The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-03
GERMAN ALLIANCE
AT ACKS PARTIES
Declares War on Republi-
cans and Progressives on
Temperance Question.

{ LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 3.-Declar-
ing opposition to county local option
bnd all similar prohibition legislation"
tho delegates to the State Alliance of
German Societies went on record Mon
day on the liquor question.
Aside from the adoption Of the re-
port Of the committee on personal
rights, which embodied the declara-
Itions on the liquor question, the selec-
tion OF Michigan City for next years
injecting and the reelection of all but
lune Of the old officers, constituted the
principal business transacted.
The convention, by unanimous vote,
adopted the report of the personal
was made President Joseph Kellar, in
IAN address, said the alliance would
never cease using the Ratchet on poll
hical parties that upheld county option
lie said the alliance wanted the tenn
.perance question out of politics and
would not rest until this was done.
Fight On One Issue.
The members of the alliance, he
said, were not fighting, or against, pol
Hucai parties, except on this issue
hlone. He declared that the alliance
would work to defeat both the Progress
lsive and Republican state tickets, be-
hcause Of the county option planks To
ithe work Of the alliance, he attributed
Ethe downfall of what he termed Han
hyism" in Indiana.
The committee on personal liberty
NJ 70 ho1H no ha do1n Tn
Ethe convention were opposed strongly
las ever to county local option and all
lsimilar prohibition legislation. The re-
tport said that the committee did not
lwonder at all that the Republican par
Fly remained true to its reactionary
[aentiment in this respect and express
led itself in favor of county option, in
Espite Of its bitter experience hereto
ffore, but that the members were great
1ly surprised that the new party, going
under the name of the Progressive
dictionary principle as prohibition,
[county option being, in fact, nothing
Ebut local prohibition.
The fact that 1t declares the liquor
kquestion one to be solved by the refer
tendum, makes the matter no better,
kbut worse, for IL proves moral cowar-
'dice and hypocrisy and shows that the
tparty is willing to sacrifice principle to
Isuccess. at least in Indiana. The report
says the organization will have moth
ling to do with the national election,
but all members are urged to bring
about the defeat of both the Republi-
can and Progressive tickets in the
sstate.
Michigan City Wins.
i After three-cornered fight, between
Indianapolis, Vincennes and Michigan
lefty for the honor of being the 1913
Injecting place, Michigan City won out.
| The election of officers resulted in
tonly one change. Joseph Kellar of In
Edianapolis was reelected president by
unanimous vote. The following were
ialso reelected: First vice president,
Herman Mackwitz of Fort Wayne;
second vice president, Fred Lauen-
stein of Evansville; third vice presi-
ident, Heinrich Steinmetz Of Logans-
sport; fourth vice president, Henry
FSchaal Of Michigan City; Afth vice
Epresident, Simon Hirsch of Terre
EHaute; treasurer, Ernest F. Knodel of
indianapolis. The only new ojcer is
[Carl Dreisch of Evansville, elected sec
5retary, defeating Jacob Loeper of In
Indianapolis, who has served nine years.
Favors Anti-Treating Law.
Philip Rappaport of Indianapolis
Etnade an address in which he urged
that an anti-treating law be enacted in
Indiana. The convention voted to as
Esess each member cents to assist
1.-THE national alliance in it's ork.
President Keller. in an address, re-
6rted a claim made by a temperance
paper that beer-drinking Germans
twere filing our insane asylums and