The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27
MEDICINE
VICTIM OF
SHUMAKER
Fear of Anti Saloon League
Leader Killed Medicinal
Measure.

The last Legislature was prevent
ed from even considering the amend.
ment to the bone dry law asked by
Attorney General Gilliom through
the power over that body exercised
by Rev. E. S. Shumaker of the Anti
Saloon League. Fear of his political
influence prevented the introduction
of an amendment which would have
saved the Governor from violating
the law, just as Attorney General
Gilliom had been forced to violate IT
in order to save the lives of his little
sons.
Prevention Boast
That the dry laws of the State,
whose fanaticism is shown by the
almost universal opinion. as ex-
pressed in interviews that the Gov
ernor and attorney general had
moral right 10 violate them, are not
a matter of discussion, but of edict
and political ultinlatum on the part
Of the league head. is shown by his
boast that he had stopped the in
PRODUCTION of any such amendment.
In the March Issue of the Indiana
edition of the American Issue. Off
cial league organ, Rev. Shumaker
prints this for his following
GIVES LEAGUE CREDIT"
THE following appeal in Mon
days edition of the indianapolis
News. which can hardly be classed
any longer as a publication favor
ing prohibition:
with the Indiana AtniSaloon
League still powerful influence
in Indiana legislative circles. the
Assembly will not be called on TO
decide whether drug stores can sell
whisky on doctors prescriptions.
Harry Franklin. representative OF
the Indiana Personal Liberty
League. has abandoned his search
for a Senator who would intro
duce the bill. Several Senators
who either were members Of the
+ league or were friendly to II, de-
clined to father the bill because
it might interfere with other pet
measures they had.
There Is an inside story to this
futile effort to. reopen whisky drug
stores in Indiana, which we may
at some time be in position to
give our readers. 1t is sufficient
to say that the Anti-Saloon League
was on the job and undoubtedly
out-manuevered the vets in their
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to reopen the drug store bar-room
under the guise of selling whisky
for the sick e."
Thus far the "inside story" OF
what happened has not been dis
closed.
That Shumaker wrote to Governor
Jackson asking him TO explain his
stand on the Gilliom letter and re
ceived the reply that the. Governor
had nothing to say was revealed at
the chief executives office.
Asked Explanation
When Shumaker read that -Attor-
ney General Gilliom had asked the
Governor to recommend legalization
Of medicinal whisky because it had
been used to save the life of Mrs.
Jackson and the Gilliom children and
had to be illegally procured, he i'm
mediately wrote and asked Jackson
to explain.
He received from Pliny Wolfard,
Governor Jackson secretary, the
answer that the Governor had been
giving to those who questioned him
regarding the Gilliom correspond
ence.
1.-THE Governor does not feel that
any statement of this subject should
be made at this time
All the letters on the subject that
came pouring into the Governors
office were not dry" however. One
was from a Swiss woman in New
York City, which said:
Nov, Governor. 1 hope you will
favor also light wines and beer, as
have been thirsty ever since l
came to these States"