Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 300, Hammond, Lake County, 8 June 1908 — Page 4

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Monday, June 8, 1908.

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ME. WATSON ON THE LK1U0R QUESTION. - THE DIE IS CAST. JAMES WATSON, the republican nominee for gov

ernor of Indiana, has taken a decisive islation. In his speech at Spencer, Ind., local option. I believe in home rule. I I believe that the time has come when

jority "vote should be permitted to determine precisely what they shall or

' " ' - t - .. shall not have with reference to the

With equivocation or mental reservation this unique personality has gone on rsmrd on the sreat issue of the comins: campaign. As he himself says. "I

am willing to rest the fate of the campaign on the issue." In another portion

of the speech, this astute politician said, 'I may be accused by political trimmers either of having little sense or a superfluity of courage, but neverthe

less I want it understood that I believe righteousness of the republican position

This would indicate that James Watson has weighed the matter carefully,

he has counted the cost, he is too clever feeling on the subject to get the better

public opinion .will support him in a decisive, but conservative stand In favor

of the enactment of a law making, the taken on the subject.

There are politicians, and republicans at that, who will shake their heads and see the doom of the party in Mr. Watson's stand. There are others who

see in it a rare degree of foresight. ured public sentiment over the state strong anti-saloon sentiment and who will ride on the high wave of saloon

One thing is certain Mr. Marshall made the liquor question an important topic in his keynote speech, in his dissertation on the subject, Mr. Watson

threw down the gauntlet when he took a decisive stand for advanced legislation and in the next four or five months the state of Indiana will be plowed

and furrowed with the ortory of the able campaign is in prospect, and wrhen will vote, not for Mr. Marshall or for of saloon control.

It will be remembered that Mr. Marshall's argument in favor of confining

the remonstrance to the ward and the

be the expression of the smallest political unit to carry .out the idea of a

representative form of government.

In his , recent speech Mr. Watson makes trte following argument on the other side of the question. "In my judgment the enactment of the provision in the democratic platform into a law would be a backward step. The demo

cratic platform this year proposes local

same as Is now in force except that it is to be done by vote instead of by remonstrance. .- The republican platform on the other hand proposes that the

question as to whether or not a license the sale of intoxicating liquor in any

Alter icis eipmiiauun ui me uiuercnce ueLwt-eu me uvu puny piaiiorms j

la taken, 'as the premises Mr. Watson with he asks the questi0i, "Why a festly because it would enable those character to colonize a ward and by all

fluence and control a ward notwithstanding public sentiment Is to the con

trary throughout the city or throughout the county

"For example in Illinois where they tion law, elections have recently been majority against the saloon In these and yet the final result showed only, eluded saloons, .while fifty-five voted or townships." From this example Mr. Watson practically every county that remained against the saloon, but by controlling uiouicoi wjii vi Luc majority

eaieu uy iue opposing interests. xnis amounts to a practical aenance and Betting at naught the will of the majority which, after all, is the very essence

of a republican form of government.

. air. Watson goes on to give other reasons why the county and not the ward or township should be taken as the unit, but the above quotation from

his speech is really the answer he gives - Bringing the issue nearer home,

local politicians .as to what will be the efTect of Mr. Watson's stand on the politics of Lake county. Those Who take into consideration, on the impulse, the fact that the saloon is strongly intrenched in the county, say that it seems the doom of republicanism in this section of the state. Republican politicians who have analyzed the vote in the past years say, however, that there will be little effect, If any, on the result. One prominent Hammond republican said yesterday: "The republican party has always stood for local option and in taking this stand has alienated the saloon Interests in the state from the party. In Hammond, at the last state election, he poll books showed that over 90 per cent of the saloonkeepers in the city were democrats. We never have had their support and we never expect to ge't it Our policy has met with the approval of the voters of the county in past elections and with the Issues more clearly drawn we have confidence in the future." This man's observation may have been correct, or they may be wrong. Only the future will tell. Watson, however, has taken a positive stand and even the saloon interests, whether they support hlra or not, will admire hia nerve in defining the issues and standing by them.

