Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-16
The CONVENTION,

A Letter from Iowa's Governor Re.
cetved With Cheers and n Re-
quest,
Huron, March 13 In the south Da-
kota prohibition convention to-day the
following letter from Gov. Larrabee of
Lowe was read. It was followed by loud
cheers and request was made for its
publication in the various newspapers
circulating in South Dakota:
Dss Moines, To-, Feb. 16, 1889-Rev.
William EULER, Aberdeen: Your com.
munication of recent date is as hand and
noted. In reply desire to soy that the
prohibitoyy law in Iowa has mnoh more
than answered the best expectations OF
It's former rnost hopeful advocates. As
regards the assertion that prohibition
has driven people out OF the state, I
think not person has left the state on
account OF prohibition whom 10 is de-
sirable to have return. Many OF those
engaged in the saloon and liquor busi-
mesa and sueh persons as are usually at
tracted by these interests haye left, and
the state is largely the gamer thereby.
The cheap lands Of she states and terri
tories west of us have induced 0 preet
maay enterprising and valuable citizens
to emigrate, independent OF any influence
Of prohibition. There has been steady
growth in our population. and the census
o. 1890 will probably show in lows as
least 2 600 600 inhabitants. The vote at
the laet election shows an increase OF
65 1929 votes over the presidential olec-
tion OF 1851 larger increase than the
election OF 1884 showed over that Of
1880.
As to depreciation OF vslue OF real
estate occasioned by prohibition, IL is
the sheerest nonsense. Values have. I
belive been sustained in Iowa as we'll ae
In adjoining states where prohibition is
not the rule. The Same causes that have
effected values elsewhere have undoubs-
eddy had their effect here. Crops grow,
herds multiply, and the markets OF the
world continue open to us the same as
before, and why should business suffer ?
Money is now spent for the nscesesries
OF life and for legitimate uses instead OF
being spent at the saloon.
The banking business OF @ stete lie
perhaps as fair Q barometer of business
ss can be found. The number OF banks
tn the stete has ibcressed from 1876 in
1888 to 244 in 1888; deposits have in
creased from $27, ,23l ,719.74 to S39. .935 :
3e2 88 in 1888.
think more than half OF the jsils in
the state are entirely empty at the pres-
ens time. There are ninety -eight less
convicts in our penitentiaries than there
were three years ego, notwithstanding
the growth Of the population. Expenses
in criminsl courts have decreased very
largely during the last few years.
send you with thig . copy
ofa collection OF letters from the dis
trict judges OF our state. which will
shov you that the testimony is over
wheimingly In feyor OF the law. More
recent statements from them would NO
doubt chow still more favorable results
Tramps sre very scarce in lowe. There
are evidently very few attractions for
them here. Probably, more than 5000
OF thsar recruiting stations bave been
closed In Iowa during the last i've years.
The wives and mothers OF the state, and
especially these OF small means, ARE al
most unAnimously IN favor of tie law.
The families OF laboring men now re-
tceive she benefits of the earnings that