The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-27

I 10 E-Je On every question. or. as We
| express it. the right of veto. In Indi-
| ana the same vote that passes a law
! through the legislature in the first in
( stance, or in other words a majority,
/ can pass 1t over the governors veto,
! while in congress it requires a two
/ thirds majority TO pass a bill over the
presidents veto. Therefore, in Indi-
/ ana q veto is exceedingly limited In its
+ scope and does but little more than
call the attention of the legislature and
of the public generally TO some weak
/ ness of the proposed law, in order that
/ when it is again considered by the leg
/ islative body. such weakness may be
eliminated, or such legislation defeat
/ ed altogether. With that exception.
/ however, the powers. duties, rights
and prerogatives of each division Of our
/ government should be rigidly reserved
and religiously adhered TO. The gov
. ernor has no right to coerce or at
tempt to coerce the legislature nor the
! legislature to force the Supreme Court
to render such decision as its members
may like. They are going out Of their
dertake this course. and they become
themselves violators of fundamental
law. And yet. while clinging tenaci-
ously to this idea, desire to say that,
/ within such restrictions as the consti-
| tuition imposes, shall endeavor to act
in conformity with the platform upon
which | am standing. should the peo-
pie confer upon me the Office OF chief
| executive for the ensuing four years.
Vigorous Law Enforcement.
If am elected governor on this Re
publican platform, l shall earnestly
recommend to the legislature the pas
sage of a county unit local option law.
If such law should be placed on the
statute books, | shall, within the linn
itations prescribed by the constitution,
such law is rigidly enforced. II l am
elected governor, | shall veto any bill
looking to the amendment of the
Moore law, and, if the legislature en-
acts into law the plan proposed in
the Democratic platform, l shall like
wise register my veto against such
action, and thus endeavor to prevent
the final passage of such legislation.
The real question in Indiana this
year, the paramount issue" is. shall
the brewers dominate Indiana poll.
tics, or shall the people rule? The
brewers are organized and aggressive
They have arrayed all the brewery sa.
loon keepers in our state in favor OF
the Democratic platform. They have
issued instructions to these men as tC
how their organization shall be made
and conducted. They have raised the
largest campaign fund ever brought
into Indiana for this purpose. This
is to be the battle-ground, and on
it is to be fought out the momentous
question of freedom from brewery rule
Great Stake to Play For.
The stake in Indiana is a great one
: to play for The next legislature will
redistrict the state for legislative and
congressional purposes. II the brew
ers win in this contest, they will re
district the state to suit their owr
purposes, will pass their own laws
and, by controlling future legislatures
by means of such gerrymanders as
they see fit to enact. prevent their op
: ponents from repeating any law favor
able to them and their business.
: Can it be possible that they are
all favoring the Democratic platform
because it will promote temperance
Or the restriction of their business
Or further safeguard the rights of the
pecplee Or increase the efficiency o
the existing law? Are their motive:
wholly unselfsh in the fight they ar,
making? Is it not rather to be ex
pected that they are looking for SOM
, benefit to inure to them because o
their efforts in this campaign? Thei
association has practically captured
the Democratic organization in Indi
ana, and if they succeed In their ef
f forts to elect the Democratic state ant
: legislative tickets will they not ex
= pect some return for their expenditur
, of time and money and effort In thi
y campaign.
t Is one compelled to go far afield L
2 find some reason for their activity
!, Does not everyone know that they ar
: in this fight to help themselves. an
: for no other conceivable reason?
Let No Man BE Deceived.
D The issue is plain-let no man b
D deceived Either the adoption Of tn
( Republican platform, or the mainter
ance Of existing law will hold all tina
2 has been gained in this statewide fgh
= against brewery domination. The elec
z ton of the Democratic state and legis
T lative tickets will prevent the one an
: repeal the other and give such impetu
= TO brewery ascendancy in Indiana tia
: it will take many years to throw OF
( their yoke. or even to recover los
ground. Choose ye this day whom y
will sprye"