The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-20

them and they voted the county dry in
spite of the loud promises.
In Lafayette the same kind OF prom
ises were made and the people took the
saloon men at their word. Now they
propose that the promises shall be
kept faithfully.
From st. Joseph county comes the
report that the saloon men of that
county are scared over the fear that
the county may go dry if an election is
held, and that loud promises are being
made. And 1t is said further that
most of the saloons in South Bend are
trying to show before hand that they
are in earnest and mean to do the
right thing. This, If true, may have
an important bearing on the result OF
an election and it might cause the peo-
pie of st. Joseph county to decide that
they had better retain the saloons.
Fort Wayne is another place where
the saloon people have had a scare
thrown into them. They do not want
a local option election held in Allen
do not know what might happen. True,
they have Steve Fleming at their back.
but even Steve Fleming may fail some
day to carry things his own way. Who
can tell? And it is said that the sa-
looms of Fort Wayne are really making
a show of obeying the laws. If the sa-
looms of Fort Wayne honestly try to
obey the laws and do not return to the
old habit of disregarding them there is
not the slightest danger that Allen
county will ever vote itself dry But
if they return to the old game and get
the notion that they can do as they
please and '.get by with it the saloon
keepers will wake up some morning
out of business.
As stated above, there are two kinds
of scares that have resulted from the
local option law and it's operation. One
is the kind that makes the saloon
keeper be good and the other is the
kind that induces him to be bad. Re-
Gently one Of the leading saloon keep
ers of indianapolis was discussing an
order given out by the police depart
ment that all saloons should remain
closed on Sunday. This man said he
did not intend to pay any attention TO
the order.
Why should l close:'' he said. Il
am going to keep one the same as l
have always done. and l intend to get
all can out OF my business. know
that 1t is only question of time until
this county goes dry and will be fore
ed out OF business, and l do not pro-
pose to let anything get away from me
as long as am able to stay in bust
ness You bet. am going to get mine
while can, for after while will be
out of it,
Other Kind Of Scare.
That is the other kind of scare. It
seems strange that men will take such
view OF the situation when they
know that to do so is to add fuel to
the flames that are sure to devour
them. And yet, you cannot much
blame the saloon man who has always
been in the habit OF doing as he pleas
ed and disregarding the law year after
year. if he decides that he had better
get all he can while he has the chance
Bets are posted at Anderson that
Madison county will vote wet next
| week. Sums as high as 500 even
money are offered. There is bitter
campaign on in that county. Senator
Proctor. of Elkhart. Clarence Darrow
of Chicago, and Ralph Clark of Ander-
son. president Of the Indiana Retail
MeFGh10tSs Association vnre r.. ~ fha