Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-25
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE
WILL ENFORCE LAWS REGARD.
LESS OF CONSEQUENCES.
WILLING TO SACRIFICE
POLITICAL PRESTIGE
Havner Makes imprisoned Addrsss
Before State Christian Church Con.
vention and Arouses Great Applause
TELLS Of Efforts to Scare Him
Away From Enforcement Program.

Des Moines, May 25-"If God gives
me life, I shall enforce the laws OF
Iowa while I am in office If it costs
me my political prestige, I'll sacrifice
my political prestige, So long as God
shall give me the strength and intel
ligence I'll do the best can to see that
the laws Iowa has on its statute books
are enforced"
With these words, uttered in voice
raised above the tone in which he had
been addressing the State Christian
church convention on temperance, At
torney General Havner Thursday won
for himself great applause.
Capitol Hill Christian church was
sparsely filled with delegates at the
time of the state officials appearance
on the platform.
Introduced Casually.
Mr. Havner's introduction had been
accorded the greatest appreciation. Aft
er acknowledging the welcome he
launched into a talk on temperance in
which there was no indication that the
Mr.. Havner paused to approve suf-
frage, amid applause, and then cas-
uaIly said:
Il believe Iowa is handling the liquor
law enforcement well. AS for law en-
forcement, there has been a little dis
turDance about ii on another score
here in Iowa recently. You may not
have heard about It Gaushter.) In
fact have a letter here from a man
objecting to the blue law enforcement.
Political Prestige Nothing.
Some years ago came TO Des
Moines TO try case against liquor
dealer and what he said of men then.
sounds like what this banker says OF
me today. The saloon man called me a
'punkin husker from a country town
The banker says: A young man from
one OF the interior towns while tenn
porar!ly in office IS endeavoring 10
show the cities how they should live
Another man came to me and ask
ed If I realized that I could not be
elected again in two years II ] persist
ed with this law enforcement I told
him plainly that shall reply TO this
Liidu IiIdt dHt Soi'Scaheo oi'As "'k'i 49,
duty during this term Of office. I don't
have to be reelected
This man saysSI have no patriotism
II try to enforce the law. I ask him
what about the man who is violating
the law Is he a patriot Am ! ex-
pec;ed to desist from arresting the man
who kills, who attacks our womanhood
OFF property r;ghts9 Does this man ex-
pect protection % properly. but not Of
the home, believe II Is more i,npor-
tant 20 protect the home and our ten
der Young people in 81
Il think ! know something about
patriotism. walked thru the state
house lobby the other day and stopped
before the flags in their cases. l love
that Of the Twentieth cavalry because
my father fought under that. love
that of the Fourth infantry. the Twen-
third and the Thirty fourth for my
uncles took the oath when those flags
were given 10 their regiments. Their
bones now bleach on southern soil. I
love the flag Of the T-iftieth Iowa, for I
served under that myself think !
know something Of patriotism.
And believe no man is good
citizen and a patriot who advises his
fellowman 10 disobey the law. He
is no censor 10 Judge 1t. Neither am
T. 1t IS law for enforcement and il
is nv duty TO enforce X"