Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — WHERE MARSHALL STANDS. [ARTICLE]

WHERE MARSHALL STANDS.

Democratic Candidate for Governor States His Position Clearly. Indianapolis. Ind., August 17. All doubt as to where Thomas R. Marshall, Democratic nominee for Governor, shall stand on the local option issue during the campaign was removed by him in a statement issued to-day in which he declared that he shall stick to his own platform, which advocates the township and ward unft. • if I thought," said he, "that county local option would be a more effective temperance measure than township local option, 1 would tell the people of Indiana so in pretty quick time, but 1 would resign my place on the Democratic ticket. •‘The Democrat who believes that the liquor business should be abolished entirely should not vote for me—he should vote the Prohibition ticket. “If there is a member of my party in Indiana who believes that t£e liquor business should be abolished entirely he should not vote for me: he can conscientiously do nothing but support the prohibition ticket, the only party whieft is committed to such a policy.” The statement was called forth by publication of rumors that Marshall had weakened on his own platform and Would in his second keynote speecn at Salem next Saturday practically declare for local option as advocated by the Republicans. It was said that he intended to declare then that he would sign a county local option measure if the Legislature saw fit to enact one. He stated, however, that if he thought county local option better than township and ward local option he would not wait until Saturday to say so, but he would resign from the Democratic ticket if he should change front. “I knew what the Democratic platform contained when 1 was nominated," he added. “If the ideas promulgated had not been such that I >could conscientiously and fearlessly champion them I never would have consented to make the race. Marshall said that his party is right on the temperance question, and that t'he indications are that the people will indorse it, believing the party to be sincere in the matter. “Let no one be mistaken," he continued. “The party is committed to this policy, and it will be carried out if the Democratic ticket is accorded public, approval.”