The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-02
New state Chairman Gives Details OF
plan for Building Up Units of
Organization.
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION
PEOPLE WILL BE TAUGHT WHAT
PROHIBITION REALLY MEANS.
Temperance Not the Main Issue, Mr..
Newlin Declares-News and Notes
of Indiana Politics.

The Prohibition party held open house
yesterday and from the hours of to 6
o'clock the State headquarters in the New
ton Claypool building was thronged with
members of the party and their families
and friends. State Chairman Charles E.
Newlin and Mrs. Newlin. Secretary Edward
Clarke and Mrs. Clarke. and Treasurer G.
NJ. Lemon and Mrs. Lemon re-
ceived the guests and offered the
best wishes of the party for prosper
Gus new year. For the refreshment of the
visitors the officers had provided baskets
of apples, candies, with nuts and cold
water. The only suggestion of liquor that
could be found in the headquarters was In
the apples. which, to growers of fruit. are
known wine saps.
Each guest at the headquarters was pre-
scented with picture of the State chair
man and a greeting for the year. The
greeting expressed the hope for a prosper
Gus year in business and success in his
every endeavor and enlarged on the pros
poets for the future of the Prohibition
party.
Chairman Newlin. of the committee, has
concluded to devote his entire attention to
the management of the Prohibition party,
and to this end has retired from business
and has established permanent headquar-
tiers in Suite 723. Newton Claypool build
ing. He will begin campaign of education
in the next two years and is sure that at
the next election the result of the efforts of
himself and fellow-officers of the commit
tee will be evidenced in the vote cast. A
reorganization is planned similar to that
of the old line parties and to accomplish
this Mr.. Newlin has concluded to begin the
work early in the year. Mr.. Newlin said
yesterday in discussing the outlook for his
party:
TASK OF REORGANIZATION.
GAS I see it now my work will be prin-
cipally along two lines First, i shall re-
organize the party organization we
have it in the State, beginning by holding
a district meeting in each of the thirteen
districts. as early in January as / can ar
range. This will enable me to meet some
of our people from practically every coun-
ty in the State in a short time, and to
these L can outline my scheme of reorgani-
cation. Then, as rapidly as / can, shall
hold a county meeting tor reorganization
| in every county in the State. AS county
| chairman of Marion county during this
| last campaign / succeeded in getting the
| precinct organization almost as complete
| as either the Republican or Democratic
| parties. 1 hope to do the same for every
| county in the State so far as possible dur
| ing the next two years.
1.-THE other task which shall set myself,
| which seems TO me only second TO that of
! organization. is the giving of better
| understanding of what the Prohibition
| party is and what il hopes TO accomplish
| large per cent. of the people of all
| political parties have looked upon the Pro-
hibition party very much as though 1t were
/ another temperance organization CO.
| ordinate with the Good Templars' lodge
the Murphy League, the w. c. T. L. and
/ the Anti-saloon League.
1.-The Prohibition party Is Do more a
| temperance organization than Is the State
| Teachers Association, which was in ses-
| sion in the city during the week. very
| large percentage of the membership OF
| each are total abstainerS from Intoxicating
| drink as a beverage, but no one would
| think of calling the State Teachers Asso-
! citation a temperance organization MOI
| as such. The Prohibition party is q
| political organization striving to gain pos.
| session of the offices of the government
| from constable to President-not primar.
| lily for the sake of the office, but for the
sake of the carrying out of the policies
| which they think essential to righteous
| republican government They are opposed
TO class legislation. think 1t as vicious tc
| specially for the capitalist class. They are
| especially opposed to the government
| legalizing and deriving revenue from and
thus entering into completely with any in
stitution which the Supreme Court ha.
recognized as being immoral and agains
the best interests of the public.
when the people once recognize thes,
ideas as being the fundamental ones of tn,
| Prohibition party and that they are making
| no attempt TO make people moral by law
or 1egislate for peoples appetites. but tina
| principle. believe the growth of the part,
| will be very rapid"