The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-09
ROAD HOUSES
At $50 PER IN
LIQUOR BILL
EXTREME OF vICIoUsNEss APP
PEARS IN THE MEASURE
FOR THE CONTROL OF
THE SALOON
new CONSTITUTION
The United States Supreme Court
Will Have a Big Laugh One Day
at Tom Marshall Thinks
Writer.
new CONSTITUTION.

indianapolis, Ind, March, 2.-Som
day when the supreme court of the
United States gets the appeal of the
people of the state of Indiana and
takes up the case of the people
against the Tom Marshall constitu-
ton and the Democratic party caucus
method of amending the state .
organic law to suit the political needs
of an ambitious governor, the learned
justices of the most august tribunal
of the world will enjoy hearty
laugh. And this laugh will not be
the expense of the people, but will
be caused by the supreme audacitv,
partisan folly and bumptions assump
ton of the individual who promulgat
ed the one-man-before-breakfast con
stitution, and the ridiculous arrog
ance and mistaken activity of tn
Democratic legislative caucus which
took on the obligation and response
bilities of a constitutional conven-
ton at the suggestion of a governor
WHO desires TO post as the maker of
great charters in the eye of an awe
struck people.
The Marshall constitution bill pass
ed the senate duly and in the road
roller style which, in these final
Hateful days, is so much the Demo-
cratic rule Sena;or Powers, d Judge
or the Demncrai1c side, not only
spoke against. tic Marshall corst;tu-
ton, and the ~. reading of or:u i:
Inv by par:.y Caucus, bus he voted
v IT, the Rl.ul licans agains. the
game.
OF course the house Democrats ar
standing hitched and ready to run
away with the Marshall constitution
as they have been instructed to do
The care Of the Democratic member
are even now cooked for the sound
Of the crack Of the governors whip,
and they will trot along when the
time comes to rob the people of tn
right to have say in the new con-
stitution of the state.
"Give the Marshall constitution
calf plenty of rope and he will chok
himself to DEATH" say the Taggart
Democrats. And strange is it may
seem, these Democrats are cheerful
over re prospect.
ReglIlating Liquor Sales.
The nate regulation bill on liquor
has r ID the house, as. amended.
Proba this bill beats the record
for jokers and for provisions that
absolutely shut out the temperance
people and give it all to the vets.
This bill, as amended, provides pun
ishment for the dry who signs re-
monstrance under irregular condi-
tons. 1t provides that county com
missioners and city councils shall de-
eide as 10 the limitation of saloons
to population, and as to the license
fees. OF course the 800 license was
cut out, and under the bill no license
can be more than $500. In thirty
days after the bill becomes a law,
nobody will have the power either
to limit the saloons or to let saloon
to 1000, but is one to 500, unless the
local authorities fix the limit differ
emily. Also, the manner of comput-
ing the population is ridiculous and
fraudulent scheme to base the esti-
mate on the rate of five for every
voter voting for the man receiving
the highest aggregate of votes at the
last preceding election. This means
the addition of one-ffth to ihe popu-
lation in estimating for the limita-
ton of saloons. The standard for
computing population from votes
cast, is in the ratio of three and
seven Fights to one. 1t would not do
to accept the scientific basis, for to
do so would mean a fair shake for
the temperance people, and the slight
reduction of the number of saloons
to he permitted.
Regulation upward is the Demo-
cratic scheme, and m all respects the
bill conforms to that idea. 1t con-
flicts in many places with the Nichol-
sorlaw, and with the Hoore rsmon-
STRANGE law, and of course will have
the effect Of weakening those laws.
1t would make the election Of coun-
| ty commissioners and city and town
councils absolutely the burning wet
or dry issue, at every local election.
1t would plunge the saloon further
into politics then aver before.
The provision that would permi
liquor dealers to apply for license
under the old law, and to have thei
license application pending at tn
time the new laws went into effect
thus receiving their licenses regard