Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1911 — Democrats are Pushing Another Liquor Law as Substitute. [ARTICLE]

Democrats are Pushing Another Liquor Law as Substitute.

Fearing that the Proctor liquor law, recently signed by Governor Marshall, and which was adopted as a democratic platform measure, will not withstand the attack that will be made against its constitutionality, the democrats are now planning to rush through another measure. Possibly it is the hope of the brewery interests to secure still further power under this new law. Possibly the leaders in the “wet” scheme of legislation feel bold enough to make an effort to more compfetely reinstate the saloons. Possibly the “wet” leaders are commencing to realize that the territory that went “dry” within the past two years intends to stay “dry” if possible and it may be undertaken to disfranchise a few more of the people who are quite sure to vote for the ousting of the Baloons. Anyway, the democratic bosses, wh * have devoted practically the whole session to talking “booze,” are going to rush through another bill, even If every other pledge of the reunited democracy is entirely Ignored.