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

tality OF their prohibition masters, IS
though the whole business had not
been forced down their unwilling Threats with
marlin spikes AMI Delaying pins. They do
more than this. They spcw tho bile and gall
which IL thus engenoered, a. infusc bit
terntss into their dishonest utterances, which
can only sicken and drive out the honest and
fearless members OF tier own party who are
the keepers Of their own c,nssienccs and
iudR Eents. and who think W. think and
~ the world thinks on this question OF pro.
hibition.
The political insinccrity OF thete leaders Is
by their record. One year ASo
the democratic platform on this issue stood
as II stands today. and rs II stood In 1889.
Not word has been changed. These rcpub-
lean leaders then contt nted themselves with
the perfunctory declaration against any
With the seloon." coupled with
the declaration which could only mean that
prohibition vss not test OF party fealty.
This recognition Of license repu blicAns was
: concession to- the masses OF tho party.
. against the prohi Dtton faction which they
then feared, and hefore which they are now
craven ard prostate. Then q convention or
con lei ence Of anti prohibition republicans
had just been he d II D.s Moines. = WAS
Imposing 10 numbers. but it was more Inn
posing III this character. AGILITY ana promi-
nence of the republicans who composed ik
These gentlemen declared that they would
submit to any new test OF repu plicauism
In the fern OF prohibition Their declsra-
ton was too recent TO be ignored. II VAS
ringing In the oars Of the political manipala-
tors no less than the threats OF the prOhibi-
tion faction. II Wa needed, and l.cense
epu olican WAS them welcomed into full fell
lowship In his party By tho very leaders who
now assume the pref cRativs OF repud:asnE
their own record and the pliEhted faith OF
the party with license republicans one year
ago. the issue 10 In no manner changed so
far 90 democrls are concerRed. But the re.
publican leaders with q sudden access OF
assn ned virtue now furious!y declare that
they ssrecognize that the issue 10 Law against
d. nance OF law: subord.EAtion against insu-
.gho state OF Iowa NJ 4inst the
party. Tin the interests OF true
temperance against the freedom OF rule Of
indiscfiminatc traffic :" And upon this now
basis OF STANDARDIZATION" 10 the prohibition
n; tion, agAIust the Decentralization" Of IL
cense republicans a. veil - license demo-
Gratis TO the ruinous dictation and Legislation
OF that faction, they now hurl the thundcrs OF
their denunciAtion,
..And deal damnation round the land,
On each they Judge foe.''
They have no party fellowship for license
republicans this year except upon a test OF
q s.subordinAtton's ard surrender a. complete
IN abject % their own.
Bypaotissd BY PTehibitionists
what has oaused tho change in these bono
less political cuntcrti0ntsts? Whence the
Hood or light, which. after two years Of blind
ness, has enabled en- NOW for the first time
to .recosnize'' In the democratic platform OF
one and Two years ago. the direful rebellion.
criminality, immortality and vice, - that no
idiot could rave failed 10 discover them when
the platform Was frst adopted, II they had .
semblance OF existence In the issue which
II tenders2 Have these leaders been under
dergoing treatment in homes for the weak
minded since our present distinguished chief
magistrate Was first nominated for governor,
and have they NJ last lome forth with their
mental and moral faculties healed and
strengthened, 20 that they now recognize"
WANT they failed to discover until they were
twice routed and beaten on the self same Issue
which oonfronts them today? Many Of
them have said savage things in their news
papers about prohibition after tho election Of
two years sgo. We're these the rawlings o.
lunatics Who have since been treated In our
asylums for that class OF unfortu nstes? NJ.
They were all In their right minds when they
framed their platform and 'rscog aized
license republicans one rear .-u. hey were
sAne and soh~, -. aeathly eober, when they
told .--..i~ .. tho truths about prohibition
iCer the election In 1889. 1t In their fantas-
tic antics, their mutterings and ravings now.
which require explanation from the student
or mental problems and processes. And the
simple explanation 10 that they have been
bNQnotized by the prohibition faction which
mary OF them detest much more cordially
than d0 democrats. who respect honesty and
sincerely wherever they ind 1t, even In mar.
roW.mindea bigots.
How It Was Done.
A prominent prohibitionist warned them
through the columns OF the preas that nc
double test Of republication would b toler.
atcd this rear. He pointed out that under
members Of the legislature might vote fol
license with democratic members. without
losing their membership or standing in the
republican party-and 20 they might do be-
yond all question. The prohibitionists tool
mp the CRY. '.No trifing this year" they
said. '.Either Cmear or nothing. EitheI
unmitisated prohibition or We accept moth
Ing ct your hands. And the very leaders
VINO Q year aeo declared that citizsns and
members Of the Legislature might vote for
license laws with democrats and still re.
main good republicans, now declare that
every citizen who favors license law 10 m
ally OF saloons, acting In defiance Of Law.
In favor OF indiscriminate traffic In intoxi.
cauts, and finally in rebellion against tho
state Of Iowa! .sWhich being interpreted
signifies" In rebellion against tho faction OF
ultra prohibitionists. whose bidding they
themselves are doinG under tho stress OF
rigid compulsion. This 10 honesty and con.
sistcncy with . vengeance. from men who
assume to have monopoly of those virtues.
No amount OF cant invented for the occa.
sion can make them other than they are. IN
segregation Of self convicted disseU blers.
To Must Not shars In the Profits" Argu.
mont
But the record doeS not stop here. One oil
the stock arguments of these men In this
campaign 10 that We must not license an
evil; that the state OF Iowa must not SHARE
graph which have clipped from the columns
OF one OF the leading republican dailies OF
the state l md this argument, well stated u
fellows: 49,
take Your choice'-sThs saloon Il
either right or wrong. II 1t II right 20 sell
Intoxicating liquors no tax should be impoaed
upon Il. II II Is wroag no code Of morals
will tolerate u. and every mAA with moral
conscience will condemn IT,
II may be conceded that an honest prohibi'
tiOnist believes In fAllacies OF this character
but that no republican leader or editor does
or can IL absolutely certain. for they arc all
iYrevocably committed. not only to tho ma.
tional tar alton Of liquors. but 70 the national
taxation of the traffic itself.
Republican Protection Of the Liquor Infant
One form OF this taxation is the heAvy pro
lection duties which republican legislation
has levied upon all malt, vinous and spirit
Gus liquors imported fro n abroad, to the end
that the American people may be.Onc ..in.