Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1910 — Longwell Turned Down Offer From Brewers and Saloons. [ARTICLE]

Longwell Turned Down Offer From Brewers and Saloons.

Brook Reporter. It Is said that at some time in life a strong temptation will be placed in the path of every man. Such a one was placed in the path of our I estimable prosecutor, Fred Longwell, last week, and he showed the stuff he was made of by throwing the temptation aside withoyt a moment’s hesitation, but his manhood deserves unlimited praise, for many of us in his place would have fallen. The Liberal League of Indiana, or calling themselves such, but really a combination of brewers and- brewery interests to fight the local option law of Indiana, sent a signed sontract with references to Mr Longwell, offering to pay him the sum of SSO per day from now until election to stump the state and deliver lectures advocating the doctrine of the Liberal League. To a man of Mr. Longwell’s oratorical ability who is earning the munificent sum of $2 per day as prosecuting attorney of this judicial district, this looked like the uncovering of a gold mine. But this prosecutor of the counties of Newton and Jasper has more pure gold in his make-up than all the wealth of the brewery kings combined, and he never hesitated in turning down the lure. But, it can be said that the liquor interests of Indiana recognize the ability of Mr. Longwell, and had he accepted the offer they would have placed him in a position to reap more gold in the next few years than he probably can earn in a lifetime, but he had the nerve to say, “Satan, get thee behind me.” The people of this judicial district should take off their hat to Mr. Longwell; he is deserving of it. When you consider the point, how many of us would have turned down a job of fifty dollars a day? The corner from which the “noes” would come "Would undoubtedly grow rank in the rag weeds.