The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-05
PROH| DOCTRINES
ARE EXPOUNDED
Sumner w. Haynes of Port
land Addresses Big Ind
annapolis Picnic,
HANDS OUT SOME HOT ONES
IN COURSE OF HIS REMARKS HE
ATTEMPTS TO SHOW THAT THE
PROHIBITION PARTY is SUPER
lOR TO ALL OTHERS.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 4.-The pro-
hibitionists held an all day picnic at
Riverside Park today, the occasion be-
ing the opening of the campaign in
this state by that party. Sumner w
Haynes, of Portland, candidate for
governor, made the keynote speech of
the campaign. He said in part:
In coming before you today as the
candidate for the highest office in the
state, being chosen as such by a par
ty which for nearly forty years has
stood for, fought for and voted for the
abolition of the beverage liquor traf-
fic, | am sure that | am right when
say that we stand on a line of battle
far in advance of that taken by the
party at any time heretofore.
The platforms of the old parties
fail to notice the prohibition party and
their candidates, up to this time have
failed to show in anything that has
been said by them that there is a par
ty advocating the prohibition of the
traffic. 1t is true, they are frighten-
ed about something. 1t can not be
over the prohibition party, for is not
that dead? 1t seems to me we have
heard of the death or the prohibition
party every two years for the last
twenty. Still there seems to be some
thing about it that causes fear to some
people.
Nearing Point of Victory.
This great, determined and right
eous army which, in principle, has
never lost a battle, is nearing the
point of victory. They are no longer
acting gregariously. but are organized
into an army with generals and cap
tains, drilled for close warfare and as
such have gained largely in confidence
Nth the people
The day has come. in the whole
country, when the people through the
churches, the lodges, the business re-
lations and corporations, have out
classed the liquor traffic and placed it
among the immortal trades or occupa-
tions.
Some remarkable things have come
to us from this long continued war
fare. First we have prohibition
party, organized from the precinct up
to the nation. This party for forty
years has pressed upon the public no.
tice the fact that the liquor traffic is
thing of evil in itself and has no
right to exist by license or otherwise.
Inn this it is in perfect 2ccord with
millions of people the country over.
nnf;o, Di,oL
What of the old parties? Both for
fifty years have favored the license of
the liquor traffic and neither in all
of that time has said one word against
it. This year both parties provide
for local option. They have been
discussing in public as to the quality
of the two kinds of local option of
fered, each claiming advantages to
their own. For the purpose of our
discussion, there will be nothing
gained by comparison. All who
want to take advantage of the option
plan on this question, and desires
nothing better, should figure out for
himself which of the two is the better
Il would like to ask my opponents
Are you opposed to the continued IL
censing of the liquor traffic whether
with or without the consent of the
local majOrities? Are you in favor of
the absolute prohibition of the bever-
age liquor traffic in the state of In
diana? 1t is easy to answer these
questions if you have any convictions
On the subject.
But the republicans will say, We
have one brave man in our party He
is not very popular with the politi-
clans, but the common people are won.
derfully taken with him and he is a
great leader in his church organiza-
ton 1 have had some correspond.
ence with Governor Hanly on the sub.
ject and have been glad that l could
commend his courage in tackling the
hard things with such vigor and bra
very. He boldly says that he hates
the liquor traffic.
There is no question but Mr.. Han.
ly is right in his hates. Has not his
great church said that this hateful
traffic can not be legalized without
sin? Have not the courts charged
crime, disease, poverty. misery and
shame to this traffic? Does not com
mon humanity cry out against it? Dc
not the prayers of the voteless moth
ers go constantly to the throne OF
the all wise and just God for the aboli
ton of the curse: The traffic is
wrong. morally, socially and political
ly. Hanly hates it so bad, yet is viii
ling for any community to have ii
that wants it. AS Watson says: II
any county wants saloons it can have