The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-24

the tariff proposition at that demo
cratic county convention.
1t Is practically certain that the re-
publican speakers will pay a good deal
of attention to praising the work of
the administration at Washington and
the acts of congress during the last
few weeks. It is admitted by all that
congress had done good job lately.
There is still that fierce opposition to
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, but so
much else that Is good has been done
by congress since that law was pass
ed that the speakers can well afford
to devote a lot Of time to the record.
The railroad bill, the postal savings
bank bill and the several other new
laws passed by congress in the clos
ing days of the session. will afford
the speakers all the material they
may want for the campaign.
In view of all of these circumstan-
ces it need not be a surprise to any
one If both sides go out this year and
make one kind of speech in one place
and another kind of speech in another
place.
A Burning Issue.
There is every indication in the
world that the temperance question
will become a burning issue in the
campaign. This fact may as we'll be
recognized first as last. The temper.
ance people are making a desperate
| fight to save the county option law
from repeal, and they are seeking aid
from both parties. Not only that, but
they are getting things lined up in
good shape, too. Although the demo
cratic state platform declares for the
repeal Of the county option law and
for the substitution of a city and
township law, the democrats of the
state are badly divided on this pro
position. And in this connection a
good story is told.
Over in Boone county the democra
tic county convention was held a few
days ago, and dry democrat was
nominated for the legislature. When
the brewery people learned of this &C
tion they went straight up. Boone
county is the home county of Samuel
NJ. Ralston, and they could not I'm
derstand how 1t could happen tina,
Ralston would allow a dry democrat te
be nominated for representative IL
that county. Ralston is one of the
leading democrats of the state. was
the Taggart candidate for the nom
ination for governor two years ago
and is believed to be laying his ropes
to land the nomination in 1912. He i:
a member of the executive COMMITTEES
of the democratic state committee
that is running the democratic state
campaign. In view of all of this ant
the fact that the democratic state
platform declares for the repeal O
the county option law, the "old gang
is at loss to understand the antic
of the Boone county convention.
There are those who believe tina
Ralston is playing game of his own
Some people point out that Ralstol
is good politician and that he know
how to play the game little himself
They say it would be only natural 70
him to see the way the wind blow
and to see that the people will no
submit to repeal of the county or
ton law. II the temperance peopl
of the state are strong enough to pre-
vent the repeal of this law they vii
be strong enough to elect a candidate
for governor in 1912. and it is sal,
that probably Ralston is getting OF
the band wagon and getting ready t
land that nomination with the help Q
the temperance people. This doe
not sound like a had story