Temperance Democrats Debate License and Prohibition
In Iowa a heated editorials argues temperance democrats must oppose high license local option and support state prohibition. It cites Chicago and Omaha data to warn that local option fails, boosts crime and police costs, and asks democrats to back morality and governability over saloon interests.
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Hawk-Eye
Fremont County
Benton County
Democratic Party
Temperance Democrats
Liquor
United Temperance Forces
Interior Counties
Nebraska
Missouri
Illinois
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
W. H.harper
The
Voice
Cregier
St. Louis
Iowa
Georgia
Ottumwa
I. B. Marshall
Virginia
Abe Lincoln
Grant
Mr. Marshall
J. M. Walters
Keokuk
Register
Walters
W. R. Cats
Fieasant
Prohibition defended by Iowa advocate against Faulkes letter
John J. Hamilton argues in a letter to the Inter Ocean that prohibition strengthens Iowa by diminishing liquor traffic and boosting state vitality. He rebuts Faulkes tables, cites population trends, crime, and enforcement outcomes, and praises Iowa’s political resilience amid anti prohibition sentiment.
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John J. Hamilton
Des Moines
Ens
Faulkes
Inter- Ocean
Prohibition
Washington
Richmond
Montgomery
Iowa
United States
Boies
United States Supreme Court
Reublican Party
Larrabee
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Dakota
Chicago
Kansas
Literary Bureau
George C. Haddock
Sioux City
Logan
Moines
The Rum Trade and Prohibition Debate in 19th Century Views
David R. Locar argues that lager beer and the beer saloon system fuel widespread crime, poverty, and political influence. He cites Milwaukee Toledo and Portland to show saloons corrupt politics, drain wealth, and demand harsh prohibition as the remedy.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Toledo
Rochester
United
Maine
Jantelah
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Justice
David R. Locar
North American Review
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Tedperange
Democrats
Portland
Gence
Boston