The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-01-12
Liquor Interests Insist Their
Clean Up" Talk Is Not
Idle Chatter.
REGULATION MEASURE
Must Be Assured Passage
Before They Will Per-
nit Option Repeal.
sralladIum SpeeIaD

and the brewery interests say IL ~
not going to be them. They intend 10
put over a bill greatly restricting the
liquor trafic or they do not intend to
let any repeal OF the county local op-
ton law pass. Stick a pin there. ev.
crybody!
Just In order to show those who
claim the brewers talk about "cleaI
ing up" Is all bosh the interests most
desirous OF n repeal OF the local op-
tion law have determined not to ro-
peal IL unless their bill regulating the
liquor traffic Is passed. They reached
this decision within the past two days.
after they became satisfied that lo'
OF radical liberals would vote TO repeal
the county unit and then refuse to
help pass bill which frightened up on
the liquor dealers. This Is exactly the
situation the brewers do not want and
when they learned OF the movemen.
II was decided to hold up the op.ion
repeal bills until the bill to regulate
the liquor trafiic In Indiana, which has
been dubbed the Brewers Bill" has
been introduced and reported favora.
OF this decision there Wilt be no report
from the committees which have the
county option repeal bill in charge un-
I'll some time next week. and upon the
same day the option bill Is reported
for action the brewers bill' will
come from the committee recommend.
ed for passage.
Oppose "Roush Neeks."
A number OF the rough neck" ele-
ment and politicians and possibly one
brewery In Indiana--all Of whom are
interested In getting everything vide
open-has decided to wait until the
county unit was repealed and then
line up against any further agitation
of the liquor question or any further
legislation. which would defeat reg
ulative measures asked for by the
breweries OF the state. II they could
only get their localities wet again
these radicals wanted to run 1t with
the throttle open regardless of the ef-
feet upon the trade in general. II is
just such II class that the brewers
want eliminated from the liquor bus
incss. and they claim their regulation
bill will do IT, II II Is defeated then
they claim the local option repeal will
never pass for they. as brewers as
sociation would much rather leave the
situation the way II Is now-nearly
every county dry-than to, see the
county unit law repealed and then
have to witness the installation OF a
number of disreputable saloons. In
order to hold In line all who want
the local option law repealed. but who
are not In favor of further restriction
tion has decided 10 make the option
repeal and the regulation bill twin
measures This will not be done until
some time next week, as the regula
ton bin has not been introduced and
after Its introduction II must be re
ferred to "a committee and repor,
made.
The regulation or brewers bill
will probably be introduced Thursday
~ not. Friday. Senator Proctor will
likely present II I'm the senate. and
Representative Seidensticker will pre-
sent II In the house.
Provisions Of Bill.
The provisions OF the bill will be a.
published exclusively in the Palladium
three weeks ago. and they mark radi
cal departure for the better in tn,
laws regulating the liquor trafic IL
Indiana. The principal features of tn,
bill are higher licenses. limited mum
ber Of saloons. prevention OF brewery
owned saloons. stricter regulation
and the compulsory forfeiture OF II
ccnse for third violation of the law
permission TO transfer licenses an,
for firms or hotel corporations to hol,
licenses.
The bill fixes the state license a
$500. double the present fee. and tn
money shall go into the school fund
II Axes maximum license fee whicl
city councils may charge-$400 In ci,
les Of the first class indianapolis 1
the only city,: $500 In cities OF tn
second class. and $3.50 in cities of a.
other classes. The charging Of tn
maximum license in cities Is optiona
with the councils.
The number of saloons shall be lin
IteU tO oue W every oVV pOputdtiOt
Saloons already in business where tn
number Is In excess Of this ratio wi
not be forced out OF business. but n
new licenses can be issued until tn
number Of existing licenses are redu,
ed automatically to below the rati,
In cities and towns now dry. br
which might vote wet again. this r,
striction will apply at once, and
these places II will be a case of ''firs
come. frst served" until the limit ha
been reached. As soon as the count
unit law Ia repealed IL is certain th
county commissioners in many dry
counties will be flooded with applies
tions by those who wish to get
>>nses before the limit Is reached.
No Brewery Saloons.
The bill will prevent any brewer
aistillery or cigar manufacturer fro
directly or indirectly owning any 4
1erest In saloon. In order that sue
corporations outside Of Indiana ma
not enter the state and own saloor
che burden of obeying this law ar
penalties attached to Its violations al
upon the holder Of the license.
No ucanaA viii be granted for . .