The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-18
SPEAKER FOR DRYS
CHARGES VETS
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business In that precinct, think" de-
clared d. d. Ramsey, principal of the
Whitewater school. yesterday sent
the boys and girls home with cards to
be signed, and they returned 4S1
signed cards, indicating that as many
men had promised to vote dry. Now
if they change their minds and vote
wet they will be betraying the trust of
the little boys and girls.
Expects Trouble.
Il am going to have the children at
the polls election day, and if any one
attempts to interfer or push them
around, there will be one grand fight"
Chairman Nicholson interrupted by
saying, IF any violence is needed,
then we will be prepared"
Out OF the 4S1 signatures received
by the children, forty-one of them are
Italians, and know that If some were
recently naturalized they will in all
probability vote dry" continued Mr..
Ramsey.
To-day 7 sent some posters cap
toned. Vote Dry for U.s. and con-
tanning pictures of the American flag
and boy and girl. I told the children
they could take them home, and II they
thought their home worthy they could
place a poster in the window, other
wise they could bring them back.
From my trip up to the tabernacle
I'll say that not all of the posters will
be returned.
r. Carl Minton. an Anti-Saloon
League attorney, devoted the greater
part Of his talk to denouncing J. Ben
nett Gordon, whom he called the
brewery hireling.
Il have been reading some of Mr..
Gordon's fables in slang. I will say
that he has presented some facts, but
he has not presented single argu-
ment in favor of the saloon. He has
been so humble that further criticism
would be cruelty to animals.
Praises Nicholson.
"As far as Gordons denouncing and
attacking Mr.. Nicholson, I will say
that you can't believe such stuff as
that I wouldn't have any admiration
for Mr.. Nicholson if he hadn't made
some enemies in fighting the liquor
traffic.
After further investigation I fully
believe that one million dollars are
spent in Richmond for drink, instead
OF the former figures, which are about
half that amount. If this cold million
was turned into trade channels, then
every merchant would receive an in
creased business.
81 think we ought to watch the H.
legal voting. In Muncie, just two days
before the election there were more
than Ave hundred buns in the city,
and ] suppose the vets intended to
vote all of them. If it must be true
that if the saloons are abolished $50
men will be thrown out of employ
ment, then I would rather pension the
o5O mon raaSHOa h1o salary than
let them play a business which drains
one million dollars a year from the
citizenship"
With the threat in mind that when
the saloons are abolished there will
be blind tigers, the dry forces are now
raising fund to be used for prosecut-
ing la wvio1ators. 1t is planned to
raise $4,000 for this fund. The pa
pers we're introduced at the tabernacle
meeting by s. Edgar Nicholson. The
list was started by a subscription of
500 by Timothy Nicholson, and sim
liar ones by Richard Sedgwick aud
Harry Foster. This morning, pledges
amounting TO $3.50 had been received
by Mr.. Nicholson. 1t was announced
that it was not expected that more
than ten per cent of the money would
have to be collected. but with the
prestige the reserve fund would have,
that after a few prosecutions the VIC
lators would become scarce.
Harry G. Foster. a contractor, told
the audience of an interview with
Mayor Robbins. in which the mayor
is reported to have said: Il want to
be in the position of a judge in this
matter and act neutral, but if Rich
mond is voted dry I shall do my best
to keep it dry, even if l have to call
the militia"
Preston Kenworthy said 81 have
feel that | have to wear a diving suit,
fell that / have to wear a diving suit,
1t is so wet. IN some of the places
the people keep the liquor in their eel
lars, and it is a difficult proposition to
bring them over to the dry side
DR.. Lyons urged the matters of per
sonal work.
It was reported that in the First,
Second and Third wards many of the
precincts remain unpolled Mr. Mich
olson urged workers to confer with I.
c. DwigSins, the organization manag-
er. some time today.
The statements regarding KokOmo,
which appeared under the signature Of
J. Bennett Gordon, were attacked by
some residents OF that city.