The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-12
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crit. vas elected goTernor Of Iowa.
Ii can be understood why members
Of the legislature representing radical
prohibition counties should and did
Tote in favor Of reaubmigsion. Their
. constituents believe in prohibition
and want 10 make the whole state
pro ibitory territory, and such leg
iGlators found it to their personal ad-
vantage 10 repTeEent the wishes Of
their Immediate constituents regard
less Of disastrous results to the cause
OF temperance and 10 their party In
the state. But Why should mem
Der of the legislature representing q
/ county overwhelmingly opposed to
prohibition vote In favor Of resubmis-
sion2 This is something for Repre-
sentative Leroy Jones from Lee coun-
ity TO explain. The record Of the vote
in the house shows that he voted
aye" What possible excuse can he
give for his action? Lee county Il
now and always has been uncom
promisingly opposed to prohibition b,
the votes of an immense preponder
ance Of its people He certainly can
not claim to have voiced the wishes
: of his constituents. Instead Of rep
I resenting them in this important mat
ter he has grossly misrepresenter
them. Nor can ne claim that he act
ed in the interest of his party in tn
:. county and the state. His vote wa
directly counter to party interests il
: Lee county and in Iowa at large
u was prohibition that made Lee punt
Democratic many years ago and ma
kept 1t so by large majorities eve
: since until within the past few years
y The enactment of the present mule
law was accepted by the people 0
z Lee county as evidence Of repent
ance on the part OF the Republica
e party in the state and an assurance Q
" good faith for the future. Ii was IN
y substitution in effect OF the mulct Lar
u for the prohibitory law that paved n
way for the election Of Mr. Jones z
member Of the legislature. As N
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II any other candidate in Lee count!
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u publican candidates in Lee county
future remains 10 be seen. II the ~a
n TO preferment Is not foreclosed :
IS them By Representative Jones actio
n in common With that Of other Repui
1t lican members Of the legislature
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resentative Jones to claim that MS Z
al frmative vote on the question Of q
al submission vas cast IN the integel
n OF temperance The experience Of I1e
lie county under prohibition negative
It. such a claim very decisiveiy and col
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ne interior counties Of the state. but ere
a This Is open 10 serious question. Ther
Ne are 10 open saloons In SUCH countie
OF it Is true. yet the people there ar
he large consumers Of liquors which ~
ed sold Illegally by drug stores and boo
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