The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-08

'DOo ~ WAN LIE NJ ~ foWS1s
But IN the other tide OF his banner 40 ex-
republican member OF & psrets has inscribed:
..HlGH PROTECTION FOR TaE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC"
"THTs INFANT n sEDs FOsTERING."
..AcisiS.EY SAYS So"
.AE KNOWS"
To Is followed By . pious and davo1t man
who has en- plazoned upon BIS standard:
For RELIGION AND TEMPERANCE
THOU HAST GIVEN A q AMER 10 THEN
THAT FEAR THEE"
"FOR PARTICULARS SEE THE OTHER
SIDE HEKEoF.''
And fheve we resd:
STORMY JORDAN Is WITH 10
60 Is THE DOOCL19GER
and
LIKEWISE PIEaCR AND POTTS.
THE BLACK.MArLER AND SETTLER"
"GDD AOyESlN A MYSTERIOUS WAY"
These dcludsd brethren marched proudly
along. repeating TO them selyes the lines:
"Prac In each port. O. 6anse Ira cash eyos
see the lords OF human siLd pass by"
And wonder why ths spectators arc con-
vuisei with laughter at their 0h0een devices
with which TO confound ,he enemy.
Another haanor reads.
mo SALOON N IOWA."
On Its reverse:
"A RkTAlL LiQTOR D3ALER FOR EVERY
-, PrOpLE."
"rHATs WHY We am All HAPPY
Aud ut the ena Of sli comes a mammoth
trAns para ncy, reading on one side:
sDEHO9kATS AkE FOR SALOON3.
On the other:
ave ARE FOR TEMPERANCE,
sF0R F....srs Gv 0h-Ta.2sS,
,,.,,o roprvrro urUnur, prrArr
LIQUOR DEALEas.
ard
..FOR FOSTERING THE WHISKY TRUST"
ana
'.IF Y0U D,N'r ZEE WHAT YUU WANT
AK sDRIr''
s.TAkE YOUR CHOIcE.'
In Heavens mans. take your choice Of
wnat? OF professions which are hollow aud
insincere? or OF record crystsizea Tut, leg.
islaton. which refutes and condemns the
professions now pat to the front under the
whip aud spIr OF political tfimmers aud reck-
less parry man ages?
The people will not bo misied hy this med
ley OF repu olican contrauict.o1a. no more
| inteiligitle, ~ whole, tn N the rAyiags Of 3
| mad house. They will choose plain and
| honest syslcn of efficient regulation, tAxa-
| tion and control. and will tighten their bur.
dens Of local tax ltinu by their cnO.ce. They
will teach tho Lessen that while faction may
can not control the dessines VI great state
In ito onward n srcn.
Local regulation ana conteol will be the
efficient ally Of national revision aud res.ric.
tiou. and will make harm Jnt0ns whole,
productive OF better results and letter NOR
ais, here, rs In ore sister state.
Ne Surrender Of Regulator and Taxation Of
the traffic.
The effect Of the national regulation aad
IA.
ternal rev. nue. system. has been M o whole
N unaeniaole blessing james g. Dl2ln8
pointed out In his For nce letter. that under
this eystem tho consumption cietiiled liquors
had decreased In the United Ssatcs thirty per
cent per capita, and said that the people
aver would consent TO surrender that kys-
TEN and go haeE TO tsn days when wlii,ky was
shilling gallon. He got the per csn.Ase
of docregsstoo low. Statistics show that 10
| Is nearer forty per cent than thirty. But he
| spoke ITO truta rnen he sail thas the 20 oplo
! would neye. xise up system wn:ch hsd pro-
duced sncn good results. No mnre Will they
surrender local regulation and taxation,
which IL tn effective supplement- Of the ma
| tioaal system, and which brings bo.tor re-
suits than any devices Of prohibition. % dem-
! oustrated by tae facts and fyures - which
| your attention has been called
Nobody denies that there are evils from the
US. of. and trai.ic In. intoxicsnts. e .there Are
1
more people than bad whisky. rs any student
| OF sanitary reform and vital statistics can
| prove by conclusive eyideutc. Typhoid lever.
/ diphtheria, bowel disease aud other ailments
caused BY impure water. annually bring
| thousands OF our people to an un:irnely end.
II IL fruitful source OF disease. misery,
death and resultant beggary aSd crims. But
rho U.S. Of water Is not % b. prohibited Or
abolished 1t Is controlled, regulated and
| taxed In oil Of our larger and many OF our
| mailer cities and towns. The municipal au-
thorities furnish . supply OF as pure water @
can Do OBJ aimed. tar tho people for 1t. COM
| pc! them to use Ii. aud forbid the use Of foul
| AMI poisoned wells. thus reducing the evils
| which inhere even in wA,er TO- minimun
When the utmost IL done W, can not entirely
| eli niuste these evils, any more than the evils
| which cotno fro n the use OF astmulants.
NonctAeless, regulation and control 10 the
| true remedy In the one case - In the other.
A Faction aud Fraction Canaot Dominate.
Let the citizens OF low who bclieve in this
| regulation and control OF the liquor sr Atno
! stand together for the oest results, ~ shown
1 by the experience OF our sister states having
| the best license systeb,s. IL Is to this that
| the democratic party OF Iowa stands
| pledged by ITS platform and BY its record
In the last IL Rislaturo. 1t 10 for tho people to
| say wht Their this work ehall be carried for
| ward, and they have already voted their
approval. The condolences and judgments OF
| thou sands OF republicans approve IT. -
heartily as the cOLseisnces and JUDGMENTS Of
other thousands OF democrats 1t 10 CRAFTY
| ing that those who are thus uritsd By .
| common consent and an enlightened purpose
| are not divided In their Efforts 10 achieve 8
| common victory. These inou IRE not 10 DO
| d.,serred by ito domination Of faction
| whose false charge that We favor druukea.
/; Eess ard crime In mere slobber. designed -
| te'oui aud bedaub all rcpu alicans OF thirty.
! eight states no less than the license fepuslt-
Gems and license aemocr Ats OF Iowa. but
| whish. missing It's mark. 10 blown back 40
spnme TO titly decorate the cOunteaances OF
Its nsisinaters. Eqasly futile Is the crack
| OF ihe party whip Ii the hands Of q uaurping
I! I ctDn, and the frenzief rant OF the party
iea;iers who sfe being ieIc, AMI who have
| surrendered nil ,hci. o~n convictions, II
I thny ever haa auy, would stli dictate the
| constetians Of the masses OF their fellow
citihtns.
In spite OF al. tho result at the polls IN
| November will kSk, prontsttson uut of Iowa
| pylisies for all time to come, by the election
'hf ~ tex,slatu-a viii b will give the state al
efscHye license system with local option,
And hy ttie re-eee,,on Of T. governor who 40 o
/ republican would lot cnnfcnt u the s.suhcr.
! dinaiioG OF his narty 10 u faction. and VINO ~
/ our caief mlgistr.sc viii nuc surrender tho
| sac ~ the doiniaa,tun and uoitrol OF the
same intoleraat and destructive fraction o1
the body polite.