The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-30
Meredith Says He intends to
Cast a Wet Ballot, But II
Drys Win, He Will See That
It Is Dry.
OFFICIAL Is PEEvEO
AT TEMPERANCE MEN
Openly Supports Cause Of the
Vets Because Prohis Re-
fused to Support Candida
cy of Jim Watson.


there is only one wet vote cast in
Wayne county, that one will be mine,
unless l drop dead before I get to the
polls. But. let me tell you. also, that
if Wayne county is voted dry, she will
be dry. so far as 1 am concerned.
There won't be any blind tigers run
on the side. If can find out about
them. II the majority of the people
show they want it dry, they shall have
it as dry as can make It. I don't
care if I have to go into a private
home to stop them, I'll do it, if find
out about them. And. another thing.
there won't be anything doing in the
club houses or lodge rooms. They ali
will have to go. There won't be any
locker system, you can bet on that .
Reasons Are Political.
The above statement was made by
Sheriff Linus p. Meredith this morn
ing. Meredith is an out and out sup
porter of the vets He says his
reasons are political. that the prohibi-
tionists and prohibition democrats re-
fused to, vote for the; repubhcan can
didate for governor at the l1st general
sG.ectien al lost state4 te-tha re-
DuLlisans. Many of them. Meredith
Gays, have turned about and now are
allied with the local optionists aud
are trying to vote the county dry. He
cites as an example Joshua Alien. of
Jefferson county. Allen was a candi-
date sor prosecuting attorney Ga the
democratic ticket. He was beaten.
Meredith claims that since the elec-
tion lie has forgotten the local option
clause in the republican platform and
that during the campaign he claimed
the democrats offered Il better pro
PC siiicr and nov is open in his sup.
port Of the "drys. The sheriff claims
the prohibition ;oters. who refused
support to Watson, need not expect
him to vote wi,E them now. when
they had a chance to help the te.nper-
a~ce movement oy voting for the re.
publican candidate.
Will Approve His Stand.
The declaration of the sheriff
against blind tigers will be welcome
information to the "drys." The cry
has been raised that if the county
goes dry innumerable blind tigers
and speak-easies will spring up in all
localities and that the officers will be
unable to locate them and as the re.
suit intoxicants will flow freer than
from the licensed saloons.
The avowal of Meredith was made
to a Palladium reporter in the pres.
ence of witnesses. He said he had
written five letters and intimated
blind tigers in different parts of the
county The sheriff claims he would
be able to locate some of these places
and if the county goes dry all will
have to close up tight as a drum and
stay closed.
1t has been but seldom that a pub
lie official of Wayne county has made
as broad and positive assertions as
those of the sheriff. He AYERS he will
proceed on the theory that if it be
shown the majority of the voters want
dry county, their wishes will be com
piled with, so far as he is concerned
The application of the statement ol
the sheriff concerning club and lodge
rooms, it is probable will be felt, il
the county be voted dry and the sher
iff follows out his threat.