New-York tribune., 1905-07-10
lNDIANA'S VICE CRUSADE.
GoUerHor HaHIy ActiUe IN fight
against Lazcbreakers.

indianapolis. July (SpeciaT.-The Good Citizens
League the Anti-Saloon League and the various
other civic societies which have existed IN Indiana
for several years. and all OF whom are bound to-
sether in the great cause OF reform have az lss-
found a champion IN Governor HanIy upon whom
they say they can rely and with whom there vii
be no trifing- The Governor shows both IN words
and acts that MS sympathy with the crusaders
against evil and his power will be exercised
help them
Though the laws against all species OF gambling
nave oeen on the statute books for half ceatury.
they were never enforced they are being now.
Though the present liquor law Is ter years old IN
many OF the cities of the State ii has been dead
letter TIL now The ultimatum AZ last has gone out
10 enforce the law resign Muncie Anderson
hammond EIW0od and twenty others. where TIE
avs were enforced partly and unwnIinglv or uoe
enforced az all have all been given 10 understand
that this administration will brook no half hearted
service When designations are not forthcoming
I'ey are demanded When police officers refuse 70
close saloons on Sunday and after Il O'Clock a.
nisht they are removed This has been the record
since the question came up three months azo and
not IN the history OF Indiana has there been TIN.
when the law and order people felt so sangrin.
u success and the disorderly element so thor
oughly panicstrickeu
While lawabidng citizens looked uDon the one,
oenance OF the law az the racetrack near this ciry
- a CIVIC ulsgrace, they are convinced thar IL
vas tie best thing that could have happened to the
state because OF the suggestions that came our %
H. When the citizens committee called rnor ~.
Governor 70 devise for Kidding the raeeeracy
or oookmakers they found him already enz-oss.d
WITH statutes on gambling He informed the COM
mittee that the solution OF the problem Law with
them, and that TO proceed 10 fr,pea~h s,.-s--
scurtler for failure do his duty was the onIv
0'rIect method TO pursue He offered TO lend the
committee all moral aid and 70 share whatever .x-
peilse was necessary, and a result OF that con-
ference impeachment proceedings xsre decided
upon The mere announcement that this co,,r.~
would be pursued sent the shertr and his deputies
10 the racetrack- The races were abandoned
Inc Governors suggestion an eye opener %
'he committee. In a limited number OF cities IN
@ ~l-ca a. sne police boards appointed BY him ne
T Fo4 eHTorce the law but in this city Evansville
under special charters he has no power 10 rernovs
eTOIn rs,t once In such cases. however. when the
s|bCrti ~ ers rs VII proceed against the executive
aLIInOriues oy Impeachment.
me law is so plain and the method so simple thas
those VINO consulted the Governor wonder WHY s,rch
zen can make the complaint and the court Is com
town ety @ or upon rS, IL Il applies to any orcsr IN
leagues viii be quick TO use In city like this for
tendent OF at the Mayor or at the Board Of Public
pIety' S = ana II failure to enforce the laws any
move the offending Official
This means, Of course. that the forces for good
ana the FORCES for evil to be arrayed against
sacn otner IN Indiana as they have never been b.
forced out Of Office by the Go1ernoP are a2fs 2fsR
as in this the dp1ot 20 me ne people In some sites
me rorr1 or street corner denunciation and II 10
party against him II is generally believed tbat
me GoveTnOr wishes 70 succeed Senator Heruinz-
way al the end OF MS four years term and many
OF ehe little politicians are laying for him when
In the mean time the hands OF the executive ar,
oelnS held up bv the better element or tbA Ssa4.
WHle ne Is making the fight against h. ayrIe..
ministers are approving his course bv gsne-oTT.
TesolutlonS at their meetings. The Good Cirizenss
league has commended him through ffs of~~e-g
me me oman christian Temperance Union is for
@ al-in 20 .. q woman and so with ali the other
ORGANIZATIONS whose efforts are being 5iracfelI
toward the enforcement OF law. Other exec1ItfyysS
contented themselves with saying that the ueonIe
% % parucular city could have had whatever Kind
~ they wanted the idea being that IL
SIley wanted the laws enforced thew would
forced Governor Hanly goes further He 5erJarsv
SlAI 10 people or a city have a right thai
=" placed upon the statute book shall not apDIv 10
sLleHL ne argues that II a community r1av saw
tllS Vnen an individual may say il and in rhs sr7I
no law would be enforced D '--0 1-'-