The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-20

the citiea Those counties marked with q
advantage OF law intended for good and
honorable purpose. and by attorneys and
others who alleged to the public that they
were honestly In favor OF prohibition.
was the defendant recently in $fO, 900
libel suit brought by attorneys exposed for
settling liquor cases, and had occasion to
make such investigation that know what
am talking about. Men In the settling busi-
ness have boldly stated, In the presence Of
witnesses, that they have received ~ high
suits against him for q certain number OF
months
The costs In thousands Of cases began be-
fore Justices Of the peace, and, settled by the
attorneys, who received very liberal fees.
have been taxed to the various counties, and
have actually been secured which would
have closed the saloons permanently, but
were promptly dismissed by the attorneys
upon the receipt OF literal fees from the
have understood that the pay ment of such
blood money was in lieu OF . license, and
they felt
CERTAIN PROTECTION
from tho biackmailers In carrying ON their
nefarious business Many cases, brought In
the name of the school fund lone half of the
fees In such GASES going to the public school
fund.-, have been begun and settled by the
robbers who secured large amounts OF
money, but accounted for no part Of it to
the proper authorities, keeping the entire
amount themselves. This particular feature
is simply damnable. 1t results in
DRGKAD NC THE LEG Al PROFESSION,
for the inducements are 80 strong that many
attorneys, especially those just entering up
on the practice OF their profession, as well
as others who may be older but no less de-
sirous Of getting money" fall into the ne
farious work. 1t creates = disregard for the
law, il Of itself q crime against society. and
brings disgrace upon the state aud upon the
prohibitory law. Under such circumstaD-
ces. IL 1t to be wondered at that the people
OF lows are growing more and more antag
onistic to . law that permits those condi-
tions to exist.
during the early history Of the movement,
undertook to enforce the law, discovered
what was going ON, and have since refused
TO take part In the work Of enforcement.
Many OF the anti-prohibition republicans
who stood by the party during all the years
OF turmoil, much against their honest 0pin
ion, have been growing more and more dis
cOntented by the constant threats of the
prohibitionists and their declarations that
they will control the party or kill it, and
ton to the law. tina. tact also has tended
creased taxation has been doing
its sure work In the direction OF making the
law unpopular The people have discovered
that vast sums OF money have been paid out
for the prosecution OF saloonkeepers. with
little 20 show for II, and they have grown
restless. Take for instance Polk county, In
which Des Moines, the capital OF the state, Is
located. The temperance alliance report
which have presented above. shows 2Js
government licenses issued In that city dur
ing the past year. and it is notorious that in
tOxicating
LIQUORS FLOW FREELY THERE.
The costs OF Justices courts in Polk county
In 1883 amounted to "a, 745, in 1855 they in
creased to over 1900, the following year To
over SO UJO, In 1859 TO more than 337, 900,
and five justices In that city, from Jan. to
Nov. ID last year had costs Of $5l ,6O5 Polk
county,s court expenses have more than
April -, this year. states that the total court
expenses for the calendar year of 1890 were
fl2l ,6a9, that the county fund for the same
year WAS 4lO5, $50, leaving deficit OF $751;
"a. The record shows that more than
- per cent. of the costs In Des
Moines justice court. during 1890 were in
CURED In liquor cases. In this leading In
land prohibition city, the capital Of the great
state of Iowa, where the greatest effort at
endorsements has been made, the prohibition
there. where spies aud informers have been
employed to do their best, searching private
homes, attacking mother In her child birth
bed in their frantic efforts to capture . bot
tl0 OF O00r purchased IOT m0OlClO0l puf-
poses; where human blood has been spilled
and fendsh cOnstables have piled their me-
fartous avOcatiOn of plumber and robbery In
the name Of enforcement which they did not
accomplish and probably had no Intention
Of doing; in this model prohibition city
aldermen were indicted for boodling; there,
with its debt approaching 81 10000, the
county having to borrow money to pay run
ming expenses, with all the vast amounts of
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toxicating liquors can be had in any guam
tity, the alliance people themselves admit
ting that there are over 3O government
licenses in the city.
THE PEOPLE ARE GROWING WEARY.
They have become tired, Disguised and
discontented with the bold biack maiIing, the
| increase of drinking dives, higher taxes.
| They are tired of the dictatOriai spirit of the
| one-idea prohibitionists, and . large per-
centage OF the republican party long to be
| free fIOm this modern Russian censorship
| and control Of their party by the prohi fac
| ton.
The fact that millions OF dollars are sent
away annually for the purchase OF goods
that could be made within the state, aud
thereby give employment to large number
of hands and advance local grain markets,
has changed the opinions of . great many
who were former advocates Of prohibition.
There are thousands who are unwilling
that property built under former laws, the
prOOuctS OF Wnlcn properly IL use through
out the state. and some Of it legally, should
| be confiscated.
They know. too, that Thousands of desira.
BILE citizens have been driven from the state,
and others have refused to locate here be
cause Of the obnoxious law.
Iowa Ia surrounded by license states and
liquors OF all kinds are poured from them
upon the Hawkeyes. All the surrounding
states, with the exception Of South Dakota'l
temporary change u short time ago, too re
cent, however, to cut any figure In the per