Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-08-23
WET" Record Of Republican Can
didate Brought Out by Letters.
HE GOT THE LIQUOR VOTES
Record of this Committee in Senate
Shows that 1t was Uniformly In
Favor Of the Saloon in
Legislative Matters.


tsntion Of voters by the recent pub
location Of a letter sent out in the
fall of 1914 by H. B. Mayne, Sec
rotary of the Iowa Retail Liquor
Dealers association, with headquar-
tiers at Sioux City.
The letter, facsimile of which Is
printed elsewhere on this page, was
sent out by Mayne to every saloon
keeper In the state, and to the wet
campaign workers. It was mailed up
on the eve Of the campaign. and ad-
vised the "wets" to support Harding
without fail, because his record had
been one to commend him to the IL
Quor interests for support. a...g
Harding, since his nomination, has
made some, attempt to square him.
self with the drys by the allegation
that he has not been a supporter Of
the saloon interests.
His legislative record, however, in
dicates that he has been almost uni
formly favorable to the saloon ele-
ment, and has never been active in
obtaining legislation against the sa-
looms.
Saloons Got Results.
The support Of the saloon element,
given Harding in 1914 was well re-
paid by the candidate when he later
became lieutenant governor, accord
ing to the records of the senate. The
committee on suppression of intem-
perance, appointing in the senate by
Harding, and which passed upon all
bills referring to liquor matters be-
fore they were voted upon in the SEN
ate, reported in almost every instance
as opposed to bills which were cal
culate to damage the liquor traffic
and its supporters.
In numerous instances bills re-
ported unfavorably by the commit
tee, named by Harding, were passed
by the senate after overruling the
report of the committee.
Harding's Committee Record.
The record of Harding's commit
ltse on the suppression OF intemper-
aAcs was IL part as "ollows:
That Committee reported on the
following bills.
Senate File No. 3 (Penitentiary
Ter persistent violatsrs Of liquor
Flaws.) Unfavorably.
Senate File No. IL (Record Of Ii
Quor shipments.) Harding's commit
tee reports unfavorably.
Senate File 81. (Mulct saloons
barred from towns with less than
1000 population.) Harding's COM
mittee reports unfavorably.
Senate File %. (Limiting the
hours in which saloons may operate.)
Harding's committee reports unfav-
orally.
Senate File 1877. prohibiting
any one from signing other than his
true name on mulct saloon petit
tions.) Harding's committee reports
unfavorably.
Senate File ZIG. Limiting amount
of alcohol that may be contained in
prepared medicines and sold by drug
gists, etc., Harding's committee re-
ports unfavorably.
Senate File 419. Seizure and
confiscation of vehicles used in IL
legal transportation of liquor and de-
struction of the liquor.) Harding's
committee reports against the bill.
So persistent were the efforts Of
to- 60 In
their favoritism to the liquor inter-
its that the senate itself in 1915.
sversed their decisions on num-
jer Of important bills. 49,
Senate File No. Z. (By Clarkson
on the repeal Of the Mulct Law. page
$3.50 Harding's committee reported
unfavorably. The senate rejected
the recommendation Of his commit
tee.
Senate File No. 426. Making.
soliciting and accepting or delivering
intoxicating liquor the crime Of boot
lsgging.) Harding's committee re-
ports unfavorably. The senate re-
jected the report.
Senate File No. 427. (Which re-
Quires officers to assess the mulct
tax on representations by citizens.)
One page sos Harding's committee |
reports unfavorably. The Senate re-
jected the report. .,
Senate File 41S. (Which requires
. daily record kept Of shipments Of
hu
panies.) Harding's committee reports
unfavorably. Senate rejected the re-
port.
Senate File 422. (Which makes q
penitentiary otfense for the violation
OF liquor injunction, page S06.)
Harding's committee reports unfa-
vorably. Senate rejected the report.
Senate File No. 424. (Which pro-
hibits the solicitation Of orders for
liquor by travelling statesmen from
dealers. Harding's committee reports
unfavorably. Senate rejected the re-
port. .......
Senate File No. 420. (Which pro-
hibits any one except common car
rier from carrying liquor on trains.)
Harding's committee reports unfa-
vorably. The Senate rejected the re-
port.
Values.
The man who values his life over
much, who pursues alluring ambition,
and thinks affectionately of the tai