Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-02
BEING ATTRACTED
TO CAMPAIGN FOR LlEuTEN-
ANT GOVERNOR.
HANNA CHARGES RECORD
OF MOORE LEANS WETWARo
Says He Tried to Kill shankIand Gill
and Secure Adoption Of Local Option
i Law-Aiso Voted Against Equal suf-
frase-Boore in Statement Says sa-
loon 10 6anishsd For. All Time.
special to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, March 2.-Mayor James
r. Hanna, candidate for lieutenant
governor, in a statement issued here
today, attacked The record OF Ernest
r. Moore, of Cedar Rapids, rival cam
didate for lieutenant governor. on the
liquor question. Hanna asserts that
Moore Is not only a wet "but leader'
of the VETS" His statement folloWsa
Mr.. Ernest r. Moore, candidate for
lieutenant governor, says prohibition Is
settled question in Iowa. This is very
adroit political byplay, but it is hardly
fair to the voters.
mo one knows quite so we'll as ME-,
Moore that it is not settled question::
No one knows so well as Mr.. Moora
that just such talk as this may luH the
people to sleep and defeat the nomina-s
ton of dry candidates in June and de-
feat the election of dry senators In No
vember. No one knows quite so well
as Mr.. Moore that the loss of single
vote in the senate next winter would
defeat the submission Of prohibitions in
the next legislature. And no one knoWs
so Well as Mr.. NJ GORE that aEconcerted
and covert movement might re enact
the mulct law in the next legislature. !.
Mr. Moore's Record.
But Mr. Moores own record on the
liquor question during three legislative
sessions, ought not to be forgotten. A
man, who, as three times member OF
the committee on suppression of in
temperance yet voted and worked
against the constitutional amendment;
against shortening the hours for the
saloons, from seernteen hours to thtr-
ten hours; against the hve-mile limit
bill for~the state university and against
such bills as the Johnson bill in the
Thirty second general assembly, might
we'll wish the public to look with IN
dulgent- eye upon his past record. s-.n.
In the case of the Shankland BILL
when : the house committee = Mr..
Moore's own committee-recommen ded
it for indefinite pos tponement, Nj.
Moore would not have it so. Instead,
he made "a minority report, recom-
menGing what was in face, rank
local option bill. He also voted aye
on the adpot.on of the substitute bill
in the house.
In fact Mr.. Moore seems to have
beenS against nearly everything, as
member of the house. He was against
the equal suffrage amendment and the
guaranty for bank deposits. He seems
also to have been against the inclusion
of school and city funds in the per
cent interest required on daily balances
Of public funds deposited in sba nks,- all
tho he finally Voted for the bill, emas-
culated by dropping these two funds.
On Both Sides Of Question:
With the addition of signing, saloon
petitions in Cedar Rapids. Mr., Moore
would seem to have a pretty consistent
record. not only as wet, but a leader
OF the 5wets. And yet he is now; bidding
for the support of those whom he has
fought allSthese years, asking. them in
the midst of the last battle to forget
where he has stood and entrust the
wilmington the final victory to his
hands. -
sMr. Moore is not doing full justice
to5fllis former friends, who have been
Looking upon him as their candidate. If
heE is no longer the candidate of the
liqucr Interests, he should openly state
that he has deserted their coiors, and
so let them get new candidate who
really stands for the things that they
have been led to believe he stands for.
: Or does Mr.. Moore think he can
worship, both God and Mammon and
so hold the support Of both parties?"
Moore Talks Of Reform.
In letter soliciting support for his
candidacy Mr.. Moore declares himself
on the liquor question as follows:
Il believe the temperance question
is a closed issue in Iowa. There never
will again be, and never again should
be a legalized sale Of intoxicants in the
state. The Thirty-sixth general as
sembly but expressed the predominant:
sentiment of the state when it passed
the temperance legislation it did. Pub