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March S, 1879." ,,.,, .., ONE ..tl.60 CENT Other Newspaper in Calaraet Eegion. FUHLIC FOR INSPECTION AT ALL Time sure revested to favor the man la delivering Cominualcato with ba are signed by the writer, but will matter what their meTlta. This pre Interest of the people and Its attermmcea welfare of the public at large. stand in favor of advanced liquor leg he said: "I believe in county and believe in local self-government, and the people of each county by a ma presence of the saloons." with all the ardor I possess in the on the temperance question. a politician to permit a fine glow of of his political judgment, he believes county, the unit when a vote is to be There are still others who have meas by local conditions where there Is a believe that the republican ' candidate

reform to a great victory in the fall.

contending candidates. A most remark it is all over the people of the state Mr. Watson, but on the great question township was that local option should option by wards and townships, the should be granted to any applicant for county shall be left to the voters of that launches into the argument. To start vote instead of a remonstrance? ManI who are opposed to legislation of this of the methods known to them to In have a township and ward local op held In eighty-four counties. The net eighty - four counties was nearly 65,000 twenty - nine of these counties wholly ex to retain them in some of their wards draws the following conclusions: "In wet there was a large majority vote one or more wards or townships in each ui me people 01 mat cuuuiy was aeto Mr. Marshall's argument. there is a great deal of question among

Prominent Figures Among the Republican Politicians

ead to tieart ks. ' By EDWIN A. NYE. Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A. Ny. MY CREED. "I believe." Let the scoffer eneer at my faith If he will. I will pity him .because be has no faith of bis own. He cannot hurt me nor my faith. He can hurt only himself. I feel toward him who does not be lieve as Victor Huso felt tqward the atheist. Said Hugo: "There is a phi losophy which denies the existence oi a God. There is also a philosophj which denies the existence of the sun This philosophy is called blindness." What do I believe? This I believe in cleanliness of body, mind and soul. I believe in kindness to man, woman child and animal. I believe in truth because it makes me free. I believe in tbe charity that begins at home, but doesn't end there. I believe in mercy as I hope for mercy. I believe in moral courage because 1 am more than a brute. I believe in righteousness because it is the shortest line between two eternities. I believe in patience because it is the swiftest way to secure results. I believe In that kind of industry that takes an occasional vacation. I believe in the sort of economy that spends money for a good purpose. I believe in honesty, cot for policy's sake, but for principle's sake. I believe in hospitality . because it puts a roof over every man's head. I believe in obedience because it is the only way to learn how to command. I believe in self control because 1 want to influence others. I believe in suffering because it chastens and purifies. I believe in justice because I believe in God. "THIS DATE IX HISTORY." June 8. 1035 Aragon became an independent monarchy. litb fc,awara tne tuacK .prince, son of Edward III. of England died. 1773 The Independence of Araucania, a province in South America, rec ognized by Spain, after a continu ous warfare of more than 200 years 1803 Thomas Paine died. Born Jan 29, 1737 1813 Admiral David D. Porter, of the 7. S. Navy, born in Chester, Pa I ill, lOJl. 1540 Natchez, Miss., nearly destroyed by tornado. 1 S61 Tennessee seceded from the Union. 1876 Gearge Sand, French died. Born July 5, 1804. novelist, 18S4 Noah Haynes Swayne, Lincoln's first appointment to the United States Supreme Court, died in New Vorq City, Born in Virginia, Dec. 7, 1S04. "THIS IS MY 60TH Bill f IIDAY." J. Q. A. Brackett. John Quincy Adams Urackett, Massa chusetts oldest living ex-governor. was born at Bradford, N. H.. June 8 1818, and graduated from Harvard . , , , , , , to the bar in 1869 and has since been I engaged in the practice of law in Massachusetts. In 1873 he was elected by the republican party to the common council of Boston, holding that office for four successive terms. In 176 he was elected to the lower house of the Massachusetts legislature. He served until 18S7, when he was elected to the lower house of the Massachusetts legislature. He served until 1837, when he was elected lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, to which office he was twice re-elected. In lSS'J he was elected governor of Massachusetts and served until 1891. Mr. Brackett has for many years been prominent In the affairs of the republican party in Massachusetts and has served as delegate to the several of the national conventions of his party. Balitmore, Md., June 8. The twenty second annuaj convention of the su preme council of the American Order of Steam Sngineers opened in Balti more today with a good attendance of delegafes. The convention will hold dally sessions until Friday. Reports show the affairs of the order to be In a satisfactory condition. .

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SENATOR HEMENWAY of Indiana.

