The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-30
DEADLY FIGHT
AGAINST BINGHAM
BREWERS OF THE STATE IN
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT
ANNOUNCE THEY ARE
OPPOSED TO THE
METHODS OF THE
ATTY. GENERAL

We stand for the liberty of the
citizen There should be no law on
the statute books which dictates what
man should eat or drink, when he
should sleep, or how he should spend
the Sabbath. The crusade which the
attorney generals office is making
against the sale of Notwithstanding
liquors in effect robs the citizen OF
his rights and privileges. 1t would
be to the interest OF those who stanI
for personal liberty and fair play to
ASST: n bringing about the defeat of
Bingham for attorney general
Campaign ut:erance OF brewers
In the des. crate fight which the
brewers are making to carry Indiana
one of the principal targets is Atto--
ney General Bingham, says Louis
Ludlow in the Indianapolis Star. The
circular just quoted made its ap-
pearance Friday. 1t is the first shot
OF the brewery combine at the at
torney general, and it is another link
in the long chain of evidence which
shows that the brewers are laboring
with might and main to control the
politics of Indiana this year.
As the law officer of the present
state administration Mr. Bingham
has pursued course that is very dis
pleasing to the brewers. They are an
xious that he shall not serve as the
law officer of the next administration
He would be in their way.
The reports that come to the In
diana Anti-Saloon league as to the
activity of the brewers tally with the
reports from other reliable sources.
E. S. Shumaker, superintendent OF
the leagus, said;
Reliable information which comes
to us from various sources shows
that the brewers have the most COM
plete organization throughout the en-
tire state that they have ever effect
ed for the purpose of saddling the
liquor business upon an unwilling
public. In our judgment, the brewers
are putting forth extraordinary eff
forts to elect house Of representa-
tives a majority of whose members
will be the tools of the liquor inter
ests of the state.
81 see that Mrs. Mary Stubbs
Moore, state statistician, has learned
that 991 saloon keepers in the state
were bonded by brewers and their
agents within period of six months,
| happen to know that in the city of
Terre Haute, from which she was un-
able to obtain information, 104 out
of the 227 saloons are bonded by Of
icers and employees of certain brew
cry company"
When asked as to- the attitude of
the Indiana Anti-Saloon League in
this campaign, Mr.. Shuraaker. en-
phatically denied that it 5 affiliated
with any party but asserted that is
purpose is to indorse candidates and
not parties. The leagues position
was outlined by Mr.. Shumaker as
follows:
"Mr. Watson has sclared in favor
of a county local option law. Ii Mr..
Marshall shall do he same thing
then the league will certainly express
no choice or preference of candidates
for governor. The SINE will be true
as to the candidates for lieutenant
governor if both declare that they
are in favor of the county local op-
ton law The leagde will hold un-
alterably to the sam, course, man FOR
man, in the differert parties who are
candidates for tho senate or the
house If both candidates are in IA
vor of county loc;l option law then
the league will be neutral. If one
candidate is favorable while the other
is opposed then the leagues duty in
the premises will b. clear"
Uuder this rule, IS laid down by
Mr.. Shumaker, it i probable that
nearly all of the Republican candi-
dates on the state and leg Slative
tickets will be indors d by the league
because they stand jor county local
option.