Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-09
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Grinneli, Nov. s.-The writer hao
business in this city for several days
during the past week, and has heard the
opinions of all sorts and conditions OF
men in regard to the crusade here
against intoxicating liquors which has
given Grinnell much notoriety since the
Inauguration of the Spauiding regime.
1t is safe TO start out with few asser-
tons entirely capable of proof. One is
that prohibition Grinnell spells prohibi-
ton with q capital p. Congregational
lists, Methodists, Baptlsts, Episcopaiians,
Catholics, Salyationists. Seventh Day
Adventists, atheists, infidsls, Spiritual
lists. Odd Fellows, Masons, K. P.'s, re-
publicans, democrats, pops, free silver
men and even prohibitlonists each and
all work together to keep Inc saloon out
of Grinnell, to down the bootlegger or
the express company who breaks the
laws. There is or was society here
that one become an active member OF
by paying 81 for the purpose of prevent
ing the Illegal sale of liquor. And it
works beautifully, as one man found out
after dozen or moro suits had been
commenced against him. And every So
o!ety or organization mentioned has sew
eral members who also belong to this
dollar society.
Again, none familiar with facts will
CAIN that Grinnell has much more, or
much less, drunkenness than other pro-
hibition towns in Iowa. They do have
orunkards on the streets of GrinneH
once in a while, but Grinnell locks them
ur sooner and oftener than some other
towns. After thirty-two years resi-
dence here the writer claims to know
what he is talking about when he says
that under previous mayors there has
been little difference from that of the
present administration, this referring to
plain DRINKS" the mayors court takes
of. But this past summer,
for that matter for two years past, an
number of building operations
have been going on which has brought
INTO town an increased number of the
floating population. These men, some
Of them, were not used to Grinnell ways
and not finding saloons handy have
shipped in more Intoxicating liquors by
express than formerly. So much for an
Gent history.
Now for modern, up-to-date facts. Mr..
5paulding was elected mayor because he
was a representative man, doing as
much If not more for city improvements
hov, s,fl,a off To- n har
iot to say bulldozer, but things git"
When Spaulding is around. Accustomed
% have his own way with $50 employees
n his buggy factory, he started in toll
'un the city on the same plan. and it
iidn't work. He ran against a street |
and while the commits
iioner got let OUT there was short !
ime when his honor came very nearly
laving a personal conflict with city
mploye. Then he imported police
nan, not knowing the law is plain that I
uch officer must be q citizen of the
own. This official severely dubbed a
,fan who was drunk at the Hotel Mon
oe and a Des Moines lawyer now says
he affair cost Spaulding $50. Mr..
;paulding says 1t didn't, so there you
hunger was imported contrary TO law.
Under his active administration rel
pectable, law-abiding citizens house
vas searched for liquor. Then there is
rood evidence that Munger advised
;paulding, who advised the council. |
which passed with Srdulding's tie vote
asst the now celebrated from Maine to
california drinking ordinance making it I
misdemeanor for two OF three to con-
,regate for the purpose of drinking in
liquors." Next there was the
fair Of tying ropes on the postagel
lamp tramp and pulling them a little
o make him confess to a little opera
ion which the law makes punishable
With fine OF $1,000 or years impris-
or both Then somebody got
long on the ground till citizens inter-
cred. And to bring this Grinnell
diary up to date last week
he Adams Express Company had lot
{ liquors seized and on trial the goods
;ere returned to the company. In this
.st affair Mr.. SpauldinE had the back
ng of all of the best citizens in town,
nd has it yet, the only regret being that
he law allows the traffic to so on thru
ny express company.
The writer has no object in this arti-
lie excepting to set history right. Ard
II this Is of little interest to Grinnell
anders, but to readers of the daily pa
ers in other towns, who somehow do
OF feel very badly when Grinnell has
a ruction,' it will explain matters.
rinnell has number of citizens who
se no harm in glass of beer and even
eep liquor in their houses. but these !,
anne men join with the crankiest of its
rohibition citizens in fighting the open
aloon or secret bootlegger or the ex-
ress company doing business Illegally.
runllen men will not walk the streets
Z Grinnell any length of time under 5
paulding's or any other mayors adj
And. furthermore, let it
2 mentioned for the benefit of the !,
-owd who think this victory of the ex-
ress company means any more license
" drinking or carousing on the streets
: Grinnell, they are simply mistaken. S
paulding has go per cent of the citizens
ehind him in this fight, no matter how