Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-29
B|G0IRY SURVIVES
Remained For Prohibition Par.
tisans To Demonstrate That
Intolerance Survives.
Partisan Politics In Anti.s Saloon
League Destined To Dis
rupt the League.
Appanoose County Republicans
Vote On Fifteen Candi-
dates For Sheriff.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug 29-The acton of
the political conventions and confer
ences held in Iowa the present summer
forces the conclusions that political par
tlsans and partisan politicians are
much the same in all parties. The ac-
tion of the Cedar Rapids convention in
its nomination for governor was virtual
Endorsement Of that great American
idea of political independence. The con-
vention vindicated the right of every
American to choose his own party, to
change party affiliations when his con-
science dictates and to refuse on occa-
sion, to bow to the will of party when
that will seems to be wrong The dem
ocratic convention, by nominating a
candidate for governor who is not in
accord with the main plank of the party
creed in state and nation, and who
since his nomination has declared he
would rather the convention had not
tied him up to the Kansas City plat,
form again gave encouragement to that
large body of Iowa citizens who vote
their consciences and not the dictates
of their party. But it remained for the
prohibition partisans to demonstrate
that intolerance survives. They went
into the anti-saloon league and packed
it and turned out their superintendent
for the sole reason that he had dared to
openly declare his intention of voting
for one who is not the prohibition party
Co LOT
were other reasons, perhaps, why this
should have been done, but this was the
ostensible reason for the drastic action.
In fact that which was done at the
meeting of the anti-saloon league in
this city this week, Is regarded by
many as the sure sign of the approach
ing downfall Of the league. AS one Of
the delegates put it to your correspon-
dent:
The old farmers alliance was killed
by the politicians getting control and
using it to further the interests OF can
didates for office; the knights of Labor.
worthy organization. suffered the
same fate the same way; the old Iowa
prohibition league fell into the hands of
politicians and they used it until it lost
its influence; then the same gang of
men attempted to make use of the w. C.
T. U. and it would have perished but for
the fact that the members had no vote
and it was allowed to survive; and now
they want to gain control of the anti
saloon league to convert it into a ma
chine for making votes for this or that
candidate for Office better by far that
they kill the league at once: 1t is based
on the theory of nom n-partIsanship, and
unless 1t is kept non-partisan it can ac-
complish nothing. We have proceeded
along the line OF working for temper
ance thru all available channels. The
men who controlled at this meeting of
the league believe there can be nothing
good that does not conform in every
particular to their ideas. They are in
tolerant, and they packed the conven-
tion for the very purpose of running the
league and making it non-effective in
the work in which it has been engaged"
1t may be recalled that some time ago
officers of the league declared that they
were desirious of having some changes
in Iowa laws more favorable to temper
ance. One of the suggested changs was
that of abolishing the so per cent clause
and making a requirement of So per
cent in cities as we'll as in the rural dis
tricts. This is almost the only cnange
in the law that has been suggested. The
saloon men have made no demand for
any change. When the bill came to
Governor Drake to be signed he is re-
ported to have said that he did not like
the discrimination in the matter Of the
80 per cent and 65 per cent clauses,
and If he had his way would
reverse the order. But he accepted IL
as the best that could be secured then.
In fact the 65 per cent clause was not
in the bill as originally drawn, as every
body knows, but was forced in as a
compromise to get two votes for the bill
it would not otherwise get in the house.
Another change suggested by one of the
leaders of the anti-saloon league while
here this week is the requirement that
drug stores where liquor is sold must
get permission the same as saloons and
that the law shall apply to them the
same as to saloons. He would have the
drug stores where liquors are sold
closed the same hours and days as sa-
looms This would be drastic measure
and could hardly expect much support
IN lHc leSlSldluIe. AS lOE tllldl, IL is
hard to see how the representatives of
the anti-saloon league are going TO go
as lobbyists into the legislative halls
next winter with their Organization for
the first time indefinitely committed to
make war on the parties, to4which the
members will belong.
The republican county convention in
Appanoose county ought to be recorded
on the bill boards as a sample for Iowa.
The great confidence of republicans in
this years contest is shown by the fact
that the convention had fifteen candi-
dates before it for sheriff and all were
voted for on the first ballot. and thir-
teen ballots were necessary to weed out
the weak ones and pick the winner. In
the same convention there were five
candidates for member OF the board OF
supervisors and four candidates for
coroner. The convention endorsed the
Cedar Rapids platform and candidate as
follows:
Resolved, That we heartily and <un-
reservedly endorse the platform mall Of
It's parts adopted by the republican
state convention at Cedar Rapids, anu
the candidates nominated there by the
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