Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
Opinions on the Result,

SOME EXPRESSIONS or PROMINENT MEN
AS TO TIE CAUSE OF DEFEAT, AND
WHAT WILL AND SHOULD BE DONE.
Congressman Jos. II. Reed interview
ed by reporter o. tAe Sioux City Jour-
nal: IL am like the fellow VINO was
under the falling walls Of brick house
and not in position to know the cause
of 1t until he had got clear of the de-
bris. There may be many reasons for
the surprise of Tuesday, but the upper
most cause of revolt was due to the
plolibitqry law,
"The republican Legislators should
take the declaration of the platform of
their party as their guide. There will
doubtless be enough republicans i'll the
legislature, however, who will vote for
the democratie mGasufe of high license,
and think it can be safely predicted
that q high license law will take the
place of the Glars Law"
There is only one reason to believe
that high license will be better enforced
than the present law. 1t will be child
af the democratic party, and it may be
possible that in democratic counties,
where the police power is under the con
troll Of that organization, an effort will
be made to enforce it, to prove the cog
rectness Of the party's position upon
this question. But as strict prohi.
bitionist | have no faith in the con-
tracts made by the rumseller. He is a
defysr Of all lays and resents every en-.
croachment npon NIP fresdom. Tho
excellent high license law of Nebraska,
according to the apti'DrqhibitiQn 0ma-
ha Bee Is hagrantly violated in that
state. 1t says there is no attempt by
the saloOnmen to observe it. Doors are
kept open all hours of day and night,
seleens as USED, back door is open
on Sunday, liquors are sold to minors
and drunkatds. and the keepers are de
iiant. High license is not success, 40.
c0rding to the Omaha Bee, paper that
is opposed TO any more stringent meth
cd. would, however, urge the prohi-
bitionists to accept the result as the
peoples wish.
Hon, John Brennan: ave must in
sist Oh the subsection Of the liquor traf.
tic to the control Of law. Its victory
must not be accepted as its Vindication
The triumph of the democracy must
not lead to the apOtheosis of alcohol
Might does not make right: nor would
million democratic majority make
the institution morally justifiable, de
sirabie o. respectable. Unjust be treat
ed as an evil to be controlled and hand
icapped, rather than blessing to be
fostered, encouraged and enlarged.
an the republican creed a majority OF
Americans will find 2 bond of union
high objects and noble aims worthy o.
their efforts, devotion and sacrifice
On the great principles of a great part,
still in undiminished vigor there are
great battles to be fought, great victo
ries to be achieved.
Congressman l. S. Struble: "Tht
question of prohibition is hedged about
by many serious difficulties, The re
| publican party cannot afford to TAKE
backward steps on the liquor question
To do 30 now would ALLEVIATE the prohi
bition republicans and invite the orga
nization of third party. While 1t Is
probably fact that the anti-prohibi
ton republicans would remain perma
p6ntly ont of the republican party il
prohibition be lgsiStei upon, yet 4,
would be less disastrous than tho with
drawal of the prohibition element IL
the party. Had the prohibitory law
been enforced in the cities of the state
wIeee saloons were open, the result OF
last Tuesdays election wo4ld have been
arepublican victory. Gov. Larrabee had
the authority to send judges to those
places to try violations of the law, but
there is a well.founded repugnance to
interference with local self government
of cities as to cause hesitation in resort
ing to SO extreme action"
w - - .st..