The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-15
WHAT OHIO HAS SUGGESTED
IMPROVE THE LAW BY DEGREES.
Knightstown Banner.


which always defeats the end aimed at. Let
them attend the primaries of the existing
parties and labor wisely and earnestly to Sc
cure solid, able and trustworthy temperance
men as candidates for the Legislature-and,
indeed, for all Offices. Let these
Assembly, and, taking the present
law for a basis, amend it, and bolster
it up carefully and conservatively, as the
growing sense of the people will uphold and
defend; and not too radically, so as to drive
away citizens whose support is very desir-
able. At the succeeding campaign let this
be followed up with like preliminary effort
and further amendments, and in a series of
years 1t will be found the laws will improve
and the traffic be restricted more than by
the desultory onslaughts which have been
the order OF the day in past years.
AN OUTLINE OF TEMPERANCE LAW.
Porter County Vidette.
If we Republicans would take the proper
temperance position, to be satisfied with the
prohibition Of all harmful sales of anything
"a prohibition we already have in general
laws-and go about to modify our courts and
practice so as to secure a proper, prompt and
easy remedy for every wrong but not at
tempt to render harmless dealings wrong by
merely so declaring them in legislation, we
should win all reasonable people to our
party, and, still better, win the temperance
cause, so far as it is to be done by legislation.
PLEA FOR CAUTION.
Kokomo Gazette.
Let us move gradually and cautiously in
this matter. If the Republican party alone
were to carry prohibition, while the Demo
cratic is bitterly opposing it. does anyone
think that public sentiment would be strong
enough to make it success? Indeed, to
make prohibition practical success it ought
to have the support of both parties. 1t ought
to to be backed by the whole people and not
by one party.
PROHIBITION IMPRACTICABLE.
Evansville Journal.
Amongst people of mixed nationalities
prohibition is impracticable and quixotlc 1t
is yearning for the impossible. 4 = 1t
is gratifying to know that the Prohibitionists
of Indiana have been wiser than those of
Ohio. They have decided not to run a sepa-
rate ticket, but will act within their respect
i've parties for the amelioration of the evils of
intemperance
REPUBLICANS STABBED IN THE BACK.
Wabash Plain Dealer
The Republican party is the friend of law,
order, decency and temperance, but the IA
natical temperance men stabbed it in the
back after receiving favors at its hands. The
Democrats of Ohio, who oppose legislative
restrictions upon intemperance, received
such favors as the Prohibitionists had to be-
stow last Tuesday
PROHIBITION AN INDIVIDUAL AFFAIR.
Philadelphia Record.
The whole constabulary force of the coun-
try could not enforce prohibition in a State
SO divided in opinion. AS long as there is
nothing to prevent any man from making a
prohibitory rule for his own government IN
matters of drink and diet, perhaps prohibit
ton can be better left to that sort Of deter
mination.
CULTIVATE MORAL SENTIMENT.
Greensburg Review.
There is no call for any party to assume
the burdens of temperance legislation. Let
temperance people cultivate a moral senti-
ment, and make it strong against intemper-
ance, and the legislation will come. And
not until there is such general moral senti-
ment can prohibitory laws be enacted and
enforced.
WILL HAVE A WHOLE LOAF OR NONE.
New Castle Mercury,
The Republican party, however, without
which it would have been impossible to have
secured the privilege of voting upon the SUBJ
ject, suffers defeat in consequence, the ex-
IRENE temperance vote thus practically de-
claring that they will have a whole loaf or
no bread-prohibitlon or free whisky.
WILL RESULT IN GOOD FOR 1884.
Logansport journal.
The Republican defeat in Maine in Sep
tember 1880, saved the presidential election
by startling the party into a sense of its dan
ger Perhaps the Western elections will do
a similar service now. The Republican par
ty needs only to be aroused to carry the
country at any time.
FEASIBLE TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
New Albany Republican.
The liquor traffic has never and can never
be controlled by sectional prohibition. and
the only feasible means in the hands of an
intelligent popuiace are well-regulated and
well-restricted license laws that furnish
protection to the taxpayers instead of to the
saloon-keepers.
GETTING THEIR EYES OPENED.
Muncie News.
Politicians in Ohio are getting their eyes
opened to the impracticable nature of bene-
ficiaries Campaigns hereafter will not be
run in that State in the interest of temper
ance reformers, for the reason that the re-
formers do not seem to know who their
friends are.
AN INTERESTING THING TO WATCH.
Richmond Palladium.
Now that the Prohibitonists of Ohio have
succeeded in turning the whole business
over to their natural enemies, the Democrats,
it will be interesting to watch the future
course of the latter in dealing with the tenn
perance question.
PRACTICAL VICTORY FOR LIQUOR MEN.
New York Herald.
The chances are that if the amendment is
carried it will virtually become dead letter,
which, with the annulling of the existing
liquor law, would make its adoption prac-
teal victory for the liquor dealers.
ALL HONOR TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Greencastle Banner.
All honor to the Republicans of Indianap-
olisi They deserve the thanks of the entire
State for their work on Tuesday. 1t is a
good beginning for 1884.
Is he A TEMPERANCE MAN!
South Bend Tribune.
1t is a question whether Prohibitionist