Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-23
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lho Toledo Blade gives an Ohio
view Of the political fight In Iowa this
fall. The Blade says: We are glad
to know that tho Republicans OF Iowa
ut the recent state convention at Ce-
dar Rapids, took honest and fearless
ground upon tho liquor question. Tho
issue against the saloon in Iowa
when prohibition was adopted, was
not n party question. 1t was the rep
u,able, the religious, the honest ele-
ments OF her population against the
vicious and criminal classes, and those
who affiliate with them. Prohibition
was favored by large majority of tho
voters OF both parties, and by larger
majority OF those citizens who arc
truly representatives of tho state and
her best interests.
TREE to its old timo policy OF
trucking to tho ignorant, the debased
and the degraded elements in its mad
seeking after power, the Democratic
patty OF Iowa has avowed Its obedi-
enco TO the rum power. IL has given
aid and comfort TO the traffic ever
since Il has boon outlawed In Iowa by
the will oil the people. Every yiolator
oil the prohibitory law has found SYM
patty in the Democratic ranks. Every
law breaker who opened II bar In
cellar, or attic, or COW shed. every
'bootlegger who went around selling
drink OF bodyrot To whoever would
buy, IRON tho bottles concealed In his
bootlegs, had the encouragement OF
tho Iowa Democracy; and whenever
one OF the gentry came to grief by be.
ing discovered, tho Democratic press
all over tho country shouted that pro-
hibition does not prohibit and de-
clnrod that the fact that some scala
ways being deing detected In his in
famous work was proof positive that
such was the fact.
"The Republicans OF Iowa recog-
ni2e tho fact that tho saloon Is tho
intractablo thing on Gods footstool. .
Where II Ii allowed by law and suf-
fered to continue its damnablo work o!
corrupting youth, IL laughs ut all laws
! which ondeavor To restrict IL or TO
circumscribc Its operations in any
way. II not only dobases Its victims,
but debases tho men who are engaged
In H. No ono takos IL up save for the
money II brings. IL Is n profitable
and therefore IA popular business
among men Of low grade OF morals,
who arc without any conception OF tho
duty that the individual man owes TO
his fellow men. In order that tho
stream OF ill-goiten gains may flow
unintcrruptodly into his pocket, tho
average saloonkeoper deliberately and
detinntiy violates every restrictive en-
uctmcnt.
The saloon Il the direct enemy OF
the Christian Sabbath. IL has done
more TO break down IT, sancti,y than
all other agcncies combined. There
Is no city where saloons are allowed
TO exist In which u large number Of
them do not violate any law or ordi-
nance for their regulation. There Is
no provision for Sunday closing Ia
any city which is not violated willfully
and openly. There is no provision
for midnight closing hut is systemat-
ically disobeyed. Tho saloon laughs
at law and delies tho executive power
OF both city and state.
Tho Democrats OF Iowa have placed
themselves upon platform which
makes them tho tools of the rum
power. They are pledged to rein
state the saloon 10 Iowa, TO give IL the
privileges accorded 10 any legitimate
business. The Republicans array
themselves In support OF tho present
law and against the saloon. The is.
cue Is as clear cut as IL could possibly
be. As tho platform well says, The
issue Is law against defiance OF law;
subordination against INSTRUMENTATION
the state OF Iowa against the Demo-
cratic party
"Thcre are thousands Of mcn in the
ranks OF the Democratic party in Iowa
who believe In prohibition. They are
now called upon to make decision
between party and principle. II they
vote the Democratic ticket this fall,
they vote for the rum power and sacri-,
fee principle in which they hor estly
believe. Every such man owes IL to
himself, TO his children, TO his fellow
men and to his state TO give his sup
port TO the Republican ticket, to the
end that the attempt to put the state
Of Iowa under the domination OF the
saloon may end In defeat. He must
take sides, for there can be no neu.
trails In The coming campaign. Every
voter In the state must say by his bal
lot whether he is in favor OF the sa-
loon or whether he will lend his aid to
the effort to