The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-14
IoWA'S LAND SLIDE
The Prohibition Law VIII Probably Ice He-
Isealcd rbi. Winter.


p-aicsi rhi. Winter.
DEs MONIES. Nov. l3.-The question Of
the r,,pcal OF the prohibition law il the
principal topic of discussion i'm Iowa, now
that the people are. bcginuing to stop talk
ing about the recent great victory of the
democrats. The majority of republicans
seem tn think il will he repealed and are
much rsjoi"cd AT the prospects. They
verdict against what the republican plat
form declared was ''thc settled policy of
Iowa" just as the result of TIN" coustitu-
tioIiIl amendment seven years ago was
construed 10y tn" prohibitioni-ts as
the settled will of the people and
ever, l,o.iy who WAS not willing IL accept
il as such was declared 10y them to ts' the
enemy of popular govcrnUrent. Now the.
shoe il on the other foot. The prohibi-
tionists are not willing to- take their own
med cine. They don't want to accept the
result of Tuesdays election as "a popular
,i.cL.r.,ton ,n favor nt hccns.. ana VIII
To- prevent tn. repeal of the Clark law.
The s.natc is clos. aud contains at least
three liberal republicans who will vote.
with the democrats. Tb. lieutenant gov
cruor b,'ing "a democrat i'll make up the
committees in the interest of repeal. and
il will bc no trouble to get a license or
local option bill through that body. The
hight must be made in the. house. and with
! of Bu"na Vista. on. Of the most radical
! members in th. last house, is already in
| DotpsDn's election would prove - great
! stumbling block to repeal. and th. prohi-
| bitiof forces will no doubt concentrate
/ upon him for speaker. The people OF
Iowa now particularly glad that they
| defeated Hutchison. Since election day
he has b.'coiis. their slandcrer. He says
they wer.. bought 10y money. and that the,
money came from the liquor interest.
| This is far from the truth. The demo
| cratic state committee did not sps.nd to
| exceed 81 go all told in this cam npaiUu. It
| had about three times that sum W hich WAS
| collected from tlse several county chair
| men i'm the state. Tho remainder. two
| thirds nors. is left over. Why il was
not used is u mystery, as there was AN ex-
cellcnt opportunity for IA legitimate and
ellie tive tIse of { lis sum supp lying We
ers of the state with Rospsl printed matter.
an abundance of which furnished
| i'm the. columns OF the leading papers of
the democratic faith.
| Some good effects OF the avalanche are
| already seen in this city. A New York
capitalist who had some lots in the
market here at <l5,uD, with no buyers i'm
! sight, writes his agent Ia Withdraw the
same. saying that he il "a buyer and not "a
seller now. Another gentleman, who Is
putting mp "a business block. has been
same than his best offer amounted tn bss-
fore election. Conrad founEernan, a
wealthy citizen who has done nothing
since the prohibitory law enacted,
says IL il is repealed this winter he will
next year erect tile. haud-one-t block i'll
Dss Moiues. An air of con fid..ucc in tn.
future. which has been lacking for years
ness. This is One of the h.tppis'st effects
OF the landslide.
suicisl. . - Isro., HI, us.iie.
| NEW GORK. Nov. l3.-tiertr,r,le kimball
! "A prominent Brooklyu society belle. and !