The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-15

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well have been said a mistake had been
made and helped repeal the law with a
show OF good faith. But they have Civ
en- it good long trial, they carried the
last election by largely increased ma
iority, in their political prosperity they
boosted OF their moral tone and pointed
with pride, less than three months ago,
to the fact tha the republican party
stood for the home and fireside, while the
democratic party was the tool OF the
rumseller, the refuge OF the bum, the
champion OF crime and pauperism and
the enemy OF the moral and social sys-
tenn. These declarations stand out in
bold relief, printed in a thousand party
organs and heralded from the stump
all over the state. Let the party dare
to be recreant to the cause it so warmly
espoused in the days OF It's prosperity,
because OF a defeat, and it may write
'tinis" on its door and go out OF bust
ness. All honorable men respect an hon
est, outspoken adversary and despise a
hypocrite. Treason never was at a pre-
MUM in Iowa nor did it ever reach par
The democratic party has constantly
consistently and publicly opposed prohi-
bition and has accepted the result with
out attempting to pandcr to the tastes
OF any faction or sect. II the republican
leaders desert now it will show they were
hypocrites. s:whited sepulchers," from
the beginning, berating others for crimes
they wanted to commit themselves but
were too cowardly. The republicans of
Iowa have just one road to travel to
reach possible success. If the present
legislature will pass law making the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors felony with
six months at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary for the first offense, and a year for
the second, enact some laws ip favor Of
the people and not in the interests of
monopolies. corporations and trusts,
and they may be able to regain their
lost prestige. Acting the sneak and
traitor for the sake OF the Offices will
place $4,000 votes in the prohibition
party and give the democrats as abso-
lutte control OF Iowa as they have Of
Georgia
What is true ofIow applies with equal
force to South Dakota. Unless the men
elected on the pledge OF enacting strin-
gent laws to enforce the prohibition
amendment, do their whole duty,
they will be spotted and politically con-
demned. The curse OF prohibition in
Iowa was the lax laws and light penal:
ties for it's enforcement. Dakota will
have none oft. Ii prohibition is a bad
thing for the morals, for the health, for
the physical and mental development
OF our people, a curse and an injury to
our material prosperity, let us find it
out and that quickly. The way to DEM
onstrate its qualities is to enforce it.
The republican party has pledged itself
to do this and it mustn't try to sneak
out OF it and give as a reason the Iowa
defeat. Iowa has nothing to do with
South Dakota. The better class OF re-
publicans all over the state supported
the party this fall because of it's prohibi-
tion declaration, they thought the remov-
al Of the liquor traffic paramount to
every other consideration, and they
have not changed their minds. Ii the
party OF their choice proves traitor to
them they will seek refuge in party OF
their own. No half hearted measure
will be accepted by the people OF South
Dakota.