The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-04
.IOWA'S CAMPAIGN is
HOT; PROHIBITION IS
LINE OF CONTENTION
State is Now Dry by Law. But Issue
Is On Question of Adopting Con-
stitutional Amendment.
VETS WILL EMPLOY
EVERY WORKER
Allied Temperance Forces Select Cam
paign Manager-League Picks Hois-
apie--Johnson WIN Direct Publicity
From Dry Headquarters.

Iowa vets and drys are in the heat
of a campaign in which constitutional
prohibition is the issue The election
will be held October Is.
Iowa is now under statutory pro-
htt1fti0r1. But statutory prohibition
may be9repeaIed or crippled by the
very agency that put 1t into effect
the state Legislature, and the people
of the state do not want to put the
situation In jeopardy. With constftu-
tioral prohibition the state will be
dry for keeps.
on the other hand, 1t will be a
tremendous victory for the vets, not
only of Iowa, but of the entire nation
as we'll to defeat constitutional pro-
hibition. Not only would that be a
victory in Itself but 1t would enable
them to go abroad throughout the
land. proclaiming that the people were
tired of prohibition. that they didn't
care TO fasten 1t upon themselves by
any stronger ties.
The fact is. the people of Iowa are
strong for prohibition. II they fail 10
carry the state for the constitutional
amendment. ii will be, strange as 1t
NAV seem, on account of this very
strength of sentiment. The danger
lies in overconfdence. in misunder-
standing the issue, in underestipating
the danger. and in feeling that. mas
much as the state is now dry, there is
no reason to be excited or exercised
over going to the polls on October Is.
Drys In Alliance.
The dry forces OF Iowa have formed
aft alliance, which, In turn. named a
committee OF seven, and this compait
tee selected ] r. Weede, a Des Moines
business man. as campaign manager.
By unanfrno Gus consent Roland n.
Holsa pie. superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League OF South Dakota, has
been elected superintendent Of the
Anti Saloon League of Iowa, succeed
ing W. c. Barber, resigned. Holsaple
is now on the job William Z. John
son, OF Ohio. q veteran at the work,
will handle the publicity for the drys.
Every effort Will be made to get out
the dry vote. with the realization that
if this can he done the amendment
will be adopted by sufficiently large
majority to drive the nail in and
clinch It on the other side. The cam
paign necessarily will be strenuous
and thorough one ali along the line
In river towns on the borders some
difficulty probably Will he experienced
with colonizers The voting law Of
the state favors crooked schemes. for
II provides that II man is able IN
show boarding house receipt for SIX
weeks he may vote Hnehallenged,
From all the states that border Iowa
men, paid by the vets, will find It very
easy to get a boarding house receipt
between now and election Liquor
men of the nation will spend money
Ike water.
However. the interior Of the state
10 strong enough 10 overcome this
crookedness If the drys get busy. They
will he brought TO n realization dur
ing the campaign. that not only Ia
eternal vigilance the price OF liberty
but that getting to the polls and vot-
ing every last dry man is the price OF
retaining prohibition.
It will be made completely manifest
to them that should constitutional pro-
| hihition fail, tho next legislature. TAX
?ug ttraf as sn Indication that the peo-
pie do not want prohibition. will re-
peal the present law.