The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-17
Many Complaints Registered
Against a Prolonged Spell
binding Political Battle in
Indiana.
CAMPAIGN YEARS ARE
BAD FOR BUSINESS.
For This Reason Farmers,
Commercial Travellers and
Business Men Want the
Whole Affair Cut Short.


strong feeling on the part of both
campaign committees-republic and
democratic-against the early opening
of the speaking campaign. This feel
ing is the outgrowth of complaints
from all over the state. Hundreds of
letters are in the hands of each COM
mittee calling attention to the stagna-
| tion of business and the general upset
of normal conditions that always re-
suits from the agitation of spellbind-
ers. The farmer is not the chief COM
plainant. as the speaking campaign,
| If not begun until September, would
find him through with the rush of sum-
mer crops. 1t is the business man,
and especially the commercial travel
ers, who are protesting. These de-
clare that, under the very best OF
conditions in campaign years II is bad
enough, but that the inclination to
make OF Indiana battle ground-the
storm center of the fight-bids fair
to kill business for two or three
months. Since Indiana has obtained
the nomination OF vice-president on
the democratic ticket. the republicans
have been favoring an earlier opening
OF the campaign than was first intend
ed and unless the protests avail. the
spellbinders may be let loose even be-
fore the first OF September Much
comment is heard In favor OF an
agreement between the parties that
will confine the spell-binders to not
more than 80 days in future campaigns
and 1t would not be surprising II the
present campaign should see the last
OF the long-term stump speaking that
does so much to unsettle business con-
ditions In the years OF national elec-
tions. II is hardly likely. however,
that any of the spell-binding plans for
this fall will be altered at this late
day.
What Will be Done7
The attorney generals office has
been asked for advice In regard to the
decision of Special Judge Moore at
Frankfort, in which IL was held that
a so-called temperance drink known
as Tonica. put out by an Indianapolis
brewery. is malt liquor and cannot
be sold without license. II this decis-
ion is to be accepted without waiting
. for the action of the supreme court. to
which tribunal the case is to be taken
for final adjudication, arrests can be
: made wherever this drink is sold in
, the state. II is admitted that the
brewery in question has flooded In
diana with the drink and as the find
Ing OF Judge Moore was based largely
: upon an analysis made by the state
laboratory, IL is likely that arrests win
, be urged wherever "Tonica" is sold
without license. There is much specu-
lation as to what the breweries will do
, next in their desperate effort to coun-
teract the loss of business resulting
r from the sweeping fight on saloons.
, but 1t may be put down as certain
I that they will not be caught mapping.
: oirectorie In Richmond.
Indianapolis has seen a real direc-
torie gown. and the fair creature that
had the courage to pose in IL in the
big show window Of downtown de-
partment store is to be seen in other
Indiana cities, I'm the hone that the
prejudice against the gown may be
= overcome For half an hour. Thurs
day, the young woman gave the public
chance to see-and the public did
not hesitate to look. II is not true
that offices and business houses diyid-
n ed their forces into relays of five min-
ute runs each. In order that the living
model might be inspected. but IL is
e true that the sidewalks were impass-
+ able while the directorie gown was on
: exhibition. IL Is not necessary to de.
: scribe its daring construction, but II
Is sufficient TO say that the woman
+ who first appears In the streets OF In.
: dianapolis gowned in directoire hab.
II will have an enormous following. 7,
: is more than likely that Richmond will
= be one of the cities used for exhibit
ton purposes before many weeks pass
| When that times comes there Will be
little doing In Richmond beyond sight
| seeing.
II Carnegie May Aid.
II Indianapolis is to submit to the
soothing effects of Andrew Carnesie's
pocketbook- AS a result of negotia,
tions that have been under way IL now
seems that six branch Libraries viii be
established in the capital city. The
buildings viii cost $4,000 each and
Mayor Bookwalter has been requested
by the school board TO notify Mr.. Car
negfe that his offer viii be accepted
This will relieve the central library tc
such an extent that many years will
have passed before any danger of the
present crovding can return. There
has been some opposition to the &C
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