The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-26
Charge Dry Chief Suffers
Because Of Wide Spread
High Court Criticism.
FIGHTING FOR PRINCIPLE
Many Others Have Said as
Much Against Tribunal,
Statement Says.

Anti-Saloon League, of which he is
superintendent, have been made
the goat" for widespread criticisms
of the Indiana State Supreme court,
declared the Rev. G. H. Winders,
pastor of Norwood Christian Church
and chairman of the leagues head
quarters committee, in statement
endorsed by the committee today.
Shumaker's appeal to the UIdted
States Supreme Court in an attempt
to avoid fine of $3.50 and sentence
of sixty days on the Indiana State
Farm for contempt of the State
court is to be viewed as "contri-
button" toward maintaining conSti-
tutional privileges, the statement
said.
These will be set out in the ap-
peal and will include the right of
free speech and the constitutional
provision declaring States shall not
abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens.
Many Other Critics
What I have to say will differ
a little from what hundreds of
thousands of good citizens all over
the State are thinking" said the
Rev. Mr.. Winters, as spokesman for
the committee.
"A man who has given his entire
life to the protection of women and
little children, to freeing the State
from the saloon and the illegal sale
of liquor to make it safe and more
delightful place in which to live
and to rear our children, a 8 man
who never knowingly lifted his hand
or his voice in defense of wrong, but
always in the defense of right, a
man against whose character not a
whisper of suspicion has ever been
heard, has been sentenced to the
State penal farm for sixty days and
fined $3.50.
And for what? For daring to
say the court was unwise and even
unfair in some of it's decisions and
for having the courage to say what
thousands of others have thought
and still think
Scores have said so again and
again. Newspapers have criticised
the court lar more severely than Mr..
Shumaker has, but for some reason
Mr.. Shumaker and the Anti-Saloon
League have been made the goat.
Fighting for Principle
Time and money would both be
saved by Mr.. Shumaker accepting
the verdict and serving the sentence
and the people whose good opinion
we most desire do not now and
would not, should Mr.. Shumaker ac-
cept this sentence without protest
regard him as criminal.
But, there are principles involved
in this case dear to the American
people and there seems to be an op-
portunity for the Anti-Saloon
League to make a contribution to-
ward maintaining these principles
Nor do we think we are wrong In
assuming that there are people not
even interested in Mr.. Shumaker OF
the dry cause who are concerned
also in maintaining these principles
I'm this conviction we are takine
this case to the United States Su-
prene Court. May say one word
further, not only representing my
self but the entire headquarters
committee?
Faith in Integrity
1--WE believe absolutely in the in
tegrity of our superintendent, in his
whole-hearted devotion to the high
est ideals of life and government
that he has made some mistakes we
do not question. Mistakes are COM
mon to all of us. That he has had
too much faith in some selfish
designing politicians Is to some OF
us apparent.
But he is making q brave fight
for great cause and under most
difficult and trying circumstances
has accomplished wonders anc
through it all he has kept hi.
head and shown more wisdom
and self restraint than most ot
us would have shown and vastly
more than has been shown by his
opponents, as the outcome will nc
doubt reveal"
With the Rev. Mr.. Winders or
the committee are the Rev. w. B
Farmer, Bishop H. H. Fout, the Rev
H. w. Hostetter, the Rev. D. M
Horner of Cicero, the Rev. T. F
Williams of Lafayette, E. T. Albert.
son and the Rev. E. N. Evans, ex-
ecutive secretary of the indianapo-
lis Church Federation.
To Appeal for Fines
Shumaker today said he wa.
hopeful the United States Supreme
Court would accept the case. tt
acceptance will depend upon tn,
high courts consideration of tht
writ of error which must show Fed.
eral questions involved. The dry
= superintendent said he did not ex.
pect the appeal to prove costly anC
Gid not contemplate public appea
or funds, although some member
the headquarters committee be-
this might be justi liable il
Alae public interests involved