Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-13

AZ 90 "'uSA uilleTeuCe OF OplnlCnS
today as when first agitated. 1t isa
very old problem that IS involved in
thls silver question,-the question
whether currency should rest on
gold alone or silver alone or on both
metals: and ii on both, then in what
ratio shall they be coined-that Is to
say, how much silver shall be put into
coin tobe exchangable for a coin
containing given quantity of gold
Boies, the newly elected governor of
Iowa, In a speech just after the an
nouncement of his election, says, in
speaking of the cause of the democrat
ic victory, one of which he claims is
prohibition.-"We had committed no
wrong against any class of people"
wonder if he ever took thought
of the children deprived of fathers
care amt affection through whiskey-
yes of children denied the right to be
well born because of a drunken father:
OF children whose rightful inheritance,
it's will power, was destroyed in the
beer hogshead beford it's birth--of "a
pearl more precious than Cleopatra's
the nervous system Of children, dis
solved in the glass of brandy before it
came into eXhistenee. Of hungry
children with shoeless feet, and shiv-
ering bodies, and With not even Il half
chance in the world because father pat
ronlzes the saloon upheld by Boies and
his followers. He declares the elect
ion as Ian em phatic Il protest as a free
people can make against an invasion
OF their most sacred political rights
the rights us individuals to be secure
in person and property" What about
the vested rights of motherhood? That
motherhood that went down to deaths
valley to bring into existence the
vested rights OF motherhood and the
dearest and most sacred interests OF
American Sons and daughters; !;
What guarantee does Gov. Boles Off
er the mother that her boy or girl eth
er one is saiein person or property us
long us the open door" OF the saloon
attracts them What sc curlly does he
give the wife for money s4uandered
by IL drunken husband which could
be used to provide tor her wants? IL
seems that his excellency has only had
one class OF persons in view, when he
talks OF rights; and Wills insisting On
protection for $50 600 saloon keepers
in America. he 1orgets That l2,UU,WU
mothers need any protection. lie is
perfectly willing that Iowa shal! have
prohibition out on the tree claims but
hands off the centre Of population,
Who is 1t that protested against the
closed saloons OF Iowa? Who Is it that
clamors for property rights OIL this oc-
caslon? was 1t The mother in her closet
on her knees?-was it the good true
lover mt home and good government:
was it the mBn and woman born ant.
raised in America, breathing the air
OF purity of IN ideal American nome ?
Was it the law-abiding citizen!
Was it, the scnool teacher the minister:
An honor to the Republican party OF
Iowa. Ii it he really true that the Re
nvhlicans failed to elect Their man be-
c,nse they stood by Il principle Whlch
is as deep and sacred as freedom from
4 A*rican slavery new life will be infns-
81 if into that party and 1T Will arlse
phenix like from the ashes OF Il suppos-
I'D defeat and in the majesty or rlg9t
march on with John Browns soui. AS
N. wife of John Logan said, "better
90 down holding firm to- prlnc'Ple OF
right than sail into power on tho IN
o.rt,in waves of dishonesty and Urea
chery." No dark spots shadowln0 lofth
Inundated homes, defrauded chlldhooo
debauched manhood and defrauoeo
,uomanhood stain the banner OF the
Republican party in Iowa today
Hold it up to the world, that the
weary, the tempted and trleo' may
take courage for VICTORY is not ataf OIL