Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08

more antilles and inflicted greater suffering on
wholly Innocent parties, than all the intem per.
snce that would have existed In the state II the
sale of alcoholic liquors mad been absolutely un'
restricted during that time"
D ope decide locally for Il works more injury
and inf cts greater suffering than free and open
trafnc would, and 1t would be mistake to en-
IL locally. He further says:
'Tu government by the people. law must al
can su h TO be-
full, II must follow substantially united pubic
sentiment.
for the esta blshment of governmental pc ICY,
that is to be enforced through the aid OF crim-
Dal statutes, upon the naked Iact mat more
at is dangerous responsibility the IN 4Jortty
assumes when 1t Ignores The honest convictions
publish as criminals those who, looking beyond
the enRcIments of meD, are able to trace, as
they believe, their right to do forbidden act 10
a source higher aud better than human power.
The governor denies the power OF q mere ma
jOrity 10 enact criminal statutes for the en-
IOrcement of the law in any locality. aud insists
that any law TO be enforced must follow sub
stantially united public sentiment. He further
says; -,..,---
which all must deplore, q situation that reveals
the unmistakable fact that the people OF our
state are me- neary ~ nSs1ent nU gVb Sf ~ hS
legislation, and therefore do not yield 10 1t that
obedience which is essential to the maintenance
Here is an explicit statement that the people
OF this state are nearly equally divided In senti-
ment upon this subject. Taxing these quota
lions in their order. the governor asserts-
/, That this Ineffective law, where IL has been
enforced, has pauperized more familes and ln-
iicted greater suffering upon wholly Innocent
nartiea Than all the intem perance that would
follow free traffic.
e. That law TO be successful must follow sub.
stantiaIy united public sentiment.
g. That no mere majority can properly rest
its claim for the establishment OF governmental
policy that is to be enforced through the aid OF
Grim nal statutes upon the naked fact that more
are IN favor of IL tnsn are opposed 70 1t.
That it is dangerous responsibility the ma
jOrity assumes when IL ignores the honest CON
yictions Of respectable minority and under
takes to punish as criminals those who locking
beyond the o. actments of men. are able to trace
as thty believe their right TO do. forbidden act
TO a source higher and better than human p Wer
5. That the people of this state are near
evenly divided, not only as TO the policy Out the
Inherent right of this legislation.
These are laid down by the governor as es
senUal in the enactment OF any law, and that
avs in contraVention of these cannot aud ought
not to be enfOrc d.. Apply these principles 10
the legislation proposed in the second resolution
of the Democratic platform. and take Tor Nus
sixteen townships in this county, two townships
10y mRjority vote decide for the licensed sa-
loon ana fourteen townships by majority vote
decide sgainst II, q respectable minority IN each
Of the fourteen townships voting IN taVor OF the
licensing of the trsfic. What is the nature n'
the st Atute that shall be enacted to protect the
people In these fourteen townshipsI
1t is plain that to protect them, penal statutes
must be invoKed, but the governor says more
harm will result from the enforcement than
would result from making the traffic free.
He Gays there must be a substantially united
public sentimt Mt behind the law, orlt shouId
not be enforced, and that no such law can be
en- Orced resting upon tho naked fact That more
men are In favor OF II than are opposed ~.
And that it is dangerous responsibility the
ma jority assumes when ttignoIes tho nom ST
convict rs of resp 'ctable minority. when It
undertakes to punish by penal statutes tn
viz alton of law, How long would II be possib
under these conditions laid down by the govern
or as fundamental. TO prevent the open saoon
in these fourteen townships? Is 1G not clear
that with the pr fits there are in this trahc
that unless per al statutes are invoked that the
saloon would soon appear in one or all these
townships, when by a ajority vote, the people
had decided against itI
What is true in this county would be equally
true in seventy other counties in this state,
where II majority is opposed to this traffic but
respectable minority favOrs licensing it, and
thus in detail without penal statutes Furnishing
Crminally the violations of the law, the traffic
would gradually spread into every county and
locality of the state. ] assume that these views
as expressed by the governor are his mature
convictions as to the principles which should be
embodied in any statute upon this subject, and
if they are so embodied, is 1t not clear the result
will be as | have described? No mere words fa-
vOring a submission of this question TO lOcali-
ties, can affect the purpose of drawing attention
to these propositions of the governor givenwth
dcIiberatiOn his Interpretation of the will and
purpose of the Democratic party in executing
the second section of the platform.
If you believe that this is wise solution of
this most difficult and important question you
will vote for GOV. Boies and his associates on the
Democratic ticket this year. / cannot believe
that any considerable numberOf those who hear
me SO believe or will do 50. | have discussed
the prominent questions involved in this cam
pa gn fairly as could, and with more detail
than ought, but believing that the policies of
the Republican party tend to promote the
growth, development, prosperity and well being
of the people of our state and the country and
that the policies of the Democratic party re-
speeding all these great questions if successful
in this state and in the country, would retard
this growth and prosperity. | appeal to you
with confidence that in this state, this year, the
principles | have advocated will have the en-.
dOrsement of a large majority, as am sure they
will have in this portion of the state.