Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1906 — “WON’T BE GOOD” [ARTICLE]

“WON’T BE GOOD”

Remington People Again To the Front. REFUSE TO BE TOTALLY SILENCED By Prosecutor Graves’ Grand Jury Raport.-Aak Judge Hanlsy to Appoint Spaolal Prosecutor To Hold Court of Inquiry. Another chapter in the Remington anti-saloon matter was enacted Tuesday by the filing of a petition in the oironit court signed by foity of the leading citizens of that town, asking Judge Hanley to appoint a special prosecutor to conduct a "court of inquiry" to look into alleged violations of law there. Following is a copy of the petition filed: The State of Indiana, ) ss . County of Jasper. j In the jasper Circuit Court, to the November term, 1906. To the Honorable Charles W. Hanley, Judge of the Jasper Circuit Court: We, the undersigned, legal voters of Remington and Carpenter township in said county, hereby respectfully represent to your Honor that we believe that the criminal laws of this State have been and now are being daily violated by the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors in said town and township and by public drunkenness and other crimes, and we respectfully ask that you appoint a special prosecutor, who is a non-resident of said township, to hold a court or courts of inquiry, with full power to prosecute any and all cases warranted by the evidence obtained at such inquiry. Respectfully submitted, Levi Hawkins, John Dunham, Michael H. Groves, John M. Ott, John G. Morris, W. L. Rich, Samuel Bowman, Simon H. Kuster, Morton R.Dickinson, I. D. Luckey, J, A. Clark, Fred L. Griffin, C. W. Hamer, J. R. Wilson, W. E. Rich, J. A. Washburn, W. E. Holland, J. H. Allman, Rev, E. Miller, Jacob Kneadler, H. Landon, M. D, A. Beasley, Ezra Bowman, John Crabb, J. W. Lock, E. H. Morrow, G. I. Thomas, Robert Parker, Moses F. French, Rev, Richard H. J, G. Tharp, Crowder, Will Ott, B. G. Parks, J. D. Allman, Wm. O. Roadifer, J. O. B. McDougle, Ellis Jones. H. H. Walker, Charles S. Bowman. * H. R. Harter.

It is understood that Judge Hanley will act favorably on the petition, and appoint whoever the petitioners may agree upon to conduct the inquiry. The names of all five of the town trustees, we believe, appear on the above petition, also the town marshal, and thenightwatoh. The newly elected county treasurer also signed the petition. In fact the names appearing thereon are the leading citizens of the town, and one can judge of the opinion held there of Prosecutor Graves and of the report of the late grand jury from this petition. There was lots of mirth among the sporty politicians Here when the aforesaid grand jury report was fixed np, and it was evidently thought that everything would be smoothed over and the prosecutor so thoroughly whitewashed that the anti-saloon people of Remington would go into their holes and draw the hole in after them, They have demonstrated, however, that they are made of sterner stuff than this, and are not to be put off with such treatment. The fellows who run the political maohine here evidently thought that the statements made by the friends of the saloon, that the people over there were anxious to let the saloons come back, was the truth, and the hard jolt given them by the big remonstranoe filed last week showed them their error; that the popular side was notin turning down the people who composed the anti-saloon league.

Now, of course, a soramble will be made by these fellows to get onto the band-wagon, and it is likely that Prosecutor Graves and his deputy will be roundly cursed for somebody’s stupidity in not reading the signs aright, for the professional politician will bite the hand that feeds him whenever it serves his personal interests to do so. We understand that it was the intention in the event of Judge Hanley refusing to grant the prayer of the petition, to take the matter up with Gov. Hanly, whioh shows that the people of Remington are thoroughly aroused and prQpoee

to have justice done them even if they have to fight for it.