The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-28
made serious mistakes in the manner
In which they handled the temperance


question in their platforms. He says
the republicans should have declared in
favor Of retaining the county option
law because it is still on trial. 1t says
the prohibitionists in their platform
made declaration which can only be
construed as a denunciation of the
county option law. The democrats, II
says. openly declares that it is in ia.
vor of substituting different temper.
ance law for the one now on the stat
ute books. which means repeal of the
county option law.
The Issue says these declarations and
views do not meet with the approval OF
the rank and file of either party. and
for this reason it is necessary for the
temperance people to stand united and
see to it that nothing is done by either
party to upset the present law.
The Issue says:
'The question that confronts temp
erance people in the state of Indiana
is what is to be done concerning this
matter? We venture to suggest the
following at this time ard will have
occasion to suggest additional courses
of action from time to time.
Candidates for the legislature
should be openly pledged to stand for
the retention of the country option
law. Organizations of dry voters OF
all parties should be secured as far as
possible in all counties of the state
who will pledge themselves to sup
port no one for the legislature not
openly committed to the retention OF
the county option law unimpaired on
our statute books.
Citizens of all parties who believe
in the rule of the people should place
the retention of the county option law
above the United States senatorship
and, regardless OF the outcome as to
the senatorship itself, vote only for
the candidates known to stand for the
retention of the county option law.
I'VE would recommend further that
every effort be made by temperance
duce candidates already nominated to
get right on this question, if they are
not right already. before thinking OF
voting independently at the polls in
''Of one thing We can be assured
The Indiana county option law is In
imminent danger of being repealed at
the next session of the legislature. Tn
less good citizens of all parties can
be induced to rise above partisanship
the liquor men. will succeed In electine
enough wet legislators in both the
leading political parties to secure the
repeal of the law.
are such in Indiana that very few
for the legislature will
promise to vote and use their influ.
ence for the retention Of the law who
will not also pledge their vote for
constitutional prohibition.
'The brewers themselves have SO
the political situation
that they have invited their own de.
by their pernicious meddline
when otherwise they might have sue
ceeded in retaining conditions as they
are at the present time"
The Anti-Saloon people are congrat.
ulating themselves that they were
able to defeat for denomination tie
Rev. John Hill. of Bartholomew. a
member OF 1he last legisla.
ture who voted for the repeal OF the
county option law He was q candi.
date for denomination. but he was de.
feated by a dry democrat. 1t is also
noted that tho dPva have nhf q frod roy..
troll of the democratic county com.
mittee in Delaware county, which
means that Delaware county's cam
paign this year win be fought out on
dry lines. Similar successes have met
the efforts OF the AntiSaloon league
and other temperance forces in var.
icus parts Of the state. and It begins to
look like the efforts of the temper.
ance people to nominate dry candi.
dates on both tickets for the legisla,
ture are bearing fruit.