The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-13
AFTER THE CONVENTION.
The Saloon Element Not Satisfied with the
Democratic Temperance Resolution.

The temperance plank of the Democratic party
does not cut as clear path to General acceptance
as expected. Those who favor the saloon ele-
ment were not very aggressive in expressing dis
satisfaction, but they said enough to indicate
that the party managers will have trouble in
keeping this support together. They admit that
the principle was put as mildly as possible, but
it meant taxation, and that is sufficient to cause
discussion as to how little should be imposed
There is another class who find the resolution
unsatisfactory, BECAUSE as some say. it win give
the entire proceeds to the common schools, and
thus take away the largest revenue the city has
from miscellaneous sources An official said,
yesterday: II do not like it. If the resolution
means anything. it is to give the State the en-
tire benefit of this system of taxation. Cities
towns and villages will have to give up their
privileges Of taxing saloons. By this. we are
enabled largely to meet the expense of the police
force, after allowing the schools their proportion
of the proceeds"
Under law in spirit with the resolution,
could it not be arranged to give part Of the reve
nue. to this purposel"
mo; the principle is to give the entire amount
realized to the schools of the State. The word
reasonable is very indefinite. 1t may mean sim
ply an addition of the present average town and
city tax on saloons to the present county tax.
By this the cities and towns will be shut out
completely. AS policeman has been held by
the Supreme Court to be State officer, think
the State should pay him, especially when he is
member of metropolitan system, the powers
of which come directly from the State. But so
long as towns and cities must pay their own po-
licing, / believe the liquor tax proceeds should
be largely devoted to that purpose"
The committee on permanent organization, in
its report to the convention settled the question
of which of the Third district contestants was
entitled to recognition as the properly elected
member of the State central committee, bat it
was done so smoothly that it failed to attract
general attention. At the district meeting, held
on Tuesday evening" the Howard faction
elected Samuel ". MITCHELL of Washington
county, while the Stockslager crowd
elected D. F. Lemon. of Harrison county.
Without abiding to the contest, the committee
on permanent organization reported to the con-
vention the election of Mitchell as the Third dis
trict committeeman. and, as Scott Ray moved
the previous question Immediately after he had
finished reading the report, no opportunity was
given for any protest In consequence, the
Howard faction has achieved something of VIC
tory and gained an advantage.
"How do you like the ticket?' inquired Jour
nal reporter of a Meridian-street Democrat.
"Oh, it's good ticket-an excellent ticket. I
understand that the gentleman who has been
nominated for State Treasurer is one of the best
poker players in southern Indiana"
What has poker playing got to do with caring
for the State funde?"
'Ehf Oh, / don't know"
In an interview, published in the Journal yes
terday morning, Mr.. Bynum was credited with
saving that Will English had offered &100 for
delegate proxies in the Seventh district meeting,
on Tuesday night. To Journal reporter. last
night, Mr.. English said, abiding to the state
ment, II want you to say that it Is an absolute.
unqualified lie made no attempt of any kind
to get proxies"