The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-03

Social Clubs One Of Evils That
Must Be Remsdied to Brinq
About Restriction Of Drink
Habit.
indianapolis. Aug. 3.-The proAihs-
tionists Of Indiana are determined to
tight their own battle in their own
way. regardless OF the fight that d
being made on the liquor traffic by the
Anti-salooa league and there 10 to -
no compromise whatever between IL
two anti-liQuor Organisations. Whea
the prohibitioaists met in this city
few days ago TO celebrate the twentys
fifth anniversary OF the organisatioa
Of ths party In Indiana their speak.
|ers threw hot shot into the Anti-sa-
loon league the same - Of yore. anA
announced In al Of their >speecAes
that they viii not submit to any Con-
promise settlement OF the salooD
question in this state.
They stin regard the local option
proposition - . makeehift and . Q
straddle Of the saloon Questioo. Their
speakers said Il val merely q con.
prmise With the liquor trafflc.
The. peohibltionists raised Q banxee
- their meetings On which was psint.
cd state Vide psohibitioo vith tho
prohibition party IN power to enforce
the law." This - their platform Tor
the next campaign an8 they cay thev
win stand or tan O Il
eewssthlao - Neeh,Ne.
The prohibitiou:sts stand On thip
matter. however. does not seem 10 cun.
cern the Anti-Saloo0 league a the
least, for it u the same a Il always
has been. The league has never had
the support OF the prohibitfonists In
any Of its efforts to control the @,
loon business. The Anti-Saloon lea
gue has been going on the theory
that prohibttion IL the best solutico.
but that II yoa can't get absolute pro-
hibition you had better take The next
best thing. It has not eeen Q ghost
Of chance for state wide prohibition
mp to the present year. bat Il has
made . great advance In tho diroction
Of lessening the sale Of liquor n the
state. and It. therefore, b pointing
With considerable pride 70 its record
along this line. The members q The
league believe that they have accom.
plished much with the local opt1on
Law and the blind tiger law. both a
which laws It had passed BY the leg.
islature. The prohibttionists opposed
the passage OF the local optloa NV
lon the ground that IL vas q mere com.
promise. ana that We oueht not to
compfomise With IN evil, but aftor the
Law was passed and the various conn.
ties began calling elections The prohe-
bfttcoists throughouf IL otato vctsd
dry and worked TO have svseybody
else vote dry.
| Form Social ClUee
When the prohibitionists were hsso
the other day they pointed out d
fact that In several countieo of The
state which have been voted dry a&
local option elections social clubO aro
being organised and incorporated the
sole purpose of which = % ennnao L.
members 70 obtain drinks without -
ing violators Of the law. The puunS
bitioaists pointed these things out .
show that the local 6pt3oo law -
not prohibit drinking II such countSes.
The Anti-salooa- leatde sanits thak
these clubs are . -sefiods menaee to
the successful working of the Iocal
option Law. and tie league u seeding
some means to gee 1t thea ana seop
them. When . county eoes dFy un6er
the local optio0 law II does noe 0ean
that man cannot drink liQuoe = His
own house He can send out 70 eome
vet county o. 20 some 0thoe stato
wheee EQuor 10 sold and have e
shipped 70 hin and he can fake e h.
70 his house anl drink it vhsnever
he Daeases. But ~ cannet dive Il %
anyone else. neither caa 10 ssll T.
Haed - Neseh - taw.
These social clubs. When they ore
incorporatod win b hard to roaeA By
the law Sor having drinks o had for
their members- Practically an q t.
~ clubs In the cities maantaan bars
for their nembefA These social eauhs
cannot oell nquor to anyuoe. but q
club can keep tie llquor IN tn 10 bo4
and allow its members 70 % thero
and 81 their drinks- a mo0ber who
pays . dollar . week wiu - eotaale1
- certain number of d5in1ny and Q
member Who pays two dollars . week