Smyrna times., 1889-06-05
tor the Smyrna Time
Constitutional PrObihitior

never was measure for the nubIi,
Wte.H-Delng SO savagely assailed as CON,
3''yooiohaI prohibition for the drink
ii"oiO IN 0his country. Both friend and
io9 uhIte IN declaring it a fliIure
Wherever fairly tried, while Of tbo
= same tlme the liquor dealer seeLe 10
ueIeaC 1t wherever its enactment ~
attempted az, This seems passing strono,o
ihey need fear no legislation vbiob
yney know in advance fails TO rnstrint
their trade. ''' ~ IesIIIcV
Inc latest assault along this line If
pat'I9 IS made by Byron XVebetn,. ~
internal Revenue Collector in The
northern part of Iowa, in a letter n
one b. +. Wright, of Charles Citv In
"HiCh mas been broadcasted over tLe
l@Iiu on Dy 'he secular press. This astnte
I;l.- Gi-icIaI says he has issued 232 moro
! iquof licenses this year than last and
1u"O under prohibition the sales IF
llquor nave steadily grown and the
quaiiJy OF the liquor il poorer ana ~
s'ys inTlher, mot only have The eoIa5
Increased, but since the decision EN-
o"''eu states Superior Court in fbo
c"St' OF bowman Brothers tLa NJ,
s"aiItoWn brewers, the imporlofiong h..
cypress OF original paoka@es of rl,,n. |
I@S oeeh enormous. Wholesale ILL.,.
i''"5e' nave sp9uaI 40 al alo,r H., !
oofdcia OF the State and are s,,,,r-,,.''-,3
manly by Iowa trade"
buo while this Lit Of pc,ce ,.....
''o". cast over the land. not q ,vr,5 3.
,@Iu IN reference to She rerIv or s,iI
-d': wright to WcbSte!'s aiIscati1I,,
ana not "a word is said in reference 80
lne testimony Of IoWa's c0urts and ~.
nee Iig that so nauy cortrodirt Rin
" eoster, and for the good and sn,f;
ciehs reason that such counter fn.t;
in view. 'ioS nave
but IS 1t not an outrage that vrbo,
q sovereign state cGacts a laa. deoI.roj
constitutional by the highest trihTa.,f
N the land, that The general ,,n,.ai,,
Aeht shall elect 10 ride roroL shd3
over 1t? Iowa has declared H. .i.a,U.
'hop an outlaw throupbout Lor a. a." I
mara, and yet the general roy.nr,..,,.'.+ (', ,
,uihorlzes ona Of her Office, -, .at /
,tat, q" I ~ utter defiance, and said |
,ot 10 ''',5 ,} no Ie'!fcSs at all. Such will 4
'ot ne much longer tolerated 80 4;
An effort is now being nado to 49,.
ne facts of the case for 7\Vebeto,,o So' i.
!, I,lS' ,,S ana Ior this purpose he has been q
= ucILnohed before the court but aatIr g
elases I. i to produce his books This bSo W
Ia uHree years ago but Mr.. Cleveland il
zen issued an order compelIinc said | h
eOster to show his record and - - Of
oped that President Harrison viii H. - lr
Ie same, or rather, such q man is ~, ot
orthy to hold office, and sbonId "n Iva II
2mOved. SIou!u ne ~
And further, he has been cborooa w
i ''I ,.... Iaving issued licenses to mvfbi. ni
Il persons. and has confessed ind fir
v"I ID no less than 90 cases. Wb99t
~ enc think of such a man. and tbe sit
s;l,nlohy he may give in anv matters III
Is very easy for him to issue tbor Oh
nus ~ ol such permits" to such naonio III
n n ID each case pocket the s25 fee les
NO one has ever said in those SIT. ma
NJ &ini. !!i pIonlOitlon obtains, that the bu
l',A oIn ',,l eEIl IS absolutely destroyed but vo
ofo ~ W VINO know are ready to testify an
~ no law on the statute booI-s th,
!Ie TlSldIy enforced and but for encb on
iciaIs as this Webster. and feIr
lerS OF their kith and kin nrobibi inc
N would destroy the traffic nttari, Til
: no one by these specious and cnI' au-
~ uttefances allow Themselves - ~ IL
~ :. su .L mo q support Of high license Ma
- ,Ie eG3i ot the liquor peonfe' ly
institutional Prohibition is wblt tbnv civ
- ana nothing else: let us stand ~. rem
5 measure till it wins y ic {
lag 28, 1899. " = : IKE Ha