The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-04-01

and mis-statement as to the conduct OF the OPP
ponents of the license system and especially
as to my own official actions [ deem 1t my
duty to say a few words in reply. Mr., Jones
treats me about as fairly in that c0mmunica-
ton as he did one Of our prominent citizens a
few years ago when he and the person allu-
ded to were both candidates for Canal Trus-
tee. deny for myself and for those with
whom have acted on this question hatthere
was, attHe last spring election, any secret and
we'll devised plan of operations or any i'm
proper concealmcnt to secure the vote Of the
Township against license. Indeed so far as
l know and believe there was no plan at all,
and no effort made until The morning Of the
election. By the act Of January 28th. 1917,
(sce Laws of1847, page 49, it was provided
that the people ofthe several Townships
might vote against the granting Of license
to retail spirituous liquors by endorsing " in
writing" on their tickets used at the April
election. the words : No Incense" BY this
same law it's further provided that, if the ma
iority Of the votes given at such election shall
be thus Endorsed. it shall not be lawful for
any person, hoard doing county business body
corpora te or polite to grant permit Or Ii
cense to retaH spirituous liquors in such
Township for one year after such election .
and by another section it was rendered indIct-
able for any member ofany board doing coun-
ty business or any member Of any body, Do
lite or corporate, to give his assent to any Ii
cense in violation of said act.
The candidates for Township officers in
this Township at the last spring election, had
their tickets printed on ordinary paper and
nearly all the $40 license" votes used at that
election were indorsed in pencil by MIR. VIM.
NJ. Morrison. publicly and above hoard at y
table in the Court room. and in the Drceence
Of the officers Of the e9sctf3n, all nerz2ns
crescent well KNOWING what he WAS 1oinc
and several nerzon, conrcrrel in tho Iir,,o,.
traffic being present and doior all +bev conIJ
to sustain the license system. The Tickets
we're inlorse,J in nanciI for The sfmnIe reason
that thew were Drintcd O, common nri,t,o,,
rarar mo, ,vbia, + ,r.as d.r,.,ft - ,,--i.n
hiuk. The Mayor aIIrdoes that same ncr.
sons voted ~ tbis election acaf,s+ rcoa.o
who wonld have voted for license irtbn, haj
known what was o,oin,- ., tLi.T i, ~ H..
lev. andT an, cer4a;r, ,1,.t . roas' nor l,,o~.
i far Ia w.. no. $3.50 .I;J - ,,.ta ~
tb,t eIac.ia, NJ. IT,, c,.,Ian aa,.z tt1t
the Afovor and trroo - t,,a Ca.,a;Iy,a., '','
fused 10 he Governed nv tl,i, vote. ,,ar,l,, bo-
cansa ,bev thougbt franJ had hoon nr,c-
f;ced and r,rtI,- bo.s,sa tno,, did not th;nr.
tho C,i,, Council ,,.,. ho,,nd ~, rrou.a-r';a
vote bog.oyor f:,i. and that i ,,,,, ,,roro.,5
to submit the same question to t5c -,otnr. 81
the ci.v and abide nv tl,fr docfs;o, 70
this continues EIr To1cs tbo nra,.or ,nd
councilman Hevso, raIl Decker and nj
lott aoreed but SteoIr sail ,otbin,, and
Baker said he would aCree TO no sucb tbinc
WHY did not Mr.. Jones here inform the nub-
lie that I. myself DroDosad TO submit the mes
ton to the peoDle oftbe Civ. and that tbe
substance ofthe order passed. was presented
in nv hand writing, lit baviar been proposed
before the Council metz and that voted for
the passage Of the order. and pledged myself
to abide by the vote Of the DeoDIe.
True. ! informed The CounciI that corIi
not vote for the orantinq Of = License in aov
event. butt rave NV reason at ths time
which Mr.. Jones has suppressed Tbcreason
was, that the people ofthe Towosbi, bavjnr
voted against license. believed Thai T vorIl
be VIOLATING the law Of fine land irT voted o.