The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-30
THE AMENDMENT KILLED.

The dictum of the liquor league has been
obeyed, and the constitutions amendments
are dead. The knife was given them by the
Democratic majority of the Senate yester-
day, turned around i'll them, run clear
through them and clinched on the other
side. They are dead beyond resurrection.
The vote declaring them invalid be-
cause of defective enrolment was
rs to %, repeated several times
upon the several different stages, and made
finally effective by the laying upon the table
OF a motion to reconsider. Twenty-Five DEM
ocratic senators voted solidly against the
amendments and eighteen Republicans
voted as solidly for them. Three Repub-
licans voted with the Democrats and five
Democrats voted with the Republicans, while
Messr5. Willard and Hostetter were paired.
Senators Bischowski and Van Vorhis voted
against the prohibition amendment in the
last Legislature; they are 'hold-over" sena-
tors, and their votes yesterday were in har-
mony with their record and we'll known
views. The vote of Senator Youche, of Lake
and Porter, undoubtedly represented the
opinions of the majority of his constituents,
and it was also his judgment that the defect
alleged against the amendments was a valid
one.
Throughout the entire controversy, from
the time of the passage of the amendments by
the Legislature of 1881 until the final vote,
the great bulk of the Republican party's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, State convention,
speakers, and members of the pres
ent General Assembly-have stood
by the proposition that the ques-
ions involved in the amendments we're
not partisan ones, should not be treated as
such, but, Invested of all partisan tinge,
should be sent to the people for determine
ton at a special election, where they could
be considered and decided without bias or
prejudice. Loyalty, and with pertinacity,
has this attitude been maintained 1t was
held to through a campaign the f~iercest ever
known in the history of Indiana politics,
and in which every possible combination
was made against the Republican party. As
steadily as the Republican ranks have stood
by their pledge to the people, SO steadily has
the Democratic party maintained faith with
the liquor league, and carried out the terms
of the bargain made last spring, the Big
Four being the sponsors for the Democracy.
The temperance Democrats, who were
beguiled into voting for their party ticket last
November because Of the specious use
OF the plea of submission in the
platform and by INSCRIPTIONS leaders, can
now see the truth of what was steadily told
them. They are left to repent at leisure, and
to study for the next two years just how much
reliance can be placed in the organization
and the leadership of their party.
The Journal is we'll satisfied with
the record made by the Re-
publican party in this matter. 1t has
been courageous, consistent, manly and hon
orable. 1t is also perfectly satisfied with the
record made by the Democratic party, and
upon that record is ready to go to the people.
No words could add to the force of the
simple statement Of the facts of history as
they have developed since March last, in
Center township, in Ibis congressional dis
trict, in the State convention, throughout
the campaign, and finally in yesterdays vote