The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
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the Legislature ESQ decided by the supreme
Court.) But the State has a rigid prohib-
itory law, prohibiting the sale of or manu-
facture of all kinds of intoxicating liquors
as a beverage. And it is in regard to the
effects of the enforcement of this law that |
think the friends of good order, temperance
and morality should speak at this time.
Jud ging by the experience of the temper
ancc work in this State, you will no doubt
hear it stated many times, that Sin Iowa
and Kansas where Prohibition has been
tried it has proved an entire failure that
sin those States there is more whiskey
sold and more drunkenness now than
before the enactment of this law" that
sit is driving good citizens from the State,
and running business" and other state
ments equally untrue. Sue. utterances
usually ONE from those interested in the
saloon business or liquor traffic, or their
associates. But you will sometimes hear
them from men OF more influence those
claiming to be temperate men, but in favor
of "high license as against Prohibition,
and the friends of Prohibition should be
prepared TO meet these statements withthe
facts in the case. Instead of being a fail
ure, Prohibition has proved to be a grand
success III Iowa. And the people of this
State are becoming more and more in favor
of it, as they see the good results of its en-
foroap,apf Of1i,io1 ,, & from, nyar tho
State show that in e%ighty-five counties tho
law is as we'll observed and as strictly en-
forced as any of our laws, and that drunk
cnness and other crimes are very material
river towns where there is 4 large pro-
portion of foreign population the law is not
we'll enforced, and in a few cities no at
tempt is made to enforce it, owing to the
failure Of the city officials in those places
to do their sworn duty. But the work is
going on, and one after another they are
forced to give it up. Only a short time ago
the officers of Iowa city, (Which has been
the force of the law and closed every drink
ing place in the city. And we hope at our
next legislature to get such cnactments as
will compel them all to submit to the clear
ly expressed will of the people of the State.
Governor Larabee, through numerous let
tiers and speeches, has given his views and
observations of the workings OF the law in
this State. l will give some extracts from
thop, TJa q n ~. SSA g - tho nccarfin,, <haf
Prohibition has driven people out of the
State, / think not 4 man has left on account
of Prohibition whom it is desirable to have
return. Many of those interested in the
sons as are usually attracted by those in
~terests have left, and the State is largely
the gamer thereby. The cheap lands in the
States and Territories west of us have in
dueed a great many enterprising and valu-
able citizens to emigrate independent of
any influence of Prohibition. Yet there has
been Il steady growth IN our population,
and the census of 1890 will probably show
in Iowa at least 1000, 900 inhabitants.
The vote at the last election shows an in
crease of G5, 800 votes over the election of
1884" Gas to the depreciation of values
Of real estate occasioned by Prohibition, it
is the shcerest nonsense. The banking
business of the State is perhaps as fair a
barometer of business as can be found. Thu
number OF banks has increased from 1856 in
1889, to 224 in 1888. Deposits have increas-
ed from $97, 931, 7t9, in 1880, to $50, 935, 662,
in 1885," 81 think more than halfthe jails
in the State are entirely empty at the pre-
sent time. There are % less convicts in
our penitentiaries than there were three
years ago, Notwithstanding the
growth of IL population. Expen-
ses of the Criminal Courts have decreased
very largely during the last few years."
Cramps are very scarce in Iowa. There
are evidently very few attractions for them
here. Probably more than 5000 of their
recruiting stations (saloons) have been
closed in Iowa during the last five years."
''The wives and mothers of the State, and
especially those of small means, are almost
unanimously in favor of the law. The
families of laboring men now receive the
benefits of tho earnings that formerly went
to the saloon. There is nc question in my
mind that the law is doing good work for
our people" ''My views heretofore advanc-
ed in favor of the law are strengthened
and confirmed by added experience" Our
people are more and more determined to
make no compromise with the saloon"
'Thc law has more friends in the State than
it ever had before, and l I'm satisfied no
State can show results more satisfactory"
That the homes of Pennsylvania may tri-
umph over the saloon, and peace, happi-
ness, and prosperity increase, is the wish
of your friend. -Edndrd u. Harrison, in
Friends Lntelligencer.
The Sin of Rum Selling.
That father who sells the furniture and
spends the last dollar for drink; that
mother who pawns her children's clothing
fordrink; thai slIo)a keeper who takes the
family Bible as a pledge for the payment