The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-25
TINES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.


indianapolis, Ind. July 25. That
the formation of the third party and
the placing of third party state and
legislative tickets in the field. provid-
ed such course is adopted. Will have
detrimental effect on the temperance
tight in this state is the position taken
by e. 5. Shumaker. state superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League. Mr..
Shumaker has given to your CORE
spendent advance copy of article
which he has written and which will.
be printed in next weeks issue of the
American Issue. the organ of the Anti
Saloon League on this subject. The ar
ticle is as follows:
This article is being written with
no intention of taking sides with either
faction in the Roosevelt-Taft contro-
versy which is now being waged
throughout the nation. Neither is it
the purpose to question the wisdom of
the holding of the Roosevelt state con-
vention in indianapolis on Aug. 1.
The -Anti-Saloon League takes no
part in any other issue than the tenn
perance question or in those which di-
rectly affect or concern the temperance
question.
But since the launching OF a sepa-
rate legislative tickets throughout the
state Will mean that the prospects for
securing the re-enactment of the coun-
" option law next year will be badly.
injured. If not ruined, we hope that all
who hold this cause of paramount i'm
pertancs will hear gladly.
What we desire TO suggest to all
county option republicans Is this. VIII.
il not be wise for the convention on
Aug. re-select Roosevelt electoral
ticket and then adjourn TO await the
outcome of tho regular republican con-
vention one week later to determine as
TO the wisdom OF placing separate state
and legislative tickets in the field:
..Conceding for the sake of argu-
nnent the justice of this third party
movement, will II not be better for the
movement itself to pursue a winning
course. If properly recognized in the
regular state convention, both in plat
form and makeup of ticket. than to
pursue the other course which will
hopelessly divide the moral forces of
the state and make almost absolutely
sure the turning of Indiana over to the
liquor interests for the next two years {?
Il seems to us that no one except
wet republicans deliberately and
willfulIy pursue the other course
But IL will be objected. that this
third party movement must extend to
state and legislative tickets in order
to get rid of certain corrupt BOSSES and
that this movement, through the prom
Use of the initiative and referendum,
will enable the temperance people to
solve the liquor problem just as well
as they can there by petition fer and
by election procure county option or
even state wide prohibition
ITO which we reply: Neither faction
in the republican party is free from cor
rupt bosses. who. whatever they may
pretend. are not SO over-anxfous for
the rule Of the people. And each fac
ton has some bosses just as corrupt as
has the other faction And as a rule
such bosses are wet But We be-
lieve the rank and file in each faction
are dry (as is true also in the demo
cratic partly and that these decent
people can and should overthrow rthe
bosses and unite for the overthrow
OF the greatest and most corrupt boss
the liquor trust--which ever has
cursed the state.
The initiative and referendum can
not be given by statute; it can only
be given by an amendment to our pres