Society for the Protection of Personal Freedom, 1875

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Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 12/24/2005 at 20:01:40

I translated the following article from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published on Friday, 21 May 1875. Any information in brackets or notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Founding of a Society for the Protection of Personal Freedom

Everyone is invited to participate in its organization

Monday, the 24th of May 1875.

Everywhere in the state, clubs are being founded for the protection of personal freedom, in order to oppose the absurd temperance laws. How would it be if such a thing were also started in Carroll County? The means for such a club would no doubt be available; it only requires the organization.

The purpose of this club would mainly be to make its influence count in elections and to work so that only such men are elected who favor sensible licensing laws.

That such an organization is needed in our county cannot be denied under the circumstances which have recently occurred here. The attacks on dissenters by the local Republican temperance organization may serve as the latest example.

Therefore, at the request of several citizens, we are issuing an invitation for everyone interested in the organization and goals of such a club to gather in Carroll next Monday at two o’clock in the afternoon, in order to discuss the necessary steps for founding a Society for the Protection of Personal Freedom.