RANDOM THINGS AND FLINGS Hot yesterday? Good thing. It will make Go. Jeff Davis feel better. Won't be so many vestiges of quivering flesh in his stiffening bones. A Homewood lassie of seven wan tak ing her buth the other night. Thinking; ahe vraa a long; time on the job her mother shouted at hert ' "Say, dear, aren't you almost through with that bathT" Dear (splashlngly) "Ye, mama, I'm pretty near through. I've only got two more legs to wash." West Hammond citizens are to be praised for their energetic rehabilita tion of civic prosperity after that grand housecleaning. When a girl say "no" to you, there' still a chance. Rut when ahe says "nix" or "nit," that your conge. Do you know why a plague always sweeps" and an epidemic always rages? Milwaukee Journal. For the same reason that scandal gets a town agog. MAM' A GLAD HAND TURXS OUT TO HAVE "GET THE HOOK" STAMPED OX IT. If any Lake county citizen is willing to accept second place on the ticket he will please send in his name to this office and we will forward it to the convention. BECAUSE A MAN HAS A GRASP ING DISPOSITION IS NO SIGN THAT HE CAN HOLD ONTO A JOB. It may be necessary to vivisect a few doctors to convince them of the brutality of practice. When love arrows fitfully chilly, give him a spoonful out of the tall black bottle labeled "Indifference." La Follette's speech when In M. S. form weighed 19 pounds. Take back all we've said about it. It is clearly entitled to considerable weight. Many a cheerful-looking; slipper covers an aching; sole. Minister Wu recommends a vegetable diet for editors. Well, as long as you don't make It prunes, Wu, most of us know beans. WHERE IS HE? WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE OLD FASHIONED MAN WHO USED TO WEAR A KEY ON HIS WATCH CHAIN TO WIND UP HIS WATCH WITH. Two resolute and experienced men can paddle a canoe from Benton Harobr to Chicago by way of Michigan City, Gary, Indiana Harbor, and South Chicago, but the old way of making the trip by steamer or railway train is preferable. Chicago Tribune. . You say it is, but is it?

V The temperance wave presents some f Interesting phases at Edinburg, the last of Johnson county towns to line up in the "dry" column. The School Board, at its meeting Thursday night retired two of the leading members. It is said, because of activity in behalf of the remonstrance. Unrest on the part of the Evansville street car employes, which has been brewing for some time, culminated in a meeting of the union members at an early hour this morning, with national officer McMorrow present. Their grievances were not made public, but they will be submitted to Manager Durbin during the day. Among the demands is said to be one for increased pay for overwork. More than 300 rules which are to be observed by the employes of traction companies of the state were adopted yesterday afternoon at a conference between Union B. Hunt, chairman of the Indiana Railroad Commission, and a committee of traction men which was appointed by the commission to draft the rules. The presentation of "The Ring Candidate," written by Joe S. Miller, at Music Hali in Crawfordsville this evening by the senior class of Wabash college, will be the first serious attempt in the theatrical line to be undertaken by the students. The play has a clever plot and portrays situations in political lift that are true to everyday affairs. A new point was raised yesterday in the effort of the brewing companies to fight the suits against them by Attorney-General James Bingham, when the Home Brewing Company, one of the defendants, filed a demurrer in the Superior court, in Indianapolis, alleging that the Attorney-general had no right to bring the suits which, under the should have been brought by the prosecuting attorney. A spark fell Into an open tub of gasoline at the plant of the Richmond Dry Cleaning company at Richmond, starting a blaze that for a time threatened great damage to the business section of the city. Good work by firemen confined the mischief to one room, with a loss of less than $2,000. - Butchers, grocers, saloonmen and other large consumers of ice, refuse to pay advance of 33 1-3 per cent for Ice to Greenfield Ice and Fuel company,

This Week's News Forecast

Washington, D. C, June 8. The near approach of the republican national convention will cause the party leaders to turn their attention toward Chicago where the arrangements for the gathering will be completed during the week and headquarters opened In the interest of the various presidential aspirants. Toward the end of the week the advance guard of delegates and visitors will put in an appearance and the pre-convention activity will commence in earnest. During the week democratic state convention to select delegates to Denver will be held in Virginia. Utah, Oregon, Kentucky and Montana. Bryanism Is expected to dominate practically all of these conventions, though there is talk of possible attempts to block Instructions In Virginia and Montana. The fight between Senator Alfred B. Kittredge and Governor George I.

Crawford for the seat of the former in the United States senate will be settled at the general primary to be held Tuesday in South Dakota. At the same time nominations will be made for all state offices. An event of social interest will be the wedding here next Wednesday of Miss Juliette Williams and Joseph Leiter of Chicago. v College commencements will occupy a large share of public attention. Noted speakers will be heard at many institutions, but probably those attracting most attention will be the-address of Governor Johnson of Minnesota at the University of Kansas and of Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese ambassador, at the University of Illinois. The annual convention of United Confederate Veterans at Birmingham will occupy first place in the long list of conventions scheduled for the week.

Toronto, Ont., June S. The American Foundrymen's association opened its annual convention in this city today. Many cities throughout Canada and United States are represented at the meeting, which will continue in seseesion several days.

