Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-10
lsss s. Tss Much Grain which Ought to
.. Into Feed chsnne's Is Consumed
i In lssuss Convention
s. CHAIRMAN Delivers Official Netifiea-
tjsn Address.

..Mr. Chairman and Members Of the
COMMITTEES: Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t
did not seem convenient, for this COM
mittee and myself to meet at my home
In Tucson, Ariz.. for this formal and
important, ceremony. SO II selected
Waukesha. WIS. 1t was here that
began the practice Of law in 1875.
practice which I continued for more
thar, twenty five years. I. was within
fifteen miles OF this city that 1 was
born and reared on farm purchased
Of the government by my father. who
was one OF the pioneers Of Wisconsin.
Mrs.. Chafin was born in this county.
and we were married here. Our two
children were born here and one is
buried here. What more appropriate
Mace could there be to receive the
honors Of this occasion; than here
among kindred. friends. schoolmatea
and teachers.
The Liquer Traffic.
..The master method of destroying
the worlds greatest plague - well de-
fined in this prohibition platform. The
.liduor traff u wrong. 1t produces
crime. poverty and political corruption
and spreads disease and death. All
laws taxing or. licensing such 2 traffic
ahouId be repealed. How shall We es-
tAblish thess Iacss IN eoyeInHen' ..t ne
{ions TheresiS but one way. All other
llxShodes hayO been tried and failed
our: platform says: TO destroy Gsl6A
= traffic. there must be elected to pow
er : political party which will adminis-
ter the government from the stand
point that the drink IL q crime and not
Z. DW.lness. y. 80, 10 A.a a. a., voter.
g. tne -. 50 1900 met t,,s ,,omor
wHO o.. .Ie w. ~ 10 - ,.,.,, -. ~. ,e+h-
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80. 'ne S e.,,. .s... - ..r,,rs q a death
I,s snc :, .t,: a-,,,I cr,n,a con+;nue.
rue."... iar,a, a. u,,,I ha nv the COZ.
~. ~. 80 ,,ata - c,t,.en. vho c,a,n, to
sN-.s... a. hut reTu.a ~ nae the
pe,,, 1890 t;,are :. to ar+.rroirata 4
.w W,.o.. :. Mt ~. r,acs ~ Get torether
5.,.s.e ~. csr destroy the ,inuor traf-
a. "a tt.t ~ At the ballot hor on
ais.ttar I to- Sav VIII vou meet ns there? :?
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Ins H'sn Soss o. Living.
The platform well says that the
liquor traffic lis the most serious drain
on the wealth and resources OF the ma
ton It takes considerably more than
s hundred million bushels OF grain each
year to make liquor for the United
States. Nearly million men are en-
sgaged In making and distributing
liquor. They support families OF four
millions more. To start with, we have
here an army OF five millions Of non
tproducersall consumers OF food.
clothing and shelter. the necessaries OF
nfe. AZ result Q. TINS trainc' more
man TWO nunureu ,......a,sa .noussno men me are
IN 5ails mo peniten.iafies' All con-
sumers ana non-plouucers nen add
70 TINS army, cour. o1nciais, poiicemen'
employees and attenoan& enc OF poornouses'
JAMS. pen1aNentiarles' ~ NJ INSANE ana otner
nos nlospitals tor tno oepenoent ~ Il c!ssses
caused sDy tne llquoI tlalnc ~ .nd you
III n-ss ~ s .nd =, n AZ ~. zen nrasna. mn
J lions Ion wnos ,e consume ana 90 not produce
any OF the necesIariss % ine. ne.ean ne rem
nes the caus1 =. .he MN COS. ol nvlns. -
Destroy tnc !. il4uol 'l1lnc-ie. enose zen
miAions o consus pecone p.o1uc-
ers ana .ne 'ploDlem - sorveo ano .neIe
= no o.nel so,..on ~. ~ Irlsns to
the tarin snr ~. me ,s. .eslalCn ls,n 70 .lsrs ce
.puncoHoe ,l'ia ON 'uoI ' ploDi.h :. - ea.o
ersefest ieconomlc proDlem the wo.ld
h.. ever. faeeo. inc soiution OF the
.aDor a e.pl.. .s aues.lon ~ y a.su oouna up
ties ID ignore this great question in