Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-11
The Saloonkeepers' Declaration Of Death
Against Private Prosecutors.
Ne Work Of Putting Down the Rebellion
Has Begun.

Special correspondence Chicago Tri-
huuc. Aug. Is, 1856: Ia passing
through Sioux City | have stopped to
take a look ut this Iowa town that is
Just now attracting the attention of the
whole country. II is 4 marvellous
spectacle. 1t j. worthy of study. II
deserves conscientious consideration.
1t is the worst saloon town in America.
1t is III the strictest prohibition state in
the Union. Ii seem, a political para
doX. study alone shows the truth. BY
study we see that it i, The natural re-
al. Of unenforccd law,
Fl'he municipal government of Sioux
City j., and has for years been. in
open. defiant rebellion against the
authority Of the state. 4 more com
plete and defiant rebellion was never
organized. 1t was wicked. 1t was a
conspiracy between shame and crime.
1t was the blacklist kind of treason.
1t was anarchy. II was the anarchy
ol crime II was governed by the
gambling houses and the saloons. The
mayor OF SIOUX 'i'y was 'he gambler :
and saloonkeepcr'> guard, and yet was
commissioned by the state. Was such
q spectacle ever seen before Inc
mayor OF 9lo"N Wy got All ms author
NY rom the prohlo''loh state OF Iowa
ana oSco IL al 20 protect the saloons OF
SIOUX NY All liIIS tlilc iowa SITS ny
Win hcr hillos loI"eu ana LOOKS win
competency or inns ~pectacie OF frea-
son and treachery. Iowa a do moth
inc more. Iowa has to sit and permit
herself TO ho outraoed and rovi.bal by
''o' =" 'l'i'o' =" ""' Nv power
TO raise It's hand. ms i not the
worst Of il. The people of Iowa refuse
IN DIVE thcir state the mower ia fire.,
,.,alf -, .,,.o rr.,
-.
inc ie''i''S P'on'pi'ioh'N'S 81 tue state
with the state Temperance Alliance al
their backs. did not dare last winter Ia
,,to,on, anv ,a,io,.l roui.1,,ion ,ho,
"'"'' !" P"' "'"" "''N' MUM
clpal reptlliohS'
The peace Of q state depends qlpon
.,+ L.,l :,
"
'ucil n'H"9' Nln''N-Hl"e per cent %
all crime IS committed in our towns
and cities. With the policc of these
m,nioiaor,;os ,rn, ,auai ,aa ma4oh
''."' ~
iu' the S."'e = sue wen .ieSe anu
hiciPaiit'eS peco'he "is!oSal ana Nhell
mayors anu ponce cohSPlre WIN "ho
pro'ecI CRIME tht peace % lle state i
destroyed ana Us very me iS cndan'
gered' llere ) no adequate pro'@Hoi
In IOWA Tor the relhoNal OF Il treason
ahle mayor ne may ne o>
me common colhcIl OF ms own cltN'
p"V llii' provision ! Il farce "hN
th"t electH a 'rai'oro"N mayor elects a,
me same hn'e " traitoro'S council ano
these TWO tr"ltorous branches OF ih'
same traltoro's municipality play intc
cacll other r hahas. our law provides
ior the removal o. al state oihcers' a.
ALSO provides lor the removal OF county
ana township ollicers' mere Is no pro
VISION WHEREBY the state ear
frn i'Seii OF i lr'i'orous municipality
Inc mayor ana common council %
SIOUX w were eiec'ea 10 thelr places
me express purpose I'll defeating
anu oels "a me law. Al,er ,hes were
- elee.1" u"oS .1"'i'iou "ni"s
upon M ~ oan n"es
"oio. - y nv" y
/" e'''e y ,ho P"iPo' " sc'lhS th''
'"el' "'"ua me Po~er whereby ,het
tou,' "ei. T. iney peiJoreu 'nn,i
'ouie W" oi"oi ~ sour on
c''i "u'hof"!. Ohce cf'lie" III 'hi'