Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07
Working for Prohibition.

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Working for Prohibition.
Des Moines.-A constitutional
amendment federation of all the tenn
perance organizations and churches
OF the state was effected by the state
temperance convention before adj
journment. The federation plan was
adopted unanimously.
The campaign for resubmission will
be in the hands of board of dfrec-
{ tors, on which the churches, the tenn
perance organizations, the societies
associated with the churches and an
annual mass temperance convention
will have representation. The fedora
ton is to be composed of the mem
bers of these organizations and all
others who will cooperate In the
movement for resubmission.
| The resolutions as adopted were as
| follows:
I'VE, your committee on resolu.
lions, beg leave to report as follows:
There is manifested throughout
the whole nation-our own state In.
cluded-a rapid growth of prohibition
sentiment, which includes the total
prohibition of the liquor traffic and
/ the enforcement at all times OF exist,
ing laws. The lawlessness Of the
/ liquor traffic is apparent to all !ptellls
] gent observers, and it must be met
by united public sentiment II our
state ig to fulfill the purposes OF its
| organization, and our homes be made
secure.
eve firmly believe that there should
be an immediate unifcation of all the
religious and temperance organiza.
tions of the state. We believe that
this unif1cation should take the form
of federated effort of all the tenn
4 perance organizations Of the state, in
GLIDING all churches and young peo-
pies organizations and Christian asso-
Citations, and that 1t should carry
with 1t the complete enlistment of
that spirit and purpose which In the
power and virility Of each OF said
organizations.
Therefore. by virtue Of the adops
ton of these resolutions, we here and
now inaugurate a movement in Iowa
for the purpose of securing consti-
tutional amendment which will pro.
hibit the manufacture of all intoxicat.
ing liquors and their sale as bever.
age; and we earnestly ask for the co.
operation of all good citizens Of this
state, regardless of party or church
Affiliations
eve further declare in favor Of and
demand the destruction Of the manu-.
facture and sale of iatexicaats in the
District of Columbia, and in the ter:
ritories of the United States.
For the purpose OF making this
movement effective and securing Ct
the earliest possible date the ends
Il hot oil
dates for either branch of the state
legislature at the coming election be
required t9 make an open and frank
favor the submission of the censtitIi
tional amendment herein called for,
and that all candidates for congress
and the United States senate should
be asked to make a public statement
. as to- whether or not thev favor the
destruction of the liquor traffic in fhs
District of Columbia and the terri:
tories Of the United States, and the
support OF the principle Involved in
the Hepburn-Dol now Littlefiela.
Carmack, bill
I'VE express our high appreciation
Of the results that have been accom-
plished in other states, notably
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Oklahoma; and we fervently ask the
prayers of all good people everywhere
for the success of this movement and
humbly invoke the Divine blessing"
Deposftors Want State to Act.
A committee Of the depositors in
the defunct Farmers and Drovers
State bank at Seymour called at the
state house to ask for aid of the
authorities in ferreting out the affairs
of the institution which went under
on April 10, 1907, with almost $3.50,
600 Of the depositors' money.
Appeal was made by the committee
to Governor GummiRs, wig referred
the members to the legal department
of the state after hearing the com.
plant made by them and assuring
them whatever could be done by the
state would be done toward securing
the ends af justice.
1t was because the grand Jury has
failed to act in the case that this ap.
peal was made. 1t has satisfied itself
with the indictment of Leroy Ware,
the cashier of the bank.
q, p. DAWSON, Aaron Inman and
John Caldwell constituted the com.
mittee. Messrs. Inman and Caldwell
said they called at the capitol. The
fact that the legal department sent a
representative to Burlington few
weeks ago TO appear before the grand
jury to demand indictments In the
Jones case, in which an assault was
charged against sympathizers with
the saloons, warranted the belief that
the legal department would interfere
in the Seymour case, alse, the bank
having been under state supervision.
Messr. 1nman and Caldwell were
seen later relative to the matter which
they laid before the state authorities.
"The attorney generals office assur.
ed us that he would have a represen.
tative before the Wayne county
grand jury at its next session." they
said.
State VIII Sell River Islands.
Tie state of Iowa Is going out of the
land business. But a few tracts are
left which belong to the state and on
March 1 the islands in the Mississippi
just north of. the city of Dubuque will
be sold. These islands, five in number
! contain over 400 acres. One island,
the largest, comprises iiinety.one
acres, and is dotted over with summer
! cabins and pretty bungaloWs. A mum.
J Der OF Dubuque people are seeking to
, acquire title for the purpose of open:
ing up a river resort. The islands
are all high and are submerged only
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