The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-10
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
Their Attitude on the Temperan
Onasfinr,

[ INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-The Indians
state Democratic convention met in the
English opera house at 10 O'Clock thi!
morning. Full delegations are present
from every county. The committee or
permanent organization reported the
name of Hon. John R. Caffroth, of La
| fayette, for permanent chairman, and
the report of the committee was unani
monsly adopted.
| Ex-GOYernor Hendricks, chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, submitted
q report, which was adopted. The Feso.
lutions expressed renewed fidelity in
the Democratic party, condemns the Re
! publican party for various acts. includ-
| ing the frauds of 1876, and for heavy
| taxation, wasteful expenditures and the
| abuse of civil service; demand a re
| duction of taxes and expenditures and
the application of surplus TO the pay
| ment of the national debt; that no poll
| assessments be made upon civil service,
and remission of tariff. They arraign
the administration for neglect to Ameri-
cans imprisoned as suspects in Ireland !;
pledge themselves to guard the free
schools of the state from sectarianism
and extravaganza; commend the course
of Voorhees, in congress, especially for
his efforts in behalf of soldiers
The following is the resolution on
prohibition: "The Democratic party is
now and has always been opposed to all
sumptuary legislation, and is especially
opposed to the proposed amendment TO
the constitution of Indiana known as
the 'prohibitory amendment We are
in favor of the submission of said
proposed amendment as we'll as the
other proposed amendments to the peo-
pie according to the provisions of the
constitution for its own amendment, and
the people have the right to oppose or
favor the adoption of any or all amend
ments, and any submission of a cOnsti-
tutional amendment to the vote of the
people should be at time and under
circumstances most favorable to full
vote, and therefore should be at a gen.
eral election"
A committee of ladies from the vari-
Gus Christian temperance organizations
presented a memorial which was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
The convention proceeded with nomi-
nations with the following result: For
secretary of state, Hon. w. r. Myers,
Madison county; for auditor, James II.
Rice, Floyd county; tor treasurer, j. j.
Casper, Marion county; for attorney,
Francis T. Hood, Bartholomew county;
for superintendent of public instruction,
John w. Holcomb, Porter county.
Hon. w. H. English, chairman of the
central committee, in the course of his
address converting the convention de-
nOunced as UNANIMOUSLY false any charge
that the Democratic party favor intem-
perance. The very reverse can be shown
in innumerable instances of both pre-
cept and example. Democrats believe
that true temperance will be best pro-
NOTED by teaching the people to use the
good things of this life in moderation
without abusing them, and with a we'll
regulated license system, that will yield
some revenue to the government and be
SO reasonable and just in its provisions
as to regulate the traffic merely for the
public good, and so entirely in accord
with public sentiment as TO be enforced,
prohibition would manage the use of
strong drink, because strong drink be-
ing of small bulk would be more easily
concealed than beer in its manufacture
or sale, and if not interfered with by
prohibition will almost entirely super
cede strong drink. Why, then. not let
we'll enough alone? The state constitu-
ton is well enough as it is, and we don't
want it tinkered with at this time at ALL