The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-15
CAUST|C CRITICISM
OF Mr.. MARSHALL
Democratic Candidate For Governor
Alarmed at Storm He Has Created
Seeks To Hedge and In Speech at
Winslow Explains His Speech.
General Assembly To Meet Friday.

Indianapolis. September 15.-The re-
sponse by good citizens and church
people to Governor Hanly's appeal for
aid In forcing the proposed county local
option bill to passage at the coming
special session of the General Assembly
has been tremendous. Civic bodies and
churches all over the state have Joined
in the fight.
Here in indianapolis Endorsement of
the governors program has been given
by the Presbyterian Brotherhood. com
posed Of 600 lay members of the Pres
byteriaan church, by the Ministerial
Association, composed of pastors of all
denominations, by the Colored Anti
Saloon League, by the Colored Minist-
ers Association and by numerous other
individual pastors, who have urged
their congratulations to work and pray
for the proposed reform.
All Work For Reform.
Reports from practically all the large
cities of the state indicate thar the re-
form and religious bodies composed OF
both republicans and democrats. have
taken a hand toward bringing about
the reform, which seems almost within
grasp.
incidental to the activity on the part
of ministers and good citizens looking
to the enactment of county local option
there has been much adverse criticism
of Thomas r. Marshall, democratic can
didate for governor, because of what
has been characterized as hix attack on
the ministers of the state for partici
patton in political affairs. This was
In Mr. MarshalFs speech at Terre Haute
last Wednesday night. He expressed
gratitude over the fact that some min
listers still remain who perform their
holy offices and refrain from beating
a drum in political procession"
Brings Thunderous Protest
This brought forth a thunder of pro-
test from ministers and others. who de-
clared that none in a moral campaign
had more right to be active than min
listers, who are always desirious of
promoting reform.
So general became the criticism that
Mr. Marshall found it advisable yester
day to explain what he meant. At
Winslow, Ind. he digressed from his
regular speech long enough to say that
he meant no criticism of the men who
wear the cloth but that he was merely
finding fault with the managers of the
republican party
Session VIII Be Short One.
The impression is general that tbe
special session. to begin Friday. will
be short whether anything is done or
not. Both parties seem bent on ad
journing early. The democrats insist
they have no intention or desire to oh
struct They point ou that they might
make political capital by seeking to put
the republicans in a hole and keeping
there. but they disclaim any intension
of doing ought else than sitting back
and opposing in a dignified way that
which the republicans may offer. They
will not however, oppose the reappro-
priation about to revert to the general
fund They will be willing to do this
under suspension of the rules. But
the democrats will lend support to
nothing else except adjournment They
will seek to vote solidly against coun-
ty local option and against the repeal
of the law acknowledging the Vim
cennes university claim
Repeal Is Over-Shadowed.
This proposed repeal, by the way. is
completely over-shadowed by the tenn
perance fight albeit the governor laid
particular emphasis on the Importance
Of erasing the law from the statute
books. Nothing is heard either about
the night riders. People seem to have
forgotten that a great danger threat
ems. But the county local option has
not been forgotten. 1t constitutes
public thought that is growing every
day.
The two branches of the assembly
will be called to order promptly at 10
o'cIock. Friday morning