Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-26
Mr.. PORTER AND THE WHISKY PLANK.

Mr.. PORTER AND the WHISKY PLANK.
| In another column on this page APP
pears an editorial extract from the
Dubuque Telegraph Herald which pre-
sents fairly, from a democratic stand
point, the position Of the democratic
| candidate on the liquor traffic in Iowa
The Telegraph Herald. which has
| been the most consistent. and follow
| ing the bolt of the gold democrats
practically the only democratic paper
| in the state is moved to define Mr.
| Porter's position by the action Of the
| Iowa Methodists at DeS Moines. where
| they wrote into resolutions their en-
| phatic opposition to ANY measure
which would place the manufacturers
| of liquors and jobbers in liquors on an
equal footing with such manufacturers
and jobbers of other states for the rea-
son that such a measure would virtual
! ~ mean the repeating of our prohibit
| tory law" The whisky emancipation
| plank in the Waterloo platform was the
| object at which the Methodist resolu-
| tons was aimed.
| The Times Herald complainingly re-
views the restrictions under which the
liquor traffic In Iowa finds its field OF
operation circumscribed. The Iowa
vendor can not ship his goods" points
out the Telegraph Herald, into COM
munities where the provisions of the
mulct law do not apply, and where the
prohibitory law is in force 1t COM
plains that "the Dubuque dealer, who
pays the state $50 mulct tax, and the
government license tax in addition, is
denied equal privileges with the nom
resident DEALER and insists, IF there
is anything just or fair in such an ar
ance, the Methodist conference ought
to point it OUT
In short, the Telegraph Herald pro-
claims the intent and purpose of the
whisky plank in the democratic state
platform, precisely as the Times-Re-
publican pointed it out in it's issue
succeeding its adoption at Waterloo.
1t has the plain purpose, as confessed
by the Telegraph Herald, of the de-
struction of optional prohibition and
the opening up of every closed county
and community in Iowa to the Iowa
dealer and whisky peddler. The Tele-
graph Herald makes no bones about
this purpose and intent.
The Telegraph Herald makes Mr..
Porter's position on CHS plank
plain Recalling that he voted
for the bill to permit the es-
tablishment of breweries. and it is to
be assumed, speaking under the au-
thority of personal knowledge, it pro-
claims that Mr.. Porter stands on this
plank of the platform. He favors, ac-
cording to the assertion of the leading
paper of his party, the throwing down
OIL the oars IldC uOlu Tie 1OWd SdlOOu-
list away from such communities as
are now exercising the legal right to
keep him at the county line or outside
the city limits. He believes that JUS
tice, sense and reason" are behind the
demand of the Iowa liquor dealer and
the whisky plank in the democratic
platform. 'And," adds the Telegraph
Herald, "any reasonable person will
agree with his and his party's position"
The Telegraph Heralds assertion of
the reasonable nature of this demand
ON the part of the saloonists, the dem
ocratic party and Mr.. Porter, offers
opportunity for argument, but it's plain
and explanatory statement affords no
argument as to the attitude of the DEM
ocratic platform and its candidate on
the liquor question in Iowa.