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and have formed a pool purchase by car load lot in Indianapolis. The owners of coolers have been paying 15 cents a 100 pounds for ice but the company has served notice of an Increase to 20 cents. Jomes Bingham, attorney-general of Indiana, delivered an address today before the Miami county Republican convention at ,Peru in which he discussed the liquor question, the tariff and other Issues of the coming campaign. The greatest Interest was shown In what the Attorney-general said on the liquor question because of his suits to forfeit charters of the brewing companies. One ballot sufficed for the Jury, which had spent five days in trying the case against Mrs. Elizabeth Beck, of Sellersburg,' to find her not guilty of shooting with intent to kill her son-in-law, Daniel Scheller, of Shellersburg, in the rink owned by Scheller at Schellersburg on the evening of Dec. 28. On account of the prominence of the principals, much interest was shown in the case. The plea of defense was insanity. Sheriff Smutzer of LaPorte today re ceived through C. A. Fraye, acting letter from Mrs. Eleve Marie Svenkerud, making 43 Toftt's Goad Christiania, Norway, making inquiry regarding her son, Olaf Jansen, who formerly lived at Capron, 111., but who in 1906 left Chicago for LaPorte to see a rich Norwegian widow with whom he had corresponded as the result of answering her advertisement in a Scandinavian newspapers. Announcement was made by President W. E. Stone, of Purdue University, today, that the department of house hold economics will have a new read next year in the person of Prof. Henrietta Calvin, who will succeed Prof. Ivy Harner, who will soon put her teaching into practical application in a new household of her own. Miss Harner having resigned to be married later In the month. Dr. William W. Mitchell, a prosperous dentist and well-known lodge man, who deserted his family and left this city nearly five years ago, is in the county jail because he was unable to pay a fine and court costs, amounting to $50. He has apparently been abandoned by his former friends In Anderson. Boston, Mass., June 8. Dorchester, the first place in the Unite States to use the town meeting, the first to establish a free school supported by popular tax and the third oldest settlement In New England, celebrated today the 278th anniversary of its founding.

Big Convention

IN POLITICS The Marion club of Indianapolis, 500 strong and accompanied by a band of 100 pieces, is attending the Chicago convention in the interest of Fairbanks' candidacy. Presidential aspirants should beware. The coming republican national convention in Chicago will be the thirteenth since' the organization of that party. Louis P. Shackleford and Richard Shea of Juneau, comprising the Alaskan delegation to the republican national convention, have already arrived . in Chicago. E. C. Wall of Milwaukee, who aspired to the presidential nomination four years ago, Is now being talked of in connection with the democratic nomination for governor of WisconsinOne of the surprises offered by the recent republican state convention in Idaho was its failure to include Senators Heyburn and Borah and Governor Gooding among the delegates selected to attend the national convention. It is reported that Thomas F. Ryan, the millionaire capitalist of New York and Virginia, will lend his aid to the efforts of Senator John W. Daniel to prevent the Virginia delegation to the Denver convention from being intructed for Bryan. 'v The hardest figuring that has aver been done by politicians in this section of the county for years is being done this week as to how they can get entrance to the republican convention next week at the Chicago Coliseum. Hon. N. J. Bozarth of this city has received a letter from Hon. James P. Goodrich, chairman of the republican state central committee, saying that he will be assigned to speak at several points in Indiana during the coming campaign. Valpo Messenger. Well, well, Nels! From all reports that have come from Lowell today, they had a hummer of a time last Saturday night when their republican walking club was started to take part in campaign events. LABOR NEWS New York brewery workers have signed a three-year agreement with their employers. The French Railway Workers' union numbers 45,000 men and has an annual income of about .$30,000. International, union of Journeymen Horseshoers will hold its annual convention next month in Washington, D. C. It is expected that a new union of street laborers will be organized and affiliated with the San Francisco (Cal.) Labor Council. Andrea Marotta of New York, special Italian organizer for the United Garment Workers union, has formed an Italian local in Boston, Mass. St. Paul (Minn.) Typographical union has decided to hake a hand la the political game, and a special committee has been authorized to arrange the preliminaries. Union coppersmiths at San Francisco, Cal., have been informed by the employers that the latter will insist on a nine hour day in future, instead of eight, as now exists. Their agreement has just expired. Memphis (Tenn.) local of the Inter national steam engineers has received a petition from the hoisting and portable engineers at work in the city, requesting the privilege of organizing a hoisting and portable local. Applications for the organization of divisions in South America and in tho canal zone have been received by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The applications from South America came chiefly from Brazil. Ottawa, Ont., June 8 Everything Is in readiness for the annual convention of the Canadian Medical association, which will begin a three days session in this city tomorrow. An attractive scientific program will be presented and medical men from all over Canada will be in attendance. j .