The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-01
Claims that a Man Has the
Right to Think and Vote as
He Sees Fit and Declines
to Resign Until Asked.
SALOON elimination
HE REGARDS UNFAIR
Resents Charge That He is an
Evil Influence and Charges
Republican Quakers not
Prohibiti0niStS.

81 am not talking much about the
subject. OF course, if they ask me to
resign 1 will. l do not intend to do
anything in the matter until some &C
ton is taken. however. If 1 resign.
shall do my talking afterward." The
statements were made by Prof. Will
liza N. Trueblood. head of the depart.
ment of literature at Earlham college
this morning. He has been attacked
for his position on the local option
question and serious charges have
into line as it was thought by others
he ought to have done.
Prof. Trueblood, also prepared the
following statement for The Palla-
dium:
Trueblood's Impression.
election has become subject to pub
lie comment to the action of Dublin
Quarterly meeting Of Friends. please
allow me the courtesy of your col.
ums for these statements:
First signed the petition for the
local option election because I-be-
| lieve the people have the power and
they do not. / am at loss to know
where the right to decision is.
"Second-When I signed the peti.
| tion for the election l thought the
county would go dry, stating on sew
eral occasions in casual conversation
| that I thought SO. This ought to show
that I regarded the issue as one for
the people in fair election.
Third made no argument with
any one on the issue to be submitted
at the election. as has been charged
because l had respect both for my
convictions on the subject. and for
the discord between them and the
common sentiment Of the college for
which l work.
Elimination Not Fair.
"Fourth-At the election l voted as
did. because l do not regard the
elimination of the saloons by law as
the only way, or fair way, Or an ef-
fective way of securing temperance
conditions. I regard the county local
option movement as a disguised poll
tical movement having its birth in po.
litical tricks.
| "Fifth-An who know me know that
/ am temperance man both in prac.
tice and principal. No one has ever
had any ground to rightly infer from
any of my teachings. conversations
practices, attitudes, or votes that ]
ana in alliance with intemperance OF
any kind. or in sympathy with 1t, but
the contrary.
A Pertinent Question.
| "Sixth-A ouestion-How is it that
am charged with evil influence and
intemperance proclivities on the
ground of voting against this (certain.
ly semi-political movement. when
my good republican friends have been
voting against the prohibition tickei
in mixed political and prohibitory
liquor contest for these many years
without such charger"
The charges against Prof True.
blood have been the subject for a
great deal of comment. Professional
men of broad views are rallying to
the side of the professor and declare
that Earlham college surely will MOI
be SO short sighted as to take up the
subject of requesting resignation.
One Of the most prominent attorneys
in the city, a man who has sent three
sons to Earlham said: Il think II Is
the greatest outrage ever attempted
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