The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-25
ARE URGED
TO CHOOSE WISELY
AMONG CANDIDATES
Anti-Saloon League of Indiana
Points Out Short Time Be-
tween Now and Election. 70
REJECT ALL WHO
WEAR BREWERY TAGS
Governor, United States Sena-
tors. Members of General AS
sembly and Many County Or
ficials to Be Chosen.

Indianapolis Ind. Sept 2%-Less
" than two months !ntervenes between
this Gste and the day OF election
81 Nevern Der = TIE tire Is here when
h temperance voters must choose whom
Z they Will support a. the polls aFnons
numerous cREt14 dates for important
q cfsces
In Irdiara Governor, two United
States Sc -orS, thirteen Congress
Hea. Csr~ai Assembly and many
x ccunty ali Of whom have 10
Il do with ZION legislation and en-
4 forceu,sr; % be elected
The All. >sioan League says:
lie. there . no mistake as 70 the
eere-a, attitude O. the Indiana Anti
ex1oon League e things political
We are not concerned with politics
n d partisan sense We DO net deal
: sE4sA ----ss SIS -alcs h.: with car6i=
dates Individually. We are rot seek
Il trg the election or aeteat OF a ticket
U election g car 5i5Ates who are right
an9 tie 1etea; % cAnt. tates who are
wrong i IS matter - Indifference
fe - SIS % what political party candi-
kx.es e~e3oa3
Z, seems -has X ought not 70 be
NeceSsa-y 70 -e9eat This general ar-i-
tn9e o. TIE league. in view OF rs
\ x-~e1ent repetition IN years pag-. bat
IN 4 90 ~ paIgn rear there are always
4 8heUxe who E.!xarderstand and nisrep-
Fesen- L. Partisan rewspa pers are
% blame Tor much OF this misun6er-
1tAr 64aE When the league opposes
IN individual candidate because OF his
zrtendliness for the liquor traffic,
some partisan papers are ready at
once TO charge that the AnG-Saloon
I League is out cunning for some party
or ticket OF course such is not the
case at ali Instead of wishing to do
parties harm. the league. by it's 40
t1vity is doing the very best service
possible for all political parties. for
the worst thing that can happen 10
& my political party La TO put up for
public Office q man who wears the
brewery tag. The activity OF the
league from year 70 year La now re-
sulting in all the parties using more
d Judgment in the selection OF candi-
n dates, which in turn rebounds to the
Il credit Of the party and to the soil
q fArtty Of party organizations. In.
q stead OF being an enemy TO party or.
a gAnizattons, the Anti-Saloon League
n - its very good friend In this indi
rect way. But the rendering Of Thu
Il service to all parties makes 1t i'm
possible for the league to commi
itself to the support OF any one part
~ such
It's Little Early.
1T IN little early yet for tn
s5engue TO frame definitely and full
mi ~ program for the coming campaign
are Just now beginning I
& get under way in their respectiv
SD races, and have not as yet given tn
u voters full opportunity to make u
III their minds as to their attitude o
the prohibition question.
DO 4al
in announcing what our attitude Ger
tAnly will be toward the candidac
IN of certain distinguished gentleme
who are running for high office /
ii Indiana.
Among these men u the Ho,
John A. NJ. Adair. who is the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. In tn
4 outset of his campaign he announce
v that he was going to make his rae
for Governor on the record he mad
as a member of Congress. Any ten
nj perance voter wishing to know tn
u record that Mr.. Adair made on III
"A prohi bition question can find the sam
on pages II and IS of the Anti-Pre
htbition Manual for 1915, publishe
end circulated by the National Whole
~ sale Liquor Dealers Association
America. On these pages of tn
n Brewers handbook will be found e,
n tracts from Congressman Adair
speech in Congress against the pas
Eage OF the Hobson national prohib
Y ton resolution. There is no use I
consider Mr.. Adair any further.
HI man who In Congress will take tn
position Mr.. Affair did and make II
speech which Mr.. Adair did, cannt
be trusted to sit IN the Governor
chair. This is ali the more true /
the light of Adair's statement that h
1 is running for Governor on his recor
as Congressman.
Another thing Mr. Adair, In HI
canvass during the primary and no.
in his canvass for election. Is asso
elating with certain Democratic poll
licians Ike Dale Crittenberger, edito
g Il tie wet Anderson Bulletin. VIII
are the very mainstays of the liquo
81 brgauizatIon in Indiana politics.
Helped Bunch Election
1T is interesting to note in passin
hat evidence in the Mayor Bunc
Nal at Muncie disclosed the fact tina
z Mr.. Adair put up S20o into the cam
7aign fund which resulted in the cleo
Jon of Bunch to the mayorality o
Auncie.
Another thing that temperate
n voters throughout the State Nigh
SM consider is that Mr.. Adair loves IL
| Anti-SaloOn League lust about a
sssS much as the devil loves holy water
He has repeatedly scored the leagu
in public addresses and in private con
sSAg Yersation and correspondence, refer
s@ ring to the league workers as plat
81 form performers. and paid advo
81 Gates OF itself this might not b
convincing, hut taken in connection
s#M With the further fact that the liquo
SSSs@ crowf ir Indiana is solidly benin
Nh Adairs candidacy IL becomes prett
M Significant II is inconceivable tina
NH the Anti-Saloon League should re
Train from opposing the candidacy O
&ss ongreSsman Adair.
$F sss Readers OF The Issue alread
know the leagues attitude toward III
candidacy of Tom Taggart for cleo
don to the United States Senate
fAggart is impossi bic and there is n
A9ed to 30 into particulars. A ma
Who declares himself as Taggart di
ecentiy in his published letter i
avor OF home rule in all matters tina
feet the comfort and welfare OF tn
eople. has TOO narrow and provin
al . view OF government ever " b
xAited to the high place OF Unite
NJ sAtes Senator. Mr.. Taggart is no
Larry 30 good az his own party an
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