Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-21
CLARKE AND TEMPERANCE.

Association at Sioux City his friends
applied the counter irritant that Gov
ernor Clarke, too, was in bad with the
temperance forces because dis com
rnittees turned out to be wet. AS this
complaint had not become public before
his record made by the best posted
| man upon legislative history in Iowa
and il shows that Clarke's legislatures
have been responsible for practically
ali the restrictive measures affecting
the liquor traffic which we have had
enacted, including the law limiting
saloons 10 che for every 1000 Of popu
!ation and the law requiring consent
to be renewed every Ave years which
two laws alone have driven hundreds
OF saloons out Of business in Iowa
Here IS the report a. to Clarke's
record
Governor Clarke was in a position
OF influence IL connection with five
OF the general ASSEMBLIES Of Iowa He
was presiding officer Of one house o.
the other o. four Of these, and as gov
e3nor had the right TO sign or veto
legislation Of the other In each and
every one Of these legislative sessions
there We're many bills introduced hay
Ing 10 90 with the problem OF the sale
Of intoxicating liquors. Some OF these
DIS became laws. some OF them did
not; But the record OF chose FIVE lesis-
.ative sessions shows greater advance
IN the direction Of temperance thar
any other five in Iowa history.
The Tht-tieth general assem- bly,. over
which Nj. Clarke presided as speaker.
placed OF Ihe statute books bi!! great
ly strengthening the law as 10 the
manner OF applying the injunction
sgsias, liquor sellers, q bill requ:rin e
q record kept Of rlulct taxes received
and The bill defining ana outlsw.n 2
tbs bootlegger.
The Thi.'ty-irst general assembly
provided 2 method .o- collection O.
delinquent rlulcc taxes, forbade !oca-
ion Of a saloon near any cemetery,
and 5xed me FIVE year term FOR con
sen- petitions.
ne TEX: assembly, with which Gov
/, e-no- Cig-ke had 10 connection, mere
y amended the law as % sale 70 minors
forbade saloons near military reservg-
tons, and authorized mule, taxes Tor
liquor agencies.
The Thirty third general assembly
passed he very important law which
limits the number OF saloons 20 one
for each thousand inEs biiants, a bill
Tery distastesui 10 the liquor interests
Il provided n the revised militia Ia
tina. there should De 10 sale of liquor
near an e-canpmen, o. the guards
Z tighreced Up the Law as 10 blanks
I to- permit holders and devised the
! scheme under which druggists are
| com PEELED 70 observe the law strictly
| Il passed he law torbidd!ng d-inkirs
| intox!cants on trains Il adopted tbs
principle Of tor0icding any owner o.
| Z brewer Or distille-y also owning Z
saloon ana broke UP the saloon com
o.netions II cities.
The Thi--ytourth general assembly
greatly increased the penalty for re
peated violations o. Inc law as to sal.
Of liquors and greatly strengthened tn.
.aw as 10 sale by Wholesale druggist!
20 that there was no discrimination IL
favor Of tha outsider Il also PROVIDE
that the county attorney must secur.
4 certified list Of per-nt. holders from
me federal collector. Il included Il
ne mine law that no liquor could b
taken into mines
The Thirty ffth general Assem- 81.
passed AMI Governor Clarke signed tn
bill fcrb:dd!ng location Of any saloo,
| within five miles Of any state educa
,ional institution. a bill fought by
paid lobbyist from Iowa City durinl
the entire session II made possioI
IT. 80
zion. II passed me very irnpor-aa
measure shortening the time each ca
when 2 saloon may oe opened.
Those who proposed and promote
al this to-n ard legislation know rha
George ". Clarke. as speaker. as p-esi
dent Of the senate and as governor, wa
in sympathy with everything IN II ina
. is good and helpful 10 temperance
LAS speaker If the house ne :
handled the business that the t.ous
calendar vas cleared long before az
jourrment time and the house Ia
. abundant opportunity II consider ar
vote on every bill Ee Old this in bot
sessions he vas speaker. In the senat
the presiding officer can 90 bu, little =,
, advance legislation: the senate leader!
in accordance with custom and tra6i
ton. having large control
Governor Clarke has been criticize
: for his appointr7 ert Of committees. II
i. appointed them in tour sessions. Neve
At any time. when tie committee wer
appointed. was ne then criticized Or &C
cUsed ot uHtai-ness either ~ IN
5 TEN perance people or by others inter
; ested. II was said two years after +
. appointed his last committees that 4
packed the committees against ZEN
perance legislation in the Thirty fourt
: general assembly. The record of thu
= assembly disproves the accusation
When Ihe list OF senate committee
was announced. in January, 1870. II
recognized and accredited lobbyist II
= the temperance interests, who ma
g made it his special duty TO look sft'
the committees and their work, state
az once that the com mittees in whtc
q ne Tag interested we're entirely sati:
r factory He stated so to newspap'
= man and others anG was quoted as
g stating The fact is that he had FIJI
nished the presiding officer a list OF II
i senators with those marked who we
0 wanted on his committees and wi
. other marks for those who were el
tirely acceptable. and President Clarl
placed a majority Of these so-mark'
e senators on the committees having
e deal with Temperance questions. II
y turned on. afterwards that any of the
:, committees were not as favorable
" prohibition bills as expected. the ten
n perance advocates had only the