The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-08
BOlES TO ALLISON
The False Statements OF the Senator'S
Cherokee Speech Refuted.
FACTS FOR THE FARMERS


Their Stats's Condition Compared
With Manufacturing Statss-An.
sthsr Critic Answered.
Governor Boies, in the course Of IN
address % Perry on September 10, de-
yoted some time to reply to some state.
saents made by Senator Allison in his
opening Of the republican campaign,
lad to certain other criticisms. He said.
1t is, believe, usually understood that
hose selected TO open q political campaign
nre expected TO most prominently present the
tssuee which the party they represent consid-
urs OF greatest importance and to which the at
tcntion OF the masses Is to be most carefully
directed.
Because OF this have read with care in
both republican and democratic papers all
that is reported OF the speech OF Senator Alli-
son at Cherokee on the Sth inst, which 10
Droperly considered the opening address Of
The republican party In the present cam
7aisn.
Allison lodges state lssuea
| ind In the Sioux City Journal, the lead
liz republican paper in the part OF The state
Saere bis speech Eas delivered, report cover
ing I'VE columns OF that sheet. Nottoexceod
2Le-third OF one column or this space Is de-
voted TO q discussion or tho one issue which
ahe people Of Iowa by their votes sre able TO
settle in the coming eieclou Fourteen times
ahis space is devoted TO subjects that cannot
Re affected in the least BY It's result. do not
ray they are not proper subjects for Discus
zion, but do say il this address 10 to be con.
atrned ~ mott &c to the people OF Iowa that
abe present cam pA'Rn Is TO be fought by re-
3ublicans on lines involving national Issues,
hhioh our votes this fall cannot affect, At the
Expense OF . full and fair discussion OF tho
fc1., ~wk4 ~ ~~4n
AZ settle. the learned senator has misAppre-
aented the intelligence OF the people OF bis
Ssate. and be will find II is impossible to Lead
Them away from the all absorbing issue OF
this campaign.
II he has mot discovered 1t, / want now
ID maize known TO him that the burning
tysue in Iowa politics At this tine
n the question OF whether we shall
retain our present statute OF state with
prohibition - the Law Of this ccmWonweaith.
Or confer upon localities where public senti
nent absolutely repudiates and ignores It,
The power to control the traffc In intoxicas-
ing liquors By carefully guarded high license
I want to say to him and to all who repre-
sent the same side with him In our political
discussions, that the attention Of the demo-
oratic party cannot be diverted from this
issue ana that they must discuss II with US
cyleave the settlement 70 the electors OF the
state. upon such presentation OF the same ~
Ne arc able to MAKE.
Few Words won't Do.
Using his own languAge.I want to say, -
NV words r.gsrd'nT prohibition will never
Answer at tal1 time. | must ca" his atten-
Hon to tbs tact .ha, every dsy since This law
sas pas@sa the cry Of bis own residence
Il has nseU lsnIy, ns.s. .ails3y sn1 confirm
nliy violated, both "a ID tho L. - s#te and
the sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS, ana tast al
his very tine extensive hreWsries are being
mtAA v-tfh ala .af n III. Awa
and $50 sAloons are run wide opea
upon streets that he travels every day
he spends In tho city Of his own home, and
want % remind him. too, that In tho whole
county In which that city 10 located 80
strong IL public sentiment against this law
2hat IL has never been possible TO get 70.
xether . grand jury thst would return an
Indictment against one Of the hundreds, II
1ot Thousands, OF those who make no con-
sediment Of their violation OF the same.
must ask him, whether in his judgment,
- law abiding citizen, this deplorable co a.
Alton Of affairs which the people Of his own
oounty regret - much - any In the state,
and which they wonld gladly correct by . Law
ahat would enable them 70 regulate this at
present uncontrolled traffic, - = subject that
.hould be disposed Of '.in 9 few words"
/ do not want to believe this of Senator
Allison Is seems to me his plain duty to
rive to the people OF the state that have so
highly honorsd him the light and weight of
his opinion upon question that reaches the
very vitals of good government In the great
commonwealth of which he has long been
the of Its most honored citizens.
VIII Allison Commit himself
RI shall watch with intense interest 10 see
whether he win squarely commit himself TO
Ne republican doctrine that this law in all
As depth and bre adth shall remain un-
Dhanged and bis own city bear the disgrace
pf being in open rebellion against one OF the
criminal statutes OF the state. ! want to
know whether he believes the situation In
Dubuque can be changed SO long as this law
remains In it's present condition, and IL not.
whether he favors new legislation Tor its en-
fOrcement, and IL 30, what he proposes. II
any man In Iowa can fightfuliy speak for the
pepublican party on this mOMentous ques-
hon, surely Its Oldest and most honored rep
SesentAtive In the highest councils OF the ma
Mon can do so. j want to assure him it will
hot DO to simply Ana fault with meaas pro-
posed by the Democratic party. More than
This 10 due from one holding his exalted posi-
ton. He should surely tell W whethef he Is
satis1ed with the situation As IL 10 and II not
how he proposes to remedy IL. and then We
can intelliEen,ly COM pare his plan with that
proposed by his political. opponents and see
which il the best VIII he do It.
PerhapO ought to cease further reference
10 the senator's speech, but there are &C
many thinee in IL that deserve correction
can hardly do SO.
tits true his mistakes do not number as
many a. Robert G. InRersoll attributes to
Noses, but they are quite IS pronounced and
sufficiently numerous TO show that he has
aot carefully Investigated many OF the sub
Dscts on which he spoke.
That sugar Lie Again.
He 10 reported - saying: '.Wny, Governor
Boies, innocent as he is. carried black No. IL
Dutch standard su9yr all over the state last
fall. calling It No. l6, snd saying that that
Was the kir OF sugar .Lat was going to De
shes penet." Now. know the senator would
not iEtentionaliy break the Ninth Command
kent and bear false witness agsinst his
aeighbor. He Is simply mistaken in the mi
uho carried around sugar Of any Kind last
fall. II vas republican candidates for Office
who did this, and IL Was not No. IL that they
carried aud now carrying around and
showing 10 their audiences, but It WAS No. 10
Dutch standard. from which every particle
" moisture had been dram or evaporAted,
precisely ~ ttoss VINO N ake maple sugar In
The eastern states drain the molasscs from
their sugar until II completely changes its
to!or. But what did do TO follow these
gentlemen from place TO place and say to my
auditors what knew must be true, that II
No. 10 Dutch standard sugar which the No
xtnley bill put upon the free list was .
srgar that was in use oy the people OF Iowa
Is . table sugar, anyone could ind 1t In the
tut SO sure WAS j that this sugar was not
need by the people OF this state that !
would agree to pay 70 any person who
IN lows and buy me- ten pounds OF No. lG
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