The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-12

R. c. Minton, attorney for the league.
both say that this is the intention of
that body and that they hope both old
parties will keep down any mention of
prohibition in their platforms. The
| league does not want the question made
one of party politics. An effort will
be made to have the next legislature
pass a law forbidding the manufacture
or sale Of intoxicating liquors within
the state. This, If it passes, will mean
prohibition, of course, but the league
wishes the law enacted not as a party
measure. but on moral grounds. 1t be-
lieves the bill will have a much better
chance of getting through the legis-
lature If neither party declares for or
against 1t than If the question is in
jected into party politics. In fact, the
league wishes to stay out of politics
entirely in accordance with its consti
| tutional policy.
League Not in Politics.
If Hanly were to be elected United
States senator 1t would have to be by a
combination OF republican and demo-
cratic votes on an Anti-Saloon League
| basis, and the leagues says it is not in
politics. The league assist in the cleo
ton of members Of the legislature on
whom it can depend to support its eff
| forts to wipe out the liquor traffic.
/ But that is as far as it goes. There
/ were a number of members of the last
/ legislature who owed their election to
| the Anti Saloon League support, and
these members stood by the league on
! all temperance legislature. But when
it came to a matter of policy or par
| ty politics they stood by their party
through thick and thin. And 1t will be
so in the next session, 1t Is pointed out.
Members elected through the support
! of the Anti Saloon League will support
the leagues anti-nquor policy, but when
] II comes to a matter Of party policy
where United states senator is to be
elected they will stick to party. because
there is much more involved in the
United States senatorshlp than the
/ liquor question. 1t is not believed that
! the Anti-Saloon League will ask any
member of the Legislature to vote for
Hanly or any other candidate for Unit
ed States senator. To do so would be to
violate all of its policies of non-parti-
san activity.
HanIy In Bad.
Hanly is in bad with the republicans
throughout the state for the manner in
which he slaughtered the party last
fall He stills claims to be a repub-
lican and he is a republican on all Of
the political questions just as he always
has been. and 1t IS not believed here
that he would jump into the fight for
United States senator just at this time.
when it is plainly apparent that the
party throughout the stae stands solid
ly at the back of Senator Beveridge be-
cause of his great fight in congress in
| favor of a downward revision of the
tariff
Senator Beverage, who is here for a
few days. says he believes there will
yet be a good tariff bill passed at this
special session Of congress He has
faith In the widom OF the conference
| committee OF the house and the senate
which is now wrestling with the propo-
sition of agreeing on the matters on
which the two houses now differ. The
senator says he believes this commit
tee will produce a good bill and one
that will satisfy everybody. He says
the conference committee members will
| surely see the wisdom OF getting up a
good bill that will prevent a wide
spread tariff agitation throughout the
country Immediately after the adjourn
ment Of the special session.
Reception Tor Beveridge.
Great preparations are being made