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

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but that the TomIinson bill would linn
# the number to one for each 500 In
.habitants.
The question on this notion he
said, lis not whether the county OPP
ton law should be repealed or kept on
the books The question Is whether
fairly before the senate for debate and
amendments. The people, he de-
clared. were misled in regard to the
provisions OF the bill.
Senator Woods Remarks.
Il believe the democratic party is
responsible said Senator Wood. for
injecting this question which is pure
ly moral into politics. The demo-
Gratis met in convention and adopted
a ward and township option declara-
ton in anticipation of what the repub-
licans would do. The republican party
did come along and in an unguarded
moment, went one step further and
adopted "a county option plank.
One man with an ambition that
could not be curbed by his friends.
that could not be curbed save. by the
satiation of his own desire, called
special session of the legislature.
When this man sought to be bigger
and greater than the whole people OF
Indiana the people rebelled as they
have ever rebelled against tyrants.
Ss1T-In n3A1 nd
l believed it was the beginning Of the
end. l came here with resolution
and submitted it to the leaders of the
party" Senator Wood explained that
the resolution was to the effect that
the option question had gone to the
people and that il they would elect
republican governor and a republican
legislature the county option plank
would be enacted.
Recalls Election Prophecy.
Then he continued, they came
here and told us that If this law were
enacted the republicans would carry
the state by 10000. l didn't believe
it, and l recalled then what had hap
pened in the past. | asked you then
to beware lest history repeat itself,
and it did l went out on the stump
and ! said then that if they reduced
the republican majority the law
should be repealed. The result was
Il, 900 people in the state said we do
not believe in county local option
Nov we are beseeched on one side
to keep it on the books. and on the
other to repeal it. l am not Sinking
responsibility. l know what you DEM
ocratic brethren will do if it is not re-
pealed. You will go out to the people
and say you did your best to repeal,
and you will say now give us demo-
cratic senate and we will repeal 1t.
And every normal democrat will vote
his ticket and every liberal republi-
can will join YOU
Wood for Restrictions.
st would have this business regu-
lated by the strong arm of the law.
would not vote for this bill as it is
here now. But l would vote for
high license bill and a bill limiting
saloons to one for each one thousand
l1uAU1IduI6. wOulu uCoSAOy tAO
damnable roadhouses. I would have
the saloons regulated by law. The
best temperance laws in the United
States may be found in Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania"
Senator Wood then pointed out that
liquor is sold in Indiana in counties
where the saloons have been remon-
strated out.
Senator Fleming Speaks.
! Senator Fleming spoke next. 1T is
my DESIRE" he said, ito raise the
question of property interests. and to
give you some of the best thoughts of
the day on this subject. My position
is well known. 1t Is clear to my con-
stituents. I spoke in every ward in
my campaign and the result was I
was sent here by larger majority
than ever was given before. II this
law is left on the statute books Indi-
ana will be dry by the year 1872"
Senator Fleming then read from
that section Of the Decl9ration of In
dependence which promises equal
rights to all men. He then quoted
from a speech of Lincoln in which he
said that prohibition was blow at
the basis of all government. He then
quoted the words Of John Quincy Ad-
ans, Thomas Jefferson, President FL
hot, of Harvard and others, all Of
which he construed as being opposed
to prohibition.
1.-THE great minds of the present day
are agreed" he said, ION the one ques-
ton that prohibition and its offspring
local option, are evil"
Speaking of property interests, SEN
ator Fleming said: "A few months
ago we heard that the insurance bust
ness was rotten. that the funds had
been diverted from the widows and
orphans to help a president but no
body said the insurance companies
shoulds be destroyed. We hear of
crimes committed by the railroads.
but we do not say the railroads should
be destroyed"
He predicted that in time the evils
Of the industry with which he was
connected would be washed away.
Bland Against Repeal.
There has been an intimation,"