The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Candidate for President on PrOhibi.
ton Ticket Will Speak in Minot
Monday, Sept. 11-Special Train

The people of Minot and surround
ing country have a great treat in store
for them next Monday evening. One
of the ablest thinkers, greatest ora
tors and a man of the most unblemish-
ed and sturdy character is the chosen
national standard bearer of his party.
He will be accompanied by the vice.
presidential candidate and other men
of national prominence on special
train to arrive in Minot in a tour of
the nation next Monday evenig, Sept.
18th, remaining here from eight to
ten.
The Hon. J. Frank Hanley, ex-Gov-
ernor Of Indiana, got his start So
years ago in log cabin in Illinois.
His parents were poor, and when but
lad, the future candidate for pres
ident trudged on foot into Indiana, the
state where he was later to become
the chief executive. Starting as
ditch digger, making the record Of be-
ing one of the best in the county; he
taught school and saved the money to
20 to normal school to make himself
better teacher.
In 1888, as Republican "spellbind-
er," he made three counties sit up and
take notice. Then followed in rapid
succession admission to the bar, cleo
tion to the state senate and to Con-
gress. Here he would have served his
second term, had he not been possess
ed of moral judgment, supported by
conscience, that would not let him
make the promise that would have
given him the half vote necessary to
his nomination. This devotion to truth
and duty and the right has character
lied his entire private and public life.
In 1904 he was elected Governor of
Indiana on the Republican ticket. In
his inaugural address he antagonized
the liquor interests by his declaration
of policy, and from that hour they
have had the knife aimed at his back
every moment For the four years of
his term he hunted the grafters in the
state capitol from basement to dome,
and made his administration inaugu-
rate new era in the affairs of the
commonwealth of Indiana.
Under the law he could not sue
ceed himself as Governor, but in the
state convention of 1908 he dominated
the republican convention, and against
the bitterest antagonism of the party
bosses and in the face of threats of
political death, he caused to be writ
ten into the party platform a plank in
favor of county option It was at this
time that he delivered the famous ad-
dress, "I Hate IT." He called the leg
islature in special session before cleo
tion to enact county option law in
harmony with the platform declara
tion, which was done.
Something of the principles of the
man was shown at the great national
convention of the Anti-Saloon League
afterwards in Columbus, Ohio, where
he championed and secured the declar-
alton: whenever a political party
or politician or executive official pre-
fers the liquor traffic above the pub
lie morals we come to a stand. On
that issue we fight. Nice and cunning
distinctions will no longer do. Of
cavil and evasion we have had enough.
We want the decision and action of
the statesman henceforth. We know
this cause only and for it, whenever
necessary, men shall be set aside and
parties abandoned"
When the Republican state conven-
ton this year surrendered to the IL
quor interests, Mr.. Hanley wrote in
his paper, "The National Enquirer"
of Indianapolis, the editorial, "Sever-
ed," in which he read himself out of
the republican party. When the pro-
gressives offered him the nomination
for Governor on their ticket, he ac-
cepted on the condition that the Pro-