The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-27
Anti-SaIoon League Points
Out Watson a Friend
OF Temperance.
HAS ALWAYS STOOD RIGHT.
VOTERS ASKED TO COMPARE REC.
oRDs OF TWO MEN AND CAST
VOTES FOR MAN WITH THE
BEST ONE.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 2I-The
deadly parallel" is resorted to in the
current issue of the American Issue,
official organ of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, in an appeal to the voters of In
diana in behalf of James E. Watson,
Republican nominee for governor.
The appeal sets out in detail Mr..
Watsons congressional record on tenn
perance questions and gives, side by
side, the records of Mr.. Watson and
his Democratic opponent Thomas r.
Marshall, during the course of the
present campaign. The voters are urg-
ed to consider the deeds Of the two
nominees and cast their votes with the
man who stands for the better prin-
ciples. The publication says OF Mr..
Watson: He never failed to vote
right on the temperance question"
The appeal, in full, follows:
We publish herewith, as far as can
be obtained, the records of the two
leading candidates in the race for gov
ernor of the state of Indiana. One OF
these two men Is sure to be elected.
We earnestly plead that our Indiana
temperance forces be united in a prac-
tical effort to keep Indiana abreast OF
the times in the great temperance con-
fiict now stirring the nation. We pub
lish Mr.. Watson's congressional record
so far as it relates to the temperance
question, and then the records OF both
Watson and Marshall during the cam
paign for governor. These men have
made their own records. and upon
them the people can well judge which
is the safer to be intrusted to fill the
highest Office within the gift OF the
people of Indiana.
1. OF Mr.. Watson In congress:
On Dec. 6, 1900. voted in favor of
the bill which removed the beer drink
ing canteen from the United States
army.
On May q, 1902, voted in favor of
bill which removed saloons from
United States immigrant stations.
On May 81. 1902 voted in favor of
measure which abolished saloon from
United States capitol building.
On Jan. 81, 1903. voted in favor of
Hepburn bill III. R. 1880 which. had
it passed the senate, would have broken
up the interstate traffic In 1ntoxicants
in original packages in dry territory.
Voted in favor of Oklahoma state
hnad hill NTH tic ,,ro,Jicipn r,rnb ibif N q
liquor traffic in the Indian Territory
part and all Indian reservations in Ok
lahoma part. See Cong. Record, vol.
40. part .. p. 1887.
On June II, 1906, as chairman of the
committee OF the whole. held amend
ment in order to sundry civil bill,
which drove the beer saloon out of old
try. See Cong. Record part 8, p. 1856
On Feb. 23. 1907, as chairman of
committee of the whole. made same
ruling, which again shut out saloon
from old soldiers homes.
On May 6, 1908. held same ruling
which again, excluded saloon from old
soldiers homes throughout the coun,
try.
Has never failed to vote right on
temperance question.
Watson on Option.
In pre-keynote address on June 4, al
Spencer, declared in favor of county
local option, and said: IF am elect
ed governor on this platform l shall
use all honorable means to have this
provision enacted into law" He also
declared: '"The county is a well-de.
fined geographical and political divi-
piIae