The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-09

ship option. Having said that local
option as a principle is a failure. the
liquor men have given the people an
other option law with. nothing special
in the new law to make it successful
except the assurance that practically
every city and town of any size in the
state will be forced to accept saloons.
whether dry now or not
The city unit means closely fought
election, and the possibility Of coloni.
zation and fraud and repeating in ev-
nothing else. And this is the real
meaning of the city unit law The
drys know this, and are wrothy. But
their present wrath is nothing az COM
cry city. This means saloons, and
pared with the indignation and rage
that will arise in city after city as the
elections are held and the methods of
the vets, under the new Democratic
law. force saloons on belligerent and
hostile communities.
diminishing For Issues.
The Democrats who are not tied
body and soul to the saloon business
are skirmishing at this time for issues
that may overshadow the liquor ques-
ton and commend the Democratic par
ty to the people. Public economy is
enc cry that is being tried out just
now. Many are the shifts and eva
slons, and tricky eXpedients by which
the Democrats 70 Oh 4,
people believe that salaries can be
raised and new jobs can be created
without adding to the burdens of the
people. Extraordinary efforts are be-
ing made TO get things for nothing in
order that bond issues may be avoided.
1t has been pointed out that the
Democrats went into power with
shout of economy and with fixed de-
mand for the adjustment of commits
slons. boards, jobs and departments.
And they have been creating new jobs
ever since.
Playing Up the Economy" Cry.
But there is the ever present play
to the people on the ground of econo-
my. The Democratic governor went
SO far as to try to force through a law
providing that each county having a
company Of the Indiana national guard
might be forced to build an armory for
the state military company. Now it is
as much the duty of the state to house
its military companies as it is to pay
4.
the expenses Of the camp of instruc-
ton each year. To tax the county for
state purposes is so manifestly unfair
and unconstitutional that it is amazing
to think of the Democratic governor,
who Is supposed to be a lawyer. faith.
ering such a monstrous proposition.
Yet he not only urged the bill as
means of lodging state expenditures
md playing the economy political
string, but he had a lobby of astonish-
ng visor and numbers to assist in
bullying self-respecting Democratic
members.
Republicans who refused to tax
heir counties for state purposes, open
y accused the Democratic governor of
rying to shirk a state duty. and the |
whole trick was exposed without
mercy.
Adam Wise, the actual Democratic |
loor leader, seeing a chance to make |
var against Joe Cravens, the nominal |
loor leader and the governors one |
ime handy man, led a Democratic re- |
'olt against the ''un-Democratic" arm
Try bill, as he called it, and the COVER
lor's pet Uill had mighty few votes
When the end came
FIimsy Tricks and Dodges.
All through the Marshall admins
ration there has been a series of finn
y tricks and lodges of this kind-all
Intended to impress the people with
he idea that the Democratic governor
5 a saver Of the public funds. The
rick by which the armory burden was
o be shifted to a few counties is only
sample.
AS a matter of fact, the state of In
lana is far behind other states in the
natter of providing properly for the
ational guardsmen. Marshall knows
his is true, and yet he has not the
ourage to go to the open and make
he state do the right thing. He seeks
o please the guardsmen by shifting
be burden. He would help them by
the home people. In other
words, crafty Tom Marshall gladly
axes all the glory he can get for
but refuses to accept the
or to do anything on his
wn account
Storm of Indignation.
Frightened by the effects of the pas
age of the new option law and by the
torn of Indignation that its enact
rent has aroused, the Democrats are
rying with all their might to pass
ONE kind of regulation law to affect |
he liquor business. They know that
Without fair and decent law to regu-
ate the saloons, the Democratic party |
must resign itself to take a run and
Jump out of Office two years hence.
This is why the Democrats are scam
,ering to and fro at the statehouse
rying to frame regulatory legislation
hat may appeal to some of the voters.
That is the secret of the effort now be- |
ng made to enact 500 and $500 IL |
.ense law, with other regulations and
That is why so many Re-
publican amendments to the regulation |
aw have been accepted by senate
Democrats. Then, too, with the future
n mind, the Democrats are trying to