Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
MARSHALLTOWN MAYOR ADJ
DRESSES GERMAN- AMERICAN
LIBERTY LEAGUE.
TELLS HOW HE BLOCKED
UNCLE SANS REVENUE AGENT
Dubuque Times Reports Mayor as
Quite An Orator When Sounding the
Laws" - Will Cut cosson For At
torney General.

Mayor Ingledue sounded the battle
cry for the personal libertyites at Du-
buque Friday evening and incidentally
told how he had prevented a minister
and revenue agent from getting evil
dence against saloons for selling liquor
to Indians. The mayor had it in for
Cosson, the author of the removal law
and when he had finished the league
voted to support Feely for attorney
general to defeat Cosson.
OF the event and the addresses the
Dubuque Times Journal says:
The German American Liberty
purpose of securing the repeal OF rabid
prohibition laws, will be factor in
the primary next Tuesday, and in the
campaign and election which are to
follow This was the important de-
night at Germania hall. Hon. O. l..
George Herman, member of the
evening
Insledue Tells Of Billy Sunday.
He has been mayor there for three
terms, serving now his sixth year, and
much Of this time has been marked
by strife between the prohibitionists
and the liberals. He has taken the
side of The -prohibitionists and
has made his campaigns With this as
the clear and principal issue The pro-
hrbitionists brought Billy Sunday to
MarshaltoWn a year ago. and started
a crusade which resulted in renewed
activity against the saloons and liquor
interests, and the courts have been
kept busy with this litigation since.
Mayor Ingledue stated to his audi
ence that thus far all that has been ac-
mplished is that the lawyers en-
gagged in the cases have drawn their
fees, the saloons are running and have
been running, and the prohibitionists
have gained nothing except to cause
the liquor men annoyance and ex-
pense.
Fight Against cosson.
Mayor Ingledue spoke of only one
candidate for public office. this being
Cosson, the author Of the Cosson bill.
and who is candidate for attorney
general He urged the members of
the society to center on one man to
beat Cosson, claiming that Cosson is
the ally of the prohibitionists and the
promoters of their plans. Regarding
the other candidates, Mr.. 1ngledue
said they are all good, fair minded
men, and that it was mostly matter
of personal choice between them. He
thought any OF them would be all
right, except Cosson, and he urged the
members TO exert themselves to the
utmost to defeat Cosson.
Tells His Experiences.
Mr.. Ingledue spoke very interestingly
of the experience that Marshalltown
has had in the saloon litigation. He
pointed to the difference in the senti-
ment there, as compared to Dubuque,
and detailed the history of the ex-
penses, litigation and bitter fights, po-
litically and in business, which have
resulted from the activity of the pro-
hibitionists.
Imprisoned a Revenue Officer.
THE speaker gave an interesting &C
count of the incidents which led up to
his indictment by the federal grand
jury. This occurred last fall. 1t APP
pears that a minister and revenue
agent got their heads together and
conceived the idea of bringing in an
Indian and by having saloon men sell
to him, lay themselves open to pros
ecution. They got the Indian at the
Tama reservation and tried the trick,
but it didn't work. The Indian claim
ed to be Mexican and was dressed
like an ordinary citizen. The bar
tender, however, would not sell to him
and ordered him out. A fight resulted,
in which the parties were arrested. AS
mayor, Mr.. Ingledue is the police mag
istrate, and az such he sent the party
to Jail to await trial. The revenue
agent then had him and the police Of
ficers indicted on the charge of i'm
prisoning federal officer. Mayor
Tngledue claims that neither he nor
the police knew the man was rev.
enue agent, or anything else about
him. The Indictment was found sew
eral months ago, but no move has
been made to bring Mr.. 1ngledue to
trial on it.
Is Good Speaker.
"Mr Ingledue spoke for over an hour.
He is practical, representative bust
ness man, and he spoke as such. While
he doesn't claim to be an orator, he is
a good speaker. He has good voice,
a fine stage presence and is logical
and interesting in his statements.
"Councilman Herman, who is engag-
ed in the tailoring business in Mar
shailtown, is also a former Dubuquer.
He was in this city in the early eighties
and worked for the late Mr.. Dean He
spoke Interestingly of his earlier ex-
periences in Dubuque and gave the
meeting vivid description OF the way
the prohibitionists go after things in
cities like Marshalltown, where they
have the strength to show their hands
Prominent in Elks.
Mayor Ingledue is the exalted ruler
of Marshalltown lodge, B. p. 0. Elks,
and is prominent in Eldom in the
west. Dubuque lodge sent large
delegation to attend the meeting. The
courtesies of Dubuque lodge were ex-
tended to him and a reception was
held for him after the meeting at Ger
mania hail.
The mayor had told the meeting. OF
the league in Marshalltown that he had
reduced ..LLe se!cccs .-c::: trenfv-fwo
to twelve but at Dubuque he had con-
cluded that nothing had so far been ac-
complished in the temperance crusade