Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-16
PROHIBITION ~ rswA.

are sill selling liquor in complstA A.
nance OF the law. They say that thev
propose 10 light it out. A Law and Or.
ger League 10 abeut 10 be organized
here by the President Of the Citizens
League OF Chicago, assisted by Rev. n
W. Bennett of this city. A mass meet
ing viii oe held for this purpose teEuor.
row evening, and 10 is Understood tha,
letter from Governor Sherman will h.
read, stating that on demand of ths
cnern or Mayor be will stand readv
70 send the militia TO Dubuaue % elns.
the saloons IL this improbable eonysa
should be taken IL will undoubtedly ~.
the foundation for riots. Leyius a DiI-
ION, wholesale liquor merchants. ure
sented at the freight Office of the Illinois
central today permit from the BOARD
OF Supervisors t. sell liquor for medi-
cinal purposes, and we're allowed TO shin
any quantity over this road to any
point IN the State. They will aIso he
permitted to ship over the Milwaukee 4
st. Paul. ."
WATERLOO Iowa. July 7.-Prohibi-
ton ~ the order OF the day in Iowa
here and elsewhere throughout the in.
terror of the State the saloons are ali
closed and will stay closed. In Du.
ouque aad some of the other river
towns the law is not complisd With as
yet. but they will have 10 succumb
sooner or later. There are many who
scoh at the idea OF a strict enforcement
OF tue Law. bat to an unpreiudiced OBJ
server 1t looks as though no trouble will
be had, except possibly in the river
towns. Nearly ali the druggists have
refused to take out permits, and will
not deal In any kind of liquor for any
purpose Whatever. They say that they
VIII not keep it at all, aud hence those
who desire liquor for those purposes
which are expressly reserved from the
operation of the statute will be COM
PEELED to either do without il or send
outside the State for il themselves.
Even then they may have trouble in
getting 10, IL the railroad companies
persist In their ex xpressed determination
20 transport no liquors for any purpose.
The only vay In which il can be had
Will be to have IL shipped in labelled AZ
something else, and even then they will
need be careful or they may have sim
liar experience to that of the Gripnell
College professor To whom a box of
books was consigaed, and which mystic
riously sprapg aleak on the depot plat
form.
The stand taken by the railroads and
dealers may DO attributed to several
reasons. The penalties attached to a
violation OF the statute are 80 severe
that no one cares to take any chances
OF being prosecuted under il. Then
there are very many of those who were
opposed to the passage Of the law, bat
who now desire its strict o. forcement
because it - law and because they be-
lieve ITS practical workings will best de-
termine the question as 10 whether 1t
Is what the people want or not. Those
who were in favor of the passage Of the
law want it enforced OF course, and they
are very saDguine in their belief thai
the law will not only be strictly
enforced, but that its enforcement will
be followed by the best of results that
It will, In fact, eradicate the evil 1t Is
aimed at.
Meeting Cato Sells, Esq, Secretary Of
the Denocratio State Central Commit
tee, and one OF the best posted of
Democrats in the State, he WAS asked
How do you Democrats ok upon
the prohioitory Law ~ The Deno-
Gratis" he replied, were, a. a general
thing, opposed TO the passage of the
aid IN its enforcement nov that it IL
upon the statute book. Ii IL is q good
thing-and time will tell az to that
then lot II remain law. Ii IL Is not
what the people want, n strict enforce
mont will make its repeal the easier.
For myself, | believe the result will be
Democratic Legislature and a repeal
of the law two years hence"
We are afraid that two years of
soberuess viii have q different effect
upon the Democratic party from that
anticipated by Mr.. Sells. IL the com
paratIvcly few Democrats who reside
within the State should find themselves
At the end of two years more robust of
health. the mortgages on their farms
paid of, or greatly diminished. their
wives and children enjey ing hitherto
unknown happiness. their appetite for
strong drink nearly or quite overcome,
We think the Democratic party would
be in great danger of losing itself on
our broad praIries. Democracy has
ever been strongest where whisky WAS
plentiest, and rice versa. Time, how
ever, will surely tell the result of the
experiment, for II il largely an expert
ment of necessity. We are certain that
the better class Of citizens all over the
State will work hard to the end that the
law may be strictly enforce }, and that
the sentiment which secured its enact
ment may grow into the settled policy OF
the State, receiving support from the
great majority of the people Of all
classes and all parties.