The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-29
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The republicans would like very much
70 get away. but they cant. They
would like to make themselves think
that their silly and exploded lies are
worth tho 81 900 they cost, and have in
them tho ability to divert the attention
of the people Of Iowa and lead the dem
ocrats away from the issue. In the cold
days Of November they will realize how
badly fooled they are.
Tho republican party Is the party Of
prohibition. 1t may not like the body
Of this death" but it cant get away
from It. Here is what the Rev. DR..
Samuel T. Spear. Of the New York Inds-
pendent. republican and prohibitionist
says Of Iowa prohibition in pamphlet
just issued:
The prohibition amendment succeeded as
. republican, measure and the prohibition
laws Of the state were enacted by . repub-
lican legislature.
OF course. The idea OF the repub.
lican party trying to dodge the issue,
in tho broad light Of the
nineteenth century. is ! hugo joke
When Larrabee and his newspapers
ask the enemies Of prohibition TO
vote for him in order to get the present
law repealed they are guilty Of An ex-
hibition Of gall which goes clear away
ahead Of anything ever played in this
country.
Tho republican party, and that party
alone, i responsible for tho present
state Of affairs. Nobody else has par
ticls Of responsibility il The matter. II
Il very rare indeed Tat a measure il
passed BY such strict party vote. Ev.
erybody's skirts are clear except the re-
publican party's.
Il i absolutely nauscating to re.
6ect on tho course of that
party two years ago, with its
loud talk about the home and the
school-house being republican institu-
tions. and compare it with the party's
present abject attitude toward the
lower class of saloons. and its whining
duplication to all anti-prohibitionists
So completely paralyzed with cowardice
d the republican party that its organs
hardly dare mention the home. The
only thing they have to say about the
once-famous saloon is sickly attempt
TO initiate their dignified charge Of two
years ago. that the democrats proposed
70 have tho state government set
up saloon on every corner in
every town in the state and tax the pco.
ple to make up all the losses which
might accrue from too much competi.
ton In the business.
Tho republican party is on the dead
run. But il can't get away. II is going
70 bs followed up and larruped and
beaten into jelly. It cannot dodge.
The people are going to know all the
facts. They are going to know what
kind of mon Whiting and Larrabee arc.
and what kind Of humbug prohibition is
Tho figures given in yesterdays LEAD.
m tell aparalyzing tale. We repsoduce
them here, and call to them the atten
item Of every republican editor and
voter In the state. Every one
Of them would rejoice to know that this
record Of tho crime Of his party wal
wiped out. but 1t won't be. 1t 10 IN Of.
ficial record. There il stands and Tiers
Il will stand to condemn the party OF
hypocrisy and putrid "reminiscences.
From May LIST. 1883. to May lst 1884.
there were issued In that which consti.
tutes tho present second district, the fol-
lowing special tax stamps. viz:
Wholesale liquor dealers. ............ ~
Wholesale malt liquor dealers....... 10
Retail malt liquor dealers. ........... q
bf0WofD u
From May 1st. 1884. to May 1st 1885.
there were issued rs follows:
Wholesale liquor dealers. ............ q
Retail liquor dealers. ................ 1885
Wholesale malt liquor dealers. ..... Is
Retail malt liquor dealers. ........... l06
Brewers $
Now observe that in every item there
is an increase under prohibition. - fol-
lows:
Wholesale liquor dealers. .......25 per cent
Retail liquor dealers. u per cent
Wholesale malt liquor dealers. so per can't
Retail malt liquor dealers. ......S3 per cent
Brewers. ...................... Per cent
This il . pretty healthy increase in
ono year. particularly when It 10 remem-
berod that the census just taken shows
that the population Of the state has In.
creased only u per cent In i've years.
or just II per cent . year. That il e
say. even the brcweries have under the
prohibition law increased twice % fast
a. tho population. retail liquor deal.
ers ton times 40 fast as popu
lation. Wholesale liquor dealers six.
teen times ~ fast. Wholesale malt
liquor dealers thirty three times - fast
and retail malt liquor dealers thirty -fous
times as fas, as population.
This 10 rather live issue. We should
like to see our republican exchanges
discuss il. and help Us to arrive q
right conclusion in the matter.
GOV. KiRkWooD's SPEECH.
We observe that the reminiscent or
gans didn't make much ado over Gov
Kirkwood's Iowa City speech. This il
rather shabby treatment for the old wal
governor. We are always willing &c
serve our friends. and 80 we supply the
deficiency. Here is the kernel of it:
have hesitated good deal about say.
Ing another thing. wish to say another
thing, and have concluded TO say It. am
not certain whether in 90 doing ] am act
ing. wisely Or nnwisely, There has been
ment Of contention within the republican
rankx. mean upon the subject Of prohi.