Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-07-15

Haven adore them chicago Times.
Absolute prohibition has been adopt.
ed in the state Of Iowa by an 0, erwhelm-
ing majority, after a battle of unusual
severity. and one in which every man,
woman, and child that knew enough to
talk took part in the contest and dis
cussion. While the campaign was vigor-
ously fought on both sides and with
great feeling, yet, on election day, every
thing passed off orderly and very much
TO the credit of both sides. The orderly
condition Of affairs was undoubtedly due
largely to the general enforcement of the
state statute, that requires that all sa-
looms shall he closed on election day.
The following is now to be engrafted
into the state constitution as an amend
ment thereto:
add rs section &c to article Of lid
constitution the following: Section 26.
No person shall manufacture for sale
or sell, or keep for sale as bev' rage,
any Intoxicating liquors whatever, in
cluding ale, wine and beer. The general
assembly shall, by law, prescribe regula-
tons for the enforcement of the prohi-
bition hereincontaincd, and shall there
by provide suitable penalties for the
violation Of the provisions hereof" Ap-
proved March l3, 1882. The large ma
jority that favored the adoption of this
amendment can not be surprise to
anyone that has watched the legislation
on this subject in Iowa for the past fif-
teen years, and under what absolute
control the temperance people have had
every legislature that has assembled
for twenty years. The same sentiment
and influence that secured the passage
of the present prohibitory liquor law,
and keeps it on the statute books, secur-
ed the adoption Of the amendment in
question; and this same power will
maintain it Gf they do not enforce it) on
the statute books for some time, and
maybe forever.
In speaking Of this new law and its
effect correspondent of the Chicago
Times says: ''rc say that the brewers
throughout the state are swallowing this
dose with good grace is the merest non
sense. They consider it calamity, and
many regard it as their ruination, and
practical confscation of their property,
and in many instances the labor and
savings of a lifetime. Millions of dollars
of property built up under the sanction
and protection Of the law is now render
ed valneless, and ruin and bankruptcy
stare these men in the face. Does any
body expect that they can be particular
ly cheerful and hopeful under circum
stances like this? This is the exact con-
dition Of affairs, and it is useless TO
maintain, as some of our state papers
are attempting to do. that the situation
is different. Cities throughout the state
will find material falling off of their
revenues, which will necessitate increas.
ing the taxation. In Dubuque alone the
brewers and saloon interest pay over
$4,000 into the city treasury annually.
This deficit will have to be made up
iii some way, and iii fact there is only
one way, and that is by increased taxa
ton on other property. This is the situ-
alton in Iowa to-day; what will be the
condition five years hence no one can
tell. AS to the effect Of the amendment
we can only reason 10y the effect Of our
present prohibitory liquor law, which is
as stringent as the English language can
make it, If the laws that are enacted
to enforce the amendment in question
are not enforced any better than our
present prohibitory law-and why
should they be ?-the condition will be
like this In the river cities and towns
and large cities throughout the state
there will be no attempt to enforce the
law; this, Of course, with all powers
taken. away from city government to
regulate and control the trafic, will re-
suit in free whisky and free beer un-
controlled and unlicensed. The effect
upon these cities and towns will be to
increase drunkenness and the expense
Of operating the city governments, with
out receiving any revenue from the sa-
looms and brewers as formerly. The
temperance people will find in the adop-
ton of this constitution that their work
is just begun, and that the real battle is
yet to he fought.
Pinneo Defeated.