Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-12
POINTERS FOR LEONARD.
INTERviEW WITH a LEdDING
SPRINGFTELD pHISICIAN
On the Iowa Liquor Law Prohibition ms
She Does Not Prohibit In Iowa-saIoons

On the Iowa Liquor Lsw-Prohibi,ion n
She Does Not Prohibit In Iowa--saIoon
Running Along just as ~ Nothing Ha,
| Happened.
| From Morning Edition.
Learning that DR.. u. II. Seys, OF this city
had recently returned from Iowa, a GLoBE
REruBLIC reporter called on him at his otlic
| yesterday afternoon to obtain his views o
the working of the prohibitory liquor law IL
full of valuable information on the subject
and quite willing to impart 1t.
To the question, doctor, wha
is your opinion of prohibition
by saying q" spent a number of days Al
Emmetsburgh, the county seat OF Palo Alto
county, in the northwestern corner of tht
state, town of about 800 inhabitants
While there | took every means in my power
to ascertain from all the parties that | met
with whom | had opportunities of converse.
ton, residents OF the town and from all parts
of the state, and think can say without ATTY
| exaggeration that they universally said il
was a failure. Many gentlemen said
it was worse than failure. 1t
| had absolutely increased the sale of alco-
holic liquors. In Emmetsburgh was in
formed that there were not less than five or
| six saloons in full blast---a town of
800 inhabitants. So far MS ! could learn
there was no pretense or attempt made to
enforce the law. Liquor could be bought at
will. b. W. Stevens, of the firm Of Stevens,
Herring 4 Co., manufacturers Of bank coun-
ters desks and church furniture, of Charles
City, Iowa, said that there was no enforce
ment of the liquor law in Charles City; (;
that good and true men, in all
business matters, would come before
him as one OF the grand jury, and, he be-
lieved, perjured themselves with reference to
liquor. Mr.. G. W. Cowles, of the North Nc
Gregor Gang Mills, of North McGregor
owa said he believed that more liquor was
sold there than ever; there were six saloons
when the law was passed, and there are six
saloons still, in full blast. At Charles City
the proprietor of the Railroad eating house
said he didn't know where could get a
drink Of liquor it | wanted one. He was the
only man | met in Iowa that expressed
, any doubt as to mans ability to
get all the liquor he wanted. | met
u
Iowa, who had several cases OF beer, more or
less, in their tent, labeled Extract of Malt"
purchased in Emmctsburg, Iowa, known to
be good Milwaukee beer. A young gentle
man, name unknown, a nice-lDokng young
fellow, said that he believed the young men
were drinking more liquor than before, so far
az bis acquaintance went; that beer was
little more difficult to obtain, but whisky inlly
fhav ,pl lialv hnp
couldn't get beer. | was asked to drink
in Emmetsburg, and was assured there was
no difficulty in getting all we wanted.
didn't drink any myself, and wasn't in a
saloon, but didn't hear any doubt expressed
as to the ability 10 get anything we wanted
A Mr.. James Hetfey said that he, his father,
and his brothers had voted for prohibition,
and he believed it an entire tailure, so far as
the town was concerned. One gentleman
remarked to me that he believed there was
more drunkenness than before the passage OF
the law, IA the chain, gangs were as large or
larger. Where he was from, ] don't know
"Did you visit any of the larger cities,
Doctor" the reporter asked
mo, sir. These were conversations had
travelling on the cars, aud at the hotel tables
at Emmetsburgh. | was told that the con-
dition of affairs WAS worse in the larger
towns than in the smaller ones. Some man
said to me, | don't remember who, in little
village, where there was strong temperance
element, that he believed that the law had
accomplished some good. When went into
the state, knowing it to be a pro-
hibtion state, | resolved to see how
the law worked. investigated fairly
and without prejudice. wanted to know
the truth. didn't meet II single man, ad-
dressing strangers and travelling commercial
men, who thought prohibition prohibited in
Iowa. tried to strike tie best-looking class
of men that ! could get to talk with.
would pick them out at the hotel table, or in
the office, wcl-dresseG men, and quite
number OF them said they had voted for
prohibtiou; and out of the number
talked with only two were men that |
suspected Of being drinking men, or who ad-
mitted that they were drinking men,"
"Doctcr, do you expect TO vote for DIR.
Leonardo"
"No SIR"
DR.. Seys is gentleman well known to the
citizens of Springfield. His opportunities OF
observation have been ample, and the truth
iuness OF his statements cannot be ques-
toned. He gives the names aud addresses Of
several gentlemen with whom he talked aud
if anybody doubts that he has correctly re-
ported them, there is an easy way OF ascer-
tanning the truth.