Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-20

site nd foundation for the monument, De
caus i us the plan OF the mon ,imeut WAS yet
10 bt decided upon, therefore The fouudatiou
was necessarily involved In uncertainty. The
| capt. oil grounds do 90: afford proper ste for
such a monument as should be eseetfl Could
| the wo blocks east OF the capitol be- secured
at u reasonable cost, II appears TO me 70 would
! be lvlsahle for the state 20 purchase then,
| Will these two hlcsks added TO Capitol square
be Iutiful site for monument wonld be so
! eurei,
n ere Is much diversity OF opiulon concern,
| ing the character of the monument 10 be
cree cd. Many favor n me morial la In pref
| erer 20 10 any other kind OF structure. what
! even shape IL may take this onament should
be ueh memorial OF the heroisni OF the
sold ere Of Iowa as will reflect credit on tie
| stat v n."
suFrRAue ron WOMEN, ..
| gain call attention TO the question OF eS'
! tent ing 20 women the right OF voting al
mul ieipal elections. The continued good re
\ suit, of its eSerel,e In our slater state Kan
| sa~ -re' enforce the arguments Ia favor o.
| tryi ~ the experlmcnt IN Iowa. In many OF
| the states women vote for members % BchGp
| boa IDS, AMI see no reason why they should
| not DO so here. II Is worthy OF note that tht
| ttrr tory OF Wyoming, after years OF tSpV
riepe co with woman suffrage AT oil elections,
has recently with great unanimity ingraitc 4
| the principle into the Constitution with
whit II is now seeking 20 enter tae union,
AUSTRALIAN BALLor SYSTEM.
TIC system OF voting known Ms he Austria
lap ballot IL at present receiving unusual NJ
ten Ion In all parts OF our country. IL has
| alrt ady been adopted In some OF The states,
and indications point To Its adoption Ia mos,
of hem, ut least where honest Ile Coma ara
des red There can be no objection H.
any reasonable legislation desigped q
see ire 10 the voter the hight 81
Gas his ballot according TO his oWl,
jud gment, and 10 have that ballet honestly
cou ated. without this, the elective gfaachls,,
is largely a delusion, The main features of
the Australian ballet system onght, TO bs
adopted. viz:
The rrlutlrg OF all ballots by tho govern
meat.
2, Tho secluslon OF the voter whea he pro-
par es his ballot,
1t Ia equally importan. with tho secrecy Of
the ballot thai the voting be confined TO these
VIII, are qualified electors, An act OF the
Twenty.frst general assembly provided Tor n
COZ ,plete registration OF the voters In NIL
on % at every election. Tbi1 being found
| sol iowhat vexatious, tho Twenty-se ,0nd geli-
erpl assembly limited tho application of the
act TO cities having over $500 people, and o.
gu red complete registration only once IN
four years. The amended act Ia d. fectiyc In
ma king no adequate provision for eliniuaii ug
those who have ceased TO be voters theroin,
This should be rsmedied.
ATTORNEY GENERA.
he attorney general should be required to
keep an office ut the state capitol whore he
car be consulted at all times. mo present
sal airy, however, 10 SO meagcr tha1 such n 20
qulrement would be unreasonable The buHi-
ne Is OF the Office IN Increasing from year TO
YER, In both volume and Importance, and he
sttyte should nos be- sept ut disadvantage
tn ough inability Ia furnish adequate
tn ent 20 meet In legal controversy
th' able counsel employed by la'sc
and wealthy Interests This Office ,sho lid
co lnmand the best legal talent In the state. l
re ommend that the salary of he attorney
&C aeral be increased to 81, 900 per annum, and
ID 70 provision be made for an assistant with
a alary not to exceed 81, soc PEI annum.
JuRIEs.
Two years ago called attention 10 the ne
&C isity OF improving the character OF Iurles.
II at necessity still exists, and the Importance
OF a reform can not be too strongly Impressed
nj on the general assembly.
TEMPERANCE.
