The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-11
Aqree With President of Anti
Saloon League That Now Is
Time to Strike for County
Option.
MARSHALL'S ATTACK ON
MINISTERS is RESENTED.
Rev. Wade Says 1t Shows
Democratic Candidate Is
Hit - Sentiment Appears
Favorable to Issues.

Local ministers state they believe
the resentment shown by members OF
the Terre Haute ministry as the re-
suit Of the recent outburst of Thomas
r. Marshall, democratic candidate for
the governor, in regard to the position
the ministers should occupy in the
views today number of them ex-
press their, chargin and dissapoint-
ment, at the position now taken by
Marshall.
The statement made by Marshall
aroused the preachers of Terre Haute
to action against him. 1t was uttered
after the candidate learned the minis
ters intend to organize to support To-
cal option. He said:
What the preachers are to be Or
ganized for l don't know. | supposed
when the holy oil of conservation was
poured upon their heads, they were
dedicated to the service of Almighty
God and not to the republican party.
AT least, will take my chance on the
fact that there are some of them who
will feel that their life's work is to
preach the gospel and not to beat a
bass drum in a political procession.
THE funny part of these sugges-
tions consists in the following one:
Promote harmony, Blessed are the
peacemakers for they shall. inherit the
earth When l was little bit of a
barefoot boy attending Sunday school
l was compelled to learn the beati-
tudes. When | learned this one it
read as follows: Blessed are the
peacemakers for they shall be called
the children of God However, pro-
posing to revise the tariff and give to
the protected industries of this coun-
try reasonable profit, on their man.
ufactures, they may now propose to
revise the Scriptures and make them
read also as will suit the convenience
of the party"
The members of the Richmond Min
isterial association have always taken
a prominent part in the politics of the
city, county and state and this year
will prove no exception.
In the past there have been express
sions by the individual members of
the clergy adverse to James E. Wat
son, republican candidate for COVER
nor. 1t is now believed probable these
individual men intend to accept the
issues advocated by Watson, the prin-
cipal of which is county local option
and lend him their support, realizing
that by so doing they will help bring
about legislation that will strike at the
saloon interests and thus promote the
ideal of prohibition. The ministers
reconcile themselves to support Wat.
son and his issues in preference to
the candidates of the prohibition par
ty because of the pereminent fact the
republican party is sure to have great.
er support at the polls.
The Rev. Conrad Huber of the St
Pauls Lutheran church is one of the
prime leaders of the local county
option and originated in Richmond
about a year ago when Rev. Huber Sc,
cured Mr.. Shumaker to come to Rich
mond and give an address. Mr.. Shu.
maker at that time declared the politi
cal party that took up the question OF
ty to stand favorable with the people
and would win out in the election.
The proposition of the adoption OF
the county as the unit for local option
was advocated in public mass meet
ing held in this city last year 1t was
before an audience that filled the East
Main street Friends church that E
S. Shumaker. president of the Anti
Saloon League of Indiana, declared
the county must be adopted as the
unit for prohibition and the first par
ty to adopt it would be the one te
win favor with the public.
Within the past few days, president
Shumaker has jumped into the politi
cal ENHANCEMENT prevailing in Ind
lana and has come out flat-footedly
urging that the ministers request the
state legislature to adopt the count,
option bill during the special session
He has offered to put campaigners il
the counties where special election:
will be necessary in order to cleo
members who will be in favor of sucl
an enactment. This is construed il
no other way thsan an Endorsement o
James E. Watson, who is campaign
ing upon a platform bearing planl
which pledges the party to such
law.
Not only is he actively engage,
through his personal efforts, but Pres
ident Shumaker has written letters [.
the ministers throughout the stat
calling upon them to take part in tn
work. He accepts the opportunity t
get the option bin through the legis
lature at the special session. Such al
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