The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-04

in the state and told the people that
the liquor question ought not to be
drag ged into the campafgn: that it was
moral question and not political
question; that it had no place in the
campaign and that the party that drag
ged 1t In would regret 1t. And this
prophecy proved to be well founded.
Democratic Position.
The Democrats took the position that
the liquor question was one for the
church and the people among them
selves to settle, without taking 1t into
politics and making of 1T a campaign
issue. In that campaign the Republi-
cans were fighting for county option
because they were forced to do so. The
Democrats took the other side, just as
they always do.
This year the Republicans said moth
ing in their state platform on the liquor
question, but took the position that the
local opion law was on the statute
books, 1T had been declared constitu-
tional by the supreme court. and that
it was therefore a dead issue and that
it should not be hauled into the cam
! paign AGAIN.
kept 1t ONT of Politics.
| But the Democrats took the opposite
view from what they held two years
ago. Instead OF holding to the idea
| that the liquor question ought to be
keep out of politics they made decIara-
ton in their state platform for the re-
peal of the county option law, thus
making the question an issue again
That this was done by the brewers and
to SATISFY them has never been disputed
Both parties. however. or at least the
management of the parties, tried to
keep the question from coming to the
| front in the campaign, and they be-
lieved they had succeeded until Gov
| ernor Marshall came out IN his speech
| last night and openly recommended the
repeal of the county option law and
| recommended the enactment of town
ship and city option law In It's place A
| township and city option law would al
low the establishment OF every sa-
LOGON that has been voted out OF exist
ence during the last two years under
the county option law, for the saloons
are always in the cities or in the town
ships.
The Governor made the statement
that by keeping silent on the local OBJ
ton question the Republicans had plac-
ed themselves in position where they
could either repeal the law or leave IL
antee as to what they would do with it
1 This, it is pointed out here. is a far
fetched theory for it would be up tc
the Governor OF the state to sign OF
veto any repeal bill that might be pass
ed 1t is not believed for one minute
here that Governor Marshall would
sign repeal bill If one was passed b,
Republican legislature. He would
undoubtedly take the position that the
people, by electing a Republican legis-
lature on this issue, indicated that the,
were opposed TO the repeal of the
county option law, and that he would
not force a repeal on them that the,
did not want. At least. that would bs
the logical thing fer him to do under
such circumstances. So, it is pointet
out, there need be no fear of repea
in case of the election of a Republicar
! Legislature
But the interesting part of the Who'll,
situation is that the Governor, hal
dragged the liquor question into tn,
campaign and made it one of the lead
| ing issues. 1t has all along been sup
| posed that the people would talk amons
/ themselves on this question and tina
| many of them would be Influenced ii
l the casting of their votes by their posi-
| ton on the liquor question, but bot
sides had been hoping that 1t woul
not come~to the front leading is
/ sue. Just what the effect will be /
hard to tell