The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-27
indianapolis Horse and Mule Market
A Move I'm the Right Direction.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal.
No move on the liquor chess-board for
many a year has pleased me so well as
that of the liquor sellers enjoining the po-
lice from enforcing the law which the liquor
sellers themselves dictated. That this NOV
is in the right direction is very eviden,
The Journal was kind enough, a few wee
ago. to permit me to say that the or
legislation proper at present is such amer.
ment of this law as will compel the liquor
sellers to observe it's provisions. Twenty
years ago they promised not to sell on GER
tain days and during certain hours IL per-
mitted to sell at all other times; but we
have found that it requires a policeman
at every saloon to make them comply with
their own propositions; and now comes the
brewers syndicate. through their emplcye.
Mr., Huegele. and asks the Circuit Court to
restrain the police, and, of course, that
court grants the order. very adroltly making
and o oTmp holiday. This ,n mowe w ywo ns ssnasyy
TO show the possibilities OF the law, and
necessary also to prove to some very good
Only a few days ago a "red-hot Methodist
at Poseyville insisted through the Journal
that nothing, whatever should be done with
the saloon, lest 1t damage the Republican
party. II. the Republican party's life re-
quireS Indifference to such a state OF af-
fairs or the part of the Legislature. it is
tANoat Dak AZ II d.
such, has nothing to do with such a ques-
ton. and should not touch it: but the legis-
lator OF any party who can or will be
blind to such a condition of society as this
move reveals deserves political death. and
will get IL, unless he Is a representative of
the saloon interest. and very few Repub-
lican legislators are that. Let the party.
as such, keep hands OF, but let every in
dividual legislator OF every party remem-
Der that he is responsible to his constitu-
ents and TO his own conscience on this SUBJ
ject. as on all other subjects. and no other
wise. Let any man who believes that the
good of society requires the expensive pro-
cess of keeping a policeman at every saloon
TO see that the keeper observes the law.
a restraining order to keep the policeman
from doing this, refuse TO vote for the
amendment and go before his constituents
for Justification. Better a thousand times
TO the law. and take away all restrictions.
My brother Lockwood. of ~Poseyville. is
entitled to his personal opinions. but as a
Methodist 1 protest against his represents
ing the sentiments of the Methodist Ephi-
copal Church. even though he be a "refi-
hot Methodist 1 knew a red-hot Methodist
every camp meeting. but he would get SO
drunk in a few weeks that he had TO be
dropped" But he was sure TO turn up at
the next camp meeting and get red-hot
but he never was quoted as Methodist au-
thority on the liquor question. confess
that. personally. | feel a little hIai liated
that such an opinion should issue from
Poseyville. because in 1850 / had n bout with
brother Piper, a Baptist preacher. I'm the
woods near that town. he conrending that
W. mhi saSen was w,, : gSsd sTaassre s OF Gs sSa and ,a, 70
abstinence was all wrong. being un-
scripturai. while I insisted on the contrary.
and / thought l had settled the question
forever, Brother Lockwood must have
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