Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-23
LACEY FOR SENATOR.

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all parts of the state. held in De:
Moines last week, Major John +
Lacey, or Oskaloosa, one of the best
known men in Iowa, was nominated
as the candidate of the Iowa stand.
patters for United States Senator tC
succeed the late Senator Allison The
conference was very enthusiastic
one, and everyone present felt conf.
dent that the nominee would be the
next U. S. Senator. Several names
were considered as possible candi-
dates. but only two, E. E. Clark OF
Cedar Rapids and Major Lacey, were
seriously considered by the con-
| ference.
1t is entirely fitting that Major
Lacey should be the candidate. His
honored career as soldier. citizen and
statesman, his eminent extended
service to the state in congress on
some of the most important commit
tees of the house. his steady adherence
to the principles of the republican
party at all times. and his long record
of personal integrity and honor, make
him the ideal candidate for the high
Office of senator. He will enter that
body better fitted by experience for
the duties of his office that any other
man in Iowa could be. The people of
Iowa will know where he stands on
all public questions. There will be
no uncertainty, no faltering. no
trickery to accomplish purpose.
In accepting the honor imposed
upon him, Major Lacey spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Conference :
Every man in this gathering of repub-
licans knows that l have not sought
this honor, but nevertheless I greatly
appreciate it. Twice did volunteer
in the union armv, each time as a
private soldier This is the first time
that / have been drafted
The exigencies of the statewide
primary election law emharrasses us
this year with party contest side by
side, or really within the great
national contest This involves diff
.culties and dangers that you as lovers
o. our party will fully realize and ap-
pre- ate. We must see to it that no
harm comes to the cause of the repub-
lican party.
The United States senatorship is a
great honor which no one can overes-
timate. Only six weeks are left In
which to make a campaign for this
nomination which ofscourse, is doubly
difficult in view Of the fact that
campaign for the office has already
been made by another covering long
period of time.
There are in this gathering men from
every county in Iowa, every one OF
whom has the interests and success OF
the republican party at heart. No
one man can campaign this state in
the brief time that is left. ask you
one and all in returning to your
homes to promise me to do your best
for the good cause which you have in
vited me to lead. Will you do it? Let
every many who is willing to do this
rise.
Every man in the audience rose to
his feet with cheers.)
AS have always been in the past,
so will be in this campaign, a cham.
pion of the whole state ticket from
top to bottom. Let us get into this
campaign with an earnest desire to do
what is best for our party and for eur
state. With a campaign free from all
malice, with campaign full Of good
" i'll to every man on the ticket, we
will roll up a mighty majority in
Iowa for all of our candidates from
Taft and Sherman down to the bottom
of each county ticket
With a heart full of gratitude for
the confidence you have bestowed on
me, again thank you one aud all.
According to decision of Judge
Smith Mcpherson of the United States
circuit court, the Iowa mulct law
system, under which saloors are now
operating, is illegal. Judge Mcpherson
Furthermore declares that the law is
no license system, and that there has
been no such system in Iowa for
quarter of a century, and for that
length of time there has never been
lawful sale of liquor as beverage
within the state of Iowa. He further
holds that no person under any cir
cumstancss can lawfully sell liquor as
beverage in Iowa. The decision
was made in a suit OF the United
Breweries company of Chicago against
the Civic Federation of Davenport.
The complainants charged the feder-
alton with a conspiracy and sought to
enjoin them from abating property ON
which a saloon has been closed.
Judge Mcpherson denied the appli-
cation for writ of injunction. Un-
der the muict law Iowa saloon keepers
have been paving 5000 annually as
tax, with the understanding that it
legalized their sale of Intoxicating
LIQUORS and gave them relief from the
old prohibitory law, which is still on
the statute books.
IL is related that an Italian wanted
a lob from the civil service commits
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