The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-08-20
temperance.
The Means by which the Saloon
Hopes to maintain it's Power.

One OF the most ardent aud most
useful Prohibitionists of Iowa has fall
en- victim to saloon assassins. The
saddest and the most tragic occurance
in the long series of dynamite outrage,
house and barn.burnings, and violent
personal assaults perpetuated by the
criminal dealers in outlawed liquor,
and their sympathizers, to injure or in
timidate the courageous upholders Of
prohibitory laws, has been written in
blood.
WHY PADDOCK HAD TO DIE.
Rev. Geo. G. Haddock became res
ident of Sioux City, Ia, about year
ago, having been assigned to the 1st
M. E. Church of that city from his
former PASTORAL charge, in Wisconsin.
It was not until few weeks since that
he began to grow at al prominent in
the community, for, although the vic.
lations of the prohbitory law in Sioux
City were all along of the most fragrant
character, he felt that it would not be
becoming for com arative stranger in
the city to take too conspicuous part
in the prosecutions. But the old tenn
perance workers seemed to be indiffer-
ent to the violations or powerless to &C
complish anything; and it was COM
mon saying that the temperance men,
when they did make move, generally
had to shelter themselves behind the
petticoats Of the women. Mr.. Haddock
finally determined that it was his duty
to throw all his energies into the
cause of closing the saloon; and, with
the enthusiasm and courage that had
characterized all his previous work, he
began the WARMTH the result, as the
Sioux City Journal says, of becoming
at once "the conspicuous object of ri
baldry and WRATH
His object was pursued upon meth
DDS as intelligently- conceived and as
comprehensive as his efforts were vigor-
Gus. The new Clark law of Iowa was
the weapon that he used; under it he
Instituted injunction proceedings
against the saloons and undertook to
conduct the cases. At one time, in
the middle of last July, "a injunctions
suits were pending, all having been
brought at his instance. The work of
prosecution was peculiarly his that the
saloon newspapers of Sioux City, when
speaking of the gathering tribulations
of the liquor-dealers, left the impress
ion that Mr.. Haddock alone was to be
held responsible for them. Only four
hours before the brave man was shot
down, the Sioux City Tribune, an even
ing Democratic paper, came out with a
sensational article descriptive of that
days injunction proceeding, with the
headline: "Haddock's Court"
Mr.. Haddock did not confne him
self to legal processes, but began to ag.
itate against the saloonsby public meet
ings. AS a means Of inviting the as
sistance Of temperance people, he issued
circular entitled GA City in Rebel
ion"-a remarkable composition, alike
for the clearness with which it presents
the facts relating to the Sioux City sit.
uatitn, and for the bold and devoted
spirit which it breathes. Speaking of
the disposition of many persons to re-
gard the Sioux City temperance men as
towards, the writer asks the reader to
remember:
"First. That there are but very few
pronounced Prohibitionists in this
place.
Second. We have not merely the
saloon to contend with, but a large
number of the business men of this
city who are in favor of licensing drink