Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-03
tire end of the lake is covered with fog.
there was something ominous in this ex-
traordinary sight.
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For tho Times Republican.

Northwood, Sept. S.-The fall of Bro
ABRAMS aWakens but little sympathy
among the people. His methods in car
rylns out the wishes of the And-Sa-
loon League have been very obnoxious
70 those who sympathize with the aim
ana interest OF the league. and now when
the league Itself turns him down. there
is feeling he can do no better than to
return to private life, "unwept, unhon-
ored and unsung."
And yet like Prof. Heron and the DIV
ing swan, his sweetest note was his last.
He actually got down to facts in his re-:
marks to the league. Showed more
horse sense than his bitterst enemies
gave him credit for. Gave the league
some liquor logic no sentimental fol-
derol can get around. He should have
added to round up his periods that the
republican party had done more for pro-
hibition than they had done for them
selves.
But to own up that he intended to
vote for Cunmins, and worse than that,
TO give good reasons for the faita that
was In him. in this respect he showed d
lanentable lack of his Abramatic cum
ming. He ought to know by this time
that there is only one way to save the
tsinnerl drunkard. That there is only
one straight and narrow path that leads
to eternal sober life Prohibition No
backward step. And any man who can
see any possible good in the present
mulct law or in prospective Governor
Cummins, Is not fit to lead the prohibit
ton hosts on to victory.
But there is class in our midst,
good men and good women, who are
working for real temperance. These
men and these women We're willing and
anxious to pay in their money into the
funds of the Antl-Saloon League, will
ing to support Abrams in his work, just
as long as the league attended strictly
to business and let politics alone. To this
class the action, language and political
motives shown at the late convention,
means that the usefulness of the league
has ended. Talking with one good rev
erend brother. yesterday, said minister
was afraid this was the beginning OF
the end of the league"
The writer has been trying for the
the state democratic ticket and simply
can not do 1t. Can not get democratic
opinion, because he can not find demo-
Gratis! They are as scarce in northern
Iowa as prairie chickens in Poweshiek
county. Maybe there are democrats UP
this way and chickens down there, but
no one hears them crow. Did meet one
in Garner, but he never had heard of
Phillips before and didn't know whether
he was good man or not" There was
time when there We're some Bryan
democrats in these towns, but they seem
to have become an extinct species. They,
too. have gone to an unknown land
with the populists. It's fact that the
Looker-On has not heard dry goods
box orator crate for the past six months.
Has not heard ilard-times talk but
twice In six months. Did hear har-
ness man in Nora Springs bewailine the
fate OF this country and the republican
party because we were now encourage
ing and supporting slavery and polyga-
my in our new colonies! But the demo-
Graf, the out-and-outer. who saw no
good in anything the republican party
did or attempted. and was so free in ex-
pressing his opinions. hes gone-gone
to the silent tomb"
But II there is democratic silence SO
profound as to be heard" there is pro-
liioitior talk that leads the writer to be-.
'ieve there will be something Of a cam
paign after ALL To be sure they num-
Der but few. Still they have the 'cour-
age Of their convictions. The element
in the Des Moines gathering OF the ANTI
saloon League that 30 bitterly fought
Abrams because he Intended to vote for
'Cummins have small constituency In
almost every town. They have felt sore
ever since the mplct law was adopted.