The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-08-06
PROHIBITION
WELLMAN, WASH. Co., Iowa,
July %, 1885.

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July %, 1885.
d. MACKLEY, Jackson, Ohio.
Friend:
Your interrogatory of July 18th. was
duly received. In reply will say most
emphatically, that prohibition in Iowa
does prohibit. do not mean to say by
this that the law is not violated, that no
liquors are drunk in violation of law;
but do assume that in three fourths of
the counties ninety-nine in alD in the
State, the law forbidding the sale and use
of Intoxicating drink as beverage, includ-
ing ale, wine and beer, is being very gen
orally observed; and in one half at least
of the counties it is prohibition complete.
1t is true that for time after the Amend
ment was adopted, and with unfavorable
ruling as to the constitutionality of the
Judges, the rum power seemed quite bold
and defiant; but since the Amendment
and the laws enacted in pursuance there
of by the Legislature have been decided
constitutional by the Supreme Court, and
since many of our Judges have granted
writs of injunction restraining parties
from selling, the tables have been turned
on them, and the law is being obeyed, and
enforced when violated, in large major
ity of the towns, very uniformly. 1t is
claimed by some journals, in some of the
river counties, that there are more saloons
(and of course more drinking) since than
before the law was enacted, and they offer
same statistics in support of the assump-
tion; and yet the liquor interest is not
happy.
If it be true that more liquors are now
used than formerly, add to this the fact
under our prohibitory law no saloons in
the State are taxed, whereas they had to
pay license of from 5000 to $1,000 each
for the privilege to sell, this would seem
to be good enough thing for them; and
yet they are continually clamoring for a
repeal of the law. The facts in the case
are, the traffic is stopped, the manufacture
has been prohibited. our railroads, as COM
mon carriers, are enjoined from importing
the stuff, and as a result of prohibition in
this county, do not know of one saloonist
who openly sells these beverages, and the
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will take the risk.
In my own business railroad town
(Wellman) the thing is dried up. Of the
five saloons formerly here, one is convert
ed into a church, by our German friends,
one into meat market, and two into
groceries, and the last restaurant.
For more specific showing in detail of
the workings of the law in those river
towns said to be under the liquor influence,
1 refer you to marked copy of the Iowa
State Register sent you with this letter,
July 22nd, 1885. Very Truly Yours,
VIM. ALLEN.
WELLMAN, Iowa, July %, 1885.
Friend Mackley:
Being disappointed in sendidg my very
hastily written letter, / have concluded to
add few lines in the way of a Postscript.
1 notice by the journals of the country
that Ohio has two sets of candidates in
the field for State Officers, with the GER
Ohio does as the Democrats and the green
hackers have done, and will do this year
again in Iowa, fuse. This they are not so
likely to do there as here, as the Demo
Gratis in Ohio are of themselves formid-
able competitor. Iregret to see the tenn
perance people of Ohio rush so premature
ly into politics. If they are honest, and
desire the success of the temperance re-
form, why not 60 before the people in a
non-partlsan way, and when the people
are prepared for it, submit the question
of prohibition in the way of a Constitu-
tional Amendment, and at a special cleo
tion for the purpose.
CThe Constitution of Ohio provides that
proposed Amendments can only be sub
mitted to vote of the people at a regular
election when Representatives and State
Senators are elected9 D. NJ.
By so doing they may succeed at no dis
tant day; but at this time, to my mind,
tbs madness to attempt or expect to sue
ceed in this way; besides, in Iowa, every
three temperance votes cast at political
or general election. takes at least two votes
from the Republican party. All the tenn
perance reform in the way of wholesome
legislation has come from the Republican
party in Iowa; and yet the temperance
fanatics kick out of the Republican traces,
and help the enemy, by sometimes placing
a set of candidates in the field. "But,"
said one of them last year, "the principle
is right, and the country must get worse
before it can be better" A terrible doc
trine to proclaim in the 10th Century
that you must do evil that good may
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ly social one, and while we cannot leg
islate the appetite or desire away, we can,
by precept and example, and by moral
suasion, greatly benefit the inebriate, and
educate the rising generation to look
with loathing and contempt upon the use
or traffic of the sin of intemperance.
1 am aware that you were prohibition
ist and temperance youth and man, and
an advocate of universal Liberty in day
when it cost something (socially, at least0
to advocate these principles. WA.
MoRAvIA, Iowa, July "a, 1885.
D. MACKLEY:
Yours of the 10th came to hand. In re-
gard to our Prohibition law, you must
first understand we have no Prohibition
party in Iowa. 1t was first submitted to
the vote of the people, and carried by a
arge majority, and afterwards presented
to the Legislature and passed there, some
of all parties voting for and some against
t.; but it carried there. We have three
political parties, Democrat, Republican
and Greenback. Before Prohibition there
was from two to three doggeries in every
own; now there is not one in the county.
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