The true northerner., 1889-11-13
THE DEFEAT In IOWA.
ANY NUMBER or EXPLANATIONS OF
FERED FOX 1T,
hut Prohibition Seems Ia Be Mainly Re-
sponsible Fractional Jealousies in the
Republican Party Also Contributed
Largely to the Result.


sponsibie Fractional Jealousies in the
Republican Party Also Contributed
Largely 10 the Result.
[Des Moines tIowa) special To Chicago Tribune.l
Now that the unexpected has happened
there are any number OF explanations Of
tered In great confidence by thCse VINO Al
ways know why thing happened. III the
State ticket alone had suffered. less impor-
tance might DC attached 10 the lnnuence OF
prohibition, but While the State ticket was
slaughtered the Legislative candidates were
also. There seemed 10 be general desire
covering all parts OF the state 10 give pro-
hibition "A black eye. While vote Tor the
Democratic candidate Tor Governor would
be taken as reDuke TO prohibition. IL was
not hall so effective as vote Tor Demo-
cratic member Tor the Legisl ture. county
after county that had good, safe Republican
maIorities heretofore either wiped out the
Republican majority or cut II down. 90
some OF the best Republican counties made
the poorest showing.
Much OF this result Is due TO the indiner-
ence and inactivity OF the proIessed ana
prominent temperance people. They seemed
10 think that the Republican party was In
duty bound TO take care OF prohibition and
would do so without any care OF assistance
from them. On the othe r hand, the oppo-
nents of prohibition OF every description.
faith. and creed worked with more enthusi-
asm and energy than ever before. The
10 a man. The Prohibltionists by the thou
sand did not take enough interest IN the
result 10 go TO the polls.
Perhaps majority of the people OF Iowa
are not yet opposed 10 prohibition person.
ally. but there are that number evidently
who are disgusted at the way the law has
been enforced by disreputabls methods or
at the way IL has been openly violated In
some places. and are disgusted at the in
difference of the chief friends OF prohibl-
Va
the law. Continual hammering wears away
the stone, and the continual attacks upon
prohibition and the charges of its opponents
some doubtless ialse. some equally true
have tired out and pre- yudiced a great many
people against the law and made them feel
like giving il up. rohibition undoubtedly
is responsible Tor the greater part OF the
havoc in the Republican party o. this year.
There are various other causes assigned
by different individuals. some complain
that President Harri>on's siowness in
changing the officers Is la gely responsible
for the apathy of Republicans. great
many Iowa republicans are OF the old fash
ioned KIND, who want TO see keruolcans
hand out the mail when Republicans are on
top. Few changes OF prominent Fc leral
officers have been made IN tnis State. The
Democrats still have the United states
Marshals, District Attorneys, Pension
Agent. and until recently the evenue Col
lectors and many OF the important post
Offices, with a great many Of the minor
offices. Some Republicans think that the
residents indifference towards the boys
in the trenches" has caused equal IN irer-
ence on their Ia-t To the success OF the
Republican party. or course there are
many charges Of treachery 10 the ticket be-
ing pass a. as might be expected. Some
claim that Mr.. Whe lsrs friends inR North
west Iowa tailed 10 stand By the Ticket as
they had promised; others, that Gov. Lar
rabo damned Hutchison with faint praise;
others. that the railroad men cut the tick
ct. thinking that Hutchison was loaded
down too heavily with granger indorse-
mcnts; Others, tlat the erangers went back
on hlm because they thoulht he was too
friendly towards tur railroads.
One can hear almost any explanation o.
the de- ut that h wants. But probably
Little weight is o be attached TO the charges
tnat are hastily made. 1t can safely q Said
that 10 one cause can be assigned as the
sole explanation Tor the defeat. but that
many cntere into the result One OF the
chief reasons was the fact that the Repub-
lican party had been in power in this State
Tor thirty our years. and n good many peo-
pie are gettins tircd OF hca;ing Of "AIistides
the Just
The natural factional jealousics and en-
mites. the natural criticisms and com
plants against the party In power. the nat
ural indifference that comes from long
possession OF power. all helped 20 contrib
ute 20 the result. 1t has been rather re-
markabe thai the Eepublcan party has
held power so long In this State. consider
ing that il has had 20 carry prohibition ana
meet all the charges which fault finding
opposition would accumulate during more
than thiity years.
1t is probtti. that prohibition cause the
mischief more In IN anything else. for the
devastation was 30 general Incidental ~
Hutchinson ran behind the ticketior several
reasons. Many Republicans who were
opposed to prohibition voted against the
head of the ticket TO show their feeling.
hen he was caught between the upper
and lower milestone on the railroad ques-
tion. Som Republicans were roasting him
as an extreme Hnt-monopolist. and others
were punching him because they did not
think he was enough Of one, and so he had
TO take IL on all sides. The balance of the
ticket runs much ahead OF him. and it is
not unlikely chat II may yet be elected. The
Legislature is going to be close. with ma
ior " OF less than five on joint ballot for
either marty. with chances in favor OF the
htiannG