Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
THE INUIANdvn--
Using Statistics TO show People will
be Better off without Prohibi.
liom-Young English's En-.
thusiasm.
From the Philudelphla Press, Rep !

From the PhiladelphiR Press, Rep ]
Crothersville, Southern Indiana,
Oct. 14.-"No, am not in favor OF
Tree whisky, but am opposed 10 pro-
hibitiou for one reason if for no other
because it does not prohibit" Thus
spoke large, e,tinc-iookimg,b ,broad-shoul
Gered uoOsier, AZ | dropped iutO o
seat beside Lin upon the sOuth-bOund
train Oh the JetfersOnville, Madison
aud indianapolis railroad which left
Indianapolis lateihis afternoon. The
speaker was well dressed, wore a
broad brimmed slouch hat and all
auburn mustache. His great round
good-natur.d face beamed- with the
enthusiasm of the debate upon the
liquor question he was having with
friend who sat III the seat In front of
him. Having known the man intro
duccd in the first lines in war and
peace, was welcomed to the discus
siou. He was good soldier in an
Indiana regiment during the war. aud
only few years ago u member OF
congress from this state. "YOur talk
induces the belief that you are inter-
ested in this liquor question:" !
put in.
"Weil, yes, l should think l was,"
Lcplied Capt. w. II. Myers. 81 am the
democratic Candidate for secretary of
state. When l left congress thought
| would attend strictly 10 my busi-
ness, but politics is like the newspa-
per business-when you once get into
1t, it's hard to keep out of it."
"As you have returned to publ"
lite and head the democratic state
ticket, Pll ask for few word, OF in.
formation about the situation IN this
state. 10 begin with: Are you hav.
ing lively canvass 7"
"Yes, it's right lively now. There
is good deal of interest felt in 1t
and | am having unusually large
meetings"
1.-The temperance issue is the main
one here. is lt?"
Eyes, but it is a fictitious one. Our
opponents have thrust it upon US. and
l claim they are now trying to evade
it. l have been trying to get my
competitor to tell where he really
stands-whether he is for OR against
prohibition. He does not answer,
but says he is formulating reply
which l suppose will be completed
sometime in the future"
"You take u square position upon
the issue, do you!"
"Ies, sir: decidedly in opposition
20 prohibition. My argument is that
| am opposed to it because it does not
prohibit. In my speeches | have
taken the statistics OF crime aud pau
perism in prohibition localities and
compared them with those where
there has been freedom, and shown a
remarkable contrast in favor of the
latter. am sure that no state having
prohibition Can compare in general
prosperity with Indiana"
''ls your position that of your
party?'
''lt is. A very few have left us,
but for every vote we lose we can
count in every community IL half
dozen German republicans and others
gained. l recall only one man of
prominence we have lost. 1t is
John Il. East. aud he has been
prohibItionlst for long time"
"WhaI position do you take on the
question of submitting prohibition to
u vote of the people?"
HOW TO DISPOSE OF THE QUESTION.
awe are opposed TO it as the repub.
licans present it. The democratic
party is in favor of settling the ques.
lion here and now. We are in favor
of submission in the constitutional
way. Our best lawyers are di-
vided upon the question whether a
recial election to be held for the
purpose, as the republicans propose,
would be constitutional, but no one
doubts the coustitutlOmality Of decid.
] lug it at q general election. But why