With better comprehension OF TIVE ma ni-
| IL do Of the evils arising from the use OF In
| &c aicating liquors, the people VI tho cou ltry
"a large become more and moro impre ssed
! " tn the necessity OF such legif'ation Ms will
| d scourage its sale and use. Thar edueEtloB
0 Ter, as TO the best measures 10 be- adopted
{, Z the accomplishment OF tLis object, Cir
C instances vary so much In different places
a to cause men OF equally good judgment
| gid intentions 20 Lrriyo at different ooaclu'
! sons.
| A brief history OF the legislation OF Iowa
| pom this subject may aid US IN Jeterm ming
/ hat course to pursue In the future. Ala W
ms passed In territorial times prohibiting
| tic sale OF Intoxicating liquors TO Indians,
| Ii lB47 the county commissioners wero au.
| t,lorlzed to submit the question OF license or
| / b license to the people OF the ,ounty and
| I so years later 10 license groceries, Tor not
| l',ss than $50 nor more than e'26, 10 tell az
| Z stail intoxicating liquors. II appear that
toe system Of licensing the sale VI into xicat-
| ! ,g liquors was unsatisfactory, and tho code
| at 1851 provided that tho psonie shOul take
| 10 share In the profits Of retailing liquor, aud
tt eclared dram shops nuisunCes. II alto re-
{ hired courts and juries to So cnnstrue the
| | Nv as TO prevent evasions and sgbtcr fures.
| ! 0 1855 the sale OF liquors, lnclujlng lie and
beer. was prohibited for other thaa me licinal
ind sacramental purposes, The county
ldges were authorized to appoint not 20 OK
teed two agents In a county T. veil liquor
or legitimate uses. The act also pr divided
Or the forfeiture OF coutrabana liquors, and
declared buildings and grounds where such
liquors were sold nuisanccs. "his l.w was
| s55, and was ratified by II majority OF 2,9l0
~ u total vote OF 1890. IL 1857 the act su-
horizlng the county Judge N ar9oint agents
or tho sale OF Intoxicating liquors was
repealed, and any citizen OF the state, other
han the keeper OF hotel, saloon, or
/ Eating house, grocer or confcCitiopar, was
,crmitted to buy and sell such liquors. for
Mechanical, medicinal, culinary an sacra-
mental purposes, provided Ec FIRST procured
from twelve citizens OF the towhsbl, II Ger
incate OF character and exeeCtrd u bond OF
" 900. In 1853 former acts wcrh 10 amended
is to permit tho sale OF beer, cider aud home
made wine. In 1862 an act was pasted max
ng tho liquor eeller liable fcr damages for
INJURIES resulting from the sale OF intoxi.
,ants. IT,.
After the enactment OF tho law OF 1858
,aloons increased In the state at a ra Did rate.
Their evil effect soon became appsref I, and IL
was but few years before temperance peo-
pie petitione6 the legislature 10 rt zeal the
swine pud beer CLAUSE" An act 10 that eff
feet passed the house several times, but was de-
fcated In the senate by close vote. In $780, he
general assembly passed q resolution proylid-
Ing for the submission 10 the PEOPLE n II con-
I Stituuonai amendment prohibiting tie m anu
| tacture and sale OF all Intoxicating liquor a.
| . beverage. A similar resolution Lssed tn
legislature OF 1882, and the a,nt nd nent was
adopted by the people on Jnue ~, 1889, by a
majority Of nearly $4,000 votes. IL thus APP
pears that the sale OF Intoxicating liquors as
| D beverage, exclusive OF wire and beer, has
been continually prohibited since 1865.
The people OF low a have twice voi cd on the
question of prohibition, and 10th times ex.
pressed themselves emrhatical!y In favor OF
II. Our present statute was LassCd by the
Twentieth general assembly, and aame into
! force July 4, 1884. Since That tine about
three thousand saloons Iaye been closed IN
Iowa. The law has ste 4dily grown In public
favor, and during the last two years has
been nearly rs well enforced In ninety coun-
ties OF the state as any other lsw. There IL,
| indeed, every reason TO believe thar In these
ninety counties 1t is better enforced than any
license law was ever enforced in Iowa, and
even better than any high license law is now
enforced In any other etste In the IDlon. The
reports from the states which have license
laws bear me out IN this assertion.
, II Is commended that we Cannot abolish the
saloon, and that we should therefore make II
! respectable, and minimize the evils attendant
upon 1t, by high lice ase. / am not prepared
to believe that such policy will ever receive
the sanction OF the good people OF Iowa. The
gilded or socalled respectable saloon $ OF
Itenfold moro dangerous elluremeut for the
boys than the squalll ortlaved whisky den.
: ,If the tAie 81 liquor a. : beverage cannot DO
entirely suppressed, let ~ be monopolized By
boot leggers and the secpors Of dens and
hcles-in the-wali. Nor IS high license q rem
edy for the evil; while II reduces the number
OF saloC ms, IL does not materially diminish the
amount of LIQUOR consumed, IL 10 easy for