Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-14
Liquor Statutes to Be Strength
ened if Present Temperance
Wave Continues
NOTHING DRASTIC IN PROSPECT
Anti Saloon League Will Not Seek to
Have Legislature Take Radical Stops
for Law observation-disclosures to Re-
move Derelict Officials Probable -
General News.
Special to r,mes-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 14.-Will the wave
OF temperance agitation that is sweep
ing over the country live till the next
session Of the Iowa Legislature? Is the
question that Is being asked with some
frequency in this city. 1t is noted
that the wave of temperance senti-
ment Is wide spread and that Iowa Is
not the only state affected. In fact,
practically every state In the union IS
experiencing it.
II 1t lasts till the next session OF
the legislature the prediction Is being
made that there will be some stringent
legislation enacted. At the last ses-
sion of the legislature because of the
makeup of the house committee on
temperance, no bill Of nature objec-
tionable to the saloon men could be
gotten thru the committee. On the
on the committee was so strong that
no legislation could be gotten thru by
the saloon men in their interests. Rep
resentative Hanson from Humboldt
county was chairman OF the commit
tee. He was In favor Of strong tenn
perance legislation and his influence
was on the side with the prohibition
lists and temperance workers. But his
committee was not with him. Some
legislation was accomplished but of
mild nature. At the preceding ses-
sion of the Legislature some measures
were passed, that were secured thru
the efforts of the temperance work.
ers.
At the conference of Governor Cum
Minis with the ministers of Des Moines
the other day, the governor repeated
what he has said on arnany occasions
that he favored a law giving authority
to remove county official who re-
fused to enforce the laws. He stated
that he had not decided in his own
mind whether the governor should
have that authority or the executive
council, but he was sure that there
should be such authority vested some
where. The ministers sanctioned the
IuGd lhS SONSAiol liCy
would assist him In getting the meas
ure thru the legislature and the gov
ernor assured them that if they gave
support to the measure it would be
almost sure to be passed.
There Is little doubt but that that
measure will be one of those present.
ed to the next legislature The fight
will not be between 1t and the state
marshal's bill which has been advo-
Gated with such earnestness by Col.
Rankin, the moulder orator. If the bill
passes giving authority to remove a
county officer it will not in anyway in
terfere with the state marshaPs bill
and there would be nothing inconsist-'
ent with passing both bills In all
probability many who favor the state
marshals bill will also favor the other
bill
The state Anti-Saloon league will
have some measures to propose to. the
legislature but these have not been
formulated as yet. But 1t is known
that none of the bills they will ask
passed will be of a drastic or violent
nature. 1t is the policy of the league
to endeavor to make little progress
each session of the legislature rather
than to stake all on big violent
measure that will meet with violent
opposition and probably fail.