Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1886 — Prohibition in Indiana. [ARTICLE]

Prohibition in Indiana.

l owiTn. ftn. M u:< ii 15, EIUTOII RI.NS»riI.AEK Re!THL|CA*‘: I Under tiffs above caption, theie was published in thclast iss/e of the Reiui-J tic an. an interesting and suggestive I article. The matt ar. taerein discussed is of vast importance; but it Occam to ! me thii*. the <V.riter discusses it froth the . •rung xtaudpoiuU fie savs: ■■The so-i tioiKof the Legislature us ngd the i position by the various political parties I in the state, made prohibition one of' the lire issues in the campaign of iNbr.’’ ithiuk this an erroneous statement, ns to the positt’ U, taken, and the* princi* pies announced by the, Republican party i in that campaign. Ptohibitiotl was not ; an issue in that- campaign, ams could not have been from the positions assumed by the two great political parties. An issue can only be made when- i .there is an affirmative and negative I -propositi m. ” i While it is |tru<‘ that the Democratic I party..iLci;uxfl,„.uj..£ffljstea.cci.. itgainst j I prohibit. iQD.'lh' denouncing sli “sump- j rrcn-.y legial&ic'U?’ yettlicro w:i< no issue ‘ •formed, because the republican party I .lid i.e, 'declare in favor of it.. Tlia.q i real question ioue.iii.ig thh point; in the.' . :'..>:d i _ n, w : ,i7s 1., the ilthl rent rigl;t J <j*.’the people to be .heard on ' the grave i mid imi or’.tii.t qnwi.'n of fiAidarueirtal ; r' l.iri-i 'l’.q. Rctr.i ; iteiin pnr.v nsserted Lthst it was tut highe-t privilege of the I t > be heard, and-insisted th ■! it . was ■ d;:'y .fide legislative dppar:-. I mpnt of the Mate t(r submit the question Ito the arbi i r.-.im nt - o? of the people ! tiiroug.!; the h iilot. 'On o!ner ..rd. I the Democratic party, sought to deceive I the voter, by asserting ai.d ebutending. ' that submission” ti'eanl pro’., ibi lion, i It was a confounding of terms, andkaI st t-tii.m 'st’BTETiFi'GE, to mislead the thoughtless cuter, - In the campaign-,- the Republican' •party, in its platform, by its public press and representative speakers, ■ assume '. no it speak f ;r or dictate i to the people, on the great question of moral-and fundamental reform,, .but only pr pi.-M d !•> place the. matter at I their disposal, ter their own nctioS. Prior to that campaign, there had | grown up in the state a strong prohibit I ory sentiineul'. a large and progressive 'element wus-denianding the right to Lemhi'..: : .rough 1 Jtlm. .mediilm of the ballot, and ths Republican party, heeding the voice of the people. and obeying their sovereign will, proclaimed in its platform, th.-it it was their right to be heard, and that that ng® was in keepimr with the principles of a free and pregre ssi vb g< ve rh m eat. Though |Ue party was defeated, the principle assumed by. if'was victorious, as is sitow n by Mr. G ilm an i n Ins article. It does not logically follow, however, and cannot be assumed from shero facts, i that the min art ty id f the p e bple wore in • favor of prohibition; for/it is an open >•, :<•; . n.> inkers of tiie iv'gi isiaturc.. who voted in favar es submis- <' i siou, op 'iiiy declared that in principle ; they were opposed to prohibiircm, itud- : many voters took the same position, i -Tho question, however, is Loo grave a . I one for a full discussion in a newspaper ;.article. I wiit taike th'e- liberty *>£ corr ‘ renting oim statement which ray friend | made. In giving the vote in thelhuse, on the proposition to submit, he says t’.uit dh’y cne 'Repißnicati Voted ngarnst t •,eyesolntion 1 and that was Me. Gerber. The fact is. as shotvii by the 'q’neial rcciir.l er yourbnl of " the House, that even Republican member voted for the. Ire-ohttkrn, The House was cog-posed Lot.U ,Republicans nn± at DemouiatS, rmd-not-’lt RvpubJicans anil 5S Democrats. When the House organized there were only ekDcmocrsit#, ns Mr. I'errerte, elected from Floyd county, died before the Legi'laiuro convened. Mr. Tidy. * ■cis successor, and a Democrat, took I ill’s seat Ji.tr.iary 12ih,_itnd tilled the! ' ••".via of mcmbersiiip.• Mr. Gerber was < ja-1 >• - tneW’ef? an d no t- s. 11 e p'.t ‘div :«n. i Tie ll|o'.:se .Jourr d, at. page d, gltows i his voting tpr the Repr.bHcac candidate j j tor SpeakAi-, is evidently a : | mistr.k". tor on all piner political qnes- j i tiims tkej jitraal records him as acting ; 1 and. vuti.i<- with the Dean•crats, and. i die write;-' personally kirrvs dhr.t he -was Deiiioerat. i If. Z. 'A il.Et. 1 ■ - ' . - ' The “Old Reliable’' clothing hwuse ci Jacob Reed.seofis,. Philadelr hia, Isis'been in since 1524. Tiie “Oi l llehabie ’ ikth v>t Willey it Sigler, of theiissei*er, are their represjyiatites -in I'hey guarantee a tit in ail e..nv>s, and complete satisfaction m every respect ■ - .’V: ■ The dumiuar Paint" has been thoniiigiily tried and J know there is .»■ ' Having sold this paiih fi»f 13 years, I can recommend it as R Number Q*ci Call aud see ine before buying' luuis ReepecthUlyi

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