Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1907 — INDIANA DRY BY 1912. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA DRY BY 1912.

Issues Will Be Kept Before the People—Statement Given Out by Anti. Saloon League.

Under the slogan, “Indiana a Dry State by 1912,” announcement of campaign issues to be brought to the front during the next two years is made by the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana as follows: “We are glad to announce that at the last meeting of the head quarters or executive committee of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League it was decided first, that the agitation for the county feature to our remonstrance law is to be continued, and second, that a campaign be begun at once for a constitutional amendment absolutely prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the State of Indiana to be submitted to the vote of the people at the earliest possible moment. “These two issues are to be kept before the people. Public sentiment is to be aroused and we hope so educated that there will be such a demand that both measures will pass the next General Assembly by an overwhelming majority. We are confident that if we have sufficient funds to keep a force of men in the field, to print literature, to carry on a common sense, busi-ness-like, aggressive campaign, we shall win.

“In regard to the constitutional amendment, we are not proposing hasty action. Some of our friends are fearful of going beyond public sentiment. But the resolution for a constitutional amendment has to be passed upon by two General Assemblies before it can go to a vote of the people. In other words we could not vote upon the question before the fall of 1911 or more than four and half years hence. By that time we verily believe we will have a dozen Prohibition States. We have as strongs pub* lie sentiment against the saloon as any state in the Union. We only need to concentrate that sentiment, give it the proper leadership and victory will be ours. We believe the above pi&n is not only feasible but practical, and we plead with every friend of temperance without regard to religious or political affiliation to unite in bringing it to pass.” Don’t fail to see those new Oxfords at Rowlea & Parker’s big double store. Pure bred 8. C.’White Leghorn eggs for sale; fifty cents per setting of Sateen eggs. ’Phone No. 502 D. Mrs. Ed Herath, R. F. D. No. 1. Rensselaer, Ind.