Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-07-23
Prom Ave ~ People,
Wliiard's Casting Vote on the cider
Question.

Tie hostility OF many Of our citizens 20 Ger
tain features of the Temperance Bill Of The last
session has been seized upon by the Old Ii
nets Tor the purpose of preiud icing them against
the Republican party. Aud yet. IN the face
of all this clamor. u Is a we'll known fact that
there was an old liue majority IN the Senate
sufficiently powerful 10 prevent the election
Of Senator aud State officers to prevent an
apportionment bill from passing. aud 10 do
other acts Of rascally aud villain0us character !;
and WHY. # the Temperance Bill was 20 odi-
Gus, did they not use that power 10 prevent is
passage through the SeuateT
The bill introduced by Rev Leroy
woods--an Old Lincr--and on its final pas
sage wa voted tor by Mrssrs Anthony. Cut.
shaw Hawthorne HosbroOk J ackson OF Nadi-
son. Reynolds and Woods. Il could not nave
passed without these Democratic votes and Il
was approved and zigned by n Democratic
Governor The next day after is passage the
State Sentinel ela.sed uc shs cysaa9ae ess feE
OF the bill is charged upou the RePubiie""
party.
During the discussion Of the bin IN the Sen
ate. an incident occurred which is to be found
recorded IN the Senate Journal. page 2lO. 2Il
We copy verbatim
.Nr Shook moved 10 rrcommit with the fol
loving instructions
.tStriLe out all that refers 10 the making OF
selling of cider
Mr. Anthony moved 10 lay the m ,,ion. to
recommit nth instructions. on the table.
the AYES aud Noes being demanded 10y
Senators Dew aud Anthony. those who voted
ia the affirmative were
"Me~srs Anthony Bearss. Burke. Chap
man. Combs. Crane Cravens. Grouse. Cut
shaw. Ensey. Freeland. Hawthorn Helm
/ Hendrv. H0sbrook. Mceker, Richardson o
Sn.neer. Rneg Sage. Williams, Wilson. With
crow aud Woods :--23
Those whovotcd IN the negative were
"Me,srs Alexander. Barnett. Brookshire
Brown Drew. clazebrook. Griggs, Haine-
Jackson Of Madison. Jackson Of Upton. h .ghl
lIy. McCiearv. Mansfield. Mathes. Reynolds
Robinson. Shields. Shook. Slater. Spanu, Sui
Harrington and Nandevauier :--23.
.sThsr. being a tie. the President voted /
the affirmative so the motion "a rscomm
with instructions was laid on the table
Let u review this matter briefly
Mr.. shook, regarding cider as a very mil
and comparatively harmless beverage, propo
cd TO send the bill back TO the Committee thi
reported IL. with instructions TO strike out
, much IT the bill IS prohibited the farmer fro
: making or selling II Had this been do'
there would have been no penalty for maklr
cider selling or drinking Il. But the Old l.
ners were resolved 20 render the bill a. odio'
, a. possible. and accordingly Mr Anihony.
Old Liner. moved 20 Law Mr.. Shook'- prop
sition on the table--the effect Of which wou
be to keep the bill Just a. Il was. The vo
- vas tie aud Gov willard gave the ca~ti'
? vo.>ln favor Of Mr. Anthony's proposition, al
then .aa.ted that they had got a liquor law
stringent that the whole State would oe up
4 arms against IT, lis vote prevented the ~
4 king out ef all that relates to the making
selling Of cider -
/ 4 a l.
= hardihood TO contend. that Gov Willard b
conscientious scruple- on The subject Of max
/. o. selling cider On the contrary. bis moil
. was openly avowsi 20 be a di shonest one,
simply 10 advance the interests OF has party
The game - loo shallow to deceive any one