Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-14
PREs6YTERiANs AND eAPrlsTs
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AT THEIR
DISTRICT SESSIONS.
ENDORSE CLEAN AND
UPRIGHT LIFE OF MEREDITH
saptists Can See That Lax Enforce.
ment by a Wet Governor Would
Bring Saloons Back - Presbyterians
Urge Drys to Vote Dry as VETS Al
ways Vote Wet.

The Baptists in session at Knoxville
and the Presbyterians in session at
Centerville added their resolutions yes
terday to those of the Methodists al
over Iowa in condemnation Of w. L.
Harding for governor and endorsed his
democratic opponent, Meredith.
1t was the sixty-fo fourth annual ses-
sion Of the Iowa Central Baptist Asso-
citation which met at Knoxville, Rev. A
W. Caul, of Ames, moderator Seven
teen churches were represented and
the vote was unanimous.
LAX enforcement of prohibition will
result in such measure of social and
civic disorder as will make the pro-
hibition amendment a forlorn hope.
and bring back the saloon and its as
ISOLATED evils" the resolutions read.
"A half hearted or hostile governor
can set back the cause of temperance
for another twenty years in Iowa"
Resolved that we appeal especially
to the farmer vote which has ever
been the main >bulwark of temperance
power in Iowa, to cast solid vote for
the Hon. g. T. Meredith for governor
in November. He can be trusted as
governor to appoint such agents as will
enforce the law
''His opponent. Mr. Harding. can not
escape the classification which his leg
islative record clearly and unmistak-
ably establishes for him. as the leader
of the vets in Iowa.
The wet vote in Iowa understands
the issue. Is not divided, and viii be
cast regardless of party, solidly for Mr..
Harding.
Mr.. Harding is entitled to and ough,
to receive the wet vote in Iowa. He is
not entitled to receive the'vot of any
man who stands for saloonless state.
.As the friends of the saloon. APP
pretending the issue. have flocked to
Mr.. Harding, so let the friends of tenn :
perance, undeceived by any false issue.
rally as one man to elect the Hon. E
T. Meredith governor of Iowa"
presbyterians Analyzs the Men.
The Presbyterians at Centerville also
adopted unanimous resolutions analyz.
ing the opposite character and tenn
permanent of the two men. saying:
Therefore. be 1t resolved, that sc
put ourselves on record in opposition
to his candidacy and in SO doing we
disclaim any feeling of personal ami
mostly or partisan interest, the major
itv of us belonging to the same pol!tica
party as Mr.. Harding.
Because we believe his election
would bring into contempt all temper
ance achievements of Iowa, we refus
to allow our attention to be diverted t,
lesser issues and for this reason ar
constrained to voice this protest.
e. T. Meredith. democratic candi
date, is man Of clean and upright life
his standing in Des Moines and tn
state is most enviable. He is fearles:
in his advocacy of temperance ant
morality. He Is giving unflinching sup
port to the prohibitory amendment ant
to enforcement Of liquor laws
In temperament and convictions h.
is the opposite of Harding Meredith i:
the hope and must be the aim for al
of US Who want the right thought t.
rule in the state.
I'VE therefore commend his candi
dacy and pledge. him our hearty sup.
port.
BE 1t also resolved by this presby
terry: that extreme care should be taker
by every christian voter to avoid favor.
ing by influence or ballot any candidate
for supreme court who is under malign
political influence of liquor interests