Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-10
PROHIBITION.
The Wide Awake Work of the
Ohio People to Carry the
Prohibitory Amend
ment.
The Status of the Campaign, rs BE,
tween the Political Parties
Tuesdays S Tidings.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN
OHIO.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN
OHIO.
The Boom for the Prohibition
Amendment.
COLUMBUS, Aug. The cores
pondent of the Enquirer, writing
from here says; The campaign for
the Second Amendment is begin
ming to be lively This amendment
is the proposed prohibitory one. The
advocates avoid entangling alliances
with any party; and seek to obtain
support from all They ask all to oh
serve then party lines and vote their
party tickets; but to vote for the pro
hibltory amendment The fact that
all the churches. the Woman Chris
tian temperance union and organiza.
tions have pooled issues and are now
carrying this canvass into the school
districts and the remoteSt localities
shows that they mean business \
final desperate squirt is to be made 10
stamp prohibition onto this state by
embodying it i'll the fundamental law.
The second amendment party isnow
holding more meetings and doing
more local work III wards, townships
and school districts than the other
parties. They are really working to
win, and are confident of success IN
getting a majority out of total vote
of over 100000. Prominent politi
clans on both sides concede that with
the backing of such consolidation of
interests as they have formed and the
complete organization at work they
may poll POO, 600 votes for the prohib
itory amendment. They are getting
promises from democrats, republicans
and all III the rural districts, and
many drinking men IN the cities, whlle
voting their party ticket, will
slip i'll yes vote on this amend
ment. While the movement is one
that will not concern either party di
rectly it will serve to get out a full
vote i'll some localities, and tremen
dous vote on this proposition might
show such sentiment as to lead topro
hibitory laws, is attracting much ri
tention and it may lead to contcst.to
secure license. In this county the
Second Amendment" organization
has just begun its work, has mapped
out a thorough canvass and the Para
sites are by no means to be ignored
anywhere this season Even i'll the
large cities the churches are working
for them
1t is said to be harder than usual to
get up enthusiasm in Ohio in politics.
The politicians are less potent than
formerly; the vest pocket fellows
are getting to be feared and the old
"whoop 'em up policy is no longer
as exciting. There must be some vital
issue, and the nearer it gets to the
pocket the more effective. 1t is better
to ann in that direction than ut the
head. Appealing to reason, party
history and general principles is, To
some extent, speech and effort wasted
on the desert air The aim is SO high
hat it hits nothing, but when it comes
to the tariff, which affects business,
to the Pond, Scott or Smith
laws, which discriminate against Il
certain class, then there is war.
The feeling against the infringe
ment on personal liberty seemed te
help the democrats last fall and
spring, and it will be to their advan
tage still more next October The
republicans are not only embarrassed
by this, but also by the National ma
terial issue, especially on account of
the reduction of the tariff on wool,
and it is plainly seen already that
these material points will count in
the campaign. The second amend
ment" people are the ones that are
going i'll on the high moral plane
They claim to have a corner this year
in the matter of voting principles.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS
Among the speakers who have
promised to take part on and after the
opening of the democratic campaign,
Saturday, September 18TH, the Hon.
Allen G. Thurman, Gems Durbin,
Ward, A V. Rice, A. j. Warner, Geo
w. Morgan, Hon. Geo. III. Pendleton,
Hon. John w. Bookwalter, Hon Geo
L. Converse, Hon John A. McMa
hon, Hon Frank Hurd, Judge Geo
w. Geddes, Judge Geo. +. Seney, ex-
Gov. Richard NJ Bishop, Hon. Ben
LeFevre, Col Chas. Anderson, Hon.
John f. Follett, Hon. l. NJ Jordan,
Hon VIM. S. Groesbeck, Hon John
McSweeney, Hon. NJ a. Foran.
Many others will be heard from dur
ing the month.
The republicans in this county are
completely disgruntled by the mis-
takes of the county convention yes
lerday. Ii was expected here that the
local campaign would be fully opened
this week. The convention was
awaited with some interest to see
what sort of opposition the democrats
would have. They had prepared for
a hard pull and found themselves sur
prised. They are like the toy that
pulled on the rope that had no fasten-
ings, and were allowed suddenly to sit
down. Falling fiat in the strain at
nothing, they are laughing and
chuckling. Had they been put in
charge of the convention they could
not have played. so well to their own
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