The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-09-28
PRosl EN- FOR aovusaoa MANLY

rrOeIhW FON e0"uNNON WkNLN
There seems te be = very large auss.
tion In the minds OF q good many per
sons as 10 the sincerity OF Governor
Hanly's law enforcensnt" profes.
sions. Among the doubling psrsons
Just now 10 b. D. watson. q msmhsr
Of the Prohibition party's state cen.
trail committee. On the 2sd OF last
August Mr. Watson addressed . letter
TO the governor In which he called the
latter's attention To his past profss
sions and certain OF his performances
and asked him TO cast his eyes toward
alleged transgressors which he was
meeting face TO face every day. And
now we quote from Mr.. watson's let.
ter:
Il refer primarily 70 the Column bia
Club. of which likely you are mem
Der. II is notorious that this great
organisation maintains
one Of the finest bars in the state. st
which liquors are sold. not only TO its
members. but to their friends ant
other visitors. In fact, am tnfornsd
that the club receipts from the sale
Of liquor are greater than from any
other department The Columbia Club
has. OF course. No license TO sell intoy.
icating liquor. ~ Il could not obtain
one. Every sale Of liquor made by It.
whether TO members or others. is -
clearly 9 violation of the Law a. was
the gambling conducted k West
BADEN or French LACK And Ia this
case the law violatisa 10 net merely
connected with the building ovnsA By
the corporation By. . bridge or walk,
but is In q conspicuous plaos just back
Of the main corridor There would be
no pretsnse. I opine. that the receipts
DO not 60 into the treasury Of the
club
More than thirty years ago. In the
case OF harmont vs. the STATE. ~ Ind
II. the supreme court held that the
sale of Intoxicating liquor By an sSss
or club TO It's members was q
violation Of Law, and this ascision has
been followed By the appellate court
rs late ~ Hassard vs.. state. ~ App
6ss. IL the power of The state should
be used 10 suppress gambling q
French Lick and West Baden. sub
NIT the question whcthef The sudite'
of state ought not institute an izvss
tigation Of the Columbia Club. Win
the view OF rsvokins its charter sc'
these notorious violations sf the Law,
which 90 on 3ss days In the year and
praetseeliy swenty-fcuY heass each
day"
On tie nrst Of September Gsvernss
Haniy wrote 10 Mr.. Watson that his
favor" had been received and that II
would be given such consideration
a. It's character and evident purpose
entitled II to receive. Just what The
governor means By character" and
evident purpose he does no< %
plain. But In the msantims II nay b
suspected that the Columbis Civb 70
mains unreformed and steeped In the
iniQuity described by Mr.. watsos-
II is understood that not oaly 0sv
erhor Hanly. but practically oil - tA~
candidates on the Republican stats
ticket. most OF the consrssstsaai go
dldatss and dozens OF other prsoasss'
Republicans, including the vice pred
dent of the United States aad osaa'
tors Bsveridge and Hsmenway. all -
members OF the arfstocrstic Csiunbss
Club. Nor should It be forgotten that
Attorney General Miller and state Au-
ditor Bigler also are reputed' TO Be
members OF the institution whose sl.
legged Questionable practices ere thrust
SO rudeiy into the face Of that sninsss
apostle OF patriotism in time Of Dssss'
the Hon. J. Frank Hanly.
And the question 10. what viii osv
ernor Hanly do about the charges %
openly and boldly made against us
Republican Columbia Club Of fadi
annapolis.