The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
He Says Wicked Partner Polster
Would Have Charge of Gamblers
and saloon Keepers.
PAID VISIT TO PoLsTER's PLACE
CLAIMS THERE ARE wINEROOMs
ATTACHED To HIS SALOON.
Oliver w. Stewart, National Chair
man, Delivers an Address-Hitz
Wants to Seize Opportunity.


viii enforce the laws of Indianapolis rigidly.
He promised in his speech OF acceptance
Saturday that he would give an impartial
enforcement of the law. This doesn't mean
that the laws against illegal liquor traffic
will be enforced rigidly: it means that the
laws viii be enforced simply impartially-
enforced for all alike. 1 have studied Mr.
Holtzman's speech of acceptance carefully.
but he goes no farther than to promise that
he Will enforce the laws impartially.
IF John w. Hoffman is elected mayor,
Charles Polster, the Indiana-avenue saloon
keeper, will be the agent of the Hoffman
administration for the saloon keepers, the
dive keepers and the men who conduct
gambling establishments. This is the gen.
eral understanding Of more than half the
saloon keepers on Illinois street from Wash
fngton to Ohio street. and on Indiana avenue,
from Illinois to the canal
These statements were made last night by
Charles f. Newlin, Indiana state chairman
of the Prohibition party, before meeting of
the Central Prohibition League, at New
York and Alabama streets. The principal
speech of the meeting was made by Oliver
w. Stewart, Of Illinois. national chairman
of the Prohibition party.
WHAT 1T MEANS.
IF Polster is going to manage the graft
part of the Hoffman administration 1 shall
know that a law-breaking saloon keeper is
receiving the saloon mems and the gamb-
lers' tribute TO the Democratic administra-
tion." continued Mr.. Newlin. For / know
that there are wine rooms connected with
Polsters saloon Indiana avenue. 1 saw
these wine rooms Saturday night and Sun
day night i know they are there. Polster
came TO my Office and wanted me to refute
statement accredited to me, which, Pol
ster thought. reflected upon him. and i'm
which he was charged, he said, with some
thing he is not guilty or. / made no state
ment about Polster that is not true and am
here tonight not only TO affirm what said
in the address referred TO, but to state that
Polster Is a lawbreaking saloon keeper, be-
cause he has wine rooms in connection with
his establishment. If George Hitz is elected
mayor of indianapolis on the independent
Prohibition ticket he will not interfere with
the lawabidinE aloon keepers. The plat
form on which itz is running, is. of course,
opposed to the sale of liquor in any way,
but so long as the law allows liquor TO be
sold Mr.. Hitz wouldn't interfere with the
rumshop keepers who do not violate the
law"
STEWARDS ADDRESS.
Mr. Stewart, who gave general EXPOSE
tion of what the Prohibition party is trying
''In this country we have two domino MT
political parties, the Democratic and the
Republican organizations. Fully 50 per
cent. of the people are divided between these
two parties. The people occasionally go
from the Republican to the Democratic
party, or vice versa. but when they are
asked to leave one of the old parties and
go to new political organization they
hesitate. and people who are opposed to
saloons hesitate 70 join the Prohibition
party.
State and local issue. The local end of this
issue may mean State, city, county or
township. The tariff question is not local
issue, and has nothing TO do with local or
State elections. The money question is not
local issue, and neither does il have any
thing to do with State OF local elections.
And with most Of the national issues of
the two dominant parties But the ma
tional and the main issue of the Prohibit ton
party is an issue that is of interest not only
nationally, but in both State and local
elections.
"All the State, national and local laws
of this country allow the liquor traffic to
progress and flourish. And these laws
were made by one or both of the two DOM
inant parties The federal government is in
partnership with the liquor traffic. A sa-
loon keeper has 10 make payment to the
national government before he can carry
on a saloon business As long this con-
dition exists any man who votes for the
candidates for either the Republican or
Democratic party consents TO the continu-
ance Of the liquor traffic.
WOULD AMEND CONSTITUTION
THE Prohibition party proposes to take
any measures necessary TO place the federal
government against the sale and manufac-
ture OF liquor, even If it is necessary to
have the national Constitution amended II
anything is to be done by the Prohibition
party and the temperance people against
the liquor traffic. the issue must be put to
the front. The wiping out Of the legalized
dram shop and laws making the manufac-
ture OF liquor Illegal is the issue of the
prohibition party
Saloons have recognition from the state
could not exist. All establishments where
liquor Is sold have state authority. The
grantees of local liquor licenses get their
And so, voting the Democratic state or Re
publican state ticket gives CONSENT 20 con
tinuanee OF the liquor trslfic. just the
same as does supporting the national tick
cts or these parties. The country is nov
under Republican administration, il is true
but the liquor traffic would continue JUS
the same IL the Democratic party were ir
power OF the federal government There i.
one thing the Democrats should be com
mended for in this connection. 1t is this
they have never pretended to be decent
about the liquor traffic. They have favored
the continuance OF the LIQUOR traffic anC
haven't tried TO make any one believe 9th
LIQUOR CAUSES RIOTS.
THE cause Of riots like the one at Evans
vile recently and the one at Danville anC
Felleville. ILL.,. can be traced directly 10 tn,
sale OF liquor. Statements to substantial.
this are TO be found in the daily news
papers There is always some mention of {
saloon. saloons. in the stories about
these affairs Back of these mobs is tn,
saloon. Liquor drove the mobs to lawless
ness and crime.
saloon keepers are usually TO be found
cehind the corrupt Legislators. The mer
who go 10 the Legislature and are corrup
usually have a constituency mainly mad,
Up OF the liquor element. There is no us.
tllcing. you can't get reform and clos,
you- eyes TO these mighty causes of law
lessness and crime and corruption.
Public officials look upon the oath o.
Office too lightly. Men who break this GA n
of Office. which they take before Almight,
God and the people OF their city, or State o.
county. are perjurerss That is the plair
truth about the matter. The moment an
executive official or a legislator thinks tina
the law or laws which he Is elected 10 en-
force ought not 10 be enforced just as the,
goes 10 a legislature and accepts a bride Il
and all that Is good within him The oatl
OF Office has got 10 be looked upon more Sc
riously In this country of ours"
CANDIDATE HiTZ SPEAKS.
George Hitz. the independent Prohibition
candidate for mayor. made a brief address
before the address OF Mr. Stewart. He sail
the city campaign is now on in earnest an,