The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-22
Claimed That Ministerial Asso-
citation Is Promoting Move
ment Which Will Result in
Aggressive Policy.
PLANS HAVE NOT YET
BEEN MADE PUBLIC.
Campaign Will Probably Con-
form to the Suggestions
Made by President of Anti
Saloon League.

Richmond and Wayne county is to-
be made the center of an organized
effort on the part of the anti-salOon
forces within the next few months
The ministerial association it Is as
is expected to develop into an aggres-
Sive policy within the time stated.
This fact has not been made public
by the association for reasons best
known to the organization. 1t will
made by the president of the state An
ti-SaloOn league at public meeting
held at the East Main Street Friends
church last fail. The local option law
was fathered at that meeting and it is
believed that the plan explained then
will be the one pursued. At that time
the extention of the unit from the
township to county for remonstrance
purposes was advocated
Temperance in PIanks.
same as that inculcated in the poiti-
cal movement that is at present
sweeping Indiana. Both of the lead
ing political parties have given out
the information that attention will be
paid the temperance question when
the platform plankS are prepared. The
problem is one that at present is Civ
ing the greatest amount of worry to
the Democratic party. Throughout
the state the leaders of the party are
being asked as to their position in the
matter. The reason is found in the
fact that the democrats hold their
nominating convention previOu" to
that of the republicans. The aSpir-
ants to state office on the republican
platform may expect to be put on the
rack and have to pass through the
same kind of a gruelling
Appeal to Commissioners.
When the anti-salOOn forces begin
their work in this county it is expect
ed the first appeal will be directed to
the board of county commissioners
The board has stated time and again
! it Will not issue licenses to persons
of immoral character or those who
have been convicted of violation of
the liquor laws. Two members of the
board are known to be strict temper
ance men and the majority vote rules
in the commissioners court.
Interest State Wide.
In all parts of the state general in
! terest is being shown in the temper
ance project. The temperance forces
at ElwoOd are worked up over what
they term the double cross. The
commissioners decided against the
temperance element and appeal was
made to the circuit court. The case
was heard but judgment has been with
held by Judge Mcclure until the two
other licenses which have been ap-
piled for and granted by the commits
| siOners have been passed upon. The
| temperance crowd says this action on
the whole matter and makes their
work useless.
Columbus SaIoonists.
/ Columbus, Ind. boasts of two class
es of saloon keepers-the good and
| the bad, The good class is compos-
ed of the element that obeys the laws
and desires others to do the same.
These proprie tors OPERATE their rooms
in conjunction with the law and close
at the specified time and do no bust
ness after hours nor on Sunday. The
other element violates the law wnen-
ever opportunity offers. The good ell
ement has allied itself with the anti
saloon forces in the effort to force
/ their opponents in the trade out Of
business.
/ An unexpected effect of the new
! liquor laws in Kentucky. has recently
been made public at Jeffersonville. In
diana. \ shipment by a liquor firm
/ at JeffersonyiIIe consisted of no fewer
! than twenty Jars and cases labeled
Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whisky.
. 1t was consigned to various persons
! in Campbellsville. Lebanon. Glasgow
/ Greensburg and other points. all of
which places are located in dry" Ken
lucky territory The jars were most
+ ly one or two gallon ones although
some were larger. The firm at Jeffer-
sOnville is located there especially for
| the purpose of supplying that kind of
| trade, but being required TO take out
a retail liquor license it Immediately
opened saloon and attends to thirsts
at home as well as those across the
/ river.
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