Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-18
SPEAKING LOGICALLY.


The Times Republican frankly fore
casts that the nomination of wet re-
publican candidate for governor next
year will cause the drys to bolt and
help elect the democratic nominee.
Where does that logic lead? Apply
ing the same principle of fractional re-
prisal, what will the vets do If the
republicans nominate a dry candidate?
The vets are just as human as the
drys. Maybe they would own up to
being little more so. If one of their
number is thrown through the transom
of the party council chamber, for no
other reason that that he was wet
when the vets We're in the majority
and their communities We're wet, what
may be expected of these human vets?
They would have precisely the same
excuse as the drys for boiling. Why
credit them with better quality OF
party loyalty than the drys?-Sioux
City Journal.
basis of the IRIS prediction that the
drys would cut Harding. AS to those
very human vets everyone knows that
the thoroughly wet element will cut a
candidate pledged to strict enforcement
of the laws passed against liquor in
the last session They always have
and will continue to bolt a temperance
candidate so long as there is any
chance to defeat him and his platform.
1t is to be expected that the wringing
vets would bolt Cosson If he were
nominated, bolt Allen as we'll, If he
were the nominee, and rally to the sup
port Of a democratic candidate unless
that candidate belonged to the Clark
son instead of the Marsh school OF
democracy. There is little need TO ar
que that end of the case. How many
votes would a dry nominee get out OF
the saloon element of Sioux City anu
from that element which has been
mainly in control there until the ex-
plosion which blew up chief of police
and broke up the comfortable arrange
rnent between the city hall and the
dives? Please estimate.
The Times Republican did not advo-
cate the appeal Of the mulct. Neither
has it been warm advocate OF resuo-
mission. It was content to bide its
time and see the liquor traffic backed
off city by city and county by county
under the steady advance of the senti-
ment and understanding that the traf--
fic is a parasite and an evil to be
abolished. But the mulct was repealed
the amendment brought out and this
was done in conformity with the de-
sires of a majority Of the people of the
state Now that it has been done. the
Tines-Republican is prepared to sup
port those laws. insist upon their en-
forcement and demand the election OF
those whose records as their pledges
That Is why the T.-R. is opposed to
Mr.. Harding whose propaganda has
been one OF flank attack upon these
laws as nonenforcible, who CLASHES
them as foolish" and whose hope
seems to be builded upon the human
ness" of the wet vote and the posi-
bility Of co-ordinating disgruntlement-
The T.-R. is not lodging any ques-
ton. In its prediction that Mr.. Hard
ing would have a rough road to travel
after nomination were he to be chosen
| it is entirely logical as is the Journal
| when it takes not of the very human
| tendencies Of the vets.
| Where the logic leads is separate
point but it leads to the same end
whether it is applied to vets or to drys.
The issue will not down. The politi-
clans can not cover it up. 1t will break
thru and blaze. Pursuing the logical
further it Is likely to scorch those VINO
attempt to sit on it.
It is as logical to assume that the
extra drys will defend established sta
tutes and insist on law enforcing Of
fcers as that the wringing vets will do
as they have always done-fock to cut
| the threats Of any candidates who lack
that wetness which is the essential
quality to the wet vote.
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