The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-11

FACT that large numbers Of people are
leaving the state to escape the blight
of prohibition"
Ex-Gov. VIM. Larabc, Cleremcnt,
Ia. "Iowa was never more prosperous
than now. | feel confident that no
100000 of people can show 50 many
comfortable, happy homes with SO
large a proportion of the children we'll
fed, we'll clothed, we'll schooled and
we'll cared for as can Iowa.
Hon. ]. P. Dolliver, Washington, D.
c.: In reply to your question in re-
lation to the blight of prohibition in
Iowa. will say the reports are cheap
and absurd fabrications. The state is
enjoying a growth and prosperity the
like of which was meyer known in any
country or in any age of the world
E. f. Hutchins, State Labor Com
missioner, Des Moines, Iowa: "That
it has done immense good, no honest
man will deny. There is not an avenue
of social, moral or industrial life that
it has not bettered."
Hon. J. r. Reed, Washington, D. c.:
''The population of the state has in
creased 100000 since the present law
was enacted. There can be no doubt
that crime has dim nished in the state
since the enactment of the law. In tie
counties in which the law has been OBJ
served there is but little criminal bus
mess in the courts, and there has been
an undoubted increased prosperity"
Senator J. F. Wilson, Washington,
DC: "Prohibition has brought no
blight upon Iowa. So well satisfied
are her people of this that I do not
doubt that they would now give $4,000
majority for it's continuance instead of
the 10000 they gave for its adoption.
During the present year they had an
object lesson in the presence and effects
of the original package saloons: The
people of Iowa will take no backward
steps in pect Of prohibition, but will
march right on and continue to gather
the rich harve its of good results which
that policy has assured to them and to
their estate
This is the Senator Wilson who is
the author of the ''ori ginal package
law.
Here is good place to throw in an
object lesson by Hon. E. H. Conger,
Washington, D. c.: "In a certain rSil-
road town with which I am very ia
miliar, when operating under the IL
cense system it was with the greatest
difficulty that me chants secured pay
ment of their accounts at pay day, but
under prohibition the cases of non pay
ment were rare indeed, and merchants
easily collected the entire bills from he
railroad employees, but on the very first
pay day after the original package
saloons were recently established from
one third to one-half of the bills were
left unpaid. Yet during the same
month vender of original packages
deposited over Sll00 of profits in
banks"
Senator Richard Price, Winterset,
Iowa: "The criminal expenses of this
county have fallen from $1,000 to $1,000,
and in this congressional district, out
side of Polk county, from an average
of S27 900 in 1881 and 1882 down to an
average of SILL 600 in 1888 and 1889.
The above is but q fraction of what
might be copied from tho letters of
mon of prominence and responsibility
who have complied with the request
of the Voice, but enough to show the
drift of public opinion as to prohibit
| ton in this state.
I give me pleasure to note the fact
that in this instance, at least, the Voice
hat performed real service in the in
terest of prohibition by publishing the
letters mentioned with many others of
similar import.-R. D. Dodge, in
Christian Evangelist.