The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-29
TEMPERANCE DAY
WAS CELEBRATED
HERE ON SUNDAY
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ed according to the speaker. but if the
laws are passed in regular manner.
ii is the duty of the minority to respect
them. There is need of law which
will compel the obeyance of the pres
ent laws. stated Mr.. Minton.
On Blind Tiger Case.
Reference was made by him to his
statement, made last winter, following
the outcome of the trial of George Gay
for alleged violation of the blind tiger
law. Mr.. Minton called attention TO
the statement made by him following
the disagreement of the jury. Mr.
Minton then proceeded to discuss jul
ries in general. and not the one sitting
in the Gay trial in particular. He said
that. although juries often had a pre-
ponderance of evidence sufficient to
convict any man. they often refused to
convict because they did not believe in
the law. He said that it was not for
the jury to determine the law. but TO
abide by it in making their decisions.
There will come a time when public
sentiment will force jurors to do this
very thing. according to Mr.. Minton.
The speaker said that mobs were often
faith in jury trial.
Address by Barney.
The Rev. Z. S. Barney, legislative
superintendent of the Indianapolis dis
fy-Ir ms int spS nm
what was needed to accomplish success
in the ousting of the saloon from the
state of Indiana. He said that there
were two ways of fighting the saloon,
one by doing the work with a small or
ganization. and the other by having
the support of sufficient numbers to
carry out what the organization
planned. In order to do this he said
that it was necessary that the league
go into politics. He said that the sol
id democratic and republican vote OF
this state equalized itself with abou;
100000 voters on each side. The re
naming 1JO,pT0 voters were independ
ent Give the Anti-Saloon League
| 5000 of the independent voters of the
state and he promised that the league
would accomplish whatever it set on,
to do. He said that he believed that
the league had practically accomplished
this. stating that SO far as he could
conservatively estimate, the saloon
men could only control 5000 of tn;
| independent voters.
Urged to Scratch Ticket.
Il he Sc,
ent to do all in their power to get tn;
voters to scratch their tickets and de
feat any candidate who is an avowet
saloon supporter. His doctrine is
God. home and brethren first, part,
afterwards.
At the First Presbyterian church
in the afternoon about 80 women hearC
two interesting addresses. one by Rev
E. S. Shumaker. state superintendent
and the other by Rev. DIR. Helt of Ev
ansville. DR.. Helt is the organizer o
the league. and AT present superintend
ent of the Evansville district.
| AS a general thing. the morning ser
vices were better attended than any o
the others. The representatives of tn,
1 league made strong appeals. not onl!
| for temperance. but righteousness il
general. Some Of them made appeal!
for the protection OF the younger gen
Grafton. Good collections. all of which
were turned over. to the league to de
fray expenses. were reported by pastor
of the churches. at which the leagu
representatives spoke.