New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20
Dakota Temperance Convention.

Eight hundred delegates were present be-
side q hundred or more visitors Many of
the most noted persons in the state, of the
bar, the pulpit, the press, and in politics,
were present. Ofall that has been said or
done, the letter OF Gov. Larrabee OF Iowa
created the most enthusiasm, at the Tenn
perance convention at Huron, Dakota, 1t
lis as follows:
Des Moines, Feb. 28.-To Rev. William
Fielder, Aberdeen, Oak: Your communica
ton OF recent dateis at hand and noted In
reply, ldesire to say that the prohibitory
law IN Iowa has much more than answered
the best expectations of it's foremost hope-
jul advocates. AS regards the asseyeration
that prohibition has driven people out Of
the state, l think that not a person has
leIG 1he state on account of prohibition
whom 1T is desirable to have reurn. Many
OF those engaged i'll the saloon and
liquor business, and such persons as are
y, usually attracted by these interests have
lett, and the state is largely the gamer there
by. The cheap lands of the states and terri
tories west of us have induced great MANY
5enterprlslng and valuable citizens to emf
CRATE, independent of any influence of pro-.
hlbltlon. There has been a steady growth
IN our population and census of 1890 will
probably show in Iowa at least 1900. 900
inhabitants. The vote at the last election
shows an increase of IS 1929 votes over the
presidential election 1854. "a larger increase
than the election of 1885 over that
OF 1880. AS to the depreciation of the
value Of real estate occasioned by prohibit
tlon, it is the sheerest nonsense. Values
nave, believe, been sustained in Iowa as
well as in adjoining. states where prohibition
is not the rule. The same causes that have
aHected values elsewhere have undoubtedly
nad their effect here. Crops grow, herds null
Uiply 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 necessaries Of life and for legitimate
use instead OF being spent at the saloons. The
Danklng' business of a state is perhaps as fair
barometer of business as can be found The
number of banks in the state has increased
from 1876 in 1888 to 244 in 1888. Deposits
have increased from S27, 1871, 1874 to $50
955, 2.9S in 1888. I think more than half
OF the Jalls in the state are entirely empty at
the present time. There are ninety eight less
conVlcts III our penitentiaries than there were
tnree years ago, -nt understanding the growth
OF the population. Expenses in criminal
courts have decreased very largely during the
last few years, l send you with this a
copy OF a collection of letters from the
district judges of our state which will
show you that the testimony is overwhelm-
lngly in favor of the law More recent state
ments from them would no doubt show still
more favorable results. Tramps are very
scarce in Iowa. There are evidently very
few attractions for them here. Probably
more than 5000 of their recruiting stations
nave been closed in Iowa during the last five
years. The wives and mothers of the state
and especially those. of small means are al
most unanimously in favor of the law. The
families of laboring men now receive the ben
ehts Q! the earnings that formerly went to
the saloons. There is no question in nv
mind but what the law is doing good work
for the people My views heretofore ad-
Vanced IN favor OF the law are strengthened
and confirmed by added experience. Our
people are more determined than ever to
make no compromise with the saloons. The
law has more friends in the state than it
ever had before and | am satisfied that no
state can show results more gratifying.
WILLIAM LARRABEE.
This expression Of the sense of the conyen-
ton was unanimously endorsed.
This being non-partisan convention, and
with desire to unity all our forces on a Civ
en- line of action, we studiously avoid all
polt zeal lines and party distinctions in view
OF the great end to be accomplished South
OAK ota's golden opportunity is here to enter
the constellation of states as a star of the
first magnitude, free from heinfamous stain
OF the alcoholic liquor traffic. The motto
Tor the campaign shall be, "By the grace
oluou, CONSTITUTIONAL prohibition for South |
Dakota Therefore
Resolved, That we pledge our time, our
money, our prayers and our votes, first for
the adoption of the Sioux Falls constitution
on May IA; second, for the selection of such
men only TO the July convention as are
earnestly in favor of constitutional prohibi- |
ton; third, for ratification of constitutional
prohlblt1on at the October election; fourth, |
at all times to our utmost for the selection
and election of such officers from consta BILE
to governor as are in hearty sympathy |
nth this cause, and will respect their sworn |
obligation and support the majesty OF the !
law.
The foregoing was followed by the adop-
ton OF a plan of work