The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-04-17
some THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY The PROFOUND
REMARKS OF HON. THOS R. MARSHALL OF IND.
(By H. Clay Horner, {

(By II. Clay Horner, Chester, llinos)
few years ago, the Democratic party, fearing that
it might be unable hold Indiana in line, discovered
the Hon. Tom Marshall of that state, and with some
local prominence and the geography back him, he
secured the nomination for the office of Vce-Prcsdent.
Having once been in the general public eye he
sionay excites attention by rising the surface and
delivering the most profound and extraordinary judg
ments which, in certain quarters regarded rival
ing those Of his great namesakc the immortal Chief
Justice
A few weeks ago, in an address that got into the
newspapers, he declared that decent Democrat is
a prohibtionist and further, that have too many
laws and he declared himself to be in favor of going
back to the Ten Commandments being all-sufhcent
for society. This statement framed in conspicuous
type the first page of wet St Louis Evening Daily,
and was accompanied by earnest prayer for
such philosophers These statements invite conscen-
ous careful unbiased and respectful consideration due
all of Toms public utterances
Now as decent Democrats: the opposite of decent
is indecent Mr.. Marshalls plain statement is that
Democrat who favors prohibition is simply indecent
How much of Toms party would remain after purging
it of such ndecency? In eight typical southern states
the ratying shows 1888 Indecent (dry Democrats
to 103 decent (wet) Democrats 1t will not do to
say that the 888 dry legislators included many "nde
cent" Republicans We read that Republican who
for the Legislature in of those sates after ardu
Gus campaign, received two votes; and such in
credible thing could be accounted for the theory
only, that he cast them himself he was forthwith in
dicted for repeating. Again there 80 legally
dry before the amendment adopted. 1t not
be insisted that those states unanimously Repub-
lican or progressive. How many Indecent" Democrats
were voters in those states not be known. But
Tom may insist with the brewers and saloonkecpers
that the Legislatures forced to ratify by small
but fantica and powerful minority that hypnotized them
temporarily and rendered the decent Democrats
and Republicans poweress TO vote their real sentiments
excepting in two eastern fy-specl states. Indiana,
however, has recently made trouble for that theory
bone-dry law received all but six votes in the House
and Senate. "Indecency' among Indiana Democrats is
therefore, yet rampant and Tom should stay at home
and clean house.
As to the cry too many laws" it was not heard
prior to the Eighteenth Amendment. There would be
no such cry if the country turned back to the
brewers and their retailers, the saloons The amend
ent is being enforced fairly WE'LL but heard
of the enforcement of the regulations that sought to
control the saloon The saloons organized themselves
and the underworld held the balance of power in every
wet community and backed by the brewers, took
troll of elections and the enforcing officers belonged to
them. They dominated every local election that al
fected their interests, and without political or other
conscience; their only question "How does this
man stand on the saloon question: Tom and all the