The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-12
OPINIONS OF STATESMEN.
The Original Package" Deeis-
ion as Viewed by Our
Congressman.
Senator'S and Representatives from
Iowa and Dakota Interpret Its
Probable Effect
Their Opinions Are Various, But \
Makes Prohibitionists Tremble
for Final Results

Your correspondent has jast compieied >
number of interviews With Iowa and Das
kosa senators and representatives on the
effect III the original package decision,
ssnssor wtisen. of lows.
did moi wish to express an opinion until he
had read the entire decision OF the court,
hat he said that IL the reports he bad read
In the newspapers we're correct he thought
the decision not only intsrfered with pro.
hibision aud local option laws, but with
license laws An we'll. He said he
did not know what the effect
wouid be on the republican party
except as one member OF II he knew he
wonld work harder than he ever had before
for prohibition.
Senator Wilson has introduced bill,
which has baen fayorably reported by the
interstate commerce committee which, "
il becomes law, will relieve the difficulty
ar the slEsct OF the supreme court decision.
Ii prohibits the bringing of intoxicating
liqnors into any state contrary to the state
laws. This bill Ia now on the senate's
calendar and Senator wilson will try to
secure a vote on IL al this session.
senator Pessigrcw, of South Dakota,
said: Senator Wilson has reported bill
which aill remedy the diflieulty OF the sn-
prssne court decision. The decision may
be good law, but II 10 wrong Ia principle
wkile the supreme court decision ~ tenn
porarily embarrassing, u will oblige con-
Rress 10 pass snch bin as Senator VIII
SON has reported, which prohibits any
article or commerce being carried into amy
state contrary 10 its laws, and In the end
IL will be an advantage. ! think the time
will come when the national government
will refuse to issue tax stamp on liquors
TO ba sold la prohibisory territory.
Comgressmmn Reed. Of Iowa.
who was an the bench Of the supreme
oourf of Iowa when this ssoriginal pack
aqe" case was decided, and who wrote tbs
opinion, which tho United States suprems
court has reversed, did not under the CTR.
cnmstance wish to express any opinion oa
the nee decision. When asked what Of
feet ID woula have on prohibition. he said
ssIt xili haxs klae ekfect ~ opensnE liqmo1
establishments al over the state, at least
ann afraid II wili.T He did not knos
whsther this wouid induce the republican
party 10 make prohibition national ques
tion or not.
CongressEaam Hayes,
the only democratic member from lows
aald There wasnt any doubt abou
what the decision would be, or what
means. II will give them o very easy wa
10 avoid the law. n means that the prohibi
tion party will become quite . potent facto
Ia the politics of the country, or II vi
force the republican party TO tax
advanced grounds nationally upo
ths prohibition question and i am might
glad of Il. becanss the republican part
has occnpieda position OF dsmagogy O
this question long enough. don't kno'
what the republican party viii do, bat
know IL will force II to take some positio
and pnt an end to the good Lord an
good devil policy. II the republica
party should not take position on thi
question satisfactory to the prohibitionist
the prohibitionists will increase very mate
rally
-Do you think the republican part
could succeed at the next presidsntii
election by taking up pFohibitions"
Not by prohibition. nor by letting
alone, either.
congressman Flick, Of Iswa,
said: @Thare Ia no question about lts a
fscting license laws as well as p7ohibitio
laws. There will be no difference. thin
the aecision will suit the parties that favl
llcsnss, because they want liquor sold.
think the effect viii be 20 force nation
action y. X. hINKkL.