The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-07-19
Supt. Shun1aker Reaffirms
Allegiance of Organization
to Non-Partisan Methods
of Activity in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 19.-The In
diana Anti-Saloon League, through it's
state superintendent, Rev E. S. Shu-
maker, today issued a statement to
the newspapers of the state re-affirm-
ing it's allegiance to the ron-partisan
methods of activity which have char
acterized its work in the past
At the recent annual convention Of
the National Anti-Saloon League at
Atlantic City, N. j., the following res
olution was unanimously adopted:
after twenty years Of practical
demonstration of the value Of non
partisan activity in the warfare
against the liquor traffic, with special
emphasis at this time we again declare
for the preservation OF the non-parti-
san or omni-partisan character of the
Anti-Saloon League movement. We
protest against every effort to use the
rapidly growing temperance sentiment
Of the nation for the furthering Of po-
litical ambitions or political ends. This
Anti-Saloon League is entrusted with
a sacred duty. That duty must be
performed without complications in
partisan politics and without swerv-
ing from the straight path which leads
to the overthrow of the liquor traffic.
From this great task the Anti-Saloon
League can not turn aside to support
friends or oppose enemies except in.
solar as that support of friends or that
opposition to enemies may help to has
ten the final overthrow of this traf-
fic."
Watches Candidates.
The Indiana league announces that
it will wage its campaign next year
in full harmony with this resolution.
Superintendent Shumaker says: The
league sincerely hopes that no politi-
cal party will put a prohibition plank
in it's platform next year. The league
does hope, on the other hand, that the
various parties will nominate in the
primaries candidates for congress, the
United States senate, the state legis-
lature and for governor men who are
personally committed to prohibition
Of the liquor traffic. 1t is on this ex.
act ground that the league will wage
is whole fight next year. The whole
influence Of the state organization will
be exerted in the spring primary for
the nomination Of men favorable to the
prohibition issue. In the election
which follows, the league will know
no political lines. Candidates will be
supported and opposed without refer
ence to party affiliations. The de-
Gliding consideration will be the atti.
tude of the candidate on the one ques-
ton of statewide statutory prohibit
ton.
I'm order that the league may act
wisely and justly in its attitude to.
ward the various candidates, 1t will
at the proper time, respectfully inter
rogate candidates for the offices above
named on the question Of their person.
al attitude toward the prohibition is.
sue. It is not the intention Of the
league to heckle or poster candidates
but as a matter of justice 1t will seek
first-hand and authoritative infomra.
ton Of the question. In adopting this
policy the league feels that it is not
imposing upon candidates or placing
them under any embarrassment what.
ever Rather 1t believes that by Civ.
ing the candidate an opportunity to be