Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-27
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dence Of patriotism to quietly and
gracefully give way to the wishes OF
the majority, and clearly a majority OF
the voters Of Iowa county want some
restraint thrown about the sales OF IL
uuors and 1t would seem that should
end the controversy, but now commits
tees are out pulling and hauling with
petitioners asking them to withdraw
their names. 1t must require good
deal Of nerve to ask man to with
draw his name from a paper he has
voluntarily signed, and the asking of
him to do so Is an indication that
those making the request consider a
man a sort of an easy mark.
Business men and others who visit
Iowa City from Iowa county, say that
conditions under free sale Of liquor
are unbearable. In Marengo there are
thirty-two government licenses and
the Republican is informed that large
amounts of liquor are bootlegged
about the towns. This information
vorable to the sale or use of liquor,
but from good citizens who would like
to see better condition.
Sentiment in Iowa county is not ma
terially different than in this county
and II that is the case 1t would seem
to be great misfortune not to have
the restraint thrown about the sale Of
liquor that comes with the adoption
and enforcement of the mulct law.
WELLIvER TELLS A GOOD STORY.
[Sioux City Tribune.]
Years ago when Senator Sweeney of
Mitchell county was in the senate,
some railroad laws were being codified
and bill was introduced, containing
a codifcation Of some statutes on
railroads that had been on the books
many years Not a word was changed
in 1T. Before 1t had been reported from
committee discovery was made that it's
title was defective, and instead OF a.
mending this the bill was withdrawn
and a new one, which was an exact
duplicate in everything except the
change of few words in the title, was
introduced. The substitution was not
explained. The railroad lobby hunted
up the new bill, found 1t was on rail-
roads, and sent out q furry-up call for
help from Chicago. Two days later
there were more private cars on the
tracks in Des Moines than had ever
beer. seen there at one time in the his
tory o. the town.
A hearing was called and the great
railroad lawyers solemnly told that
this bill would bankrupt every road in
Iowa. They took it up section by sec
ton and line by line and pointed out
conclusively how utterly subversive it
was of all established policies; how
certainly it would ruin the fair fabric
Of our prosperity; how the interest OF
the railroads was after all the inter-
est Of the people; and 80 on.
When they had made the demon
stration complete Senator Sweeney
rose.
II have listened with much interest
to the picture which has been drawn
by tno eminent gentlemen from Chi
cago," he said, land I am pleased to
tell them that this bill is the railroad
law that has been In force in Iowa for
about twenty years. 1t is verbatim ct
literatim. AS it hasn't ruined anything
In the last twenty years don't believe
we need fear it now"
The laugh was on the railroad men.
and they joined in it. That afternoon
there was an exodus of private cars
eastward.