnnIbltiou Association
and the Saloon Keepers Protective AssOci-
alton. Never was there such 4 conceutra-
tion Of the liquor element IN any state
and meyer WAS Such a light made The
amendment WIS characterized IS an en-
Cruachment upon personal liberty, and
the csrnpzign waS conducted with this bat
lie CIV. The composite population or the
State, largely German speaking was ap-
peaied TO from this standpoint and urged
20 take a stand that would forever settle the
matter and deEnOnonsEraie 70 the TEMPER
ance fanatics the utility Of attempting 20
taKe from A people the Cght 70 select ITS
beverages. The brewers VINO have lArZe
buildings IN various parts OF the Stare. the
distilleES. the sympathlIiug grnln sDscuIa-
tor. the dispenser Of drinks and the army
OF drinkers and saloon patrons captured nv
the saloonisSs and mArsiIriIed by the disEii-
lers and brewers fought we'll ami in
some instances carried vhoie districts,
but the agricultural element di the State
came 20 the front independent Of politics or
political preiudices- ana the amendment
carried.
The Hon. lanes T. Wilson. United States
senator elect from Iowa and 5ig Repnbii
can possibility for the nomination for
President IN 1854. neeides IN tins city of
Fairfield and took IN active part IN carry
ing the amendment. and / had hoped 20 see
him personally IN re<aru TO the matter 0f
the amendments bur Just now he Is in the
East and am forced 20 use the following
EXPRESSION of his in rrgnrd %
me .PerssnaI LiberfY'. Aspeef
of the case. This expression was consider
ed a rather pecuiiar n the time, and - il
has never received much publicity outside
Of The State, venture 70 reprpduce IL n
matter OF news. II WIS delivered Ss town
meeting here Just pri1r 70 the election
TINS ameadrnsnt csn not cDne INTO forcs
except b. command oi q majority of the