Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-12
BIG JOINT MEETING
WARNING FACTIONS IN TEMPER
ANcE PARTY TO GET TO-
eETHER IN DIES MONIES.

row and Thursday for Purpose Of
Uniting Forces-Will Make De-
mands Upon Legislation.
What is regarded as the most signi-
f1cant temperance gathering ever held
In Iowa will be the joint meeting Of
Iowa temperance organizations in the
Y. M. G. A. building at Des Moinee
tomorrow and Thursday, when senti-
ment may be engendered which will
ultimately join all temperance bodies
into one state organization While
temperance leaders recognize that this
will take many years to bring about,
owing to the strong prejudice held by
the adherants of the several divisions,
yet the fact that all organizations will
agree to come together for a joint
meeting is in itself regarded as an adj
vanced step.
Never before in the history Of tenn
perance work In Iowa has there been
such a meeting. To bring about the
present one required considerable patti
ence and diplomacy and yielding Of
certain points on the part of the NOV
ers, but the gathering was finally ar
ranged. At the same time the various
organizations of the state will also
have their state meetings.
The organizations which are to be
represented are the prohibitionists, the
two branches of the w. C. T. u. the
anti-saloon league, and the Good
Templars. Each organization is to be
J, q m nj t>xya h
am What am" will be discussed
from the view point of every organi-
cation by chosen representatives.
Clash In Convention.
That there are to be clashings and
heated words and even bolts from the
convention Is anticipated, for it Is
known that temperance workers are
strong minded and their opinions on
the phases Of temperance are as
decided as on the liquor question it.
self. But out of 1t all 1t is t.1e hope
of the workers that one powerful state
organization will be formed.
The party prohibitions do not like
the anti-saloon league, because the
league will not be partisan. The league
takes the position that a fighting
chance is better than chance to fight.
For instance, it believes that at pre-
sent there is little chance of passing
a prohibition law in Iowa, and, there.
fore, accepts the mulct law and en-
deavors to enforce It's provisions.
There are two branches of the w.
G.. T. u, because one branch Is par
tisan and the other is not, the w. C.
T. U. Of Iowa holding to the view that
partisanship at present is impractical.
Unite on Few Principles.
In point of legislation desired, the
organizations differ somewhat although
all united on few principles. A new
movement is being championed by A.
G. Rankin, who desires a state marshal
BILL and to bring this about has
organized clubs throughout the state.
This would create a marshal for a
certain district whose salary would be
paid by extra tax on the saloon keepers
and whose duty it would be to enforce
the mulct law.
The ant:-saloon league expects to
ask for the following legislation:
A time limit on the petition of con-
sent of three years and a provision
whereby protest signed by Is per
cent Of the voters to have the consent
petition annuiled will effect this.
| Authority on the part Of the COVER
nor to remove sheriffs or county at
| torneys who do not enforce the mulct
| laws, or to command them to enforce
1 them.
[ The Hepburn-Dolliver bill to pre-
vent the shipment of nouor from with
out of the state to prohibition towns
under the interstate commerce law.
| A pharmacy law compelling the
stubs and blanks signed by a
purchaser of liquor at a drug store
| to be nu )ered.
The w. 9. T. u. are in favor of SUI
frage. All of these matters of legisla-
ton desired will come up for general
discussion and the matters of diff
ference will be emphasized.
To prevent any clashing or heated
controversies the presiding officers at
! the various sessions have been chosen
with view to keeping order. DR.. E.
#. Hagerman, pastor of the First
Methodist church. of Des Moines. will
preside at the Wednesday afternoon
meeting; Mrs. Marion H. Durham, of
Burlington, president of the w. C. T.
U. of the state of Iowa, will preside
Wednesday evening.
W. D. Elwell. party prohibitionist,
va. preside at the Thursday after.
noon meeting. Mrs. Georgia McClel-
land will preside at the veteran camp
fire Thursday evening when men who
have had experiences with desperate
liquor men will recite their exciting
escapes.
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