The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-05
FouIke States That People
Should Be Educated to
Demand Execution.
He FAvoRs COUNTY UNIT
WELL KNOWN LOCAL MAN ONE
or PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS At
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEET
ING HELD LAST NIGHT.

Indianapolis, Oct. 5.-William Dud-
ley Foulke OF Richmond, speaking last
night at the law enforcement con-
vention in Caleb Mills Hall, urged in
q very forcible way the importance Of
educating the public sentiment to de-
mand enforcement. of the county To-
cal option law where by vote county
had been declared dry" He stated
the Importance of enforcement OF the
law to be far above the extension of
dry" territory. saying. 'If the laws
that now exist can be enforced and
made impregnable. that is far better
than to seek to extend their oper-
atoms"
Subject Of Addresses.
Mr.. Foulke shared honors with Ad-
Olson G. Harris and w. A. Ketcham
upon the convention program, Mr..
Harris opening the subject by an ad-
dress upon Law Enforcement and
It's Relation to Good Government"
Mr.. Ketcham followed with a discus
sion of Mr.. Harriss paper. The sub
ject of Mr. FoulKe's address was
public Sentiment in Law Enforce
ment." r. c. Minton. attorney for
the AntiSaloon league presided.
AS the meeting of the convention
last night was devoted to discussion
of general theories regarding the Gre
alton of law and it's enforcement. so
1t has been planned that the session
today should touch upon the actual
enforcement of the law. Walter F..
Wood of Sullivan county, Wilbur Ry-
man of Muncie. v. E. Kagy. Peru, all
prosecuting attorneys, and Charles E..
Rigdon of Warsaw. W. A. Bridges,
Franklin and L. A. Guthrie OF Muncie,
all mayors, will discuss this phase of
law enforcement.
Favors Local Option.
II think the people OF Indiana"
said Mr.. Foulke. did very wisely
when they established local option
rather than statewide prohibition. I
think they did most wisely. too. in
determining that the county should
be the unit. For it Is the county
(not the state. the township or the
ward), which Is the political unit for
the enforcement of the law.
''Since it is the county which must
enforce the restrictions against the
sale of liquor it is proper for the coun-
ty to determine what those restric-
lions must be. They can only be en-
forced II the same political body when
demands them, is the body which has
the power to carry them out. The
county Is the smallest political body
frip Of.
fectual. To prohibit saloons in a
ward, or township, is OF little use
when they can be established just
across the street or the township
lines. The county local option. how
ever, is more effective-the bulk of
the population can not we'll 20 to an
adjoining county to Quench It's thirst.
Strengthen the Foundations.
1.-THE question now is what should
be the next step. For myself think
1t ia much more important to streng-
then the foundations already laid
than to add too much to the super.
structure. It is not what we eat. but
what we assimilate. that makes us
strong. It is not what we read. but
what we remember. that makes us
learned. 1t is not what laws we enact
but those we enforce. which make us
an orderly community. II we pass
laws which the county charged with
enforcing does not want and does MOI
enforce, that leads to general dis
regard Of all laws. and there Is moth
ing more fatal than that in civil life y