The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-17
ARTMAN SLABS At
THE SUPREME COURT
Indiana Judge Says That High
Body Does Not Know
Right From Wrong.
ADDRESS BEFORE QUAKERS.
IMPORTANCE BEFORE TIL e
WESTERN YEARLY MEETING OF
FRIENDS, MONDAY.

Plainfield Ind. Sept. 1t.-ln Its De
cision of June %, 1907, the supreme
court of Indiana admitted, or rather
proclaimed. that it did not know right
from wrong For my part. not one OF
these men will ever receive another
vote for office from me-"
A large crowd heard Judge Samuel r.
Artman of Lebanon make this state
ment last night at the Friends church
in his address before the Western
yearly meeting of Friends on The Con
stitutionality of the Licensed Saloon.
The statement was received with loud
applause, and one of the ministers call
ed out: Vote for Artman."
Judge Artman referred to the unfav-
orable action of the supreme court on
his decision in which he declared that
the licensing of saloons by the state is
unconstitutional.
At the beginning of last nights ses-
sion reports from sixteen quarterly
meetings on the temperance question
were read and accepted. The speaker
of the evening was then introduced by
Charles E. Newlin, chairman OF the
state prohibition party. Mr.. Newiln
stated that Judge Artman had covered
1900 miles and had spoken in thirty
five states during his recent lecture
tour.
Judge Artman said that saloons had
been declared inherent evils and pro-
ducers of crime by the supreme courts
of Massachusetts and of the United
States. -Four states,'' he said. have
adopted prohibition. What is morally
wrong can not, as some people argue,
he q legal right" He declared a Ii
cense is not a restriction, but that ii
is a permit to set aside a restriction ex-
listing according to the law and const-
tuition of the state against the selling
of intoxicants.
Suggests Remedy.
what we need to secure prohib1-
ton" said the speaker. lis more rigid
of the laws now in exist
ence. When we have done away with
political rings dominated by the liquor
interests we will have done away with
the saloon question. No court of last
appeal can decide a question. 1t may
decide particular case, but the people
must decide the question"
The assembly passed a resolution
thanking the speaker and indorsing his
policy.
Mondays services began with de-
votional meeting in the tent. Tent
are a departure from the
customary programs of yearly meet
ings. and were started this year by the
Rev. Louis z. Stout superintendent of
the evangelistic and devotional de-
partments. They have been received
by the visiting ministers with much
favor and promise to become one of the
established features of future meet
ings.
Reports were read concerning the
condition of the Society of Friends all
over the world. Special stress, how
ever was put upon the work of the
churches in this yearly meeting, which
includes 115 congregations in Indiana
and Illinois. The statistics were first
read showing exactly what work has
been done in each of the church de-
partments, the delegates thus obtaining
a definite idea of the scope of each de-
DdTIIneHl. he Vi the
was then carefully discussed in detail
under six separate heads. as follows:
Spiritual condition of members; attend
ance at meetings: family devotions;
conduct in business dealings; use of to-
bacco and intoxicants, and amusements
and recreation. The report showed
the general condition of the churches
70 he proCparouS
The report of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary board was given. The
missionary work of the church is in ex-
cellent condition. but is in need of
funds to carry out its plans.
An address was delivered by Morton
c. Pierson on the missionary work in
foreign lands. The reports of the
reports of the American Friends Board
of Foreign missions and of the nomi-
mating committee on that board were
read and considered. The excellent
work of the Friends in Africa was
shown in the report of the Friends At
rican Industrial mission, which is do
ing splendid work among the savage
blacks of that country. Letters from
Friends missionaries who are now in
the field were read