Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-05
Saturday Morning, August 5, 1882.
POLITICS IN INDIANA.

The State convention of the Democrats of
Indiana, held in indianapolis Wednesday,
had some trouble with the liquor question,
all Democratic conventions in the West,
and some in the East, are likely to have this
year. The convention finally declared that
''The Democratic party is now, as it always
has been, opposed to all sumptuary Iegisla-
ton, and it is especially opposed to the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution of In
diana, known as the prohibitory amendment;
and We are in favor of the submission of said
proposed amendment, as we'll as all the other
proposed amendments, to the people, ac-
cording 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 the amendments at all stages Of
their consideration, and any submission of a
constitutional amendment to the vote of the
people should be at time and under circum-
stances most favorable to full vote; and,
1t is said that Mr. English attended meeting
of the Liquor League Wednesday evening,
and explained the temperance plank of the
platform to those present. They were dis
appointed by the mlldness of it's tone but
they kindly consented to act with the Demo-
Gratis, seeing that in that party was their only
hope Messrs. Hendricks and Mcdonald
are reported as admitting that the plank
means simply that the people shall not act
directly upon the constitutional amendments,
but that the question shall be complicated
with the preceding election for members of
the General Assembly, which is precisely the
point of disagreement between what are
known as the submissionists and anti-sub.
missionists.
But if the Democratic leaders in Indiana
have succeeded in pacifying the liquor men
they have offended the Temperance Demo-
Gratis" whose votes, we believe, will make a
larger showing than some people think
Some of the temperance Democrats are re-
ported talking in this fashion: sit is an
outrage SO far as it relates to an expression
of the views and wishes of the great masses
| of the Democrats throughout the district,
excepting the few counties wholly or largely
| controlled by the beer and whiskey rings,
4 in whose exclusive interest the whole thing
| is organized and run by the big FOUR" cit
simply ostracizes all temperance and SUBJ
mission Democrats from the party, and if
|
next week, adopt platform favoring sub
mission, without committing anybody on the
question of prohibition, the free Democrats
| will vote with them body. I have con-
versed with large majority of the delegates
| and believe the unanimous sentiment is
that the speech of English and the platform
is equal to demand that all temperance
Democrats either succumb to their whiskey
foes or leave the party. think we will
choose the lesser of the two evils and leave
| the party"
The Republican convention will be held
next week, and will adopt, it is said, plain
square, out-and-out submission temperance
plank Considering the state of feeling
which prevails in Indiana it would seem that
with such a plank the Republicans would
have good chance to win the fight.