St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-02
IT'S ROSY ALL ROUND.
The Democrats Pretty Sure to
Pull Gut the ChestnutS
in Iowa.
Tremendous Registration in
All the Large Cities OF
the State.
Chairman Neal Says He Is
Certain Ohio Will Go DEM
Ocratic.
[ Little Figuring on Hamilton
County, the Center Of the
Fight.

DIES MONIES, Nov. Yesterday was
the last day for the registration of
voters in Iowa, and the result obtained
throws some light on the result OF Tues
days election. The law applies to cities
of 2,50) population or over. In cities of
less population and in the country
townships no registration is required.
Most OF the cities coming within the
pale Of the law are Democratic, and an
indication of what their vote will be
may be seen in the interest the citizens
feel in taking this step, preparatory
TO voting. AdviceS received here
from the Democratic strOngholds of Du-
buque, Clinton, Davenport, Burning
ton, KeOkuk, Council Bluffs, Sioux
City, Carroll and LIZ Mars show that a
greater registration has been made this
year than ever before. This is cOnsid-
cred favorable to the Democracy. 1t
indicates that the river counties will
this year hold up TO the great majoritieS
they gave Gov. BoeS two years ago.
If this expectation should be realized
the entire Democratic state ticket Will
be elected by handsome maiorities. A
dispatch from Keokuk throws more
light on the
Fraudulent Means EgesOrted To
10 procure signatures to the anti-pro-
hibition Republicans of the state. 1t
seems that the dOcumen. was sent to
Richard Root, an Old-time Republican
OfficehOder of KeOkuk, that he signed
il, and then procured the signatures of
j. X, Mason, B. X. Lotion, Sam Kline,
j. A. NJ. Collins and ID. q. LOWrey. The
other SignerS credited 10 Keokuk have
no existence, or at least they cannot be
found there. Kline, Collins and LOWrey
now say that they signed the dOcu-
ment without being advised Of its con-
tents, at the request of Root, just as per-
sons often sigma big petition at friends
request, without examining its con-
tents. But now they are kicking them
selves for not first examining it, because
they do not approve Of the manifesto,
and state positively that had they been
aware OF its scOntents theywOuld not have
signed it. a. b. Chittenden, one of the
oldest citizens of KeOkuk, q lifelong
Republican, is one OF many who openly
renOunces his patty and will support the
Democratic ticker. Col. c. II. Mellen,
president Central Savings Bank, is an
other; Frank LebrOn and William Bal
1inger, both members Of the city cOun-
ell. and George ID. Rand and James G.
Davis. all leading Republicans and repre-
sentative men, are also for BOies.
CIarI1sOn's Frantic Appeals.
Some more of Gen. ]. S. Clarkson's
letters were received here to-day. They
contain the same begging appeal to
stand by the party just this time. The
tone OF these letters is in marked con-
tTast to the views expressed by Mr..
ClarkSOn in an interview in April, 1890.
just on the eve Of great convention Of
Authorization Republicans held in
this city for the purpose Of urging the
legislature then in session to modify the
prohibition law. After giving a brief
history of the rrohibitory law Mr.. Clark
son SAID:
"PrOhibitiOn has been Oh trial for seven
years. l speak of it from the stand
point Of one who supported the amend
ment and afterwards supported the
enactment CT the law, not because | be
lieyed it to be infallibly right. but be-
cause all other methods having failed in
efficiency. and this being deemed a
good method by q large body of the peO-
pie, l fell, and the Republican news
paper men generally felt, that it was
worthy Of a trial, and, while it has
proved an admirable law for the agri-
cultural counties and smaller towns, it
has failed 10 find the public opinion to
enforce it in the larger cities and cOun-
W
largely settled by people of European
birth. 1t is an open fact that it
Cannot he Enforced
in such localities without state con-
stabulary, which the temper of the
Iowa people would never permit. The
legislation to enforce it has been as
severe and autOcratic as would ever be
permitted by free people. | am frank
TO say that it has failed in the large
cities. In perhaps eighty-five counties
of the state it is well enforced and has
largely emptied the jails in fifty or sixty
counties, and the people in such cOun-
ties are devoted to it and would not
surrender it. The Republican party has
measure. As many as $4,000 or 10000
Republicans have been opposed to it, but
have gone along with the party, willing to
see the experiment tried. Now that il
has been tried seved years and has
failed in part, they insist that the law
should be amended SO as to give pro-
hibitiOn to the so per cent Of Iowa whose
public opinion favOrs and enforces it.
but that some other methods Of rPguat-
ing and suppressing the traffic should
b given to the 20 per cent of the state
where experience shows that it can
never be enforced.
Gov. BOies in the great campaign lust
closing has not stated the situation
more clearly than Mr.. Clarkson stated
it above. The Democratic party is try
ing to do for Iowa just what Mr.. Clark
SON said should be done.
Plenty of Rum in Iowa.
A letter from w. S. Porter. of Eldora
sheds some light on the workings OF thu
prohibition law. lie made an examina
ton of the report of railroad commits
siOners for the year, said commission
being composed of Republicans. III,
says:
"The report on page fourteen show.
the freight traffic movement. and show!
that of wines. beer, ETC., tile tonnage
that year was IS, 40 tons. This amoun
of tonnage is 156, 2SO,OOO pounds, OF
1862, 500 kegs. common kegs o
beer weighing about 100 pounds
each, or 1862, 400 gallons, eacl
keg containing eight gallons; anC
sixteen glasses per gallon gives 2OO. OBS,
$50 glasses, or over 800 glasses to eacl
voter in Iowa. Now. this weight is o.
whisky, rum, gin. brandy. beer anC
other class Of liquors, and this does mo-
include the liquors shipped over thu
Chicago, Burlington d Quincy railroad
or the Kansas City, st. Joseph & Coun
eli Bluff, the former Of which undOubt
eddy ships more liquor into Iowa thar
any other road. 1t does not show any
liquor shipped under the law and prop